Non-Emergency Surgery

Well, here we are again. Grady is in the operating room, as I type. Dr. H had a long surgery cancel today so he wants to go get the cyst on the right side. We are still going to watch the one at the base of Grady's head. Yesterday was a busy day for Grady, also. He had a CT scan with contrast. That was not such a good day. They allowed the pressure in his head to build so the contrast would get all around. Grady was not best pleased. After the test, they released the pressure and we had our little fella' back.
Today's surgery will take about an hour. Of course, that means we will wait about three hours before we see Little Man again. We were suppose to have an MRI. We did and they wisked him off to surgery once they saw what they needed to see.
Since I don't have any news on the surgery, let me just tell you that Grady has been working hard to get off the respirator. He is up to six hours a day without assistance. As far as Grady is concerned, there is no difference. He sails through his 'trial time' without any change in his day. Now, when they put the respirator back on him, he coughs. I guess the pressure assistance irritates him. We probably would cough too if we had a machine puff air in us. Once he gets the idea that the hose is back on, Grady will grab ahold of it. Sometimes it seems like that hose has become a toy for G to hold on to. So far, he has only jerked the hoses off a few times. Most of the time, it is just a part of the room. But the freedom it gives us not having to move hoses as we move the boy, is so wonderful that we are the ones getting impatient for the hoses to be off for good.
As for today, it looks like Grady will keep the external shunt until Monday unless the doctor feels there is no risk in putting his internal shunt back in. Most likely, we will have to wait until Monday. With all the infections that Grady has had, I don't see Dr. H taking that risk. But who knows what this wonderful doctor will decide to do! So far, he has made all the difference in our little guy. Well, Grady has done some of that himself.
I will put a note out here when we get this little trouper back to his room.
Thank you all for your prayers and support.
Talk soon,
JoJo