Lorie Byrd UpdateGlad to report that things
seem to have gone well:
Her surgery was long, but was a great success. The cholesteatoma had not recurred – something that surprised us and the doctor, since it was so pervasive in the past two surgeries. That allowed the doctor to replace the hearing bone (I don’t remember the name of which one) with a prosthesis. There was some scar tissue present, but other than that this was the best outcome we could have imagined.
After the ear has healed from surgery, she should have regained much of her hearing and will be able to splash and swim with the other kids for the first time in two years.
Thanks to everyone for your prayers and well wishes. It was very comforting to know that so many prayers were being offered on her behalf. I should be back Friday. Thanks again.This sounds silly, but I'm a big believer in anticipating horrific outcomes, so that most of the time I'm pleasantly surprised. Of course, it means I'm pretty depressed before I know the outcome. It's just a superstition I suppose, but it seems to work for me.