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DS is going for a tonsil & adenoidectomy in the morning - he'll be ok won't he? What to expect?

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zephyrcat · 28/03/2007 10:51

3rd time lucky! DS is going in to have his tonsils and adenoids out tomorrow morning and we have to stay overnight. Last time we went in we got as far as getting the cream on the back of his hand and we were sent home again because he had a cold!

There's so much going on with us at the moment I'm an emotional wreck so what should I expect?

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Dottydot · 02/04/2007 15:58

Thanks very much - and I hope your ds feels much better soon! Will you keep me posted on whether it affects his energy levels/sleep patterns etc? I'd love to know and will probably bug you again nearer the time our ds has his done!

AnAngelWithin · 02/04/2007 15:59

aww bless him. catch you on MSN when your not too busy. take care x

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zephyrcat · 02/04/2007 16:00

No problem! Anything you want to know just give me a shout and I'll keep you posted on how he's doing

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Dad12 · 04/04/2007 10:28

Hi Zephyrcat, thanks for the reply. Great news that your little one is OK. It does sound a bit of a nightmare though! Have you noticed that he is breathing better at night yet? I wonder if just having the adenoids out is as bad as tonsils as well? I,m like Dottydot and just want to leave it as long as possible, he's only 2.2, it seems so young for a GA. We are getting the advice for surgery from a private consultant..sometimes I feel they are a bit more gung-ho about surgery than NHS...anyway I'd love to also hear how your little one gets along.Thanks

Bonniecat · 16/04/2007 23:03

Hi All

I'm so glad I found this thread - DD aged 4.5 has to go in to have tonsils and adenoids out as tonsils are sooooo huge (apparently they are so big the sides are touching), hence the past 9 months of heavy breathing, terrible man-loke snoring, bouts of sleep apnea and lots of long daytime sleeps (plus a tiny bit of sleep deprivation for mummy!!!!!). I just found out the waiting list is 4-6 months - can it be true!!!!!! How on earth do I get past this? Any ideas? I want this sorting as its gone on long enough, we are in the pre-school year now and for my own (and DD;s) sanity would like to have better life before school starts. Have noticed the overtiredness in bth of us not getting any better.
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CarGirl · 16/04/2007 23:10

find out the consultants at your nearest hospitals, ring them and ask for cancellations

Bonniecat · 16/04/2007 23:15

I looked up the private route - 2500 quid just for tonsils only. regional ones won't do double op for kids less than 12.

Bonniecat · 17/04/2007 20:25

Cargirl - I rang round all the local hospitals, and although I got told DD could be placed on the cancellation list we need to wait two months, then go to GP and request an urgent priority, then we can go on cancellation list. The quickest is still 5 months apparently there are thousands of kids waiting for ENT surgery in my region. I said what about DD starting school in September and not wanting to coincide with that but they said that is not a good enough reason, even with all our sleep deprivation and much reduced quality of life. So I am going to see GP anyway - I can;t wait 2 months, its been 9 months already! Thanks for all support, hope others going through this get a better deal

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zephyrcat · 17/04/2007 20:32

Hi sorry I missed these posts - ds has been back in hospital wth a strep infection, more than likely from his tonsil/adenoidectomy. It all got very scary for a few days but he is fine now and a million times better than he was. His breathing at night is completely different - I always check on him when I turn his light off and could always hear him breathing as soon as I opened the door but now I've been going right over to him to double check he's ok as I can't hear a thing! He is also starting to eat properly now which is really good. Just goes to show how much they were affecting him. He's still dribbling but we can deal with that, 2 out of 3 ain't bad!!

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Dottydot · 17/04/2007 20:34

Blimey ZC - must have been scary - I'm glad he's OK now. I can't imagine not being able to hear Ds2 breathing at night - I can hear him downstairs from his bedroom in the evenings! Dp and I have decided to probably take him in the Autumn to start getting him referred for a T&A. Don't know what the wait time is here though - he might well be 4 by the time he has them done.

CarGirl · 17/04/2007 21:29

Bonnie - that's appalling - we were straight away on the urgent priority - but that is probably because we have been failing hearing tests on and off for 2.5 years due to glue ear and have speech problems. I am truly shocked that they haven't taken the sleep apnea more seriously!!!!! Speak to the PCT??????

littlelamb · 17/04/2007 21:37

I had my tonsils out just last week, so it is all fresh in my mind. I have been told that it is not as painful in children, which can only be a good thing for your little one. I was expecting agony when I woke from the anesthetic but in truth I just felt a little bit sore and managed to eat and drink with no problem. The real pain started on day five, (sunday) and I was climbing the walls with pain, and had to go back to get some stronger painkillers, which left me very spaced out and in agony again when they started to wear off. Was like that yesterday as well, but today I have had no painkillers whatsoever, and feel fine! I think the scabs were coming off, which was causing the pain, and they HAD told me to expect the pain to get worse before it got better, but I still found pain of that magnitude hard to deal with. Hopefully this isn't too worrying - I really have been told that children breeze through this procedure, but just maybe be aware that more than anything, the anesthetic made me feel woozy for a few days, its normal to throw up a bit of blood when you come round and remenber that keeping eating and drinking will keep any infection at bay. Best of luck to you, now that the worst is (hopefiully) over for me, I can see that the procedure is totally worth it, as constant infections were making my life a misery.

littlelamb · 17/04/2007 21:40

duh
have just seen this is an old thread. Glad it went well for you!

Bonniecat · 17/04/2007 22:25

yes i thought they wd take the sleep apnea more seriouslyt especially as I have been counting the seconds it takes for DD to recapture her breathing and it can be as long as 7 seconds, which i knwo doesnlt sound much but believe me, you start to hold your own breath when counting and it feels weird!

Good idea about the PCT I was also going to invlove the health visitor and surgery's nursery nurse too to see if they can help. Would getting a letter from our kindergarten help to say her behaviour is getting worse due to the sleep deprivation do you think or is this over egging the puddin?

CarGirl · 17/04/2007 22:41

I have no idea what else you can do not an expert,but yes perhaps letter would help or ask them to refer her to educational behaviour management or something?????? Ask the school she has a place at already if they can do anything?

Bonniecat · 20/04/2007 09:50

Thanks CarGirl - we are still waiting to hear about school places but I did speak to Kindergarten and they said they were unwilling to do a letter but suggested HV too. Things can only get better eh!

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