Brodie has Surgery number two on Thursday. We thought Dr Lee would just go in and drill a hole through his mastoid bone to help the air circulate throughout his left ear system. Well, when Dr Lee got in there he found some cholesteatoma which had pulled his eardrum into the "gutter" and damaged the back half of the eardrum. So, Dr Lee had to clear out the cholesteatoma and reconstruct the back half of his eardrum using some muscle tissue. Brodie had a tough day on Thursday and Thursday night. He was somewhat better on Friday. Today, he is almost back to his old self! It is amazing how fast children bounce back from these things! He is definitely my trooper! I am so proud of him! Dr Lee told us he was thankful that we were persistent in getting his second surgery so soon. We both carry insurance right now and we wanted to get him all taken care of before second grade. He said that if we had waited, his eardrum would be gone and his hearing bones would have been eaten by the cholesteatoma. Now, he will have to have an exploratory surgery in December to make sure the cholesteatoma has not come back. Thanks for all of your prayers!!
