Ronan's surgery went better than anticipated.  The doctor thought for sure that it he was going to have to do a full open surgery which would entail a big incision down Ronan's chest similar to heart surgery.  Fortunately he was able to preform the surgery laproscopically.  This will mean significantly less recovery time.

Ronan has been in the PICU since his surgery and is going on his second night.  The pediatric floor was recently renovated and the rooms in the regular pediatric area are huge with a pull out couch for parents. The PICU is still under renovation so the rooms are still very small without much room for a parent's bed.  For this reason there are Ronald McDonald house rooms on the same floor.  This allows me to stay on the same floor as Ronan but have my own private room and a real bed.  They also give free breakfast every morning.  

Tomorrow Ronan will most likely go to a regular pediatric room.  His problem today was they wanted to keep an eye on his sugar level once he started eating ok.  So far his levels have been good but he's refusing to eat but drinks ok.  I explained to them that his medication is an appetite suppressant but we'll have to see how he does from here since he has to be eating to go home.