Nephi has been telling us that he can't hear very well out of his left ear. Last week he got a cold. Now that he has no spleen it apparently hit him harder than colds he had before, he acted like a big baby, I tried to tell him that is what people with colds feel like. He was feeling a lot of pressure in his ears, like they needed to pop but they couldn't. So he went to our brother-in-law's (the ER doctor) and had him look in his ears. Ryan couldn't see all the way, but he said that Nephi's left ear looked off. He said he should get to an ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat doctor).
Nephi went for an appointment yesterday and was told that he has a hole in his left eardrum. A hole so big it is like the eardrum is pretty much non-existent! The hearing from that ear was not in the deaf category, but it was close. For those that don't have a firm understanding of the workings of the ear, the eardrum is a thin flap of skin across the ear between the outer ear and middle ear, like the top of a drum. Good news is that it is fixable! They can take a graft of skin from somewhere else and fix it.
Also while Nephi was there he said, "So I noticed the 'Throat' part of your specialty, and I am wondering if you could fix this." His scar from his tracheotomy is attached to his trachea so when he talks and swallows it yanks his skin on his neck up and down. They said they can absolutely fix it and will just do it at the same time as his ear surgery! The surgery is scheduled on July 22nd.
So Nephi is getting closer and closer to being a totally fixed man--still wondering what will happen with his hands, and I personally am wanting him to gain some weight already! Isn't it funny that at then end of all of this these are the only complaints we have!
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I wasn't sure if we'd be seeing any more updates but I still keep the blog on my list of ones to check. Thank you for keeping us posted on Nephi's progress and ever changing body - really who knew your body was such a miracle when it works we don't realize just how much can go wrong. We are hopefully both surgeries will be a great success.
i think it's SPECTACULAR how "normal" life has gotten for you guys.
oh, and go check out our other blog to see how cool the pic you took of us matches our blog layout :)
I'd been thinking about you lately. I hope you are doing fine, enjoying life living next door to your sister/best friend :) We miss you up here and are so thankful that Nephi is doing so well. Take care!!
I agree with Jillian. We are still missing you. I am really glad things have turned out so well. Someday we should have a "block" party with everyone who ever lived on the street.
Just barely saw this update! I love how compassionate you were Clare telling him this is just what it feels like to have a cold...hahaha. I hope the surgery went well. We are coming up to Utah in August...we'll be doing a lot of Hadlock family stuff, but maybe we can sneak away and meet up for dinner or something?? I'll call ya. Love you guys!
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