ENT Consult

Luke is scheduled for tubes next Thursday. They start with the youngest patient, so he will be going first at the 7:30 time slot. We met with the ENT yesterday and I LOVE him. Luke's pediatrician gave me a list of ENTs that he recommended (their pictures were on the list). I choose the oldest ENT so he would have plenty of practice! And, yes, I checked that his hands were steady... we are good to go! The ENT specialist said that Luke's ear infections have never gone away and there is a lot of build up (the consistency of glue) sitting in his middle ear. This would affect his speech development if we would not address this now because Luke hears as if he is under water. The ENT Specialist did say this is the happiest baby he has ever seen in Luke's condition! He put Luke on his 5th antibiotic to try to get relief before surgery day (although having an ear infection at the time of surgery would not dealy it).

We would ask for your prayers for Luke's little ears... although it is a routine procedure, it is still surgery and he will still be under anesthesia. He has to go so long (I am not sure how long- we get details at the Pre-op visit next week) without food and water, so I am sure that will be traumatic Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Pray also for his Momma to remain calm too-- these things usually affect me more than him! We will let you know how it goes next week.