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| In front of the HSC in Toronto on a random hearing test visit |
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| We arrived early and decided to snap some pics |
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| Befor Al's MRI and CT scan in the waiting room |
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| He did great with the sedation and afterwards and was happy as always |
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| Alex and I being silly in the hotel room the night befor his CI surgery |
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| 3:45am wake up call so Al could breastfeed since he would have to fast from 4am |
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| Even though we are all tired Al does not seem bothered by the wake-up call |
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| Wish the pics were in order...Third day in the hospital and ready to leave |
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| After surgery |
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| Al was throwing up liquids and blood because of the anesthesia, he was very sleepy |
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| We were so thankful his head did not need to be shaved that much |
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| Alex was runing a fever, we tried to keep him cool without catching drafts |
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| The ear bandages were so big because the blood and liquid was draining from a tube into the gauze |
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| Al's crib for the next two nights and three days |
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| How mommy and daddy and slept (half on the day bed half on the chair for two nights) |
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| We were thankful they let us both stay with Al |
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| In the playroom with Alex since he was awake for more then 5 minutes |
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| The next morning, the bandages came off and his appetite was back to normal |
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| Top of his head is really swollen at this point |
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| Incision covered with tape |
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| The outer incision was an inch long |
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| Dr. Papsin the autolaryngologist was the best |
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| Bed-head |
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| For a stroll, the IV was still in his hand but pinched off |
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| We thought they had trimmed his bangs because they were so short, but it turns out it was his head that was so much bigger that his bangs were pushed up |
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| Alex loved watching the elevators in the Atrium lobby |
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| Recovery in ward 5A was the best |
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| View of how swollen the sides of his head were |
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| We always knew his cheeks were chubby but we were not used to this lol |
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| Daddy playing with Alex |
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| Looking at that weird reflection lol |
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| He must not recognize himself |
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| Dinner time, great meals for Al on the Meal Train |
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| Pureed carrots and speghetti and meatballs |
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| Last fever spike at 8pm on the second day, we get news that they want to keep him for 24 more hours to monitor his fever |
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| Personnality is back to normal but physically weak |
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| Next morning, fever has not spiked all night and we are in a great mood |
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| Alex pulled so hard to get the block off he wacked me in the eye lol |
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| Daddy feeding me lunch |
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| We were relieved to see him making silly faces again |
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| This is his new silly face, it's so ugly that it's cute lol |
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| We are ready to leave and were finally sent home at 4pm on the third day! Rush hour traffic coming home was not fun but well worth it! |
