Chance: I'm getting an implant tomorrow!!'
Chance's surgery went very well today. The surgery was delayed about an hour and 15 minutes because the child before Chance took longer than they thought he would for his surgery. Chance was a trooper though and did not complain even though he could not eat anything and had been without food since midnight.
Chance went into surgery about 2:00 and we were summoned to post-op at about 3:20. Chance's head was wrapped in gauze that encirled his head. Over his ear, there was a "bubble" of gauze to protect and absorb blood. The blood actually was soaking through the gauze some, but we were assured that this was normal. Blood may even run down his face a little, but as long as the bleeding did not require us to apply pressure and soak all of the way through, it was normal. Chance layed his head on my shoulder all of the way home, kind of zoning in and out...mostly out. Chance has just been kind of mellow. As one would expect when ones head has been drilled through :)
As Chance was coming out of the anethestic in the hospital, he noticed the clip on his finger that monitered his blood pressure. It made his finger glow red. Chance woke up, stared mesmorized and enchanted by his finger, and then turned his head and went back to sleep.
We are so grateful to finally have the implant! We are so blessed and know the Lord has guided us to this point.
The wound will need to heal now, and in 5 weeks, we will return for a follow-up visit and the implant will be turned on. For now, Chance will use a hearing aid in his other ear that did not have the surgery. Thank you for all of your prayers and support! We have felt your love.
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