I was 21 months old when I had my surgery; nevertheless this was unquestionably young for surgery. At first my mother and father didn’t have the slightest clue as to my issue, but, as being a twin when I had strands of snot, and mucus being pulled out of my nose, a clear sign of Choanal Atresia, and my twin didn’t they knew something wasn’t quite right. After many ENT appointments, phone calls, headaches, and unanswered questions later they finally discovered the issue, Unilateral Choanal Atresia. My mother replied to the ENT specialist with “He has what?!?” Followed by a look to the ENT from my father, they both had never heard of it.
Now discovered, they had one of the …show more content…
Obviously no one knows what happened but the doctors told my mother I had “forgotten to wake up” was the line the doctor gave my parents. They said blood had fallen on my vocal cords causing muscle spasms in my throat, making it impossible to breathe virtually closing my throat. After the follow up surgery the doctors brought me to the recovery room and came out to inform my anxious mother and father they could see me now the follow up was a success. My mother heard my shrieks from the end of the hall since the anesthesia had worn off, she now smelled blood and vomit all over me. I knew I was just happy to see the face of my mother not all those doctors I didn’t recognize. The doctors said I didn’t vomit but later contradicted themselves claiming I