Jan 6th, 2012

Kyle had a right tympanoplasty this morning at Primary Children's Medical Center. The surgeon made a large incision behind his ear and laid the ear forward then repaired the ear drum. The surgeon said the bones looked ok and everything went well. It will be several months until we know if the repair is stable. We will have to repeat hearing testing to assess impact on hearing. We are not expecting hearing to return to that ear. Some may, but that would be a bonus, not the reason for the surgery.

Anyway, we won't know for several months. Meanwhile Kyle is patiently tolerating things. He was discharged from the hospital late this afternoon. His pain is well controlled and he is resting peacefully. He is even leaving the saucer cup protector in place. That can come off tomorrow unless he will keep it on (which would protect his ear).

On another front, the fistulagram results were sent to Dr Levitt in Cincinnati Ohio who said the tract is too narrow. The interventions required are so specialized that until the doctors here and the doctors in Ohio sorted things out I had a large amount of anxiety. The solution is to place a Chait button in the neo Malone to leave in place for several months. The doctors who can do this are in Salt Lake City at Primary's so on Monday Kyle will have one placed.

This does delay our return home by a day, but it's better than another trip out.

It's been a long day. I'm so very glad Alan has been here with me. Im also so grateful to Alan's SLC parents for help with Dimitri and to the Jones for letting us stay with them.

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