Oh. C is having surgery Friday

TwoChickens

To repair the hole in his eardrum.

Should be fun!  I'm might go crazy though... he refuses to sit still so recovery might be rough/tough.

DaiLyght

oh no

How exactly do they repair a hole like that? 

TwoChickens

They used a small piece of tissue from behind is ear and graft it over the hole.  I'm looking at images on Google right now to see what his incisions might look like, bandages, etc.

DaiLyght

Holy feck!!

Has this always been there, or did it burst at one time? 

shopgirl78

Hoping for a speedy recovery!

if.u.seek.amy

Good luck, I hope everything goes well!

TwoChickens

He had a tube in it...and the tube popped out.  And the hole never closed.  The dr wanted to leave the hole alone in case C had any more ear infections.  He's been infection free for a LONG time...so the dr decided its time to patch it.

Its a good thing too because C's started talking much louder so I can tell its affecting his hearing.

Shmar

Good luck...I'm sure he'll do great!

TwoChickens

I'm hoping so.

The hardest part is that he has to be out of school for the week after surgery.  No running around, no "contact sports", no blowing his nose, have to prevent him from sneezing if at all possible.  Its going to be interesting.

amanda&rob

Hope he has an easy surgery and speedy recovery!