The Bormann's: Tubes…..Round Two

Madelyn hasn't had any ear issues since she had her tubes put in. At her follow up with the ENT in July one of the tubes had fallen out and the dr thought he saw a cyst on her ear drum. He wasn't concerned but said to follow up in 2-3 months and if the cyst had grown then we would have to figure out some options. He said many times the cysts just pop and basically go away on their own.

She had a follow up appointment at the end of Sept. The cyst was gone (yay!) but she had an ear infection. Now the tube in the other ear was still in her ear but it had moved and wasn't functioning anymore.

We had another follow up appointment last Friday and she didn't have an ear infection but there was a lot of fluid build-up in both ears. We had the option to 1) wait and see what happens, 2) have tubes put in or 3) have tubes put in and her adenoids removed. We chose option #2 which we felt very comfortable with.

Madelyn had her 2nd set of tubes put in yesterday. Everything went great! She is such a trooper and she had more energy than all of us the rest of the day! Nana came up to help with Jack as we had to be at the surgery center by 6:30 am and our daycare doesn't open until 6:30. It ended up working out well as Jack wasn't feeling 100% so he got some extra care and snuggle time with Nana.

Madelyn's surgery was scheduled for 7:30 am and we were back home before 9:00 am. It is amazing how quickly this procedure goes. We are so impressed with all the doctors and the highest level of care that we receive during this process (both last time and this time). Madelyn's been a happy camper through it all - you would never know she had tubes put in. Hopefully these tubes work as well as the 1st set…..I'm sure they will!