Kaylee's rescheduled surgery appointment was this morning. Unfortunately it didn't go as well as hoped. There was not any fluid in her left ear, so they did not put in the tubes (or even cut in to look in the right ear). That means her hearing loss is most likely due to something with the ossicles (little bones in her ear) not transmitting sound completely. Fortunately, the loss is apparently not bad enough to worry about hearing aids, so they just want to keep an eye on it for now, and to make sure it doesn't get worse. They suggested having her teachers seat her somewhere that her good ear would be towards the teacher, just to make sure she can follow along easier, but all feedback from her school is great so we don't seem to need to worry about that yet.
Kaylee, like Ella, also seems to get pretty sick from the anesthesia, so she didn't have a very good time for at least 2-3 hours after she woke up. They gave her some anti-nausea medicine before we left the hospital since she was sick at least 3 times while we were there. It seemed to help, but it didn't completely stop her sickness. By about 2pm, though, she was bouncing off the walls like usual and since seems to be completely back to normal. Other than pain medicine as needed, ear drops for a few days and making sure to keep water out of her ears until we see the doctor again (in about a month), I guess we are back to the usual routine with her.
No updates on Ella yet. We need to call tomorrow to try and get the MRI scheduling sorted out.
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