Tomorrow morning, Jude will have two "tubes" put into his ear drums. This has been quite the learning opportunity for me since none of the big kids ever had ear infections or constant fluid in the ears. He had his pre-op appointment this morning and is good to go. We check into the hospital at 6:30am and surgery starts at 7:45am. He is first on the docket and should be finished at 8:00. An hour in recovery and we should be home by 10am.
Dr. Carder (same dude who did Claire's surgery) is a really good and experienced dr, so we feel confident that everything will be perfect. He showed me the tubes he uses (just like the ones pictured above, only white) and said they stay in on average 11.2 months. There's a 20% chance he could need a second pair, but hopefully this will buy us enough time till his little eustachian tubes grow.
Here's to clear ears and a burst in vocabulary!
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