Comments on: Our 4 Year Old’s Experience with Tonsillectomy, Adenoidectomy, and myringotomy http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy El Gato Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:06:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-235 admin Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:45:22 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-235 I'm so glad you found this blog! I sure love that it's helped so many people. Honestly it was so long ago now (our son is now 8, almost 9), so this blog has survived for a while now! Anyway, I don't remember who the Dr. was, but I really think that this is such a common procedure that Dr.'s who are performing it have done LOTS of them. I’m so glad you found this blog! I sure love that it’s helped so many people. Honestly it was so long ago now (our son is now 8, almost 9), so this blog has survived for a while now! Anyway, I don’t remember who the Dr. was, but I really think that this is such a common procedure that Dr.’s who are performing it have done LOTS of them.

]]> By: Jenn http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-232 Jenn Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:47:59 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-232 Hi, Thanks for your post. My daughter is who is 4 1/2 has to have her tonsils out. We are in Georgia and our doctor goes to that same surgery center so I was wondering who your ENT was. I'm not sure if we will go down there or have it at our local OP surgery center. Any advice on docs you can give is appreciated!! Hi, Thanks for your post. My daughter is who is 4 1/2 has to have her tonsils out. We are in Georgia and our doctor goes to that same surgery center so I was wondering who your ENT was. I’m not sure if we will go down there or have it at our local OP surgery center. Any advice on docs you can give is appreciated!!

]]> By: Rahne http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-231 Rahne Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:26:20 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-231 I just wanted to thank you for your time as you can see you have eased the minds of many. My son goes in on Tues he turned 3 in Nov. He is pretty tough so I'm hoping he takes it well. The Dr gave us a prescription for pain, but told me she really did not want me to use it as it could cause him to stop breathing. I am hoping not to fill it. I just wanted to thank you for your time as you can see you have eased the minds of many. My son goes in on Tues he turned 3 in Nov. He is pretty tough so I’m hoping he takes it well. The Dr gave us a prescription for pain, but told me she really did not want me to use it as it could cause him to stop breathing. I am hoping not to fill it.

]]> By: Maha http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-228 Maha Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:12:58 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-228 Thanks for your time & effort to write and sharing it. Our 5 yr old is getting it done in 2 weeks and now I know what to expect. Thanks for your time & effort to write and sharing it. Our 5 yr old is getting it done in 2 weeks and now I know what to expect.

]]> By: Sue http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-227 Sue Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:53:20 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-227 thank you so much for the detailed experienced your family went through. My 3.5 y/o is having her tonsils and adenoids removed next week. She passed her pre-op and on 1/18/12 will be operated. Now I know what to expect thanks to your article. I was going nuts deciding if her father or I should bring her in the OR (we are separated and I have custody of our daughter); I will surely be in tears seeing my little girl go in there. Thanks for sharing:) thank you so much for the detailed experienced your family went through. My 3.5 y/o is having her tonsils and adenoids removed next week. She passed her pre-op and on 1/18/12 will be operated. Now I know what to expect thanks to your article. I was going nuts deciding if her father or I should bring her in the OR (we are separated and I have custody of our daughter); I will surely be in tears seeing my little girl go in there.
Thanks for sharing:)

]]> By: Olga http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-224 Olga Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:05:08 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-224 I am so happy to have come across your story. My 4-year old son Lucas is scheduled to have tonsil and adenoid surgery in one month and although I pushed for it now I am so nervous. I don't want my little boy in pain but I know he really needs this surgery, he has such a hard time breathing :(. I've read other blogs and some other children seem to have had pretty bad experiences, maybe it's because they weren't provided the same pain meds or weren't really giving it the way it was needed I don't know. But it's nice to see that your son handled it so well and being that he was the same age as my son is now it comforts me. Thank you for sharing your experience. I am so happy to have come across your story. My 4-year old son Lucas is scheduled to have tonsil and adenoid surgery in one month and although I pushed for it now I am so nervous. I don’t want my little boy in pain but I know he really needs this surgery, he has such a hard time breathing :( . I’ve read other blogs and some other children seem to have had pretty bad experiences, maybe it’s because they weren’t provided the same pain meds or weren’t really giving it the way it was needed I don’t know. But it’s nice to see that your son handled it so well and being that he was the same age as my son is now it comforts me. Thank you for sharing your experience.

]]> By: Sue S http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-204 Sue S Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:11:58 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-204 My 3 yr old just had an adenoidectomy and myringotomy this morning. They gave him Tylenol shortly after the surgery and that was all he had in the way of pain killers. Didn't require anymore than the dose they gave him at the surgery center. They did say, however, don't give ibuprofen as it tends to thin the blood and may cause more bleeding than they would have without it. He pretty much slept all day and only drank milk didn't want any solids. I am waiting to see if he is back to himself tomorrow, and I will send him back to school on Thursday. The biggest fuss he made was when the nurse wanted him to put a gown on, he stayed in his underwear until they gave him the anesthesia. My 3 yr old just had an adenoidectomy and myringotomy this morning. They gave him Tylenol shortly after the surgery and that was all he had in the way of pain killers. Didn’t require anymore than the dose they gave him at the surgery center. They did say, however, don’t give ibuprofen as it tends to thin the blood and may cause more bleeding than they would have without it. He pretty much slept all day and only drank milk didn’t want any solids. I am waiting to see if he is back to himself tomorrow, and I will send him back to school on Thursday. The biggest fuss he made was when the nurse wanted him to put a gown on, he stayed in his underwear until they gave him the anesthesia.

]]> By: Kristi Brilla http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-203 Kristi Brilla Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:52:03 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-203 Our 7 year old son is getting his tonsills out in 3 days. Thank you for writing this. It helps to know what to expect. I hope it goes as well as it did for your son. Our 7 year old son is getting his tonsills out in 3 days. Thank you for writing this. It helps to know what to expect. I hope it goes as well as it did for your son.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-202 Lisa Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:53:38 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-202 On (Monday)11-14-11 my 4 year old son will be having his tonsils and adenoids removed, I am really nervous, Tylenol with cdn is not a friend of mine, my kids have a sensitivity to med's like a do give a small amount of meds we will do fine and normal amount we feel like we are out of this world, i am not questioning the procedure i am curious about the recovery, what to do and not have him dehydrated or in alot of pain would tylenol or motrin be good, I will NOT give him tylenol with Cdn. also i bought alot of pedisure (step up) hope that works if he does not eat, would gatorade, or vitamin water be better than pedialyte, see listen to me i do sound like a nervous mom. Just lookin for info and help. thank you so much everyone. On (Monday)11-14-11 my 4 year old son will be having his tonsils and adenoids removed, I am really nervous, Tylenol with cdn is not a friend of mine, my kids have a sensitivity to med’s like a do give a small amount of meds we will do fine and normal amount we feel like we are out of this world, i am not questioning the procedure i am curious about the recovery, what to do and not have him dehydrated or in alot of pain would tylenol or motrin be good, I will NOT give him tylenol with Cdn. also i bought alot of pedisure (step up) hope that works if he does not eat, would gatorade, or vitamin water be better than pedialyte, see listen to me i do sound like a nervous mom. Just lookin for info and help. thank you so much everyone.

