Isabelle Bentley

Izzie got her 3rd set of ear tubes!

Scott stayed overnight with Izzie. She was struggling with being on room air so they threw a nasal cannula in. She got down to 74 without it. You want to be at 96 or above.  She got a bath this morning. She ate cheerios and yogurt but didn't want to drink anything really. Her oxygen levels were up to 99. Should be going home soon.  She is in a good mood and playing. Doesn't appear to be in too much pain.  She decided she REALLY wanted to feed herself and would not let me feed her.  We were released round noon to go home. 

Take 2.  Isabelle had her tonsils & adenoids out and a second set of ear tubes placed this morning. She was in a great mood, a little runny nose and they said a little wheezy. But I told them that this is her always - it's just how she is/sounds. So they decided to do it. She was in a great mood and playing and moving all over the place.  They gave her versid to go to sleep which quickly made her sleepy.  The surgery only took a little longer because they had trouble finding a vein but other than that it went well. She had a lot of fluid behind her left ear so he drained it and put in a new tube but the right ear had a big enough hole (left in it from the previous tube) that he didn't need to put a tube in. He may need to in the future but it's better to assume it'll stay open.  She spent 6 HOURS in the recovery room because her oxygen level (SATs) was low. It was 56 when she first came off the breathing tube. Most adults are around 96 and she's n...

Isabelle's ear tube surgery got canceled today due to congestion Reschedule tonsils, adenoids and tubes for February 20. 

Happy girl doesn't know she's about to go under for ear tubes. You're gonna do WHAT to me? The surgery took 20 minutes and she woke up fine, we cuddled and she ate. Then we headed out. The guy said her canals are very small and they were filled with fluid. Her right ear had thick fluid in it. She could hear but not very well. He got all the fluid out and placed the tubes in. So now she should hear everything pretty clearly.  We were right down the road from dad so we visited him at work and she was the star of the show!