Surgery

So as August turns three, February 2, 2010, he is old enough to have his surgery. This will be a big year for our family. A year we will remember forever. We will give August the gift of hearing in his right ear.
August is scheduled for atresia repair surgery on May 27th, 2010. He is also scheduled for microtia repair on August 31st, 2010.
We have not completely explained it to August yet but when the time is right we will do our best. As for me, I am still nervous but grateful this surgery is available to August and the success is so high. I will be worried, but I know this is the best thing we can give to him right now.
We will travel to Palo Alto for his first surgery and stay there for a week. He will have surgery and then need to stay close to Palo Alto in case of any complications. A week after surgery August will have a check-up to determine if we can go home. At that point we will start the healing process at home for about a month or two.
There is a full three months time that needs to pass between surgeries, so that is why there is a three month wait until the microtia repair. When the microtia surgery time comes we will take August to Cedars Hospital in LA. Again we will go home and have about a month or more of recovery.
He will continue for the rest of his life to see an ear specialists to determine his hearing prognosis.
As we go through this years experiences, we will keep you all informed on how things are going.