Guest guest Posted July 17, 2002 Report Share Posted July 17, 2002 In a message dated 7/17/02 8:18:43 AM Pacific Daylight Time, djackht@... writes: > Surgery went well. Austin no longer has tonsils, or adenoids. The doc said > his adenoids were the largest she has ever removed...go figure. They > cleaned > his ears while he was under, and attempted to put tubes in. His ear canals > are too small for the tubes to go thru! He had fluid in the right one, and > she was able to put a tiny slit in to drain it, but told us that we would > have to put him under once or twice a year to slit it to drain til his ear > canals grow enough for tubes. He's 5. wonder how long that's gonna take. > Hmmmm. Well, here's the rest. > Hmm... there are different sizes of tubes. My daughter had her first set at age 4. - Becky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2002 Report Share Posted July 17, 2002 Ben had his first set of tubes at the age of 2. There are different sizes of tubes I agree and I would probably check it out. M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2002 Report Share Posted July 17, 2002 In a message dated 7/17/02 10:19:18 AM Central Daylight Time, djackht@... writes: > He had fluid in the right one, and > she was able to put a tiny slit in to drain it, but told us that we would > have to put him under once or twice a year to slit it to drain til his ear > canals grow enough for tubes. He's 5. wonder how long that's gonna take. > > Hmmmm. Well, here's the rest. > Did she put in tubes? They do have some that fall out rather quickly, had the longer lasting ones, and she does have a hole in one ear drum which will have to be surgically fixed someday. She also had her tubes put in place when she was 18 months old, she had really small canals so I find it hard to believe that they can't place tubes in a 5 yo. I'd find someone to give me a second opinion on that I think. take care. Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2002 Report Share Posted July 17, 2002 In a message dated 7/17/02 4:43:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time, JTesmer799@... writes: > In a message dated 7/17/02 10:19:18 AM Central Daylight Time, > djackht@... > writes: > > > > He had fluid in the right one, and > > she was able to put a tiny slit in to drain it, but told us that we would > > have to put him under once or twice a year to slit it to drain til his > ear > > canals grow enough for tubes. He's 5. wonder how long that's gonna > take. > > > > Hmmmm. Well, here's the rest. > > > > Did she put in tubes? They do have some that fall out rather quickly, > had the longer lasting ones, and she does have a hole in one ear drum which > will have to be surgically fixed someday. She also had her tubes put in > place when she was 18 months old, she had really small canals so I find it > hard to believe that they can't place tubes in a 5 yo. I'd find someone to > give me a second opinion on that I think. > > take care. > Joy > I'm also bothered by the idea of putting him under anesthesia " once or twice a year " to drain because: 1) this probably won't adequate. If he has frequent exposure to colds, or is prone to allergies (like my daughter) he is going to have the need to release pressure and drain fluids more often than that 2) repeated cutting leads to scar tissue. the advantage with tubes is the site remains open for a period of time without having to cut in a new place 3) It means repeated exposure to anesthesia I'ld get a second opinion from an ENT with specific experience working with DS kids. Where are you? Check out this US News & WOrld Report article .... http://www.usnews.com/usnews/nycu/health/hosptl/rankings/specihqotol.htm (it's a list of the top 50 hospitals in the country fro ENT) - Becky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 I had my surgery yesterday, and the doctor was very pleased. The c-toma was very small and he was able to remove it all. No hearing bones or anything else was affected because we caught it so early, thanks to regular follow-ups. I'm doing well, not too much pain and no nausea. Really the only uncomfortable part is the big plastic thing on my head. I can't wait to take it off!! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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