Carson's Tubes: Round 2

Poor little guy has had an ear infection since January. After 6 visits to the doctor, 4 rounds of antibiotics and 3 shots of Rocefin, we decided it was time. He had outgrown the drainage tubes that he'd gotten at nine months, and clearly he still needed them.

It meant going back to Childrens Hospital for general anesthesia, then a 20 minute procedure to insert the new tubes, which would allow for better drainage.

They brought him Versed, a sedative that makes them...well, sort of drunk. It helps with the separation anxiety when they wheel the kids away.

In typical Carson fashion, he calmed our nerves by playing us the blues.

This is him afterward - groggy but fine. The surgeon said he drained a "considerable amount" of fluid from each ear. Three cheers for instant relief!