After months of repeated ear infections, Carson got his ear tubes on Thursday. We drove down to Bedford so that he could get it done sooner. This was an actual surgical procedure, so of course he had to be put under and everything. And, he had to fast since basically dinnertime Wednesday night. This part was tough, because Carse ussually wants his breakfast and his "Uh-Oh" (his drink) as soon as he wakes up in the morning. Since we couldn't explain to him why he could not eat of drink, he we upset and understandabley confused why would would not get him something to eat or drink. Then, the doctor was once agin late and his 11am procedure did not happen until 12:30pm. Everything went fine, though, but the doctor said that there was alot of pus in his ears and that it sure was a good thing that we did it. The toughest part of the whole thing was right after they did it...Carse spent about 20 minutes in recovery and then they brought him to us after he started waking up. They told us that he would likely be upset and they were right on with that. He had a hard cry for well over an hour and there was nothing that we could do about it. They said that he was basically like being drunk and the disorientation and dissiness really tends to upset them when they are that young. Plus, all the crying filled him up with air and he kept arching his back, belching and farting - so that might have been a big part of his discomfort. finally he calmed down, thanks to the light switches in the hospital room. He rather enjoyed turning the lights off and on and that calmed him down finally. Then he ate some mashed potatos and chicken strips, drank some more uh-oh and he was in good shape after that. The transistion from pissed to feeling pretty good was a quick one! A a couple of hours later he was home and acting mostly normal. We just hope that the tubes do not fall out early or the tube could get clogged with junk and be basically usless. The doctor was a little concerned about that happening - maybe clogging is more likely than falling out. But right now it looks like a good thing we did it. Hopefully he will hear better and have much healthier ears!
Saturday, August 12, 2006
After months of repeated ear infections, Carson got his ear tubes on Thursday. We drove down to Bedford so that he could get it done sooner. This was an actual surgical procedure, so of course he had to be put under and everything. And, he had to fast since basically dinnertime Wednesday night. This part was tough, because Carse ussually wants his breakfast and his "Uh-Oh" (his drink) as soon as he wakes up in the morning. Since we couldn't explain to him why he could not eat of drink, he we upset and understandabley confused why would would not get him something to eat or drink. Then, the doctor was once agin late and his 11am procedure did not happen until 12:30pm. Everything went fine, though, but the doctor said that there was alot of pus in his ears and that it sure was a good thing that we did it. The toughest part of the whole thing was right after they did it...Carse spent about 20 minutes in recovery and then they brought him to us after he started waking up. They told us that he would likely be upset and they were right on with that. He had a hard cry for well over an hour and there was nothing that we could do about it. They said that he was basically like being drunk and the disorientation and dissiness really tends to upset them when they are that young. Plus, all the crying filled him up with air and he kept arching his back, belching and farting - so that might have been a big part of his discomfort. finally he calmed down, thanks to the light switches in the hospital room. He rather enjoyed turning the lights off and on and that calmed him down finally. Then he ate some mashed potatos and chicken strips, drank some more uh-oh and he was in good shape after that. The transistion from pissed to feeling pretty good was a quick one! A a couple of hours later he was home and acting mostly normal. We just hope that the tubes do not fall out early or the tube could get clogged with junk and be basically usless. The doctor was a little concerned about that happening - maybe clogging is more likely than falling out. But right now it looks like a good thing we did it. Hopefully he will hear better and have much healthier ears!
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Glad to hear your little one is doing well. Just don't think you can use the fact that he can hear better , for the next time he ignores you!
Must have been hard on you too, that hour of disoriented crying. I can stand many things, but my kids crying is not one of them.
Oh, and thanks for the warning about that Sanska "free music" thingy. I just got one (the player), and kept putting off that free month, since I get all I want already from Bearshare.
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