Little T got tubes put into his ears on Monday. After six ear infections; twelve trips to the doctor, including dagnosis and follow-up, each with copays; and six doses of antibiotics, we finally got to see a specialist who agreed that he needed these tiny things that prevent infections that he had been getting. I did the math, and we spent over six hundred bucks before we got to get the tubes. Now we get to pay our deductible for surgery.
I'm thinking that there should be a two for one surgery for boys and a get it while it's hot surgery for girls at birth. For boys, put the tubes in right along with the circumcision. I mean, they've already got a scalpel, and how much more pain can it be to poke a hole in the kid's eardrum after cutting his penis ( a whole other story about Little T and his circumcision issues. Men, beware: it'll make you squirm)?
And since girls aren't subjected to the "birth cutting", I'm thinking they should share in the pain, as well by having the tubes put in. Yeah, I know we women have lots of other things that we have to deal with simply because we're women, but let's level the playing field a little bit with the surgeries.
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