Alex wasn't too nervous as this at it was his fifteen time being put to sleep but it is definitely NOT his favorite thing to do. He hates waking up from surgery. I was thinking yesterday morning how crazy it is that this is old hat for our family now and Birch still goes to work, crazy afternoon/evening of church, family, PTA, etc... Guess I'm grateful that things have always gone so smoothly for Alex during surgeries and that we have been blessed with a good job that makes our health care not an overly big burden.
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The surgery went great. He was under for about an hour and half
and Dr. Black, the ENT, was able to double his ear canal size by drilling and taking
bone from the anterior and inferior canal. He put in a new brand of
packing into the newly widened ear canal and is hoping that the packing
will hold the canal open while it heals and makes some new skin where
the old skin doesn't quite touch anymore.
Alex wanted to sleep for a long time after surgery and didn't
request his mommy until the nurses said that I might possibly be a
little worried why they were not calling me back after post recovering
AND THEN he didn't even want me to stay in the room when he got dressed
from his hospital clothing. I'm his mom...you'd think I've never seen
him in his undies :) Guess he is growing up.
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We've sure been through a lot together over the years. This was taken after his first surgery in July 2005. Looks like we've both aged a bit over the years!
Yesterday the nurses were so complementary of Alex on his kind behavior (even when they went through his vein and had to re-do his IV). Alex is thinking he might like to be an ENT in life after high school. I think he would be a great surgeon!!!
3 comments:
Haven't aged a bit Sara :)
I was thinking the same thing as Kim. Glad it went so well Alex.
Agree you look amazing then and now. But boy has Alex changed, he is an expectional young man!
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