ds having a n op on monday

[pukkapatch]

to remove nasal turbinates. i feel i should be a bit more stressed and finding out all sorts of information aboutit. statistics, readighorror stories etc. what to expect afterwards with recovery etc.
but i guess i am a bad apathetic mummy.? anyone have any experienc e of htis? he is 10.9 years old

Oh- my dh has turbinate problems, but we didn't go down the surgery route, so can't help there. At ds's age though, is probably best if he has problems already poor lad.
Hope all goes well, and thinking of your family.

thank you eachpeach.
dh also has same problem. neither one of them can breath through their noses. the consultant said that either ds should have to op to remove them, or jus tlive with it as nothing else could be done.
wehn he is over sixteenn, ie, stopped growing, he can have the septum straightened, but if he has it now, it will mean his nose will stop growing. so cant have that yet.
i think dh is being a coward and waiting to see if he should go demand the same from the doctor.

Well, dh's isn't that bad thank goodness. The only times it has bothered him is when flying tbh. Even scuba diving was fine.
He did have a very funny turn due to it once when descending and he had a cold- was very poorly, and flight crew all very worried etc ...but these days (ie post baby) we don't fly very often (well haven't at all yet, and she's almost 2!).
The consultant was actually amazed when he investigated, as they discovered DH has the largest sinuses the consultant had ever seen (outside of a textbook)

Dh is was very proud of that! He frequently
mentions them when people talk about sinuses!

well, he's had it. far less worrying than i thought it might be.
he has loads of drops to go in his nose. i'm a bit worried it is bleeding so much, but the dr did say that as long as it wasnt a contant stream, it was fine. so i'm hoping it will stop soon.
fingesrs crossed.

Hi Pukka- glad it over. Hope he's feeling back to normal soon

thanks each peach. he's sat downstairs with his psp. i think he may be gettingbored though

LOL- better record him saying that- next time you want him to put it down and do something... play it back to him!

lol.
he is quite distressed by the medicine when i give it. the antibiotic drops. and his nose is completely blocked. poor baby. he is asking me why he agreed to have the operation in the first placce....

Ach- won't be for long though, and then think of the difference!

How is he feeling today Pukkap?

h e seems a bit down. spent most of the day inf ront of the telly. not much psp. and he complains that themedicine hursts him. i havent been able to give hm the eveningdoes of decongestant as he says that he will die if he has it. .
th evening does of antibioitic drops he washed out in the toilet.
his nose andmouth are all sor t of red,from being rubbed by the tissues. he says he is never ever going to listento the stupid doctors again.
i really need to see someimporvement soon, for my own sanity.

thank you for asking each peachy

Oh Pukka- so sorry to hear that. Nasal procedures are always nasty as there are so many nerves in those areas.
It will improve soon- he's young and healthy. Just very wearing on mum!
Sorry to drag it over from the other thread, but does he know about his entrance exam results yet?

no, not yet. i havent told anyone, except my sister yet. we wont tell him until after the interview on friday.
he hasnt been eating much, and says he is feeling weak. but the little sod wont eat anything either. he has agreed to have a melted cheese sandwich, but thats what he had for lnch! well, baked potato and cheese. a good varied balanced diet.
he is going to have a sleepover at dsis house tonight. all three of them. poor sister.

inside his nostrils does seem to eb slightly better now. still yucky and bloody andmucousy, but not closed completly thatn k god.

Yummmm, I could do with a melted cheese sandwich!
Glad he's on the mend!

my effing dh is taking him to the shops to get him a blazer........
what part ofkeep him away from infectios people does he not understand? has he never been shopping before? does he think that people will walk around weraing gas masks for his benefit?

i though i'd take him to the park today, a nice walk in rishmond park. its a beautiful sunny day. geth im out of the house, and someowhere that open, he wontbe near coughing people etc. get hsi head cleared up a bit. andi find out dh is on his way to take him to the shops. he spent the last two nights at dsisters, who doesnt have a cold, and doesnt have kids. so wa s nice for him. which apparently all leads to it being ok to take him to the shops?
grrr.........