Cole had his surgery about 2 1/2 weeks ago. It went well. It did not go as they had hoped. They hoped for one large mass that could easily be scooped out. What they got was a large mass that had grown into all the nooks and crannies in his ear. It took a full 4 hours to remove it.
He was a little nervous this time. Thankfully, we had just gotten an ipad so Bad Piggies was a great way to keep his mind off of it. He was the second surgery of the morning so he went back around 8:30/8:45 and they came to get us at about 12:45. The doctor gave us lots of info, but I didn't retain much of it as my thought was "when can I see him?"
The cyst did not erode any of the bones, which was good, but they did have to remove at least one of the ear bones (I believe it was the incus). They also had to cut around his ear lobe and go in through the bone behind his ear. That incision is where he had the most pain. It still looks painful, but as long as you don't jab a clippers into it, he doesn't complain. Yes, that was a brilliant mommy moment.
He had to wear a cuff for 2 days, then a cotton ball in his ear for a week. He slept on the couch for a full day before he felt ready to get up and move around. He was very dizzy when we brought him home. By Saturday evening he was up and moving and by Sunday he was his normal self. He went back to school the following Monday.
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| The first smile after surgery. |
