This is THEE week!

This is Matthew's surgery week. Everything is a GO. We've had a slight change in doctor's who will take out Matthew's decayed tooth, but everything is alright. Dr. Obeid forgot one small detail..........HE WOULD BE ON THE WEST COAST on February 1st. Um, yeah. He's one busy dude! Trust me. Anyway, a doctor at Children's will remove it. Again, the ear tubes will take about 15 minutes to do. (providing nothing is wrong) They will clean both of his ears real well, slit his ear drums, put in the tubes and be done. Then? I think the tooth is removed next. (Have to ask the Surgical nurse who calls us) That seems to be like a simple open the mouth, and tug real hard, pack the spot and end of story UNLESS...........the tooth totally falls apart. Then? Who knows. I'm guessing they will cut it out. LUCKILY, the plastic surgeon/reconstructive surgeon will be there to do his part which is to fix Matthew's flattened nose and "Elvis" lip. *Matthew cannot close his lip like the rest of us can.*

OH yeah, the nose and lip part of it? It will take about an hour and a half to do. So Matthew will be "under" for about 2 hours. Maybe 2 1/2. He did well before, in September. Let's hope it's just as good this time too!

Alot to be done. In a short amount of time, yet, I'm hoping we can go home that evening. I hope so. I really don't want Matthew to be hurting, but at the same time, staying the night, or two, at Children's is NOISEY!

Matthew has already been set up for a post-op hearing test to be done February 8th. I can't wait. HE'S GONNA HEAR! I JUST KNOW IT! HE HAS TO! They have warned us about "sensatory overload" for him when he wakes up from surgery. Since he's never heard alot of sounds the right way before, HE WILL when he wakes up from surgery. He may have to have cotton in his ears or those plug things for awhile because he just won't know what to do about everything he hears.

Think about it, his whole world is about to change AGAIN to hear. Instead of hearing things like he is underwater, he will actually hear!!! No Charlie Brown wamp, wa, wah, sounds...........I can't wait.

Please join with us in prayer for Matthew. Please.........that everything will go according to plan and the tooth comes out just fine.

We will be leaving MIGHTY early Friday morning. Aunt K will have Becca Boo, so no problems there. As soon as we hear something from surgery, we'll try and post as soon as we can!!!! :o)

Momma Kooky