To recap his ear related issues:
7mo tubes inserted, which lasted about 1 1/2y
5yo tubes insterted and adenoids removed
After 4 1/2y the left tube fell out, leaving a hole that did not heal
After 5 years the right tube was still there (at 10,) so they did surgery to 1) remove that tube and 2) to do a fat-pack procedure on both eardrum holes. It only worked in the left ear.
So, today they took some fascia from behind/above his right ear and grafted it to the giant hole.
He woke just fine from surgery. He was feeling a bit queasy in the van, but once I told him to lay back he felt better. He wanted to eat right away, so we did. After the IV pain meds wore off he was in a LOT of pain tho. He was crying and shaking and shivering in pain. They told me to try regular acetaminophen before trying the Rx acet. with codeine. That worked, so no hard drugs necessary. Once it was in his system he felt a lot better and played some video games on wii and also on the computer. He ate dinner fine too.
Here are some post-op pics. Once he was feeling better he played some computer games, and kitty slept on his legs. When he wasn't playing he had some drinks sitting there handy.
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