We went in for Isaac's surgery and everything went very well but we may have more difficult procedures ahead depending on the results of the procedures. 
          We should have results of the CT scan in a couple weeks regarding his lungs.  At the last minute they decided not to check his heart with the CT scan as they want to do a night study that will check his heart in a better way.  I don’t know exactly what they are checking with his heart right now as I believe there are several things they are looking at, but his heart rate keeps dipping into the 50’s, 3 to 5 times a night and the doctors ( as well as my husband and I ) are concerned about it.  During the night study they will also check his oxygen levels to see where they’re at while he sleeps.  The date has not been set for the night study but it will happen soon. 

           As for his ears, the tubes (tympanostomy tubes) were put in successfully but not without much cleaning first.  Isaac’s ear drums were very inflamed.  The E.N.T. said that one’s ear drums should be paper thin, but Isaac’s were very thick and full of pus.  After releasing the pressure and cleaning both ear drums the E.N.T. put in antibiotics and the tubes.  In one month the E.N.T. wants to see Isaac again to check his ears.  He said there is a possibility that the ear drums will fill up with fluids and mass from the same or another ear infection and if this is the case Isaac will have to go in for surgery again to re-do the tubes in his ears.  We are in strong hopes that in a month Isaac’s tubes will be clean and his ears will be better.  Then we can move forward with the hearing test. 

            The eye procedure that was done on Isaac yesterday is called stenting or intubation.  This process simply puts a small tube into his tear duct to keep it open and allow his tear ducts to drain correctly.  Unfortunately they have realized that the bone in Isaac’s nose is very wide and is pinching his tear ducts closed.  Because of this the stenting procedure may not work and Isaac will then have to go through a procedure called Dacryocystorhinostomy. This procedure is very painful as they have to remove part of the bone to make way for his tear ducts.  For this reason I am praying his procedure done yesterday will work. We will see the Ophthalmologist in a month as well to assess the results of his procedure.