The op - at last

So finally, on Thursday, Nate had the op to remove the huge lump in his mouth. It has taken since february when I voiced my concerns to a dental surgeon to get this sorted.
I was concerned that the lump would get chewed and sore when nates molar teeth came in. I was advised that this wouldn't happen. But that they could still removed the lump under general anaesthetic. Nate had been quite poorly over the winter, and with the risks involved, I left it.
Fast forward several months and both salt and the feeding clinic were worried it was affecting his feeding. He took a long time to clear his mouth when eating and couldn't manage lumpy food. So the process was set in motion in may to have the procedure done.
Nate then got lots of teeth. And basically every other week would be filled with screams day and night as he accidentally bit the lump, or the lump rubbed against his teeth.
This last week we were obviously apprehensive about the op, but also getting a bit desperate. It's not like we ever get a night off after all.
So Wednesday came and we informed there was no picu bed ( for after surgery) nor a resp ward bed ( for overnight) but still told to come in for 8am the next day. We turned up an the Pre op ward and there were still no beds. We were told the op seemed unlikely. Which meant if it didn't happen now it wasnt going to till after the winter season. An hr later a man turned up to take us to theatre! It was a bit rushed.
Then we had a long wait as the op that was supposed to take half an hr took much longer. After more than 2 hrs of waiting we were allowed to see Nate in recovery. He looked like he had been eating people's necks his mouth was covered in blood. But he was ok. They had had problems with his bleeding and them he had taken ages to come round.
He spent the night in picu and we were home the next day. He has been feeding great when you can get his mouth to open! And already his solids eating seems better. I can actually hear him swallow!
But we are all worn out with worry and tiredness. And could really do with a break. Everything is very hard work at the minute x