Lagi and I have decided to do a little film diary of him having his tonsils out …….well the truth is that I have managed to persuade him that if we make this documentary about him having this op we can enter it in some fancy film festival like in Cannes and you never know we might win a film award and get to go to France  and meet all these film stars …..I can’t believe he’s fallen for it ……..I think he’s so nervous about the operation that he would agree to anything …………I know ….I know ….yes it’s a very bad thing to do but I’m getting really good at this film editing stuff and I know that many years down the line we will look back at this and laugh and smile and show his kids……..our grandkids ………and yes…….. Karen fell for it too……

OK so here’s a little background story before we start filming the nitty gritty  ….. we went and saw the doctor that Lagi is meant to have his tonsils out with and he asked us to see the nurse two days before the op so that she can have a chat with him ……. weigh him …..and put his mind at rest by telling Lagi what the whole thing entails

 

We got to the outpatients at the hospital and we sat waiting to go in ….I look at Lagi and said to him …..”look don’t worry they do these things a thousand times a week …..just ask the nurse whatever you want to know……. that’s why we are here so you can find out a little about what’s going to happen”

Bless him he still looked a little nervous ….we sat there and waited …eventually the nurse came out and said …”DEMETRIOU …..MICHALAKIS” ……we got up and followed her into her office …she introduced herself and we all shook hands …”well”……. she said ……”let’s talk a little about this operation ” ….. so she started to tell us what the procedure was and in  what order things were going to happen  ……..she weighed Lagi….. took his temperature and looked in his ears ….she then started to tell us all the things we should remember about how Lagi will get this little drip in his arm and how it will feel sore to eat stuff for a few days …..and how when she had hers taken out it was great fun cos she got to eat crisps and ice cream……. and all her family made a fuss of her ……and I couldn’t help thinking she is very good at this …I’m feeling very relaxed and at ease with the whole situation ………….then I remembered that it was a  Lagi  having the operation ………I looked over at him and he looked sooooo nervous

He looked like he really wasn’t paying attention ….he looked like there was something he wanted to ask but just couldn’t …….”are you ok Lags” ….I said….”yes”…..he looked at me …….”are you sure” …..I said ….I started to worry that this this wasn’t going well …….”no I’m fine dad honestly ”……………the nurse carried on ……….she told us so many stories and funny things that happened to her ………. I felt like a kid at story time……… waiting for this great big fantastic ending that teacher was gonna tell us ……..finally she looked over at Lagi and said …….”ok” ……..”that seems to be everything” ……..”is there any questions you want to ask me” ……….”erhhhhhh” …Lagi mumbled …………”ask her whatever you want Lags” …I said ………”now’s the time” ……….”erhhhhmmmmmm”…….he was struggling ……maybe he was so nervous and frightened ….”go on Lags she doesn’t mind ask whatever you want”……..there was my boy ……..not really a boy but a little man now ……..we have been doing this crazy thing for two years now …we have been to so many places ………here and abroad …….we’ve  spent so much time together that sometimes……just sometimes ……. I forget that he is just a kid…..and this…… is his first operation.

Bless him he was worried …….he looks at the nurse sheepishly …..he begins to speak …….both me and the nurse lean forward to listen ……..he slowly says ….. ”when… I’m… under anaesthetic and lying on the operating table ”…….”yes”…. we both said waiting for every word ………”when I’m lying there ………..will I……..will I …….. poop myself ”………………….ohhhhh myyyy god…………… I went so red……………… ”will you poop yourself ”…. the nurse repeated …..stop saying it I thought, please stop saying POOP …….the nurse smiled who told you that …………..”my uncle said that when you get operated on you poop your pants ……they don’t show that on the TV so not to embarrass people”

MY BROTHER ….. I thought he and Lagi were talking about the operation the other day…….. I’m gonna kill him…….. yes it was funny to tell him that …yes we could laugh about it some other day but he wasn’t in the room with the nurse when Lagi asked if he was gonna poop his pants on the operating table ……………………….

The drive home was fun ………..we put funny voices on and started saying over and over   …..”excuse me miss nurse will I poop my pants”  ………..I’m sooooooooooooooooo sorry I think I just  pooped  myself …………hello doc I just pooped my pants ……..yes we   were saying this to each other the whole way home ………………….

20 minutes of pooping talk ……..wait till I see  my brother…………..when I stop laughing …….. I’m gonna kill him !

Today is the big day for the operation so we’ll let you know how it goes!

Demi
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