Tubes

Carla has had the same two ear infections for about a month. She has been in so much pain, and exceptionally moody and clingy. I don't blame her of course. If I had two month long ear infections I would want my mommy also. Anyways, about a week ago I took Carla back in for a check up and her ear infection STILL hadn't gone away. Dr. Nuttal said it was time to refer us to an Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialist. We went in on Monday and he told us that it would be smart to get her tubes done, but didn't HAVE to because they were just starting to get bad. Considering I had a lot of ear infections when I was little and we were flying on Friday and there was a risk of her ear drums bursting, we decided the best decision was to get them put in.

Friday morning came and we took her in to the surgical center at 7am. We did paperwork and met with the doctor, anesthesiologist, and nurse until 8am came and they took my baby away. As they took her back crying and screaming into the O.R. I started to get worried. I was concerned for my little baby, but within 20 min, they came and got us. As we were walking to the recovery room, I heard her wake up. She was screaming and crying. She had just woken up from the anesthesia and was still confused and drowsy. She didn't know what was going on. It was oh so sad because I couldn't calm her down for about 10 minutes, until Zach started acting like a silly goose and she finally cracked a smile.


We brought her home, Zach went to work, Carla's nurse came for her 10 month appt, and then she went down for a nap. Amazingly enough she slept for 3 1/2 hours! It was really convenient because I was able to finish getting ready for the trip.




I'm grateful for doctors who are able to perform such pain alleviating procedures.