Surgery for my baby.

So Gabe went back to the urologist yesterday, I knew what I was going to hear but it still really stunk having to hear it out loud from the doctor. Dr. Reisman said that he will go in the side with the hernia and repair that, drain the fluid and put the mesh in. He said that half the time you get a hernia you will get it on the other side as well so he is also going to go in the other side and put mesh in to hopefully prevent that from happening. So he will end up with 2 small incisions, I would rather do both now then for him to have to have surgery again. The surgery will be done at All Children's hospital in St. Pete a week from today, March 19th. We won't know the exact time till the morning before, all we know is that it will be before lunch. He said the surgery will take about an hour and he will get to go home that day. For 2 days he can't get his incisions wet and then for 2 weeks he can't have any toys that he has to straddle to get in or ride on. As far as keeping him still to let him heal the doctor said, "You can't keep a good man down!" He said that holding him and having him kick, scream and pitch a fit is just as bad if not worse then him just running around playing.
It is hard to believe my little man is having surgery but I know he will come out of it better than when he went in. So far this has been a really tuff year for us and we are hoping that we can get past all this and things will turn around. Please continue to pray for Gabe and for strength for Michael and I. We love you all.

***Gabe's surgery will be at Tampa Bay Surgical Center instead of All Children.