Her doctor was great.
It’s not like we haven’t worked with him before.
He did my tonsils a short while back, then he did our oldest daughter’s tonsils less than a year ago.
This one, our youngest, only had to have ear tubes put in. Same day surgery and recovery. Much better than tonsils. 10 days of pain and frustration on everyone.
Surgery was around 7:30 AM and we were home before 10AM. After a big lunch and a long nap she was back to her normal self. Well…she is walking a little wobbly but it’s kinda cute.
Hopefully she’ll be in less pain and will be getting more sleep now. I hear that all of that drainage can be quite painful.
In a few short hours I’ll be taking our youngest to the hospital surgery room to have ear tubes put in.
In the past 3 years or so we’ve been through one surgery after another in our family. I had my tonsils removed, then we had our oldest child’s tonsils removed, and now we send our youngest to have tubes put in her ears.
While I know it’s for the best I still can’t help but wonder if we’re doing things right. We eat mostly organic, lead active lifestyles, enjoy art, culture, and plenty of family time.
There’s a part of me that wonders if living in West Texas is somehow having an undesirable effect on our overall health. Are we, even with our healthy lifestyle, swimming upstream?
We live in oil country. There are spills and leaks that potentially contaminate our water supply (do we still have a water supply?) and I grow fearful that if I don’t get my family out of here soon that other ailments may not be far off.
Maybe I’m just being an overly concerned parent?
It’s all just allergies…right? Naturally.
