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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. This is at a children's hospital, but not in the DMV area. The hospital said we could take turns as we like, it is up to us who stays with DS and when. It is fairly major surgery, he will need a blood transfusion and has three specialists performing the operation (in addition to the rest of the surgical team). We have no other children so it is just us taking turns to be with DS. I guess I'm having a hard time thinking of from x hour - x hour it's DH and then from x hour - x hour it's mine. [b]What on earth are we going to do when we're not with him? I can't imagine watching tv or taking a nap or anything else "normal".[/b] [/quote]

^^ It's only going to be 3 days max in the hospital, right? Surely, you can power through that. And you might surprise yourself - you might feel compelled to nap (especially if you're up all night comforting a child in pain; ask me how I know) or find yourself watching tv/reading/zoning out, super long hot shower, some comfort food, etc.

You can always go for a walk; fresh air and exericise will do a world of good. I felt mentally refreshed with the change of scenery, moving around, and clearing my head, and the like.

Also, start focusing on the recovery once discharged from the hospital/post surgery. I feel like nobody ever talks about that much. The nurses and doctors seem to push you out by that last day and the patient specialist sorta rushes you, and you can't think of any questions at that particular moment, and you're left with Google to answer your questions at 10pm in a hotel room in a strange city. I wish I had known some life hacks,  been told about side effects (didn't realize horrible and uncontrollable diarrhea was normal with the XYZ prescription DS had to take or that he was still in an unusual amount pain despite "suppose to feel much better" by Day X, for example), have card games/board games/ video games to help your child take his mind off of things, you get the picture. [/quote]

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