Pre-Op ~ December 2nd

We did the pre-op a day before the actual procedure. We arrived at the hospital by 9:30. Now I have to say, McMaster Children's is a phenominal hospital. They answered all of our questions and made Boo a part of what was being done to her. They have a team called the Child Life team. They took Boo into a room, showed her a picture book of the OR and what would be done. She was allowed to touch the masks, IV and heart stickers. They really did a great job at preparing her for what was to come. We met with an anesthesiologist and filled out all of the paper work. They Gave Boo a passport to get a stamp for each stage of surgery. Check-in, getting jammies on, going to the OR, waking up, and going home. This proved to be one of the best things that they could have done for us. That book gave her incentive to wait as long as we did. They gave us a patch for her hand so she wouldnt feel the iV and off we went.. 4 hours later haha