tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23808990611281160642024-03-05T22:28:06.875-07:00Molly MeiMolly Mei and our promise to get her new ears.Mike Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055760144361697915noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380899061128116064.post-69395594377881792662013-05-19T20:17:00.004-07:002013-05-19T20:17:50.685-07:00Molly's second surgeryMolly is scheduled for her second surgery tomorrow morning at 5:30am at K&B surgery center in Beverly Hills. She is working on her last minute campaigning for us to cancel. She just doesn't want the 'icky' medicine at the very beginning before she goes in. After that she's all good.<br />
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Surgery should be a little longer this time because Dr Lewin has to do a minor revision to her ear canal. Molly will also have both of her ears pierced after surgery, she's so excited.<br />
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Wish Molly luck, hopefully this is her last round of surgery.Mike Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055760144361697915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380899061128116064.post-51094640048162391432013-03-09T12:29:00.001-07:002013-03-09T12:29:54.554-07:00Bandages off all day long.Molly has her 3 post op appointment coming up and she's doing remarkable well. She has the headwrap and protective ear cup on just at night now. We have to do daily cleanings of the ear to help it heal. She's had showers and is able to wash her hair. She's even starting to like putting her hair behind her ear to keep it out of her face, something she's never been able to do. Just wait until she gets the second ear!<br />
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The ear is still a little swollen and stiff but that's to be expected. The skin is very pink, but will start to blend in gradually. <br />
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Next up is 3rd post op!Mike Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055760144361697915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380899061128116064.post-53600706353367115052013-03-03T16:17:00.002-07:002013-03-03T16:18:46.169-07:002nd Post Op ApptMolly's second post operative appointment with Dr. Lewin was just as successful as the first. The ear looks great, and everything is healing nicely. Next up, the morning of her next appointment (3-5-13), we can take off the protective cup and seaweed wrap (really, it's seaweed based) and then she can be cup/headband free until she goes to bed.<br />
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She's doing VERY well, and has really been a superstar. Her left ear is May 23rd.<br />
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Well Mollys first post-op appointment is in the books. Everything looks great with her new ear and Molly seems to be cautiously OK with them. Her little ears were all she knew up until now. She is fascinated with the whole process, asking Dr Lewin a lot of questions. <br />
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What is the tape on my eyes for?<br />
What is that tube coming out of my mouth?<br />
Why is the tape white?<br />
What are the blue towels for?<br />
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Dr Lewin answered each question, sometimes many times over until Molly was satisfied. Molly's perseverance throughout all of this has been nothing short of remarkable. We're so very proud of her. She's had to wear a black head band with an ear cup since surgery, along with an incision on her waist line for the skin graft. She's taking it in stride and really shows a lot of character in her. She does milk it a bit, but that's totally ok with us. Here are some new pictures from today's appointment.<br />
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Mike Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055760144361697915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380899061128116064.post-7022597276188152692013-02-18T16:12:00.000-07:002013-02-18T16:13:05.702-07:005 days post-opWednesday Feb 13th,<br />
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Molly had MedPor surgery on her right ear and is recovering quite well. The surgery lasted about 10 hours and it took a lot out of her. She has a black headband and a plastic cup covering her new ear. She has her first post-op appointment tomorrow at 2pm with Dr Lewin.</div>
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I'm eager to see her new ear and Molly is eager to get this wrap off even just for a few minutes to wash her hair and see for herself what is happening. Below is a picture of her newly created ear just after surgery.</div>
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Mike Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055760144361697915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380899061128116064.post-59667575870127547812013-02-12T21:52:00.001-07:002013-02-12T21:53:07.672-07:00All set for surgery!Molly is all set for surgery tomorrow at 6:30am. A mild fever yesterday has not returned so we're in the clear. Molly is surprisingly calm and happy. I would've thought she'd be nervous and anxious. Maybe she's blocking, maybe she doesn't fully understand what is happening. We've showed her videos of what is to come and she has seen pictures of other children that have had this surgery, so it's not a surprise.<br />
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<br />Mike Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055760144361697915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380899061128116064.post-52307080721248457002013-02-05T19:40:00.001-07:002013-02-05T19:40:19.455-07:00Pre-Op AppointmentMolly's pre-op appointment was today and all went well. Molly asked a ton of questions, mainly "why do I need big ears?" Dr Lewin was very patient answering the same question over and over again, she is so great!<br />
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Other than explaining the acoustics of sound being caught by your outer ear, my answers to Molly are...<br />
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1) You can wear sunglasses<br />
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She is still not convinced that she needs/wants big ears. She's always had her 'little ears', just nubs. It's all she's known until now. She'll get through it with our help, support and love and hugs.Mike Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055760144361697915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380899061128116064.post-62892520908455897972013-02-03T12:05:00.000-07:002013-02-03T12:05:03.682-07:00Posting again!Molly's is scheduled for MedPor reconstruction in February for the left ear, and March for the right ear. As the dates approach I'll be posting more about the process.<br />
