Ears

So John and I went to Dr. R-o, the Ear-Nose-Throat doctor, yesterday afternoon.

It was rough. Feiste had warned me that R-o was "dry," but I didn't really get what that would mean. He was very short with his answers, didn't volunteer extra information or opinions, and was very brief with John's exam. I think that the first thing that he said when he walked into the room was "Does he need to go to the bathroom or a diaper change?" about John, who was crying, because he was bored, because we had been waiting 45 minutes...

So he said yes, John should get tubes, an adenoidectomy, and sinus lavage. I was prepared for the tubes but thought it was an office procedure. It's not, it's an outpatient procedure at Oconee Memorial Hospital. I had never even thought about having his adenoids out and was plunged into shock. And sinus lavage, doesn't seem like a big deal. He shot a bunch of rapid statistics about non-success rate of the tubes for ear infections, the possibility of permanent damage with the tubes, and added that John probably has a dairy allergy, because his cheeks were red. Which was because the weather just turned cold.

The whole experience was very trying, complicated by the fact that Tony is out of town today and tomorrow, and was in tech rehearsals all day yesterday. I asked about flying next week, and R-o asked if we had to go, but said John should be fine after the surgery.

The surgery is scheduled for next Thursday morning at 6:30 am. Which is really fast, which as my dad said can be good or bad...

We have an appointment today with Feiste, because I need to get reassurance that this is the way to go.

I am most freaked out that this is hospital (albeit outpatient) surgery and that he's going to have a "functioning biological organ - until the age of 3" removed. When asked, R-o said that it creates white blood cells and ENT's remove it because they THINK that bacteria gets concentrated there.

So I am pretty weepy today, and have to pick up John early to get to the doctor, and haven't been getting a lot of work done because I'm searching the web for more info.

I know that I'm overreacting, but that's what I do.