My cute little 5-year-old stuck that tiny little rock IN HIS EAR on Monday afternoon while at preschool.
I guess he got bored with popcorn kernels.
After we tried getting it out ourselves, but not wanting to push it further we went to the ER where we waited for 6 hours so the ER doctor could do exactly what we were trying to avoid - push it in further. Surprisingly, he couldn't get it out so we were directed to the ENT doctor the next morning who confirmed that the ER doctor admitted he pushed it in further. The ENT doctor tried using a little vacuum suction thingamajig to get it out. It didn't work. So we were scheduled for outpatient surgery on Wednesday morning.
When someone says the word anesthesia and your child's name in the same sentence it does NOT make us mama bears happy campers. Thankfully, they were able to retrieve that tiny little $3000 rock and he is back at school and his old self again although I hope that doesn't mean he'll be sticking more rocks in his ears because I'm not sure I'll be able to handle it. I honestly think it was more traumatic for me than him.
