Surgery Yesterday

Yesterday the Horse had the first of his surgeries to try to correct his medical issue. The surgery went well and he is recovering very nicely. We left the house yesterday at about 6:15 a.m. and arrived just on time to check-in and wait. The hospital had a lady who spoke Mandarin with us in the pre-op room which was nice. It turns out that she is from Jiangxi - just like the Horse. She is a Doctor and so is her husband. She gave me their card and they do acupuncture, so I may just go see them for my wrist!! She said that she grew up in Jiangxi and then went "north" for college. Her husband was here in the USA (it sounded like for awhile) before she came here as well.
Overall, he did well at the hospital. It is hard watching your child being put under anesthesia on the operating table. They thrash around a little and it is disturbing. Needless to say, I was in tears when I left him to go join my husband to wait.
The Doctor came to the waiting room about 1 hour and 45 minutes later to tell us what he did and that all went well. Anyone who wants more specifics and who knows me, can ask.
Today, I took off the bandage and it really looks good! There is a little swelling, but not too bad. That is good since the Horse refuses to put ice on despite my telling him in Mandarin that the Doctor said he had to put it on. He also does not appear to be in any pain and that is also good since he refuses to take the Tylenol with Codeine that was prescribed. We elevated his mattress last night and he slept all night. We are taking it easy today again and watching movies and doing other "calm" activities. He will for sure be able to go back to school on Monday for his first full day and that is great.
The Rooster was a little apprehensive when she came home from school yesterday and really didn't understand why he had an operation. It is a little much for a 3 y.o. to understand, but by the end of the evening, they were bickering and jockeying for the "best" spot during book time before bed, so all is well in our household.