Lucas got his first ear infection in October. He’s had a couple more and fluid in his ears ever since. Today, it was time for some relief…he got tubes. We were up early and off to WakeMed for his procedure. He was full of energy and having a great time exploring the surgery prep area. About 20 minutes before his procedure, they gave him some medicine to make him groggy so he wouldn’t be upset that mommy and daddy couldn’t go to the operating room with him. This is a picture of him right after they gave him the medicine. (Doesn’t he look all grown up saying “cheese” in his cute hospital gown?)
This is him 2 minutes later. The meds worked fast. The nurse even said that was the fastest she’d ever seen them work. He was feeling good and totally relaxed!
The procedure took only a few minutes and went very well. The doctor said his ears were completely packed full of infection today (which they rinsed out) and that he should be feeling much better and hearing much better in the days to come.
In recovery, he promptly sucked down 3 sippy cups of apple juice (that’s my boy getting his money’s worth of hospital food before we left). Then we were on our way back home. His big morning caught up with him half way through his lunch…
But after nap, it was back to normal. We’re looking forward to him feeling much better and listening to his vocabulary grow as he no longer hears like he’s underwater!
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