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-201 Stephanie Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:43:13 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-201 Thank you so much for sharing! I am totally terrified about this procedure. My son just turned 4 today, and he has to get a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy on Thursday due to obstructive sleep apnea. Thank you again for sharing, you have eased my mind! :] Thank you so much for sharing! I am totally terrified about this procedure. My son just turned 4 today, and he has to get a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy on Thursday due to obstructive sleep apnea. Thank you again for sharing, you have eased my mind! :]

]]> By: danita http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-189 danita Mon, 04 Jul 2011 07:49:10 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-189 My grandson is going to have his T&A on July 12th he is 2, his tonsils are very large and he has sleep apnea, I am so hoping that it goes well, this has helped me so much ,I will be showing it to my daughter I think it will help her as well, thank you so much for this site, I'll let you know how my little Vincent does. My grandson is going to have his T&A on July 12th he is 2, his tonsils are very large and he has sleep apnea, I am so hoping that it goes well, this has helped me so much ,I will be showing it to my daughter I think it will help her as well, thank you so much for this site, I’ll let you know how my little Vincent does.

]]> By: Angie http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-187 Angie Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:02:36 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-187 I am so calling a lawyer! My 5 year old screamed for a week after T & A surgery, called the doctor numerous times, they said "it's normal". Medicine - tylenol w. codeine - lasted an hour and a half before she was screaming again. Doc said give her regular tylenol every four hours opposite the tylenol w/ codeine. That didn't work, called again, was told to give her ibuprofren every 6 hours on top of the other meds, now she's vomitting (call doctor and get anti-nausea meds), still cant eat or drink, call doc again, they make supositories for her - only control here pain for an hour and a half, take her to ER. They give her IV and morphine and send her home. ^ hours later and now Day 7 she hemorrhaged and in hospital for two days, and came out of the surgery unable to speak (even though she spoke fine after the inital surgery). Called doctor again, and again was told "nasaly speach is normal". Almost four weeks after the hemorrhage/cauteriziation, we are being told she has valopharyngeal (pallette issues) and may need pallette surgery and speech therapy. I am so calling a lawyer! My 5 year old screamed for a week after T & A surgery, called the doctor numerous times, they said “it’s normal”. Medicine – tylenol w. codeine – lasted an hour and a half before she was screaming again. Doc said give her regular tylenol every four hours opposite the tylenol w/ codeine. That didn’t work, called again, was told to give her ibuprofren every 6 hours on top of the other meds, now she’s vomitting (call doctor and get anti-nausea meds), still cant eat or drink, call doc again, they make supositories for her – only control here pain for an hour and a half, take her to ER. They give her IV and morphine and send her home. ^ hours later and now Day 7 she hemorrhaged and in hospital for two days, and came out of the surgery unable to speak (even though she spoke fine after the inital surgery). Called doctor again, and again was told “nasaly speach is normal”. Almost four weeks after the hemorrhage/cauteriziation, we are being told she has valopharyngeal (pallette issues) and may need pallette surgery and speech therapy.

]]> By: Mary Belsito http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-181 Mary Belsito Sat, 14 May 2011 21:36:40 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-181 Thanks for sharing your story. My daughter Ava has tonsils and adenoids removed about 7 months ago, due to sleep apnea, and the storing, and heaving breathing and so on. It went well. She did form a speech delay from it, which I am just now finding out. She is 3. And she has the delay from not being able to hear from the amount of ear infections she had before her surgery. Now my son Bobby who will be 2 in july has the same problem, and he has surgery on Tuesday. I hope it goes well for him and he doen't have the same speech problems, especially since he is having it done a year earlier than Ava did. Thanks for sharing your story.
My daughter Ava has tonsils and adenoids removed about 7 months ago, due to sleep apnea, and the storing, and heaving breathing and so on. It went well. She did form a speech delay from it, which I am just now finding out. She is 3. And she has the delay from not being able to hear from the amount of ear infections she had before her surgery. Now my son Bobby who will be 2 in july has the same problem, and he has surgery on Tuesday. I hope it goes well for him and he doen’t have the same speech problems, especially since he is having it done a year earlier than Ava did.

]]> By: Rachael http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-180 Rachael Tue, 10 May 2011 18:26:27 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-180 My 3 year old is scheduled for Monday for a T&A. Like a lot of the others here, she's a mouth breather, very nasal, and her tonsils are so big they almost touch. She seems to be developing terrible seasonal allergies (thanks to my genes I'm sure), and with the post-nasal drip she just coughs constantly! She's only had one bout of tonsillitis, but we don't need another case of that! I am so thankful to have found all of these posts in my search to be as prepared as possible. We had our pre-op appointment yesterday and got our prescriptions for antibiotics and Tylenol with Codeine, and I have a huge bottle of OTC Tylenol waiting at home. So, I think we're good with meds. I've got a friend that's lending us a huge collection of Disney/PIXAR DVD's, and the shopping list for soft foods is ready. Other than that, I'm just trying to keep us all busy for the next week so none of us thinks too much about it, especially me! I've told her that she's going to the hospital and that the doctor is going to fix her throat, but it'll be a little bit sore at first. And I'm making sure she knows that we'll be there. Any other ideas on how to prep her best without making her too nervous? She's the kind of kid that likes to know what's going on and does better with some up front preparation. For example, I used to have to call her daycare before I got there so they could tell her I was on my way. If I walked in and surprised her, she fell apart sobbing hysterically. You can imagine my confusion when she cried uncontrollably everytime I got there. Looks like I'm raising a Type A clone of myself!! Anyway, back to the subject...How do I prepare a Type A controlling 3 year old without terrifying her? My 3 year old is scheduled for Monday for a T&A. Like a lot of the others here, she’s a mouth breather, very nasal, and her tonsils are so big they almost touch. She seems to be developing terrible seasonal allergies (thanks to my genes I’m sure), and with the post-nasal drip she just coughs constantly! She’s only had one bout of tonsillitis, but we don’t need another case of that!
I am so thankful to have found all of these posts in my search to be as prepared as possible. We had our pre-op appointment yesterday and got our prescriptions for antibiotics and Tylenol with Codeine, and I have a huge bottle of OTC Tylenol waiting at home. So, I think we’re good with meds. I’ve got a friend that’s lending us a huge collection of Disney/PIXAR DVD’s, and the shopping list for soft foods is ready.
Other than that, I’m just trying to keep us all busy for the next week so none of us thinks too much about it, especially me! I’ve told her that she’s going to the hospital and that the doctor is going to fix her throat, but it’ll be a little bit sore at first. And I’m making sure she knows that we’ll be there. Any other ideas on how to prep her best without making her too nervous? She’s the kind of kid that likes to know what’s going on and does better with some up front preparation. For example, I used to have to call her daycare before I got there so they could tell her I was on my way. If I walked in and surprised her, she fell apart sobbing hysterically. You can imagine my confusion when she cried uncontrollably everytime I got there. Looks like I’m raising a Type A clone of myself!! Anyway, back to the subject…How do I prepare a Type A controlling 3 year old without terrifying her?

