The Mom Journey: Jackson’s Surgery

Well Jackson finally had surgery this past Wednesday to correct the circumcision he had done at birth. Dr. Smith is a very well-known and respected urologist in Knoxville so that made it a little easier when I handed him over to the nurse. Jackson was given some “happy juice” before hand to help him calm down and not get upset when we had to leave him. I was so nervous for Jackson to get anesthesia, and I was sick to my stomach to think he would be in pain and not understand why. After much prayer, I allowed the peace that only God can give to resonate inside me. The surgery itself was not considered major by any means-the doctor said it was simple with a very quick recovery time. He clipped the ‘extra’ skin that had been left on, put in some stitches, and told us it would look black and blue for a few weeks. The whole procedure took about 15 minutes.

The hardest part was waiting to see him after the surgery. They told us we would go back about 30 minutes afterwards…but 30 minutes went by…then 45 minutes…then I started getting impatient. Almost an hour later we got to back and see him! His oxygen levels weren’t holding at an acceptable level so they kept him on the oxygen mask for awhile. It was his usual nap time so I think that’s why he just wanted to sleep a little longer. Finally around 12:30 Jackson decided he was ready to wake up and go home. So what we thought would be about a 2.5 hour time frame actually took over 4 hours. BUT I am so thankful that everything went smoothly. By that afternoon he was up playing with his big sister! He was a little grumpy for a few days but bounced back so fast-I think the surgery hurt me more than it did him. Thanks to the friends and family who prayed for Jackson. God loves it when we lean on him and lift our concerns and requests up to Him. After all, God is our Abba Father.