surgery this week

Robby is scheduled for surgery this Thursday, Nov 1. He will be having two processes done. On his right side he will have an ear canal built to allow sound into his inner ear. Since his left ear is so bad, building a canal on that side would be useless, instead he will have a bone anchored hearing aid implanted (BAHA). Actually what is implanted is the plate that the hearing aid attaches to. We are having this done by Dr. Joseph Roberson at the California Ear Institute in Palo Alto California. You may wonder why so far away (We are in Ohio). Dr. Roberson is world renowned as one of the best in this field. There are few Drs who really know what they are doing and have had experience doing it. Atresia repair (the building of a canal) is a tricky surgery and you really want someone experienced. If you would like to read more about the surgery go to www.atresiarepair.com Other sites of interest would be caear.com and letthemhear.org These sites are all associated with Dr. Roberson and contain good information.
Dan, Becca, Rachael and Robby will all be flying out on Oct. 31. Dan and Rae are coming home on the 4th and Becca and Robby will return on the 7th. Dan just couldn't take anymore time off from his new job since he just started Oct. 15! Robby has to be there for a week after to surgery to allow for the initial post-op visits (two-four). He will then have to see our local ENT for further follow-up. We are planing on posting from CA and will let everyone know how the surgery goes.