Monday, May 18, 2009

Tubes


Eli and Hoo-Ha all doped up and waiting for their surgery!


Two weeks ago Eli got tubes put into his ears. After four months of constant ear infections and too many unhelpful antibiotics later... they decided Elijah needed tubes! Due to the constant fluid in Eli's ears (that has been unable to drain) they are fairly certain it has been affecting his hearing, which in turn, has also affected Eli's speech. So we went in for an outpatient surgery and they drugged my baby. He was quite hilarious once under the influence and it did not take long for Eli to draw a crowd of hospital staff (complete with doctors, nurses, and janitors) as they watched in amusement of the two year old on dope! ;) The hospital was fairly empty that day and I felt Eli got a lot of attention which gave me, as a mother, great comfort. Seth was unable to be there as he had to stay home with Connor who turned up with strep throat the night before. The surgery was quick and successful. I really liked Eli's ENT (Ear/Nose/Throat) specialist as he seemed very professional, personal, and seemed to be genuinely concerned about Eli. I can tell Eli is hearing better already as he seems to be noticing the little sounds all around him and has been taking great pleasure in it! He gets very excited and curious when he notices a new noise. It is fun to observe Eli's happiness and satisfaction in something many of us take for granted every day. The next step is to get Eli started in speech therapy (Here we go again!) and hope that his speech will soon catch up as well. He went in to see the ENT again today for his two week check up. The ears looked great and he passed his hearing test. I am so grateful for modern technology, skilled doctors, chirping birds, and a healthy and happy child!!
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5 comments:

Christine said...

I'm so glad that Elijah's ears are recovering and the procedure is over. I wish him the best with speech therapy. I'm certain he will catch on quickly. He must be amazed over all the sounds he can now hear! Good luck with the road ahead Eli! That is a sweet picture with his little monkey friend.

Chulitamaya said...

I just love Eli, don't think it's weird please, he is just the cutest little boy and once again I am not lying about him being so good in nursery or maybe he just liked me so much he was good just for me. I am so glad things went great for him and that you will be getting on speech therapy, having gone through that before I can understand what you are going through. Please call me if you need any kind of babysitting while at the speech therapy.

Elizabeth said...

Did you get any video of him strung out? That would be funny. That is so sweet that he is hearing all these news sounds. Makes me a bit teary-eye (not sure how to spell that).

Chiara said...

I'm just grateful that Hoo-Ha made it to the surgery! ;)- Yeah for tubes!! Glad everything went well!

Regan said...

I'm so glad the surgery went well. I keep wondering if Brent needs something like that or if he is just slow. I know he can hear really well but he doesn't seem to talk that great. But, I guess he is just barely 2 so I will give it a while. By the way, the letters for Brent's name I got at Hobby Lobby. I painted them and Ethan has his name on his side of the room too.