When Ethan had tubes in his ears he went to the "Old Hospital" in St. George. Beforehand they had an evening where kids could take a tour and find out what they would be doing. I thought it was great, so when Courtney was schedules for tubes I called the Center where she would be having it done at and scheduled a tour. The woman was really nice and showed Courtney around to make her feel better. A nurse was there that had been Bryan's nurse when he broke his nose and said she would also be Courtney's nurse the next day. Courtney got a hat, mask, shoe protectors and a doll that she was able to decorate her own way so she would feel more comfortable the next day. I thought it went great because all night she was "Doctor Courtney" dressed up in her stuff. She got a blessing from Bryan last night and was ready to go. (Ethan had a hard time though because he HATES it when his sister hurts and his imagination was going wild.)
Doctor Courtney:
This morning we woke up and Courtney got up at about 6:15 or so and came out all dressed up and ready for her procedure. We had to make her wait until 6:45 when Grandma and Grandpa Oman came to take care of Ethan. Then we were off.
When we first got to the Center she was fine and they took her right back. She let them weigh and measure her (39 pounds and 41 inches) and then we went back to the room she showed her. She had been excited the night before about the tiger pjs they would give her to wear (she even growled at Bryan when she told him about them) but when it came time to wear them she changed her mind. We finally got her into them and she cuddled on my lap. She was a bit upset and wouldn't get on the bed. Finally we consented to give her come relaxing medicine. After about 10 minute she was really tired and sleepy. Then they were able to take her temperature, vitals and get her ready to go. When she left she didn't even fuss, probably because she was almost asleep already.
Happy Courtney after the medicine!
Ten minutes later the doctor came out to tell us that it had gone well. We waited another 10-15 minutes and they told us she was awake and we could go back. When Ethan woke up the first time he had tubes in he was screaming and crying so that's what I expected. But Courtney was sitting quietly on the bed watching "Dinosaur Train" - her favorite PBS show! I helped her eat a slushy and then about 20 minutes later she was ready to go.
She was a bit loopy on the ride home but once we got home and she was situated on the couch watching TV it only took her about 30 minutes before she was back to normal and asking when she could play with friends. ;)
What a trooper!! I hope this clears up the hearing problems. She is now down for her nap but she is doing great!
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I'm glad all went well. She looks great in her Dr. clothes.
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