In June Landin went in for surgery to get tubes put in his ears. Up to that point he had had 5 ear infections in 4 months not including the one they found during surgery. We felt that it was necessary to get the surgery done to relieve him of all the pain he had been in for the past 4 months. Since the surgery he has not had any issues until the morning of his 12 month well-baby check up. When he woke up I found dried blood in his ears and when the doctor took a look she stated that they were both very infected right around the tubes. This puts him at risk for his tubes to fall out so we are giving him antibiotic drops in his ears twice a day and have a follow-up on Monday to see if they were able to heal back in the proper place.
These pictures are from 2 weeks before the surgery. Landin was very sick with a double ear infection.
The morning of the surgery
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| Trying to keep Landin busy and happy because we had to be there at 6am. |
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| Checking his vitals |
Kyle got to go back into the operating room for a couple minutes before surgery. They both look pretty darn cute in their gear!
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| Saying a little goodbye before he heads back. |
The surgery went really fast and we were able to see him after he woke up from surgery. From the time we sat down in the waiting room to the time they came and got us it was less than 20 minutes. He had a hard time breathing with the anesthesia so the anesthesiologist decided not to give him any pain medication because he didn't want the risk of Landin to stop breathing. You can imagine how grumpy he was and in a ton of pain when he woke up. I was able to nurse him right away and the nurse gave him something for the pain.
Landin fell asleep on the way home and I was able to transfer him to his crib when we got home. He slept for an hour or so. The doctor had told me that I would most likely notice some drainage. Below is a picture of some of the drainage from when he was sleeping.
We have noticed a big difference in his health since that surgery and are happy with the results. One of the biggest unexpected results of the surgery was Landin's ability to hear and talk. The day after the surgery he was very clearly pronunciation several words. He may hve been saying them before the surgery but probably couldn't hear himself talking and I never understood what he was saying until after the surgery! The doctor did mention that he took A LOT of fluid out of both ears.
Kyle got to go back into the operating room for a couple minutes before surgery. They both look pretty darn cute in their gear!
We have noticed a big difference in his health since that surgery and are happy with the results. One of the biggest unexpected results of the surgery was Landin's ability to hear and talk. The day after the surgery he was very clearly pronunciation several words. He may hve been saying them before the surgery but probably couldn't hear himself talking and I never understood what he was saying until after the surgery! The doctor did mention that he took A LOT of fluid out of both ears.
Wow, that is crazy! So glad he is safe and so glad the surgery seems to be helping! :)
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