Things that were different this time (beside the new building) are:
1 - We found the play area in pre-op. It was awesome. Lots of fun toys and activities for Enler to play with while he waits for the procedure. He was too small for these toys the last two times, but I know this will become routine for future procedures.
2 - Enler got versed (a pain medication) prior to the procedure. The anesthesiologist says this helps him forgot all the scary parts of the procedure and by giving it to him earlier in the day its less likely that he will develop fear of the hospital. He was goofy! Half chewing on his pacifier and spacing out. We giggled a bit.
3 - They increased the dosage of his laser. Last time it was 9 joules, this time 9.25 joules. They will continue to do so each treatment as long as he tolerates it. We noticed his bruise looks darker purple this time. We assume its related to the higher intensity beam.
4 - We got to stay longer in the procedure room. We had a different anesthesiologist and he let us hang out until Enler was totally under. He was such a gentle doctor and wrapped Enler up in a big warm blanket and cradled him while he put him under. We got to give him big kisses before leaving (although he was sound asleep).
5 - We learned Enler is sensitive to the anesthesia. He may have seasonal allergies and that causes him to have laryngospasm (he did twice this time, but did not require intubation aka tube down the throat). We were instructed to let all future docs know this prior to putting him under. The anesthesiologist called me after the procedure to follow up on this (what a great man!). He recommends an antihistamine a few days prior to the next procedure to decrease chances of laryngospasm.
6 - When we went back to PACU, he was still asleep and on the oxygen mask. This was because of what I just described above. We had to chill until he woke up on his own. He looked so small and vulnerable. Our wee man.
As usual, we were very happy with Dr. Hansen and his team. He had a resident rotating from Mayo (who I've met before) and is a lovely man. We couldn't be happier with how it went. We plan another treatment in 2 months.
We are now home and he is running around, rolling around and having fun. He just learned to wave last weekend and that is his new favorite thing to do (so of course he's walking around the house waving to Graham, grandma and I)! We'll post healing pictures sooner this time than last.
