Scheduled Brody's First Atresia Repair surgery today for his left canal. :) This is so exciting!!
Thursday April 4 2013 (left canal)
Thursday June 20 2013 (tentatively Right canal)
Now onto the flights and finding a place to stay for 8 days!
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Combined vs Seperate Surgeries
We have decided against the combined surgery for Brody boy. In the last post i said we scheduled surgery. Well we did, but now we have changed our minds with the hopes that this is the best thing for Brody.
We have been talking to many families who have a child who has gone threw both the combined surgery as well as individual (separate) surgeries. Through all the family conversations as well as many skype and phone calls with the doctors. We have officially decided to do the separate surgeries for Brody! This means that his very first surgery, they will open his left ear canal. After this surgery we will be able to determine what his middle bones look like and if they are functioning. If they are not functioning he may be a candidate for a "prosthetic" middle ear bones. This we won't know until the Dr goes in and opens the canal. If he is a candidate, this will add an additional surgery to our original 4.
If all goes as planned, our year will be very busy with multiple surgeries, with great hopes that Brody will have normal hearing and 2 NEW BIG BOY EARS!! :)
Here is our tentative plan for his surgeries.
Surgery #1 APRIL Open left ear canal.
Surgery #2 JUNE Open right ear canal.
Surgery #3 AUGUST Left BIG EAR.
Surgery #4 DECEMBER Right BIG EAR!
*with possible additional surgeries for middle ear bones "prosthetic" eithier or both sides
Right now we are waiting to hear back from Dr Roberson's office to get our first surgery date.
Thank you all for the love and support. Also thanks for all the prayers! This is a very big decision for us to make. We can defiantly feel the love all around us. Thank you!! :)
We have been talking to many families who have a child who has gone threw both the combined surgery as well as individual (separate) surgeries. Through all the family conversations as well as many skype and phone calls with the doctors. We have officially decided to do the separate surgeries for Brody! This means that his very first surgery, they will open his left ear canal. After this surgery we will be able to determine what his middle bones look like and if they are functioning. If they are not functioning he may be a candidate for a "prosthetic" middle ear bones. This we won't know until the Dr goes in and opens the canal. If he is a candidate, this will add an additional surgery to our original 4.
If all goes as planned, our year will be very busy with multiple surgeries, with great hopes that Brody will have normal hearing and 2 NEW BIG BOY EARS!! :)
Here is our tentative plan for his surgeries.
Surgery #1 APRIL Open left ear canal.
Surgery #2 JUNE Open right ear canal.
Surgery #3 AUGUST Left BIG EAR.
Surgery #4 DECEMBER Right BIG EAR!
*with possible additional surgeries for middle ear bones "prosthetic" eithier or both sides
Right now we are waiting to hear back from Dr Roberson's office to get our first surgery date.
Thank you all for the love and support. Also thanks for all the prayers! This is a very big decision for us to make. We can defiantly feel the love all around us. Thank you!! :)
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
CT Results. First Surgery Date. Online Auction
Lots of new and exciting progress on the Brody boys upcoming surgery. We sent his CT scan to the California Ear Institute. We received excellent news that he is a canidate for atresia repair.(opening of his canals) This is the news we have been waiting for since he was 2 weeks old! This means that he will be able to do the combined surgery verses 4 seperate surgeries! We are excited for Brody to have this oppurtunity to get "big boy" ears as well as having the oppurtunity to hear without his BAHA's. There is a chance that he will needd a "phase 2 surgery" on one of his ears, but this we won't know until they operate.
We have set up his very first surgery date for August 14th 2013! YEAH! after saying that, I have come to relize that it is only 6 months away and that I have lots to research for flights, hotels, rental cars, post-operation, and the list goes on! The staff at The California Ear Instute (CEI) has been very friendly and helpfull with my 8 million questions!
My old college roommate contacted me and wanted to help us raise funds for Brody. So she asked if she could do an online auction to help spread the word about Brody as well as raise money. I think this is really neat. Currently she is looking for donations of items for the online auction. If you or anyone you know would be willing to donate or would like to bid on something please check out her page at http://www.facebook.com/groups/453566951379176/
Hope you all have a wonderful night!
We have set up his very first surgery date for August 14th 2013! YEAH! after saying that, I have come to relize that it is only 6 months away and that I have lots to research for flights, hotels, rental cars, post-operation, and the list goes on! The staff at The California Ear Instute (CEI) has been very friendly and helpfull with my 8 million questions!
My old college roommate contacted me and wanted to help us raise funds for Brody. So she asked if she could do an online auction to help spread the word about Brody as well as raise money. I think this is really neat. Currently she is looking for donations of items for the online auction. If you or anyone you know would be willing to donate or would like to bid on something please check out her page at http://www.facebook.com/groups/453566951379176/
- 2-22-13. Run till 3-1-13 This page is to List item you are willing to put in Auction to Help Brody.
Hope you all have a wonderful night!
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