# My son will be going into surgery tomorrow...

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 20, 2012, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-will-be-going-into-surgery-tomorrow/625740 "2012-06-20T13:02:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-will-be-going-into-surgery-tomorrow/625740/21 "2012-06-27T15:11:47Z")

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That’s _such_ good news! Best wishes to all of you.

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**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-will-be-going-into-surgery-tomorrow/625740/22 "2012-06-27T15:57:03Z")

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Thank you for the update- what a great kid you’ve got.

Anesthesia can be really tough on kids- my daughter at 5 yo woke up hostile after her surgery as well. She screamed “I want to go home” for about 2 hours straight until it completely wore off.

You’re little one sounds like a real charmer and I wish you guys the best.

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**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-will-be-going-into-surgery-tomorrow/625740/23 "2012-06-27T16:28:44Z")

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All the best to your little surly, beligerent drunk! 😉

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**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-will-be-going-into-surgery-tomorrow/625740/24 "2012-06-27T17:21:14Z")

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Thanks for the update!!! I know we were all getting worried at the lack of update, fearing bad news.

When he grows up, of course, you’re going to have to counsel him on drinking in strict moderation, since you already know he’ll be a mean drunk ;).

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**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-will-be-going-into-surgery-tomorrow/625740/25 "2012-06-27T17:53:02Z")

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Best wishes for Riley; he certainly sounds like a trooper!  
I don’t know how old Riley is, but for a while I dated a gentleman who, at 30, you’d never guess had leukemia. It presented early, and they predicted he would not live past 10. Around 12 it went into remission, and hadn’t shown any complications from that time through the age that I knew the man.  
Here’s to hoping for similar success with Riley.

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