]]> By: admin http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-179 admin Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:54:03 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-179 Hello. I see that I'm a couple days late in getting back to you on this. And your big day is tomorrow! Hopefully everything will go smoothly. We didn't have any bleeding or complications after the surgery. Really everything was pretty smooth sailing except for that one night when he woke up in pain. Other than that everything was A-Ok for us. I hope it will be for you too! Hello. I see that I’m a couple days late in getting back to you on this. And your big day is tomorrow! Hopefully everything will go smoothly. We didn’t have any bleeding or complications after the surgery. Really everything was pretty smooth sailing except for that one night when he woke up in pain. Other than that everything was A-Ok for us. I hope it will be for you too!

]]> By: Heather http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-178 Heather Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:32:23 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-178 I just wanted to say thank you for this post. Our 4 yo son is having his tonsils and adenoids out next Thursday on April 28th. I have to say your blog made me feel so much better. I've read so many horror stories online.. that just scared me to death. I know you really shouldn't go by everything you read online. I was starting to get worried about bleeding after the surgery. Did your son have any bleeding several days after when the scabs fell off? Thanks again for your comforting post, I hope our son's surgery and recovery goes as well. I just wanted to say thank you for this post. Our 4 yo son is having his tonsils and adenoids out next Thursday on April 28th. I have to say your blog made me feel so much better. I’ve read so many horror stories online.. that just scared me to death. I know you really shouldn’t go by everything you read online. I was starting to get worried about bleeding after the surgery. Did your son have any bleeding several days after when the scabs fell off?

Thanks again for your comforting post, I hope our son’s surgery and recovery goes as well.

]]> By: Jenny http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-173 Jenny Wed, 23 Feb 2011 02:43:34 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-173 Boy, am I glad you posted this. Our 4 yo is having her tonsils out in 1 week and I am very nervous. She has tubes and had adenoidectomy 3 months ago. She has such trouble snoring/sleeping that I know it should be done, but she absolutely hated the other surgery experience. We were wondering if we should put her through it again. Your article has made me see it can be an ok experience if we are proactive. We especially like the gift idea. Thanks so much for taking the time to post this! Boy, am I glad you posted this. Our 4 yo is having her tonsils out in 1 week and I am very nervous. She has tubes and had adenoidectomy 3 months ago. She has such trouble snoring/sleeping that I know it should be done, but she absolutely hated the other surgery experience. We were wondering if we should put her through it again. Your article has made me see it can be an ok experience if we are proactive. We especially like the gift idea. Thanks so much for taking the time to post this!

]]> By: Nico http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-172 Nico Sun, 13 Feb 2011 05:59:56 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-172 Thanks for sharing! It was a very charming and hope-inspiring read. =) Thanks for sharing!
It was a very charming and hope-inspiring read. =)

]]> By: Chris http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-171 Chris Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:57:40 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-171 Hi All, I can't tell you how much I enjoy reading everyone else's stories and reading how much people have enjoyed this article, or how much it helped! Hi All,

I can’t tell you how much I enjoy reading everyone else’s stories and reading how much people have enjoyed this article, or how much it helped!

]]> By: Denna http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-170 Denna Tue, 14 Dec 2010 03:07:41 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-170 My almost 4 yrd old is having his tonsils out and his 3rd, yes 3rd set of tubes tomorrow. I'm so glad that I came across this article. My husband and I have been on the fence about whether or not we are doing he right thing (tonsils). I now feel more confident that we are doing the right thing for our little guy. Thank you all for posting. It has truly helped ease my mind. My almost 4 yrd old is having his tonsils out and his 3rd, yes 3rd set of tubes tomorrow. I’m so glad that I came across this article. My husband and I have been on the fence about whether or not we are doing he right thing (tonsils). I now feel more confident that we are doing the right thing for our little guy. Thank you all for posting. It has truly helped ease my mind.

]]> By: blue http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-169 blue Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:27:40 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-169 There's not much 'what happens after' info on tonsilectomy/adenectomy/myringotomy on the web, so i'm glad I found this. Our little one just had it 3 days ago. He's showing much of the same traits of recovery as others posted on here. The only difference is that he's refusing to eat, but will drink fine, so i'm not worried. Michael: Thanks for telling me about the pain meds. Our son is screaming (or trying to) and making himself sick when it's time for meds. I didn't think b/c maybe it's making his stomach hurt. I'm going to try regular tylenol. Thank you thank you thank you for this post! There’s not much ‘what happens after’ info on tonsilectomy/adenectomy/myringotomy on the web, so i’m glad I found this. Our little one just had it 3 days ago. He’s showing much of the same traits of recovery as others posted on here. The only difference is that he’s refusing to eat, but will drink fine, so i’m not worried.

Michael: Thanks for telling me about the pain meds. Our son is screaming (or trying to) and making himself sick when it’s time for meds. I didn’t think b/c maybe it’s making his stomach hurt. I’m going to try regular tylenol.

Thank you thank you thank you for this post!

]]> By: teresa walker http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-158 teresa walker Mon, 13 Sep 2010 01:44:10 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-158 my grandson 5 years old had his tonsils and adnoids out on sept. 2 2010 he is doing great!!!!!!!!!!!!!! does not snore and his chest and stomach hardly move now before we could here him in the next room. just wondering if anyone has had any problems with nightmares maybe from anesthetic??????????????????? my grandson 5 years old had his tonsils and adnoids out on sept. 2 2010 he is doing great!!!!!!!!!!!!!! does not snore and his chest and stomach hardly move now before we could here him in the next room. just wondering if anyone has had any problems with nightmares maybe from anesthetic???????????????????

]]> By: Carla http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-157 Carla Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:55:07 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-157 Hi Chris! THANK YOU for writing this blog!!! Your story and all of the others have helped me tremendously! I just got the call yesterday from my daughter's ENT stating that her tonsils and adenoids need to be removed. I was actually numb trying to process everything. I could only think of all of the complications that could potentially come with this surgery. I started researching today and ran across this blog. I'm now feeling better about scheduling the surgery. Will keep you posted! Hi Chris!

THANK YOU for writing this blog!!! Your story and all of the others have helped me tremendously! I just got the call yesterday from my daughter’s ENT stating that her tonsils and adenoids need to be removed. I was actually numb trying to process everything. I could only think of all of the complications that could potentially come with this surgery. I started researching today and ran across this blog. I’m now feeling better about scheduling the surgery.

Will keep you posted!

]]> By: Chris http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-156 Chris Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:24:53 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-156 Hi Sara! Hang in there! I'm sure you and the family will do great! I'm glad the article helped so much! Hi Sara! Hang in there! I’m sure you and the family will do great! I’m glad the article helped so much!

