And now the rest of the story. . .

O.K., Paul Harvey time. . . and now the rest of the story. So, yes, Jacob's tubes were a success, however, can I stress this point enough . . . NEVER leave the hospital while your son/daughter is still under the effects of ansethia. My poor baby was a basketcase. And shame on Thomasville Medical Center and the people who drop-kicked us out of the hospital. Jacob COULD not walk and had to be carried, mind you, kicking, crying and screaming all the way to the car. He then proceeded to unbuckle his seatbelt, while I was driving down Business 311/85/29 (whatever the heck that highway is), and threw himself rather forcefully against the back of the passenger seat, which left a huge goose-egg on his forehead. Now he is MORE hysterical. I had to pull off at a local grocery store and get him situated again, and he had to hug me for awhile to sort of gather himself. He was just "strange" so to speak. Didn't seem to realize where he was, or what the heck had happened. And again, Thomasville Medical Center IS NOT winning any awards from me. Grrrrrrrrr. The more I think about it the angrier I get.



Anyway, after all this drama we get home and Jacob doesn't want me, doesn't want John, nothing. He curled up on the couch with his Scooby Doo blanket (thank you Aunt Sissy) and just wanted to be left alone. Meanwhile, John stayed with him and I ran to the pharmacy to get the antibiotic ear drops (yes, even more fun was yet to be had). By about 10:30 (approximately 2 1/2 to 3 hours after surgery) he was right as rain. Like nothing ever happened, thankfully.



As a matter of fact in the past day and a half I'm already seeing some changes in his attitude and his speech. Some words have become clearer. He seems almost to be more calm. . . probably because for the first time in who knows how long he can actually hear.


Message to all you parents out there. . . if you even suspect a hearing issue or a speech problem or even a sleep disorder with your child go, no, RUN to an ENT (ear, nose & throat) doctor. I cannot say enough good things about this doctor. He honed in right away on all of Jacob's issues and he has a great follow through plan on what to do if tubes are not the answer or don't work. He told me all kinds of interesting facts about what's actually going on with Jacob's ears, and that his tonsils could be a factor too. (only time will tell with the tonsils). But again, what a difference it makes talking to a specialist as opposed to a pediatrician. Don't get me wrong, I love our pediatrician, however, when it comes to serious issues, such as Jacob's hearing and speech, a specialist was really the best solution. And I should say this too, Jacob's pediatrician encouraged us to seek out a specialist, so kudos to them.


So we are thankful and blessed to have found such a good doctor for Jacob and with any luck in a few weeks we should see, or rather hear, some amazing results from Jacob himself.