A Slight Change of Plans

Audrena saw the surgeon today. This was the "pre-op" appointment before the CT scan. He had been watching her ear drum because of negative pressure and retraction. Today he observed that her ear was full of fluid, and the ear drum issues remain. He plans to do surgery to insert a tube and a cartilage graft. During the surgery, he will inspect her ear to make sure the cholesteatoma has not returned. This way he will not have to subject her to the radiation of the CT scan. We knew it was a possibility that she would need a tube and a graft, but we were just hoping it wouldn't be necessary to put her through another surgery. Hopefully it will be an easy recovery for her! We will keep everyone updated as we go.