]]> By: Sara Saplis http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-154 Sara Saplis Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:28:25 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-154 This article was awesome! My daughter is scheduled for Firday for tonsils & adenoids. I am so nervous. She of course isn't yet. The Doctor told her that hse could have all the junk food she wants for 7 days! She is six & keeps telling everyone that she is taking her tonsils out. I am a wreck. This really helped! Thanks again. This article was awesome! My daughter is scheduled for Firday for tonsils & adenoids. I am so nervous. She of course isn’t yet. The Doctor told her that hse could have all the junk food she wants for 7 days! She is six & keeps telling everyone that she is taking her tonsils out. I am a wreck. This really helped! Thanks again.

]]> By: admin http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-146 admin Mon, 17 May 2010 12:39:40 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-146 Hey Michael. Thanks for the post, I'm sure others will find that helpful. It's amazing how individual all these kids are. My son never had any stomach issues from the procedure or the meds. But then again, he's really got a tough stomach and rarely gets sick. Thanks for sharing your story! -Chris Hey Michael. Thanks for the post, I’m sure others will find that helpful. It’s amazing how individual all these kids are. My son never had any stomach issues from the procedure or the meds. But then again, he’s really got a tough stomach and rarely gets sick. Thanks for sharing your story! -Chris

]]> By: admin http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-145 admin Mon, 17 May 2010 12:38:20 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-145 You're very welcome Keisha. I'm glad this post, and the comments / stories from other families has helped. I enjoyed writing it, but have enjoyed all the other stories more. Good Luck! -Chris You’re very welcome Keisha. I’m glad this post, and the comments / stories from other families has helped. I enjoyed writing it, but have enjoyed all the other stories more. Good Luck! -Chris

]]> By: admin http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-144 admin Mon, 17 May 2010 12:37:20 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-144 Hi. I'm so glad this has helped you. I can't believe that the blog is over 2 years old now! I think it might actually be older than that. My son is now almost 7 years old. It has been really rewarding to watch the comments and threads grow, and to see how many folks have been helped, not just by me, but from the folks who have posted and commented after me. -Chris Hi. I’m so glad this has helped you. I can’t believe that the blog is over 2 years old now! I think it might actually be older than that. My son is now almost 7 years old. It has been really rewarding to watch the comments and threads grow, and to see how many folks have been helped, not just by me, but from the folks who have posted and commented after me. -Chris

]]> By: Michael http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-143 Michael Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:20:09 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-143 In the beginning of my post above, I said I was looking for something, I was referring to information to help as our Son was throwing such fits. This thread was our best help and thank you for starting it. In the beginning of my post above, I said I was looking for something, I was referring to information to help as our Son was throwing such fits. This thread was our best help and thank you for starting it.

]]> By: Michael http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-142 Michael Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:17:32 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-142 I was looking for something in the middle of the night last night in a act of desperate measure. I wish I had found it before our 4 yr. old, Austin, had his surgery. Last night was day 3 going into day 4. Our son is sensitive and a bit dramatic and a clinger to his Mama mostly but he is also very tough. Post op. into recovery, I felt so bad for the little guy. He did very well pre-op and our staff was amazing as was our doctor. Day 1-home, tired, watched t.v. middle of his "pain spectrum" after anesthesia then with ty/codeine, pain gone and he slept and as others in this thread made mention, right around hr. 4, he'd need more. Drank pretty well and ate very little but none the less, still ate. Day2- same. A bit more pain but controllable. I would like to make note, we thought the "keeping him hydrated" part was just because he didn't feel like drinking or swallowing as much, he might get dehydrated, as when the vomit. I believe now, the very biggest factor is it keeps the scabs moist. Any adult thread I have read, where the adults had their tonsils removed, almost unanimously, they said "drink, drink, drink!" followed by, "I can't state this nearly enough". The biggest reason is it is actually a sort of pain relief by keeping the SCABS hydrated. So the hydration, with water mostly, even little sips, especially in the middle of the night when they are groggy and in pain, is an excellent way to help get them to sleep. The other thing, the ty/codeine mix. I do agree that for the first 2 and into the third day, for the tolerant little people stomachs, it is good. Last night, in the middle of the night, we ended up switching to over the counter white tylenol (they say the red can make it hard to tell if there is blood) and it didn't take AS MUCH of the pain away, but took the edge off and the biggest plus for us was his stomach virtually stopped hurting and he began eating near normal, unlike before, when he would fight us just to get the meds in him cause his stomach ached so bad. Biggest point here is he was literally throwing tantrums and spitting up and throwing up from being overly worked up, that is how much he didn't want the codeine tylenol meds. Also, when they get in an extreme state where it can REVERSE the progress by crying and vomiting and the extra excitement, it is a worthwhile exchange, at least in our Sons case, to not have stress from him "freaking out". Once we switched to the OTC tylenol, his mood, diet and everything, including, going number 2, (which he hadn't done until about 10 minutes ago. He told my Wife he had to go poop and that she had to be in there and yell at his poop to come out. It worked! But as background noise while writing this, then realizing she was yelling, I actually had to stop writing and ask her why she was yelling! Funny but a bit strange. OK, back to my story). My whole point with the number 2 thing is, I believe in our Sons case, the ty/codeine mix was preventing him from going and he just walked by, I asked him how he was feeling and there was such a look of relief on his face. Day4-Above was the start of day4 and I am not sure, but by changing to OTC and his going number 2, we may have came to a fork in the road. He seems much better. I will ad to this thread the next couple of days but to review, DRINK, DRINK, DRINK, and if they are having issues with stomach pain and the fit throwing, I would recommend the switch to OTC tylenol, in the white or clear, as they call it, and see how it goes. Good luck and more to come! I was looking for something in the middle of the night last night in a act of desperate measure. I wish I had found it before our 4 yr. old, Austin, had his surgery. Last night was day 3 going into day 4. Our son is sensitive and a bit dramatic and a clinger to his Mama mostly but he is also very tough. Post op. into recovery, I felt so bad for the little guy. He did very well pre-op and our staff was amazing as was our doctor.
Day 1-home, tired, watched t.v. middle of his “pain spectrum” after anesthesia then with ty/codeine, pain gone and he slept and as others in this thread made mention, right around hr. 4, he’d need more. Drank pretty well and ate very little but none the less, still ate.
Day2- same. A bit more pain but controllable. I would like to make note, we thought the “keeping him hydrated” part was just because he didn’t feel like drinking or swallowing as much, he might get dehydrated, as when the vomit. I believe now, the very biggest factor is it keeps the scabs moist. Any adult thread I have read, where the adults had their tonsils removed, almost unanimously, they said “drink, drink, drink!” followed by, “I can’t state this nearly enough”. The biggest reason is it is actually a sort of pain relief by keeping the SCABS hydrated.
So the hydration, with water mostly, even little sips, especially in the middle of the night when they are groggy and in pain, is an excellent way to help get them to sleep.
The other thing, the ty/codeine mix. I do agree that for the first 2 and into the third day, for the tolerant little people stomachs, it is good. Last night, in the middle of the night, we ended up switching to over the counter white tylenol (they say the red can make it hard to tell if there is blood) and it didn’t take AS MUCH of the pain away, but took the edge off and the biggest plus for us was his stomach virtually stopped hurting and he began eating near normal, unlike before, when he would fight us just to get the meds in him cause his stomach ached so bad.
Biggest point here is he was literally throwing tantrums and spitting up and throwing up from being overly worked up, that is how much he didn’t want the codeine tylenol meds. Also, when they get in an extreme state where it can REVERSE the progress by crying and vomiting and the extra excitement, it is a worthwhile exchange, at least in our Sons case, to not have stress from him “freaking out”. Once we switched to the OTC tylenol, his mood, diet and everything, including, going number 2, (which he hadn’t done until about 10 minutes ago. He told my Wife he had to go poop and that she had to be in there and yell at his poop to come out. It worked! But as background noise while writing this, then realizing she was yelling, I actually had to stop writing and ask her why she was yelling! Funny but a bit strange. OK, back to my story). My whole point with the number 2 thing is, I believe in our Sons case, the ty/codeine mix was preventing him from going and he just walked by, I asked him how he was feeling and there was such a look of relief on his face.
Day4-Above was the start of day4 and I am not sure, but by changing to OTC and his going number 2, we may have came to a fork in the road. He seems much better. I will ad to this thread the next couple of days but to review, DRINK, DRINK, DRINK, and if they are having issues with stomach pain and the fit throwing, I would recommend the switch to OTC tylenol, in the white or clear, as they call it, and see how it goes. Good luck and more to come!

