JO had an appointment with his plastic surgeon on Friday to check the progress of his last surgery. JO's last surgery was to extend the palate, so that he would not lose so much air from his nose when talking. The surgery was a tough one on all of us. JO got sick and would not eat and we ended up staying in the hospital for two days. Not so fun with a three year old. Well, to my disappointment Dr. Thompson is unsure if the surgery was successful.
I know that these minor surgeries are everyday things for doctors, but to me each one that JO has is a big deal. A very big deal. They have to put him to sleep which is scary. He is pain for days. He usually does not eat for days thus loses weight. And JO is on the small side, so he does not need to lose weight.
Part of me wants to just say forget about it, no more surgeries. His speech may suffer, but I can't stand to see him in pain. The other part me thinks that this should be corrected while he is still young, so that he does not have to suffer with speech issues all through school. Which can also be painful. My heart says no more, while my head says repair it now. As a mother which one should I listen to?
I guess we will know more after they do further testing in March. Hopefully I getting all excited over nothing.
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