First Surgery

Finally, at three and half months of age it was finally time to under go the first of many surgeries. The first surgery was to close Brody's lip and insert tubes into his ears. The lip surgery is performed first so the muscles can help bring the palate together to make that surgery easier. I knew that it was something that had to be done but it was also something that I was absolutely dreading. I had anxieties about the surgery and anesthesia as well as a fear of what it was going to do to Brody's appearance. I had this beautiful little boy with a wide smile and I was handing him over to a surgeon that was going to totally alter that smile. Looking back now I know what a silly fear it is because all babies change overtime Brody looks nothing like what he looked like when he was born and it wasn't all changed in that one surgery his looks have changed overtime just like everyone else. The worst part of surgery is the smell of the glue that they use and the fact that Brody picked up a bug at the hospital and was sick for a month afterwards.