]]> By: keisha http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-141 keisha Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:27:48 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-141 Thank You sooooo much for this blog. I stumbled upon it after googling stuff about adenoids removal. My 2yr old(will be 3 in a week) is supposed to have t/a surgery in like 1 1/2 mos. I have had sinus surgery & knew how much post op pain can be/ difficulty breathing/sleeping. So i am very nervous for my son. He too is a noisy eater. Snores at night especially when sick, which he frequently is. Started daycare at age 2. Since then he gets FREQUENT colds which turn into cough & green/yellow THICK mucus from his nose with congested cough. Been on antibiotics so much over the past year, his peds dr recommended an ENT consult because she(peds dr) wasn't comfortable putting him on antibiotics again. Reading this helped ease some of my fears. Thank You sooooo much for this blog. I stumbled upon it after googling stuff about adenoids removal. My 2yr old(will be 3 in a week) is supposed to have t/a surgery in like 1 1/2 mos. I have had sinus surgery & knew how much post op pain can be/ difficulty breathing/sleeping. So i am very nervous for my son. He too is a noisy eater. Snores at night especially when sick, which he frequently is. Started daycare at age 2. Since then he gets FREQUENT colds which turn into cough & green/yellow THICK mucus from his nose with congested cough. Been on antibiotics so much over the past year, his peds dr recommended an ENT consult because she(peds dr) wasn’t comfortable putting him on antibiotics again. Reading this helped ease some of my fears.

]]> By: Becky http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-140 Becky Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:23:48 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-140 I LOVE reading all of these posts. It really helps. My five year old daughter (Meena) goes in for all 3 (tonsils, adenoids and tubes) in 3 days and I'm a little freaked out. She's a very dramatic little girl with some separation anxiety issues when she goes to preschool and she tends to obsess about things and dreads the worst. She doesn't yet know about the tonsils because originally it was just going to be for tubes, but the ENT has since recommended that the tonsils and adenoids come out. The hospital did a great "Pre-Op Adventure" that we went to last weekend that prepared her for what to expect, on kids' terms. She's kind of excited to go back and get the "bubble gum" flavor for the mask (they let the kids sniff all flavors and pick what they plan to get). The day before I"m going to take her shopping for special foods (her choice of whatever drinks, popsicles, ice cream, pudding, etc she wants) after I tell her about the tonsils and that her throat will hurt. I will also need to run out and get her a toy of some sort that she really wants. I really hope this helps! I dread the coming out of anesthesia part. She will cry just because I'm not there and then of course she'll be in pain, so this kills me. I know the nurses will try to comfort her, but I don't want it to hurt her (crying/screaming with the freshly removed tonsils). I am just planning to get no sleep over the next week (maybe more) and I hope to comfort her best I can. I just hope she doesn't refuse to drink. The dehydration possibility scares me too. thanks, Chris, for this enormously helpful blog!!! I LOVE reading all of these posts. It really helps. My five year old daughter (Meena) goes in for all 3 (tonsils, adenoids and tubes) in 3 days and I’m a little freaked out. She’s a very dramatic little girl with some separation anxiety issues when she goes to preschool and she tends to obsess about things and dreads the worst. She doesn’t yet know about the tonsils because originally it was just going to be for tubes, but the ENT has since recommended that the tonsils and adenoids come out. The hospital did a great “Pre-Op Adventure” that we went to last weekend that prepared her for what to expect, on kids’ terms. She’s kind of excited to go back and get the “bubble gum” flavor for the mask (they let the kids sniff all flavors and pick what they plan to get). The day before I”m going to take her shopping for special foods (her choice of whatever drinks, popsicles, ice cream, pudding, etc she wants) after I tell her about the tonsils and that her throat will hurt. I will also need to run out and get her a toy of some sort that she really wants. I really hope this helps!

I dread the coming out of anesthesia part. She will cry just because I’m not there and then of course she’ll be in pain, so this kills me. I know the nurses will try to comfort her, but I don’t want it to hurt her (crying/screaming with the freshly removed tonsils). I am just planning to get no sleep over the next week (maybe more) and I hope to comfort her best I can. I just hope she doesn’t refuse to drink. The dehydration possibility scares me too.

thanks, Chris, for this enormously helpful blog!!!

]]> By: admin http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-139 admin Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:40:35 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-139 I'm glad the article helped you! I hope your procedure goes well. I think it would be ok to tell your Dr. that you've read the post-op experience can be improved by prescribing meds that have Codine and ask their opinion. If you have a preference for that, I think it's ok to tell your Dr. and ask them what they think. I’m glad the article helped you! I hope your procedure goes well. I think it would be ok to tell your Dr. that you’ve read the post-op experience can be improved by prescribing meds that have Codine and ask their opinion. If you have a preference for that, I think it’s ok to tell your Dr. and ask them what they think.

]]> By: Tiffany http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-138 Tiffany Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:18:48 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-138 THANK YOU for writing this up. My just turned 3 year old is having an adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy Dec 30th. I'm terrified and this completely put my mind at ease. I pray they give her meds with codeine like you were blessed with. Hopefully ours goes as smoothly as yours! THANK YOU for writing this up. My just turned 3 year old is having an adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy Dec 30th. I’m terrified and this completely put my mind at ease. I pray they give her meds with codeine like you were blessed with. Hopefully ours goes as smoothly as yours!

]]> By: admin http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-137 admin Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:36:47 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-137 It is truly my pleasure! I'm so glad it was helpful! I hope you and your son are doing great! We'll look forward to your updates! It is truly my pleasure! I’m so glad it was helpful! I hope you and your son are doing great! We’ll look forward to your updates!

