Ear Tubes: The Sequel

Eliza got tubes in her ears just before she turned 1 year old.  They worked and ran their course.  Then the ear infections began again.  So a year and a half later we decided to go ahead with a second round of tubes and also an adenoidectomy.  Nate was out of town, but I just wanted to get it done so we went at it alone.

At first Eliza wasn't too happy.  I was so sad she was feeling sad and scared.

That all changed when she got a purple monkey and Dora stickers.  We just played and giggled until it was time for her surgery.  She went back with the nurse just fine and I waited for her return.

The nice thing about this type of surgery is it is quick and they bounce back in no time.  Eliza took a long time to wake up.  I tried everything to get her to wake up.  She would sort of open her eyes, but never for more than a second or two.  Then all of a sudden it was like a light switch.  She was awake.

We headed to my sister Shelly's house to pick up the other kids, but on the way Eliza got sick and threw up.  Luckily it was just apple juice. I was wondering at that point if I had made the right choice to do this while Nate was gone.  I had plenty of people willing to help.  I just hate being "needy".  It turned out fine, though.  We ended up staying at Shelly's for a couple hours and by the time we left Eliza was acting like nothing had happened to her at all.  And she never did later or the next day.  It was a success!