Immediately following the procedure, we had a few minor set backs. Maddox ended up having a reaction to the steri-strips causing a rash all over his chest. Putting on ointment and taking a steroid only seemed to make it worse, so we ended up just waiting it out. Ice was the only thing that seemed to help.
Our take-home medicine was a daily ordeal. They gave it to us in pill form because he was spitting out the liquid at the hospital. We put it in pudding or yogurt but he refused to just swallow it and slowly moved it around until it was down. We were extremely thankful when we were cleared of all medicine.
I ended up only calling the on-call doctor 2 times, which is a small victory for me. Once for the rash and weight loss and the other for a low-grade fever. Both ended up being nothing of concern.
After just about 3 weeks, he was back to normal. We kept him home for 7 weeks, and by then he was ready to get back to playing with other kids.
At less than 2 months post Ross, we went to Great Wolf Lodge. We had such a great time. Maddox felt good enough to play hard and we all had a blast.
Our last cardiologist appointment went very well. He is healing and cleared for all activity. I only hope it is years before we have to have another operation.
At this point, you would never know Maddox had any surgery at all. He is a typical boy-full of energy and not afraid of anything.
He's always wanted to play baseball and we started this spring season after the all clear from his cardiologist. He is loving it. He is very serious and wants to practice all the time. We love watching him play. It is all very entertaining at this age : ).
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