]]> By: admin http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-136 admin Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:35:12 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-136 Hi Tara, I hope everything goes well. I'm really glad the article, and stories of the other parents and kids has helped. I have written a lot of articles and fooled around on the internet with all kinds of things, and this is by far the most rewarding thing I've done in a long time. It's really great to read the stories of how it's helped other families. Thanks so much for visiting, commenting and sharing your story! Hi Tara,

I hope everything goes well. I’m really glad the article, and stories of the other parents and kids has helped. I have written a lot of articles and fooled around on the internet with all kinds of things, and this is by far the most rewarding thing I’ve done in a long time. It’s really great to read the stories of how it’s helped other families. Thanks so much for visiting, commenting and sharing your story!

]]> By: Pankaj Bajaj http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-135 Pankaj Bajaj Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:50:34 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-135 Hi All, Since I was helped so much by this chain of messages, I take it as an obligation to share my experience with our 4 year old son .. We are in Day 6 now. Summary: 1. You would be surprised how strong the kids are when it comes to tolerating pain. Infact, parents can only make it worse by being too worried. If Parents are positive, the child is even more positive. So Rule 1 : You dont have to talk of the pain, you have to talk of the time when it will be over. 2. Different kids react differently to anaesthesia.. some get up shouting and kicking..others get up as if nothing happened.. neways all you can do is take it in the stride. Doctors will take care of making him comfortable. 3. Gift: It does wonders. In my experience, the more you talk about it before the surgery, more they anticipate it and look forward to the surgery. We told our son that doctors will take him for sleep, meantime papa will go and buy some gifts. When he gets up, he will see papa with a gift. Tell him what gift you will buy for him and make sure it is something he loves. We had a promise: His promise was to be brave when it hurts a little bit and my promise was to get him the gift. 3. Day 2 is difficult in the sense that child has real problem swallowing. At one point we were ready to take him back to Hospital as he was not swallowing even the liquids including medicine. Just before we were ready to go, he drank a glass full of juice :-) so be prepared and anticipate it. 4. Medicine: Codeine does wonders and makes your child feel better immediately. My sense is it is too strong. Within 5 mnts the pain is gone and the child goes to sleep. I personally prefer giving it not more than 2 times in a day. During daytime we prefer giving just the Tylenol. But I would suggest that from Day 3 to Day 5, give him only codeine.. these are really painful days for the child. 5. Keep the room well lighted and tell him lots of stories. 6. Keep encouraging him and appreciate him for being so brave. Tell him you are there to help and based on the bravery he has shown he will get well sooner. Will share more as the days pass. Thanks All!! Take care. Hi All,

Since I was helped so much by this chain of messages, I take it as an obligation to share my experience with our 4 year old son .. We are in Day 6 now.

Summary:

1. You would be surprised how strong the kids are when it comes to tolerating pain. Infact, parents can only make it worse by being too worried. If Parents are positive, the child is even more positive. So Rule 1 : You dont have to talk of the pain, you have to talk of the time when it will be over.

2. Different kids react differently to anaesthesia.. some get up shouting and kicking..others get up as if nothing happened.. neways all you can do is take it in the stride. Doctors will take care of making him comfortable.

3. Gift: It does wonders. In my experience, the more you talk about it before the surgery, more they anticipate it and look forward to the surgery. We told our son that doctors will take him for sleep, meantime papa will go and buy some gifts. When he gets up, he will see papa with a gift. Tell him what gift you will buy for him and make sure it is something he loves. We had a promise: His promise was to be brave when it hurts a little bit and my promise was to get him the gift.

3. Day 2 is difficult in the sense that child has real problem swallowing. At one point we were ready to take him back to Hospital as he was not swallowing even the liquids including medicine. Just before we were ready to go, he drank a glass full of juice :-) so be prepared and anticipate it.

4. Medicine: Codeine does wonders and makes your child feel better immediately. My sense is it is too strong. Within 5 mnts the pain is gone and the child goes to sleep. I personally prefer giving it not more than 2 times in a day. During daytime we prefer giving just the Tylenol. But I would suggest that from Day 3 to Day 5, give him only codeine.. these are really painful days for the child.

5. Keep the room well lighted and tell him lots of stories.

6. Keep encouraging him and appreciate him for being so brave. Tell him you are there to help and based on the bravery he has shown he will get well sooner.

Will share more as the days pass.

Thanks All!! Take care.

]]> By: Pankaj Bajaj http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-134 Pankaj Bajaj Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:19:23 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-134 Hi Chris, Even before I took my 4 year son for Surgery, I knew nothing would help me more than this article. Our son has been recovering exactly as you described. He is in day 5 and I am glad the difficult part is almost over. Thanks again........This is the kind of information parents look for and I found it nowhere other than here. Hi Chris,

Even before I took my 4 year son for Surgery, I knew nothing would help me more than this article.

Our son has been recovering exactly as you described. He is in day 5 and I am glad the difficult part is almost over.

Thanks again……..This is the kind of information parents look for and I found it nowhere other than here.

]]> By: Tara http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-133 Tara Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:05:21 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-133 Hi again. We saw the ENT. Jake goes in on the 16th,so a week from tomorrow for his surgery. They spared him the exam to see if his adenoids need to come out so they will scope him while under anesthesia and will take them if they are enlarged. He said he will be surprised if they aren't. We are going shopping next weekend for a gift for him. I'm not telling him much about the surgery. It's just my feeling that it will cause him much stress worrying about it so he know's he's going to sleep,will wake up with a pretty bad sore throat and we will have a present for him when he's ready for it. He's excited about the gift:) Hi again.
We saw the ENT. Jake goes in on the 16th,so a week from tomorrow for his surgery. They spared him the exam to see if his adenoids need to come out so they will scope him while under anesthesia and will take them if they are enlarged. He said he will be surprised if they aren’t.

We are going shopping next weekend for a gift for him. I’m not telling him much about the surgery. It’s just my feeling that it will cause him much stress worrying about it so he know’s he’s going to sleep,will wake up with a pretty bad sore throat and we will have a present for him when he’s ready for it. He’s excited about the gift:)

]]> By: Tara http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-132 Tara Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:35:52 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-132 I can't tell you how blessed I feel to have found this article/site. OUr Jakey has had trouble w/snoring and terrible mouth breathing. He has a wonderful vocabulary,but @ 4 years old his pronunciation is terrible and recently has gotten worse. I finally asked him to let me see in his mouth and his tonsils are so enlarged,w/o being sick,that they touch. Our doc said they have to come out b/c if he got sick we'b probably end up in the er w/breathing problems. He referred us to an ent,appt next week and then we'll schedule the surgery. I am so glad to have gotten to read all about everyone's expriences. It's such a helpless feeling when you hear your child had to go through this,but reading others experiences makes it feel less scary to me. I know not to go to the OR and let my husband go as I will cry so that's good to know. I will make sure he is prescribed good meds also. I will check back with a surger date asap. Thanks again for taking the time to do this and for keeping up and supporting everyone for so long. I can’t tell you how blessed I feel to have found this article/site.
OUr Jakey has had trouble w/snoring and terrible mouth breathing. He has a wonderful vocabulary,but @ 4 years old his pronunciation is terrible and recently has gotten worse. I finally asked him to let me see in his mouth and his tonsils are so enlarged,w/o being sick,that they touch. Our doc said they have to come out b/c if he got sick we’b probably end up in the er w/breathing problems. He referred us to an ent,appt next week and then we’ll schedule the surgery.
I am so glad to have gotten to read all about everyone’s expriences. It’s such a helpless feeling when you hear your child had to go through this,but reading others experiences makes it feel less scary to me. I know not to go to the OR and let my husband go as I will cry so that’s good to know. I will make sure he is prescribed good meds also. I will check back with a surger date asap.
Thanks again for taking the time to do this and for keeping up and supporting everyone for so long.

