As many of you know, Jayden has been battling ear infections since his first month. After his eighth one, it was decided that we needed to see an ENT specialist. (The pediatrician recommended them earlier, but a little thing called meningitis slowed us down.) We made an appointment to see the ENT specialist, Dr. Kosco, on Monday, November 21st. Dr. Kosco was fabulous and agreed that he needed tubes as soon as possible. Throughout this process, I have remained calm thinking it wouldn’t be for another month. Little did I know that they worked us in and scheduled us for the day after Thanksgiving!
This morning we showed up at the Arnold Palmer surgery center at 6:30 a.m. (With a hungry baby on our hands since he had been fasting from the night before.) The staff was phenomenal and explained to us several times what the procedure and recovery would be like. The ear tubes would create an airway that would ventilate the middle ear and prevent the accumulation of fluids behind the ear. The doctor would create a small incision in the eardrum, which he would then insert the tubes into. The biggest issue Todd and I were concerned about was the anesthesia. (I think all parents would be concerned about putting their little one to sleep.)
We were the first baby called into surgery. They brought us back to a triage/check-in area and proceeded to put J in a gown and take his vitals. (The gown somehow made him seem so small and innocent…..) He was so wonderful and did not cry one time. He just enjoyed flirting with all the nurses! Dr. Kosco came and talked with us to ensure we had all of our questions answered and then the nurse took our little guy away. Now I think it would have been extremely difficult if he had cried when they took him from his mommy and daddy, but oh no not our Tank! He didn’t even look back since he was enthralled with the new woman carting him away!
After J was gone, they took us back to the waiting room where I proceeded to tell myself not to cry about a 100 times!!! I knew he was safe, but it was just the unknown that worried me! It was such a quick surgery that the next thing I knew the doctor was back out talking to us…within 15 minutes! (I think that if it was one more minute there might have been some tears since the chanting in my head did not seem to be working anymore!) Dr. Kosco said everything went beautifully and that he actually had another ear infection (9!!!) when he performed the surgery. The nurses brought us back to the recovery area and when we rounded the corner we saw them carrying Jayden out! He was drowsy and all cuddled in his blanket……but the most precious thing I had ever seen!
It was so wonderful to have him in my arms again. We are forever grateful for Dr. Kosco and his outstanding team of nurses and staff. They made Todd and I so comfortable about the procedure and we highly recommend him to any other mommies and daddies who may need to see him!
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