Tubes!

On Monday Allison went in to have tubes put in her ears. She has had several ear infections in the past year and more importantly, she has had fluid in her ears almost constantly. Our pediatrician referred us to an ear, nose, throat specialist at her 2-year-check-up after she failed the hearing test we asked for. The pediatrician warned us the ENT specialist we were going to see was conservative so not to be disappointed if he didn't recommend tubes. Well, the ENT specialist gave us two options - have tubes put in or come back every couple of months to have her ears checked for damage. I guess she was a straightforward case for the conservative specialist! We opted for tubes, we wanted her hearing to improve. So, on Monday she had the surgery. I have to admit I was a bit nervous having her put under like that. She was a real trooper, though! The beginning of the morning was a bit rough (no food or drink) and she did not enjoy having us take her pajama's off and attempt to put her in the hospital gown. She wasn't so keen on having her vitals checked either. But once her nurse, Tim, and anesthesiologist, Anna, arrived she warmed up. She left us, being carried by Nurse Tim into the operating room. The procedure was short and quick and we were able to come see her just as she was waking up and protesting the recovery nurse doing anything. In the picture above we were just about to leave. She liked to call the bed 'my bed' but she did NOT want to sit on it. I don't think she really did, either, unless she was under thanks to Nurse Tim!