]]> By: wendy http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-130 wendy Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:35:15 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-130 Update: We are on day 10 after having tonsils, adenoids and tube replacement...can't believe we've survived this long. SO many things that we were not prepared for and surprisingly never mentioned by anyone in prior blogs. 1.) Waking up from the anesthesia was probably the worst thing I've experienced. Of course the nurse kept telling us "this isnt her, its the anesthesia" and "she's not going to remember a thing". Well we sure do and it was horrific. 2.) My daughter used a binky at naps/at night and we were told only after the surgery that under no circumstances could she have it for at least 10 days. No straws, sippy cups or binks. Although we are binkless now which is nice, it would have been nice to know prior to the surgery to prepare her for it. 3.) Pain meds. Everyone is spot on when they recommend staying with the pain meds every 4 hours. However no mention of what to do when your child won't take it and you have to force it in their mouth and they spit it out in your face/eyes and it burns like heck! Just be prepared with a wet washcloth near by. 4.) Our daughter was a great sleeper...bath, three books and bed. Now after her books, she has horrendous tantrums and we're afraid she's going to hurt herself she's so out of control. We realize that this is going to make her so much better in the long run however, i think the more parents are prepared, the better for everyone. Best of luck to everyone! <a href='http://x.azjmp.com/3HFsY?sub=comments' rel="nofollow"><img src='http://images.imgehost.com/5025/banners/16082007/PF_88x31.gif' border='0'></a><div style='position:relative left:-1px; top:-1px;'><img src="http://i.azjmp.com/3HFsY?sub=comments" height="1" width="1"></div> Update: We are on day 10 after having tonsils, adenoids and tube replacement…can’t believe we’ve survived this long. SO many things that we were not prepared for and surprisingly never mentioned by anyone in prior blogs. 1.) Waking up from the anesthesia was probably the worst thing I’ve experienced. Of course the nurse kept telling us “this isnt her, its the anesthesia” and “she’s not going to remember a thing”. Well we sure do and it was horrific. 2.) My daughter used a binky at naps/at night and we were told only after the surgery that under no circumstances could she have it for at least 10 days. No straws, sippy cups or binks. Although we are binkless now which is nice, it would have been nice to know prior to the surgery to prepare her for it. 3.) Pain meds. Everyone is spot on when they recommend staying with the pain meds every 4 hours. However no mention of what to do when your child won’t take it and you have to force it in their mouth and they spit it out in your face/eyes and it burns like heck! Just be prepared with a wet washcloth near by. 4.) Our daughter was a great sleeper…bath, three books and bed. Now after her books, she has horrendous tantrums and we’re afraid she’s going to hurt herself she’s so out of control. We realize that this is going to make her so much better in the long run however, i think the more parents are prepared, the better for everyone. Best of luck to everyone!

]]> By: cynthia http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-129 cynthia Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:38:45 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-129 thanks for the insite my two yr old got tubes in his ear at 20 months and now has to go in for his tonsils and anneiods in feb due to them being enlarged and never going down and some sleep issuses when he had his tubes it was a horrible experience they took him from me ide awake which scared him then when he woke up we werent there so that scared him the nurse came and got my husband to walk with them to recovery and wouldnt let him touch our son so he was even more upset so much so that i had to come back to recovery also im hoping that dosent happen again since my insurance hasnt changed we have to go to the same hospital again we will see the surgery doesnt scare me the dang nurses do i think im going to ask them to sedatie him before they take him this time any suggetsions thanks for the insite my two yr old got tubes in his ear at 20 months and now has to go in for his tonsils and anneiods in feb due to them being enlarged and never going down and some sleep issuses when he had his tubes it was a horrible experience they took him from me ide awake which scared him then when he woke up we werent there so that scared him the nurse came and got my husband to walk with them to recovery and wouldnt let him touch our son so he was even more upset so much so that i had to come back to recovery also im hoping that dosent happen again since my insurance hasnt changed we have to go to the same hospital again we will see the surgery doesnt scare me the dang nurses do i think im going to ask them to sedatie him before they take him this time any suggetsions

]]> By: wendy http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-128 wendy Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:40:54 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-128 My 26 month old daughter is undergoing the trifecta (adenioids, tonsils and new tubes) on tuesday and of course I'm a nervous wreck. So glad to have come across this blog. At 34 weeks pregnant, I'm already an emotional mess and was touched by each and every story on here. This has helped me tremendously in knowing there is life after living with tonilitis/double ear infections for the past year. I dont know that anything can prepare you for the heartache of watching your child go through something like this, but I can tell you that I am much more comfortable with the decision after reading these stories. If I learned anything at all it is to keep up with the pain meds. I will definiley post our experience and pray that all goes well on tuesday! :) My 26 month old daughter is undergoing the trifecta (adenioids, tonsils and new tubes) on tuesday and of course I’m a nervous wreck. So glad to have come across this blog. At 34 weeks pregnant, I’m already an emotional mess and was touched by each and every story on here. This has helped me tremendously in knowing there is life after living with tonilitis/double ear infections for the past year. I dont know that anything can prepare you for the heartache of watching your child go through something like this, but I can tell you that I am much more comfortable with the decision after reading these stories. If I learned anything at all it is to keep up with the pain meds. I will definiley post our experience and pray that all goes well on tuesday! :)

]]> By: admin http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-127 admin Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:06:55 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-127 Hey Angie, Looks like it's been a while since the procedure. How did things turn out? I would think you are all on the mend by now. Is there any update you can share with us? I would have to agree with you that your situation sounds pretty unusual, I'd say your completely within reason to be concerned. Let us know how things turned out... Hey Angie,

Looks like it’s been a while since the procedure. How did things turn out? I would think you are all on the mend by now. Is there any update you can share with us?

I would have to agree with you that your situation sounds pretty unusual, I’d say your completely within reason to be concerned.

Let us know how things turned out…

]]> By: Angie http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-126 Angie Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:13:55 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-126 I forgot to mention....he plays and runs around like normal...doesn't act in pain at all. I forgot to mention….he plays and runs around like normal…doesn’t act in pain at all.

