Rhaegan had ear tubes put in when she was two and they warned us that there was a slight chance she would need them again once the first set fell out. I was hoping age would work in her favor and that her ears would figure out how to function without tubes. Unfortunately I was wrong. She started getting ear infections again last October and didn't go one month from then until now with out an infection in her ears. Her ENT which is actually our Bishop said he felt tubes were the only logical solution. So yesterday (on Shae's 35th birthday) we took our little 6 year old in for the simple surgery.
Even though they tell you the surgery is extremely low in risks and super easy to perform it's still unnerving watching your little girl being wheeled away into the operating room. They gave her some medicine which made her a little loopy before they gave her the gas. It was kind of funny watching her try and color in a coloring book once the medicine started kicking in.
She was super brave which made it a little easier for me to keep the tears from flowing.
The surgery took about 20 minutes and then we were reunited with Rhaegan in the recovery room. This time around there was no screaming and arching of the back when she was waking up which was so nice. She simply opened her eyes and looked at us and said hi mom and dad. I'm so thankful that everything went well and that she should be free of ear pain for a little while.
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It was classic....Rhaegan turned to us before the surgery and said something like "no way they'll make me fall asleep"....we just started laughing!
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