Keith took Jarrah in for the operation this time, and i went to MOPS with Kaelen - not because i didn't want to go with Jarrah, but because we felt it might be tricky with both kidlets, especially as Jarrah tends to be sleepy/groggy/teary after a general anaesthetic, and i didn't relish the idea of juggling 2 small people if Kaelen happened to be unsettled at the time. So this was an experience for Daddy too, cos up til now I've always been the one with Jarrah for any of these procedures. Keith has come to some but never been able to stay and go through the whole event, so it was interesting for him i think to see how it all goes, and interesting for me to see how Keith handles it. Not that it's earth-shattering, or that i'm looking for one of us to be better or worse, but i was just curious about what Keith's reactions might be.
And i think a few things caught him unawares...which is ok, just i think he was a bit surprised at his own reaction. We are allowed to travel with Jarrah into theatre and be with him as he goes to sleep, and then we wait back in the day ward. Keith said he found himself a little choked up, a little teary as J was going under, not something he had expected. They prayed quickly before J was given the gas, partly as a signal to J that he was going to sleep now, but i think also to give Daddy some strength too, to help him know that it'll be ok.
Anyway, all seems to have gone well. ENT put a larger grommet in the right side this time, hopefully to keep it open, and apparently J's adenoids were large - not sure if that means inflamed, but there was perhaps more of them there than there should have been, so it's probably a good thing that they're gone. The unfortunate short-term consequence is that there's some dried blood around, which makes J's nose a bit itchy...it'll pass.
On the hearing front, there was again an immediate difference, as with the first set. J's almost-favourite toy at the moment is a Leap Frog baby Leap Pad, with books and cartridges that you insert and interact with the books by pressing the pictures. Prior to today, he couldn't hear the sounds at all without his hearing aids, even with the volume up full. Trying to do so was tantrum-inducing material, as i think he thought it wasn't working or something. When everyone got home at about 2pm, that was the first thing he went for, and i thought, "Uh-oh, here we go, can we put his aids in?" We let him try, and at default volume it was a bit tricky, but once we turned the volume up full he was fine! Amazing! He could hear it enough to play with it happily without hearing aids! That shows that the new set of grommets and removal of the muck that was in his ear has made a significant, measurable difference - and that's enough for me!
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