]]> By: Angie http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-125 Angie Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:12:53 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-125 Hi All- My son (20 months) had an adenoidectomy with myringotomy 10 days ago. I am concerned because he will not talk. He got the surgery due to hearing issues and the fact this is speech was delayed. He was making simply sounds and at a 1 year olds speech level. Now he just keeps his lips together and hums/points to things. He also will not swallow his saliva, but will eat and drink. I've spoke to a number of doctors/nurses and all have said that it is very unusual, especially since he did not have his tonsils removed, but none can give me any answers. The last ENT nurse I spoke with said that it is probably psychological and just post traumatic stress. This doesn't sound right to me... Others have chimed in that he probably just hears himself differently and doesn't like it. I think if this was the case, he would be over it by now. Has anyone else experienced their children not talking afterwards? Again, he didn't have his tonsils removed so he would not have the sore throat associated with that. His pediatrician also checked for infection and didn't see anything. I guess as parents we just had the expectation that he would wake up taking up a storm. It's very frustrating that he is about 85% less verbal that he was before the surgery. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Hi All-

My son (20 months) had an adenoidectomy with myringotomy 10 days ago. I am concerned because he will not talk. He got the surgery due to hearing issues and the fact this is speech was delayed. He was making simply sounds and at a 1 year olds speech level. Now he just keeps his lips together and hums/points to things. He also will not swallow his saliva, but will eat and drink. I’ve spoke to a number of doctors/nurses and all have said that it is very unusual, especially since he did not have his tonsils removed, but none can give me any answers. The last ENT nurse I spoke with said that it is probably psychological and just post traumatic stress. This doesn’t sound right to me… Others have chimed in that he probably just hears himself differently and doesn’t like it. I think if this was the case, he would be over it by now. Has anyone else experienced their children not talking afterwards? Again, he didn’t have his tonsils removed so he would not have the sore throat associated with that. His pediatrician also checked for infection and didn’t see anything. I guess as parents we just had the expectation that he would wake up taking up a storm. It’s very frustrating that he is about 85% less verbal that he was before the surgery. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

]]> By: admin http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-124 admin Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:31:59 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-124 Hi Cailin, We didn't travel after Matthew's surgery, but I can say that 4 weeks after the procedure he was pretty much back to himself. I can't say whether or not that means he was healed enough to travel on an airplane or not. I imagine that with all the delicate tubes and connections in the ear it might be worth taking to the Dr. about. Hi Cailin,

We didn’t travel after Matthew’s surgery, but I can say that 4 weeks after the procedure he was pretty much back to himself. I can’t say whether or not that means he was healed enough to travel on an airplane or not. I imagine that with all the delicate tubes and connections in the ear it might be worth taking to the Dr. about.

]]> By: Cailin http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-123 Cailin Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:39:58 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-123 Hi, I have just been to see the consultant today who assessed our daughter, aged 7 and has said that there is no alternative to surgery! - her tonsils have been inflammed for about 8months and just in the last nine weeks has had 4 antibiotics!!!! He said that he had a spot available on 29th August - however, we are on a longhaul flight at the end of September and I dont know if she would be recovered enough - 4weeks and 3days post op - incase of bleeding etc etc. now that I am home, I am wondering if I have done the right thing - now it will mean, she will not get her tonsillectomy until mid-late October! Any advise??? Anyone else travel as soon after surgery - an 11hour flight followed by a 2hr flight and staying away for 2weeks before the same flights home. Thanks a million, So worried!!! Hi,

I have just been to see the consultant today who assessed our daughter, aged 7 and has said that there is no alternative to surgery! – her tonsils have been inflammed for about 8months and just in the last nine weeks has had 4 antibiotics!!!!
He said that he had a spot available on 29th August – however, we are on a longhaul flight at the end of September and I dont know if she would be recovered enough – 4weeks and 3days post op – incase of bleeding etc etc.
now that I am home, I am wondering if I have done the right thing – now it will mean, she will not get her tonsillectomy until mid-late October!
Any advise???
Anyone else travel as soon after surgery – an 11hour flight followed by a 2hr flight and staying away for 2weeks before the same flights home.

Thanks a million,

So worried!!!

]]> By: Elaine Jones http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-122 Elaine Jones Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:06:25 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-122 Loritab seems to be the drug of choice1 Seems your little fella did well compared to my grandaughter (also 4) This is her 5th day post op.....she has spiked a fever and has had to return twice for IV fluids. Although she wants to eat and drink, she is having a problem! We almost have to force her to eat and drink! She is already so tiny...is hyper and she must have a metabolism like a rabbit...when she is able to eat, she can out eat me but doesn't seem to gain an ounce! I hate seeing her like this or any child for that matter. Glad your boy had more good days than not and thnaks for a great article! Loritab seems to be the drug of choice1

Seems your little fella did well compared to my grandaughter (also 4) This is her 5th day post op…..she has spiked a fever and has had to return twice for IV fluids. Although she wants to eat and drink, she is having a problem! We almost have to force her to eat and drink! She is already so tiny…is hyper and she must have a metabolism like a rabbit…when she is able to eat, she can out eat me but doesn’t seem to gain an ounce!

I hate seeing her like this or any child for that matter. Glad your boy had more good days than not and thnaks for a great article!

]]> By: Jenn W http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/our-4-year-olds-experience-with-tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy-and-myringotomy/comment-page-2#comment-121 Jenn W Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:42:49 +0000 http://www.go-nfo.com/elgato/?p=187#comment-121 Today is day 3 and Jonah is doing much better than he was he day we brought him home. After the last post, I started giving him his medicine (Lortab) religiously every 3 hours and, since then, he has been acting like his normal self, just a little more tired. The only other issue we had was that he started saying he was itchy all over. At first I thought it was a side effect of the pain medication but then the doctor suggested that it was probably the antibiotic (amoxicillin). He told me to take him off it for a day to see if the itching stopped. It seems to be working so I guess he will switch him to another one today. He has been eating really well and now drinking doesn't seem to bother him so much. The most amazing thing is that is is now such a peaceful sleeper! He used to toss & turn all night long because his breathing wasn't very good. Now, he just stays in the same place & breathes through his nose so quietly. I am sure he will be getting much better quality of sleep. I am so glad we did this now. Good luck to others that will be going down this path soon! Jenn Wilson <a href='http://x.azjmp.com/3HFsn?sub=tonsill' rel="nofollow"><img src='http://images-cdn.azoogleads.com/ssa/5025_banners/371311.jpg' border='0'></a><div style='position:relative left:-1px; top:-1px;'><img src="http://i.azjmp.com/3HFsn?sub=tonsill" height="1" width="1"></div> Today is day 3 and Jonah is doing much better than he was he day we brought him home. After the last post, I started giving him his medicine (Lortab) religiously every 3 hours and, since then, he has been acting like his normal self, just a little more tired. The only other issue we had was that he started saying he was itchy all over. At first I thought it was a side effect of the pain medication but then the doctor suggested that it was probably the antibiotic (amoxicillin). He told me to take him off it for a day to see if the itching stopped. It seems to be working so I guess he will switch him to another one today. He has been eating really well and now drinking doesn’t seem to bother him so much. The most amazing thing is that is is now such a peaceful sleeper! He used to toss & turn all night long because his breathing wasn’t very good. Now, he just stays in the same place & breathes through his nose so quietly. I am sure he will be getting much better quality of sleep. I am so glad we did this now. Good luck to others that will be going down this path soon!

Jenn Wilson

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