Evan had surgery early this morning to cauterize his nose and also to clean his ears from wax that had decreased his hearing significantly. Well, things went well in the nose but the ears I think will always be a problem area.
Evan's right tube had to be replaced and the doctor noted that there was a great deal of scar tissue so he didn't know how much the tube would help to improve the hearing in that ear. Should I mention that this is his good ear! The left ear has a major perferation, or rupture. He did not replace the tube and is willing to give his eardrum upto a year to heal itself before he would do a skin graft to repair it with surgery. That just seems like such a long time for a non-verbal four/almost five year old to wait to hear better. The doctor wants to see us in a month to check how the hearing is. He thought hearing aides might be an option if it doesn't look good. UGH! I feel like we have just stepped back in time by two years since back then we thought he might need them.
Evan does seem to be in good spirits and is playing nicely after a long nap this afternoon.
Sue
PS, I forgot to mention that they drew blood to see if Evan has a clotting disorder with the severe nose bleeds and how much his ears bleed after surgey each time. Please pray that this is not the case. This poor little boy doesn't need any other issues.
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