Ear Tubes
There was a family sitting around the computer in the waiting room and I really didn’t feel like forcing my way through just to post a short message about Alyson’s procedure. So – here’s the rundown:
* Alyson remained oblivious until she had to change into a hospital gown. Then she realized something was going to happen to her. She started to look worried and some tears crept up every once in a while. She asked Mommy to lay down with her in her bed – which she did. She also held tight to her doggy and asked me to hold her hand.
* A nurse brought some “happy juice,” which only Princesses are allowed to drink (because it makes you very brave). At first, Aly told the nurse she wasn’t a Princess (to which we said, “yeah right!”), but she eventually gave in to her inner-princess and sucked down the “happy juice.”
* This ENT is very good! He’s the only doctor Alyson has ever allowed to look into her ears without putting up a fight. When he came to visit, the happy juice was already working. She waved at him and after he talked to us for a few minutes, she watched him go through the door leading to the operation room (at least, that’s where I assume the door went). As soon as the door closed, it opened again and a different man came out of the operating room. Alyson kept looking at him and said, “Hey. He turned into a different man.” The “happy juice” was definitely working.
* The procedure took maybe 25 minutes or so. The doctor said he had to remove a lot of gunk from her ear. It took longer for her to wake up from the anesthesia and morphine than it took for them to conduct the procedure.
* The Inlaw got Aiden to school OK. I think he was a little more homesick than he usually is because we weren’t there when he woke up. When I called at 7 to make sure they were up, he sounded happy, though. The Inlaw said he was kind of clingy once they got to school, though.
* We thought there’d be a battle with the IV once she woke up. It was wrapped in a bandage, so she was more concerned about getting it off than the actual IV. When she was finally starting to wake up, she’d sit up a couple times, look at her wrist with the bandage, try to say she wanted it off, then lay back down and go to sleep again. I think there was enough drugs in her that she really didn’t care when the nurse removed the bandage, tape, and IV.
* A little boy, approximately 18 months old or so, had tubes put in his ears this morning before Alyson. His name was Aiden! I don’t know if they actually spelled it the same way. Interesting coincidence that Aiden and Alyson had beds next to each other in recovery. Good thing we picked such an unusual name for him when he was born! It was one of the most popular names given in the state of Indiana in 2005.
* Aly’s sleeping with Mommy on the couch. We’re supposed to keep her activity to a minimum for the next 10 days. Yeah right. We’ll be lucky to get two days. They’re gonna watch movies, including Narnia (Aly loves it, Aiden doesn’t really want to watch it again for a while), drink lots of fluids and eat cool stuff like pudding, jello, and ice cream! Man, I wish I still had my adenoids so I could get them removed and eat like that!
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Glad it went so well! TEN days??? Whatever. As an adult I don’t think I could even manage to take that seriously. But I could take the new diet seriously..
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When Logan had his done, tonsils and all, he was back to normal in a day or two. It didn’t seem to bother him that much. 10 days seems a bit much to me. Do these Doctors not have any kids? I hope she’s doing well and I’m glad everything went ok for her!!!