Ear Tubes for Braden

We've been struggling with a persistent ear infection with Braden for going on four months. We kept going to our Pediatrician who would give him antibiotics and for some reason Braden could not keep them down...it didn't matter what we tried (probably 4 different ones), he threw them all up. So finally after messing around with that for months, the Dr finally switched to giving him shots for the ear infection. The shot is supposed to sterilize the ear in 24 hours and all should be good after that. Rarely, a child will have to come back for a second to completely clear the infection. Well, after FIVE shots, yes, FIVE, our Dr told us there was nothing he could do for Braden anymore. He referred us to an ENT. So, mom called up Texas ENT and made an appointment for Friday, May 15th with Dr Newland. Dr Newland took one look in his ears and of course told us Braden needed tubes (no big surprise). We knew we really had no choice and although we were not thrilled, we made the appt for May 28th. Well, it is now May 28th and the surgery seems to have been a success. We had to arrive at Memorial Hermann in the Woodlands at 6:30am. We completed some paperwork and then went back to pre-op around 7:15ish. We had a great nurse and doctor's who made us feel very comfortable. As I am sure any other parent can imagine, as routine as this surgery is, it is still nerve-wracking, especially with a nine month old. They even gave Braden a little bear to hold onto...his name is Hermann :). They took Braden away around 7:25am and by 7:35am Dr Newland came back into the waiting room and told us everything went great. Braden still had an active ear infection, but he cleared all the gunk out. The meds they gave him to knock him out disoriented him, he was screaming when we went back to recovery, but were told this is normal. As soon as I gave him his bottle, everything was better. He drank 8 oz (he normally only drinks 4 oz). I think that was the hardest part for Braden, not getting his normal bottle (he did lose it a couple times waiting in the waiting area). But we got home before 9am and he has played all day long...you would have never guessed he just had surgery. I can already tell he hears much better. He reacts much quicker to my voice than he has in the past. We are so lucky this was such a great experience and that we will be dealing with far less ear infections!