Ethan was amazing. He was a trooper and managed to keep us all entertained. We had an incredible anesthesiologist who handled Ethan with a parents tenderness. The surgery went well, recovery on the other hand was the most painful experience of my life. By the time Ethan started to come out of his deep sleep he was ornery and mad at the world (which were pre-warned about). When the nurse was ready to let us go home I thought she was crazy. Ethan couldn't keep his eyes open or hold his head up. The nurse told me over-and-over that once we got home he'd improve, I thought she was crazy. Carrying his limp body out of the hospital I felt like a horrible mother. I felt like I should fight for him, that if something happened once we left it would be all my fault for not speaking up now. I took Ethan back into the recovery room and talked to the nurse once more.
Since his surgery we have returned to our ENT every ten days. We were supposed to have only one post-surgery but for some reason Ethan still has an ear infection. It's been forty days now we're doing a bit better than before. At the thirty day mark the ENT decided to use a little more aggressive treatment. Ethan was given an oral antibiotic, shot and yet another bottle of ear drops. In the ten days since this appointment, Ethan has improved. We're not 100% sure he's better but he certainly looks better, for a while he looked so sickly!
On March 16th, one month after Ethan's surgery, Grace was scheduled to have her tonsils removed. Grace had a run of strep this year, seven times in seven months! This month, is the first time we've gone without strep. Because of Ethan's endless battle with ear infections we made the decision to hold off on Grace's surgery. Grace was sick at the time (with an ear infection of her own!), between her illness and Ethan's extended recovery we needed a break.
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