tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609697803613641438.post8187982725585232616..comments2024-02-01T04:43:26.273-06:00Comments on NEWS ANCHOR MOM: child health, child safety, toxic toys, autism, etc. for busy moms: Tonsillectomy/Adenoidectomy a.k.a. The Big DayJen Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15528551519602313049noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609697803613641438.post-34294869757473090212008-04-08T19:51:00.000-05:002008-04-08T19:51:00.000-05:00Thank you all for your support! I just posted abou...Thank you all for your support! I just posted about how it went. It could have been worse, but it certainly wasn't best case scenario. I didn't expect all the dry heaving and burping up air. It was really scary. He couldn't catch his breath. His face was all swollen too. By this afternoon, I was telling him to settle down and stop jumping. So, I am hopefully he will bounce back quickly.Jen Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528551519602313049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609697803613641438.post-11084448451064558012008-04-08T12:41:00.000-05:002008-04-08T12:41:00.000-05:00As I said in my email, my son's surgery went very ...As I said in my email, my son's surgery went very well; even with the added stress of his bleeding disorder. He had a 5 day hospital stay at Children's Hospital in Milwaukee. At the time his surgery was done, coblation wasn't widely used but his ENT did the tonsillectomy this way. The bleeding was minimal! My son had lots of soft food and no drinking through a straw. He was given a mild sedative prior to going to surgery so that the separation from me was easy and not remembered. He also refused pain medication after the 1st day.<BR/><BR/>Your son will be up and ready to run around sooner that you are!Rixblixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07309657100511359394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609697803613641438.post-12542080463285617572008-04-08T09:39:00.000-05:002008-04-08T09:39:00.000-05:00My daughter had tubes in her ears and adenoids out...My daughter had tubes in her ears and adenoids out when she was three years old. It went really well and she bounced back really fast. Almost too fast, actually, once the anesthetic started to wear off at the hospital she was wanting to run around and they are really supposed to take it easy for awhile. I think your son, at four, will be a bit easier to reason with and that will help. <BR/>I wouldn't worry so much about the seperation at the hospital, either, they really are great with the kids and you are more likely than your son to be upset at that point.<BR/>Oh, and I agree, anyone who dismisses your fears is being insensitive. As a parent I think it's harder to handle your child facing something like this than to deal with it oneself and it's scary anytime your child is having a procedure. My daughter had to have 4 teeth pulled out last year (for her braces), and even though she was 12 and it was minor I still worried.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975916794760117696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609697803613641438.post-45590966264424145462008-04-08T08:29:00.000-05:002008-04-08T08:29:00.000-05:00My son hasn't had this done, but I did have my ton...My son hasn't had this done, but I did have my tonsils out when I was 5...maybe it was 6. I remember eating a lot of Popsicles and not drinking milk. Overall, I'd say i bounced back quickly... after the initial anesthesia wore off, and I stopped refusing to eat. They wanted me to eat Jello, but I hated Jello. Finally they listened to my mom and brought me a Popsicle. <BR/><BR/>My 10 year old cousin had it done the first week of March. The first couple of days he was sore, but after that he seemed pretty good to go! <BR/><BR/>Good luck!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13783085707283000645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609697803613641438.post-62286792912650408272008-04-07T22:15:00.000-05:002008-04-07T22:15:00.000-05:00He will be happy to know you get lots of popsicles...He will be happy to know you get lots of popsicles and ice cream! I think that was the only fun part, aside from the gifts people brought me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com