CT Scan

So we went in for Jake's CT Scan this morning.  Man, he's a champ.  Before we got there, we were explaining to him that the doctor needed to get some pictures of his ear.  And of course he asks why, and then follows up with, "He's gonna take pictures to fix my ear?".  And of course, our answer is yes.  So we proceed to explain to him the importance of staying still and that if he follows through he'll be rewarded with a prize.  We tell him that he needs to stay as still as a statue...........frozen.  "Frozen, like ice!" he yells at me.  LOL.  Yes Jakey, frozen like ice.  So we get to the hospital and he's all smiles.  He sits on the table, the technician goes through the motions of how it's going to all play out, and he's ready to go.  Puts his head back in the harness and away we go.  Annette and I are suited with the radiation vests that I'm sure everyone is aware of and we stand over Jake while the machine whistles and spins.  Jake is motionless, except for the smiles as he watches his favorite movie on the portable DVD............Garfield's Halloween Adventure.  And no, I did not force my child to select this movie as his favorite.  He just happens to love Halloween.

What seemed like an eternity was more like 4-5 minutes.  Jakey remained motionless.  The technician comes in and says, "Perfect Jake.  You were perfect."  Thank God!  They had warned us on Friday that if Jake couldn't hold his position, they were going to have to reschedule and have him sedated for the procedure.  The inner ear bones are so small that the person getting the images done has to remain motionless through the entire process.  Jake did it!  So no sedation!  Woohoo!  I know, I know, it doesn't seem like a major feat but you try to get a 4.5 year old to sit still for more than 1 minute, much less 5!

So, they finish up and the technician is asking Jake questions, and he's stiff.  No movement.  She finally says, you can move.  LOL.  So Jake relaxes and starts to move around, jumps off the table, and says, "Where's my prize?"  LOL.  Momma didn't raise no fool!

More of a waiting game still.  We get the results of the CT Scan hopefully in the next few days.  If the bones are where they should be then we focus on the hole in the eardrum.  If the bones are misplaced or cracked, then we deal with it when go back in two weeks.  Either way, in two weeks we'll know if Jake has to have surgery or if his ear has miraculously mended itself.  Stranger things have happened!  I envision him to be bionic, that his little body is working feverishly to close that gap.  I try to think of him as a starfish because starfish are capable of regrowing appendages that have been severed.  So, when you're praying, ask that he be a bionic starfish!