Anyone with a child due to have tonsils and adenoids removed soon?

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My 20 month old DS is due to go in for this op in a couple of weeks.

It would be great to speak to parents of children who are due to have/have had this op and share healing tips and support one another.

My dd had this op but was slightly older at 4yo.

20 months seems quite young? Has he had very bad infections/ sleep apnoea?

I warn you that it was more traumatic than I anticipated dd had a lot of pain when she came round and required morphine before settling. It took a further two weeks before I would say she started to get back to normal.

However she has not had any more infections - now 8yo! And the sleep apnoea was cured. So worth it but not a nice thing for her to go through.

Stock up on lots of pain meds (calpol and neurophen), kids dvds and soft foods that are easy to swallow - let healthy eating go out of the window for a couple of weeks! Dd found things like skips and ice cream went down o.kay

I hope I haven't scared you too much but I wish I had been more prepared for how upset dd was going to be so am hoping it will help you iyswim?

My DD was 4 too. She was ok immediately post op but struggled the following day to swallow any meds. She existed on MaccyD's for about 10 days, having eaten just one chip all day the day after (after finally agreeing to swallow some Calpol) and then a few the day after that etc. They recommend scratchy foods to clear the gunk away but just whatever they will eat, I say. Within a fortnight she was back at Nursery and she's had just one bout of tracheitis (sp?) a year later but no other antibiotics since

Thanks so much for your responses. Don't worry you haven't scared me and I really appreciate hearing about the recovery from parents who have gone through it.
I would love to be able to give him some ice cream but unfortunately he's dairy free for the foreseeable future. I'm going to stock up on ice lollies though.
I think it might be easier if I move into his room for at least a week so I can top up his pain meds during the night.

My Ds was older...5...but I agree with the pp.
My Ds struggled with pain when he came round. Had to have morphine.
I kept to a strict meds regime for 7 days post op.
Meds every 3 hours day and night (yes, it was rough)
Day 5 and day 10 can be difficult pain wise.
Food wise...anything they will eat. Ds had toast, biscuits, fruit, sweets :)

My DS had his out almost 2 weeks ago - he's 21 months.

He was up and playing the next morning. Keep on top of pain relief. Don't wait for him to be in pain - give it regularly whether it seems like he needs it or not.

I didn't change his diet at all. As long as he was pain free he was able to eat what he normally does.

The benefits were immediate and so worth it

thanks for the feedback HHH3, we're pretty much in the same boat. I was so happy to read that your DS was up playing the next morning. I'm glad you saw the benefits immediately. I hope your DS is doing just as well now.

Why did your son have the op? We have sleep apnoea here which is also very badly affecting his daytime behaviour, he's extremely hyperactive. He may also be ASD but we can't get to the diagnosis point until his health issues are sorted.

He's doing really well thanks. Off pain meds as well now.

Very bad sleep apnoea here as well - sats as low as 73% overnight and getting worse as well as stopping breathing up to 16 times an hour.

In out case they think it was affecting his development - delayed speech and barely growing/putting on weight. So hopefully we'll start to see a change in those soon.

Oh that's good to hear. I'm sure he'll be thriving soon enough.

Our sleep apnoea is mild (we had 2 sleep studies in the end) but the sleep disordered breathing as a whole is wreaking havoc with his overall sleep. He's slight, but not underweight. He absolutely cannot lie down on his back as it feels as though he's being suffocated. He's also pretty much non verbal (lots of squawks and other strange sounds). A lot of his behaviour might be explained by him having ASD too so if that turns out to be the case then the tonsil/adenoid issues might be a red herring.

I'm so desperate for it all to be over.

My DD was dairy free too - can he have Swedish Glace?

We were told not to leave her alone overnight for 48 hours so she slept in our bed with Daddy. I think that's best so you can listen for them.

We haven't tried Swedish Glace so thanks for that tip trinity. I've kept him away from soya but I think a lovely treat like that is in order after the op!

How is your DS now HHH3?

My DS is now recovering from his op and we are (mostly) staying on top of the pain relief. He almost seems back to normal once the meds have kicked in but it's just so awful for him otherwise. Really hoping to turn a corner soon. He's still snoring and mouth breathing but I think that's due to the swelling. He's lost weight but is eating some of the time and drinking smaller amounts of milk.

I definitely won't miss the stinky breath - my god it's so awful poor thing!