Ear Tube Surgery...Mission Accomplished!

Korben's Ear Tube Surgery was a success. We arrived at St. Edwards at 7:40 this morning and we were home by 9:30. I was most nervous this morning about him not being able to drink anything when he woke up. Every morning, he gets out of bed and starts asking for his cup. He did ask for his cup about 500 times this morning, but he never threw a fit when he didn't get it. That made me very glad! He was so sweet when we were getting checked in with the nurse. He thought the device she put on his finger to watch his heart was so cool!
















































They gave Korben some medicine to calm him down before he went back for surgery. They said he would be pretty much "out" in about 5 minutes. All it did was make him more hyper. Even after 25 minutes of the medicine in his system, he was still able to kick and scream when the anesthesiologist and nurse took him back. I was worried about them being able to put him to sleep, but as the nurse told me, "The anesthesiologist always wins." I guess he did! Here is a little video clip showing a revved up little boy.





The surgery was over quickly, and they paged us to come back to see Korben in recovery. They didn't even have to tell us which room he was in because we could hear him screaming down the hall. I'm so glad I had been warned at how crazy they are coming out of anesthesia. It was like he was asleep with his eyes open, and responding to a nightmare. He wanted us to hold him, but he was pushing us away at the same time. We felt so bad for him! The only time he stopped crying was when we were finally able to give him his cup of juice!
















































When we got home at 9:30, I tried to feed him breakfast, but he had no interest. He was just very restless and cranky. I tried to put him down for a nap, but he wasn't having that either. So, we just hung out until 12:30, when he normally takes a nap. The little angel slept for 3 hours, and I was able to get a good nap too. I did NOT sleep well last night. I was having panic dreams that I had overslept, or accidentally woke up and gave Korben something to eat or drink before surgery. So glad none of those dreams were true!

After he woke up from his 3 hour nap, he was back to his happy self! Here is a video of our happy boy. The giggling you hear in the background is a Christmas stocking that hangs in his room. He kept wanting me to push the button "again..again."







So, as you can see...he is doing great! We are praying that we have no complications with the tubes, and they will be just what he needs to avoid constant ear infections. Even today, the doctor said there was still fluid behind his ear drum, so he would have ended up with another infection in no time. I'm so thankful we were able to have this done.