The day is here. Donovan was a trooper with us waking him before 5:00am. He did great, although not very happy about the hospital clothes (even 4 years old don't like the drafts) or the oral sedative (which thankfully also takes away his memories of the event). It didn't take long before he was quite droopy eyed. The anesthesiologist was great showing Donovan how his puppy and monkey used the mask to go to sleep and let both Steve and me stay with him until he was completly out.
Dr. Skarli found us in the waiting room just before getting started. The MRI was normal as expected and helped him to see that one vertebrae and maybe a bit of a second will be involved. We understand the less exposure (the less vertebrae) the better because it minimizes exposure to the spinal fluid. He was grateful that radiology moved his MRI through earlier than typical. He's still projecting that Donovan will come out of surgery around 1:00 or maybe a bit earlier. They will call the waiting room and give us updates along the way.
The surgical nurse came in at about 9:30 to let us know Donovan is doing great and all is going as expected.
Thanks to all for your notes to Donovan! We can't wait to share your words of encouragement and care with him.
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