all because of a bone spur.

Wes had a little surgery today.  He’s had a bone spur on the tip of his finger for a while now and he finally got it taken care of. 

The boys and I dropped him off this morning at 8am for his surgery.  It turned out to be more of a procedure than we actually thought but with less anesthesia.  He wasn’t totally knocked out [doc said it would be a very painful procedure but Wes opted to just be “relaxed” instead of totally knocked out] but the anesthesiologist was great and had him pretty much out of it without being totally under.  Wes said multiple times today that we need an anesthesiologist in the family!  They are my favorite doctors, for sure. :)

I was a little bummed he wasn’t totally knocked out.  I really like talking to people who are just coming out of it!

The procedure: cut open the skin.  Shave the bone down.  Polish it up.  Sew it all back up.  Bandage it for four days.

Nate was really worried about his dad and his “owie” on his finger so he wanted to come with me to pick him up.  My mom filled in and sat with sleeping Ryan while Nate and I went back to get dad. 

We really enjoyed having dad home today.  He got a nap and some time alone watching ESPN to recover - it was nice having him around.  And as always, he never complained about a thing.  He just apologized he couldn’t help much with the kids but I was happy to fill in and give him a little break.  So far he isn’t in too much pain but I’m sure getting on an airplane tomorrow at 6am and traveling won’t help.

Random side note: I was getting Nate in bed and Ryan was crawling around downstairs with Wes.  Ryan finally noticed Wes’ finger and did just about everything he could to get his hands on it!  It’s probably a good thing Wes is heading out of town . . . Ryan usually finds a way to get what he wants!