Surgery Follow-Up James had his post-surgery follow-up appointment on Monday. The ENT said everything was healing perfectly. His ears, nose, and throat all look wonderful. The doctor gave us a recommendation for a doctor that does Botox in the salivary glands to help with secretions. We had never heard of…
Surgery Recovery Update I think James is pretty much fully recovered from his ear tube, tonsillectomy, and adenoidectomy surgeries. Day 5 through day 10 or so were a bit rough, but these past few days he seems so much better. He’s breathing so much better, too, now that those overgrown…
If you missed the previous post, James had new ear tubes put in, and his tonsils and adenoids removed on the 12th. The doctor had warned us that day five of recovery would be the worst. I don’t know how he knew, but he was dead on. He seemed to…
Thursday was a big day for James, and a worrisome one for Stacy and me. He didn’t just have one surgery; he had three at the same time. James went to the ENT on April 3rd to discuss replacing his ear tubes. During that appointment the ENT discovered that James’…
Last Monday one of James’ therapists gave him some of those temporary tattoos. Now all three of us have tattoos. Tuesday was a bit interesting. Stacy took James to see the ENT to discuss replacing his ear tubes (one of them is working its way out), talk about…
Today is Easter Sunday, and as we usually do, we spent the weekend with family on my mom’s side. It was a beautiful weekend with temps in the 50s and 60s. And it’s always good to see my aunt, uncle, and cousins. Here are a few pics from the weekend.…
Monday was Epilepsy Awareness Day. I know I gave you very short notice, but did you wear purple? We did: Be prepared to wear purple again during May, which is pediatric stroke awareness month, and they also use purple as their color. On Thursday Stacy took James…