This morning at 6:30 am, we took Mason to the Red Hills Surgical Center to have tubes put in his ears. Ever since he started daycare, poor Mason has had six ear infections in eight weeks and hasn't been able to get any relief. As soon as he finishes a round of antibiotics, his ears flare back up in a matter of a couple days.
It was a God thing that we got in so quickly with the ENT Specialist, Dr. Soto. I had been told that Dr. Becker was great, but the earliest we could get in to see her was December. When I called to make an appointment, the nurse said she had an opening the very next day with Dr. Soto and that her child went to him. I took that as a sign from God and welcomed an appointment with Dr. Soto. He was wonderful and very reassuring to me when he said Mason's case was extreme and that he would recommend tubes if it were his own child. I called Monday to schedule his surgery and surprisingly, they had an opening today. Since I wouldn't have much time to dwell on it, I took the appointment. Again, I believe it was a God thing that we were able to get this procedure done so quickly. Poor Mason has been suffering so long and I want nothing more than to get his ears healed once and for all.
Being a sweet boy at the specialist's office.
Waiting for surgery...
Mason had to go under general anesthesia for the procedure since he is so little, but he did great. He was crying from the minute we took him back to the pre-op area until we put him in the car to go home, but the nurses and doctor's reassured us it was a normal reaction. We had a rough night last night so I know he was tired, hungry and scared. I was nervous, but I tried my best to hide all my emotions. Thankfully, everything went smoothly and he is sound asleep in his crib now. I hope the tubes work!
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