Same Song, Different Verse, No... Different Side

Hollister had his 3rd surgery Monday. His 3rd, Tympanoplasty/Mastiodectomy, but this time on his right ear. This is the "good ear." This is the ear he CAN hear out of. The doctor once again thought the surgery would last about an hour and a half.

This is him before the surgery with his new friend, Junction Jack, the Astros mascot.

Once again, the surgery last three hours.

There was no cholesteatoma in the inner ear which is good. There was a huge part in the mastoid though. Much larger than he anticipated. He spent a lot of time trying to save the hearing bone, but was unable to. So, he now has a second titanium ear bone in place. This means another surgery. He will need to go back in and make sure it is in place and that all of the chloesteatoma is gone.

This is not what we wanted to hear, but it is what it is. The surgery will be around September or so. For now, we wait. We wait for about a month to get a true hearing test and see what % hearing loss he has. We thought after the surgery he would not be able to hear at all and we prepared him for that as much as we could. But, he CAN hear. We have to talk loud, but he can hear. This is promising to us. We will wait for the packing in the ear to dissolve and the healing process to continue.

                                                                          Post op

Trevor trying to make him smile.

Eating a Popsicle after surgery. Always his favorite part. 

 He's not as mad as he looks. He's just ready to go home.

The surgery went well and Hollister once again has been incredibly strong and hasn't complained at all.

Now, I must keep him corralled so that ear piece doesn't move. Wish me luck!