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Right now we're all about convincing her that this is a good idea. She's had her little ears all her life that that's all she knows. She has experienced some teasing about her little ears before and it makes her sad, but she gets over it quickly. Mostly her hair is down and that hides them from sight.<br />
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Mainly she's concerned about 'the icky medicine' that she has to take to make her sleepy for the real. anesthesia.<br />
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<br />Mike Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055760144361697915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380899061128116064.post-11141543136220383082011-11-22T09:58:00.001-07:002011-11-22T10:00:52.452-07:00Leaving for LAWe're off to Los Angeles today after Molly's 2:40pm appointment. Can't wait to get the pad from her skin graft site taken off, if they can. It's pretty encrusted in the scab on her scalp at this point. <br />
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More once we get settled in LA.Mike Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055760144361697915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380899061128116064.post-58777146444803714102011-11-21T22:25:00.001-07:002011-11-21T22:27:23.547-07:00Monterey Bay AquariumTook Molly to the Monterey Bay Aquarium today, was a good day. Pictures are <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/111707150201528480524/MontereyBayAquarium" target="_blank">here...</a><br />
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We're off to Palo Alto to see Dr Roberson for her first post op tomorrow at 2:40pm. Then we're off to LA to spend the night at Rob's house.Mike Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055760144361697915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380899061128116064.post-65793916734239561982011-11-20T23:17:00.001-07:002011-11-20T23:23:53.726-07:00Back to normalMolly is pretty much back to normal. She has a little bit of pain near the skin graft site but nothing too much. The site is covered by a pad which is stitched in to her scalp I think. Can't wait to get that off on Tuesday.<br />
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She's had a rough cough at times so I have her on some Delsym right now, she's snoring peacefully next to me right now.<br />
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All the pictures from yesterday are up here, <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/111707150201528480524/SantaCruzHalfMoonBayAndSanFrancisco" target="_blank">Santa Cruz, Half Moon Bay and San Francisco</a>.<br />
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We had a down day today, only went out to get her prescription filled and have lunch at Chipotle. Her 'ear' drops are new, they're actually eye drops that can also go in the ear. I'm going to have to ask the doctor before we start using them. We're going to Monterey Bay Aquarium tomorrow, should be interesting, I will take lots of pictures.Mike Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055760144361697915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380899061128116064.post-76891188058875662032011-11-18T23:14:00.001-07:002011-11-18T23:20:40.422-07:00A day in ChinatownI took Molly up to see the sea lions at Pier 39 this morning, she had been asked to go. It was drizzling and I was concerned it might get hard, so I bought an umbrella. It then stopped raining completely. Ok, so now we have a nice golf umbrella for home.<br />
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<br />Mike Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055760144361697915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380899061128116064.post-60494985382091425362011-11-17T16:45:00.001-07:002011-11-17T16:47:50.195-07:00Back to restMolly and I are back 'home' to rest now. Home being Erin's cousin Maureen's family in San Jose. Molly is sleeping it off an dI'm going to lay down with her. She had some jello and apple juice at Waverly Surgery Center, I expect her to wake up soon very hungry.<br />
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Maybe some eggs or noodles will do her good.Mike Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055760144361697915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380899061128116064.post-8978586392824086632011-11-17T11:47:00.001-07:002011-11-17T12:05:08.371-07:00In SurgeryWe arrived at exactly 8:00am, the Bay Area traffic was heavy, but not stand still. We went in around 8:30 and we hung out in the pre-op area while they did paperwork and asked about her recent fever and sniffles. <br />
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The nurses let me lie down with Molly on her bed to keep her calm. We played Angry Birds Rio on my phone, well, I played, and she critiqued. The anesthesiologist called in from the OR and asked me a few questions about her past experience with surgery. The anesthesiologist said the slight fever and sniffles were not of any great concern and he advised to proceed. <br />
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Molly got her sleepy meds about 9:30, they gave her Versed, twice the dose they gave her the last time she was here. They were trying to reduce the anxiety of 'the handoff', when I had to leave her in the care of the nurses. I could tell that they were looking to get started on her so I tried to get Molly to lay down on the bed so they could roll her back. The anesthesiologist came in and I shifted Molly to her feet and she immediately walked off with him, only to realize that I wasn't directly behind her and came back for me. So I had to carry her to a point then hand her off to the Dr., still very upset, but I think she resigned to being taken back. The meds certainly took the edge off any objections she might have raised further.<br />
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So I'm in the waiting room, probably another hour or so before I can go back and see her. I'll write more later once we're back at the house. I need a drive thru Chinese noodle place for Molly. I may have to stop on the way home and get something to eat also, I'm starving too.Mike Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055760144361697915noreply@blogger.com0Palo Alto, CA, USA37.4418834 -122.143019537.3410269 -122.30094799999999 37.5427399 -121.985091tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380899061128116064.post-11023701871838547112011-11-16T23:15:00.001-07:002011-11-16T23:25:27.099-07:00Twas the night before surgeryMolly is fast asleep next to me. Her surgery is scheduled for 9:30am tomorrow morning. Our arrival is to be at 8am and I've set 4 alarms on my iPhone just to make sure. <br />
