Surgical Success

Things in the House of Castro-Miller have been nutty of late.  We've been busier than beavers jacked up on red bull.  I am not sure how the beavers in this example came into possession of said red bull energy elixir.   I imagine it involves a shipment of the magic pixie drink falling out of a truck on its way to the local 7-11 and landing in a nearby creek where beavers, mistaking the cans for logs gnaw into them and are imbued with fantastic energy powers.  Then their little beaver hearts explode in their little beaver chests.  What a sad, story.  For some happy, clappy news, Luna's tonsillectomy surgery was a success.  Part of the business that I referred to before becoming sidetracked by my tragic woodland creature story was that Luna's tonsils and adenoids had become very large and posed a potential problem.  By the way, I had no idea what an adenoid really was before all of this.  I always just assumed it was that annoying red guy from those old dominoes pizza commercials

 

Wait....they gave him his own NES video game?  What the hell?  

Anyway, an adenoid has nothing to do with delicious (Or disgusting) dominoes pizza.  It is actually a lumpy mass of spongy tissue that sits in the back of the nasal cavity and helps protect from infection. 

 

It kinda looks like a little wad of gum...or Krang the brain from the Ninja Turtles.

 So, unlike the Noid whose pizza stealing ways make him a harmful menace, the adenoid is helpful....most of the time.  In Luna's case, the tonsils and adenoids both became inflamed...so out they came.  I have to admit that it is creepy anytime anyone in your family needs surgery, it's creepier when it is your itty bitty baby.  

Despite the case of the worry wart itus that we all suffered from, all is well.  So, to cut this one short, we are very thankful to everyone who helped us (Grandma Cathy, Grandpa Diego, The Jarmans, Grandma and Grandpa up North and everyone who had the baby in their thoughts and prayers.) and to the great doctors at Kaiser. (Except for that one doctor who barged in the hospital room while Luna was asleep and insisted on waking her up to check her vitals.  I am just happy that Mercy didn't punch her....although in the hospital, any fighting wounds would be tended to quickly.)   More details and madness next time!