Preston's Chest Surgery!

Preston has had some health issues we couldn't quiet figure out.  After seeing a few Dr. one of them mentioned his concave chest, and how that can put a strain on the organs around it.  We went up to see a specialist and he recommended getting the surgery for Preston.  After a bunch of heart and chest tests, we decided it would be really beneficial for Preston to get the surgery.  Especially if he keeps growing the indent will just get deeper and deeper, putting more strain on the heart and lungs.  We scheduled the surgery for right after basketball season.  He has to miss Soccer, but should be good to do activities come Summer.  The hospital staff kept commenting on how this is one of the worst procedures pain wise that they deal with.  Preston was pretty nervous to do the surgery, have an IV, and get put under.  We were already up North for Spring Break so we had the kids miss Monday of school so both Dean and I could be there for the surgery.  We Prayed so much that Preston wouldn't get the sickness that all the other kids got up at Grandpa and Grandma Monson's.  Landon got it first stomach bug.  Then Brecken and Addison got it, and Monday morning during the surgery Shaylee got it.  We arrived at the hospital at 7:30, and got called back to get everything started.  We waited about 2 hours and around 11:00 they took him back for surgery.  The surgery was going to be about 2 1/2 hours, so Dean went back to the Monson's to pack and pick up the other kids, and my mom and dad stayed with me at the hospital.  We went to lunch and came back and waited another couple hours before Dean arrived with the kids.  Preston still wasn't out of surgery so we had mom and dad Eves take the sick kids home and Dean would leave a little later after he saw Preston out of surgery.  We were finally called back about 2:30 to see him.  He looked good and really just wanted to sleep.  It took him quiet awhile to wake up out of anaesthesia. The one thing he kept asking was about the time.  He would point and tap on his wrist, and finally was able to communicated he wanted to know the time.  He was so afraid he would miss the Jazz game.  Ha Ha Ha.  True fan right there.  We finally were wheeled into our room around 3:30.  Got all situated and Dean left us about 5:00 to head home.  Preston was hungry and we ordered shrimp.  We thought they would be the small little shrimp so we ordered two meals of them.  When they came we couldn't stop laughing at how big they were.  He ate pretty good  I think he ate 8 and had 12.  He had a hard night with nurses waking him up every hour or so to give medicine or get vitals.  The next day he started in on a cough.  That was probably the worst thing he had to deal with.  The pretty much had broken and re molded his chest and to have a cough start up was really hard for him.  We were in the hospital until Thursday when we finally got the okay to go home.  My dad drove up that morning and We loaded up around 12:00 to go home.  The kids were so excited and worried to see Preston, and Preston was just glad to be home.  We had a long journey a head of us with 2-3 weeks of missing school to 3-6 months of no physical contact sports or anything like that.  No carrying a backpack for the remainder of the year, as well as no walking in the halls with other kids who could bump and hurt him.  It was sure a lot more healing and involved then what we first thought.  Preston was glad he did it and has enjoyed watching March madness while he is laid up.