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Molly had an audiogram, a CT scan and a routine cleaning today at Roberson's office. Her right side atresia repair looks perfect and her audiogram is in line with what our local ENT has tested.<br />
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We didn't get to see Roberson before surgery, I find that a little bit odd but probably nothing.<br />
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Molly and I should be back to the house around 2-3pm, if not earlier.Mike Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055760144361697915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380899061128116064.post-2388487169312676212011-11-15T12:11:00.001-07:002011-11-15T12:11:57.773-07:00Up in the airMolly and I are on our way to see Dr Roberson in Palo Alto. <br />
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The flight took off a bit late and I met a very rude flight attendant. Most of the flight attendants I've flown with have been nice and even if they are super busy and stressed, they're not rude. This woman is. I'll send an email to American Airlines and then I'll forget about her. <br />
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Hopefully this isn't an indication of the while trip, just a hiccup. Mike Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055760144361697915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380899061128116064.post-25837991165355884422011-11-10T19:42:00.001-07:002011-11-10T20:03:22.477-07:00A little video of Molly singing her favorite song. She didn't do this before she got her right ear atresia repaired.<br />
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Now we're going to be staying at their house.Mike Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055760144361697915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380899061128116064.post-88233065727273379962011-11-02T14:19:00.001-07:002011-11-02T14:19:09.767-07:00Finally!We finally heard from Cheryl at Cal Ear. Our out of pocket insurance costs are ZERO. We met our deductible on her first surgery so we're really fortunate to squeeze her other surgery in the same calendar year.<br />
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After the post op appointment I'll drive down to LA to spend the night at Rob's, then in the morning, we'll drive back to Tucson for Thanksgiving!Mike Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055760144361697915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380899061128116064.post-77234280907680024542011-10-23T17:38:00.000-07:002011-10-23T17:38:41.117-07:00Left Ear ScheduledMolly has been scheduled for surgery on Nov 17th for her left ear. Dr Roberson's office said she is a good candidate on her left side. She will have a CAT scan the day before to confirm.<br />
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Our medical costs should be zero because we've met our annual deductible for the year. That's why we're rushing to get it done this year. Staying with relatives will cut the costs even more.<br />
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Molly has improved to a 20 db hearing loss in her last hearing test. She started out life at 60 db hearing loss so she is right on the low end of normal, right where Roberson projected her to be.<br />
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More to come as we get closer.Mike Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055760144361697915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380899061128116064.post-25880505700789356012011-07-14T19:01:00.001-07:002011-07-14T19:01:39.012-07:00Molly's 3rd post op appointment<h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Molly had a great Dr appointment today, even though we had to wait almost 2 hours to see him. </span></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">He removed the last of her ear canal packing and said it looks fantastic. Next visit is August 18 when they will do the first post op audiogram! Can't wait!</span></span></h6>Mike Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055760144361697915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380899061128116064.post-68401367045162436802011-07-13T21:16:00.003-07:002011-07-13T21:17:22.585-07:00Singing Birds!Molly continues to surprise us with what she is hearing, Erin posted this on her Facebook page...<br />
<h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}"><div class="actorName actorDescription" data-ft="{"type":2}"><span style="font-size: small;"><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=701800404" href="https://www.facebook.com/erinszoo">Erin Dowsley Davis</a></span></div><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}" style="font-size: small;">Molly: Mom, I hear birds. <br />
Me: what are they doing?<br />
Molly: Singing<br />
Me: (bawl eyes out, while driving)</span></h6>Mike Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055760144361697915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380899061128116064.post-80785904103213841072011-07-09T16:01:00.000-07:002011-07-09T16:01:51.370-07:00Pool funI took Molly, Katie and a couple of friends of theirs to the pool here in our community. It's finally warm enough to swim in, it's actually quite nice now. I bought Molly a swim cap just to keep splashes out of her ear. It worked really well, I could actually enjoy myself while at the pool for the first time since Molly's surgery.<br />
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Molly seems to be hearing much more now that most of the packing has been taken out. Molly was in the bathroom playing with water in the sink while I was in the kitchen talking to Katie and Molly kept saying "What? What?" as if I was talking right next to her.<br />
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We went to a local soccer game last night with some friends. Molly was quite annoyed with the air horns and the vuvuzelas (annoying horns prevalent at soccer games). I had to teach her how to cover her ear to drown out sound. She had no concept on how to do it.Mike Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055760144361697915noreply@blogger.com1