Finn is In!

On Wednesday night I was scouring our house attempting to find some pamphlets that were given to us at our appointment with Dr. Leslie Scott, Finn's pediatric surgeon.  I just felt like we were going to need them soon and they were no where to be found.  It is very unlike me to lose important information like this so I was feeling a little frustrated and anxious about it all.

Yesterday I called the pediatric surgeon's office as I hadn't heard from them about a date for Finn's fistulotomy.  We had been told it would be about a month before he got in for surgery and it has been over a month at this point.  The admin assistant seemed a little annoyed that I had called.  She told me that there is limited OR time and even the extra OR time that they have booked has been going to emergencies and kids with cancer.  Wow.  This certainly put things in perspective.  While our baby boy has an annoying abscess that fills with puss every few days and then drains again, and which may or may not cause him pain (it did at the beginning but he seems to be used to it now), he most certainly does not have a life threatening illness.  Please pray for the families who need the OR time more urgently than we do.

This afternoon as I was changing Finn's diaper I heard my cell phone ringing.  After we were finished I went to see who had called.  It was Dr. Leslie Scott's office calling to say that they could fit Finn in on Tuesday if we were available.  YES, we're available!  While I am still not happy about the fact that Finn has to have surgery and go under general anesthetic, I will be incredibly happy when our abscess-fistula journey is over.  Please keep Finn in your thoughts and prayers as he has his surgery on Tuesday.

So yes, we did end up needing those pamphlets this week.  The good news is - everything we needed to know the admin assistant told us over the phone.  Phew!