Up in the air

Molly and I are on our way to see Dr Roberson in Palo Alto.

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.

Hopefully this isn't an indication of the while trip, just a hiccup.

A little video of Molly singing her favorite song.  She didn't do this before she got her right ear atresia repaired.

One week

We leave for LAX in one week, then it's a drive up to San Jose to stay with relatives.  We're very grateful to Erin's cousin Maureen to let us stay at her house.

Last time we saw Maureen and her family was just after Molly's surgery in June.  She had an instant crush on their son Mike.

Now we're going to be staying at their house.

Finally!

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.

Whew!

Patiently Waiting

We're awaiting the insurance approvals from Cheryl at Dr Roberson's office.  Nov 3rd is two weeks before surgery and if we cancel within that 14 day period, it's a $500 charge.  Need to get insurance approval quickly!

Surgery Schedule

We received Molly's surgery packet today, outlining procedures, forms and appointment times.  Her pre-op appointment is 11/16 at 1:10pm, surgery on the 17th, post op appointment on the 22nd  at 2:40pm

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!

Left Ear Scheduled

Molly 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.

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.

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.

More to come as we get closer.