One day (while Brent was away in Seattle), Kade's school called me to come pick him up as he was running a fever of 102! He was complaining that his ear and head hurt him, so doctor's appointment made. The pediatrician diagnosed him with an impacted earwax with possible ear infection (as they couldn't see behind it) and referred us to a specialist.
I promptly called my ENT doctor and got him in that afternoon. Both doctors tried methods in their office, but to hold a 4 year old still enough to try to remove the wax buildup was impossible.
Surgery scheduled for Wednesday, January 29th - first appointment of the morning!
He did so well! He was put to sleep with a little sleeping gas - the nurse had him practicing with the balloon beforehand - told him there was a girl last week that *almost* popped it and he'd get a prize if he was able to do it!
The doctor told me it was very impacted and it was the right thing to do to get it all out via surgery. Poor Kade probably hasn't been able to hear anything out of that ear for some time now.
He woke up beautifully (per the nurse) and was immediately treated to a cherry popsicle (yup at 8 o'clock in the morning!!) He especially loved the ride on the bed by the nurses and the ride on the wheelchair back to the car!
Sweet Kade asked me if he popped the balloon when he got in the Highlander.
Brent was home waiting with Kade's favorite for breakfast - Bojangles biscuits and french fries!!
After a mellow day home watching Disney+ with Brent, he was back to his old self and ready to return to school the following day!!
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