Danny's Surgery

So we finally went through with it and scheduled Danny for surgery on October 28th. Since he was about two he's suffered from ear infections but we never knew the extent or severity of them because he would never complain or even get fevers. Last summer it seemed like it had all cleared up. The fluid in his ears was gone and his hearing was back to normal but a few months ago the infections came back. The doctor found he had an infection in both ears during a routine check up. Being that we were always finding out about the infections by chance, it kind of made us wonder how many infections he'd probably had in the past year that went undetected.

Danny also has a speech delay and we figured that this might be the root of the problem. His hearing. Whenever he had an infection that was caught it was always in both ears so he'd been hearing like he was under water. My poor baby.

So anyway, we scheduled the surgery and it went fine. It was an in and out procedure. All they did was make an incision in the ear drum and inserted a little tube into it to relieve any pressure and allow any fluid that may accumulate to drain. You can't see the tube. Eventually as he gets older they'll just fall out. The scariest part of this whole ordeal was that he had to be put to sleep, but obviously he did great. After the surgery he was back to himself. We got home and he just watched movies and played and played and played. He didn't even take a nap or complain of pain!

I'm a little worried because it still seems like he can't hear very well but I'm hoping it's just his ears healing from the surgery. It is possible there might be damage from the infections. But despite not being able to hear very well, Danny is doing great. He seems much more happier and content. His appetite is even better! His next appointment is the Monday after Thanksgiving. They'll do a hearing test and see how the tubes are doing.

P.S. I wish I could of taken more pics but my camera phone is not working :(