My ds is 22 months and has what I believe to be swollen adenoids and I can see swollen tonsils. This has been going on for about 10 months and Dr finally referred him to ent a Few weeks ago. I've just had a call and they can't see him until mid June!
the trouble is he is really bad at the moment think he's got a mean cold and he just can't sleep is constantly mouth breathing, won't eat anything. I'm getting desperate and feel like he needs to be seen now, not two months time.
He also suffers from the obstructive sleep aponea, because of ads and tonsils. Currently I'm actually pretty worried about that. It's effecting the whole family; up 2-3 times a night, days of work. I just don't know what to do. I am so tired and worried.
Not sure what I'm asking really but any advice would be great.
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Adenoids and tonsils - help!
charlmills · 17/04/2013 14:36
My ds1 was the same. He always snored like a trucker but I didn't notice the sleep apnoea until he was just under 2. I was keeping him in bed with me because he had a water infection.
The gp originally told me that it was normal to stop breathing in your sleep 
where I thought it was only normal to stop breathing when you die 
I took recordings on my phone of the pauses and took that to the doctor. I was told he'd only be referred for removal if he had been treated (Anti-b's) for tonsillitis 4 times in 2 years. The doctor asked me how often he got it, which was puzzling because he had ds1's file infront of him.
Ds1 had been on ab's 6 times in 4 months!
It took me a year of going to the gp every single week to finally get a referral and ds1 had tonsils and adenoids removed days after his 3rd birthday.
He's not been on ab's since, he doesn't snore (although still heavy breathes) and hasn't been ill. He is now nearly 6.
I've always found that I have to become a royal PITA to actually get anything done, so I'd keep on at them until you get something.
I'm so sorry he's unwell, charmills - fingers crossed he's back soon and all well.
My dd was actually prescribed Medised to help dry up the mucous that she was choking on - along with giant tonsils - through the winter she turned 2. She was asleep when we went in to see the ENT consultant (on my shoulder) and made so much noise that he knew straight off what the problem was. Her tonsils were out within a month.
It can take a long time of being a squeaky wheel, but not always. I hope latter is true for you 
Meanwhile, get well soon little ds x
We are waiting on a surgery date for dd2 (5). If its any consolation things have move pretty quickly since the Consultants appt. People including GP told me I'd have to fight my corner to get the tonsils out. To be honest the Consultant took one look in her throat and didn't even need to be asked.
I was at the GP with her (her general health is fecked 
) earlier in the week and he told me that he had looked up referral to consultant guidelines re getting tonsils out and its 8 cases of infected throats in a year or 10 cases over 2 simultaneous years, it makes sense in my head.
The best thing I did was to get every sore throat logged by GP, I don't bother so much with the abs anymore.
I hope your lo is on the mend soon and make a nuisance of yourself re pushing for an earlier appt.
emma, welcome to MN We recorded our dd asleep and snoring (more than snoring, but ykwim) and even without that app it did the trick. You are right about NHS, and dd2 had never had tonsillitis in her life but was given surgery asap - just because the apnoea was so bad. Plus she was barely eating solids anymore.
charlmills how frustrating :( I hope Monday brings more luck. You sound exhausted, not surprisingly - so I hope the weekend gives you a break and some sleep, at least!
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