I never realized how much tonsils can affect your whole well-being. Ben got to experience that firsthand. Lucky us! For about a year, his tonsils just kept getting bigger. And bigger. He developed sleep apnea somewhere along the way. Did I mention that he snored like a truck driver? Our pediatrician first thought he just had allergies. But after about 2 months on allergy medication, he referred us to the ENT. That doctor said that Ben's tonsils were extremely large and probably should be taken out. So we scheduled surgery for February 17, 2011. We walked him back to the OR (a very long and scary walk, by the way!) at 11:35 a.m. and they finished the surgery a little after noon. We spent 2 hours in the recover room with him and during that time, he came out of anesthesia and then promptly asked for one slushy after another!
I won't lie. It was a BIG day for us. It was so scary to leave Ben's side in the OR after holding his little hands and watching him fall asleep after they administered the anesthesia....and ultimately leaving him in the hands of others. Walking out of that OR was very hard. However, I was somewhat relieved to know that The Children's Hospital in Denver is one of the Nation's leading hospitals for children and that his surgeon was known to be one of the finest. We got lucky to be able to have it done here in Denver!
The first week was pretty rough. He had a lot of referred ear pain (which is common) and that took about a week to subside. It was a loooong week!! He has made a full recovery and now feels great!
This was a few hours after surgery - when he still hadhis appetite.
Flowers the hospital delivered to us :)
Opening a gift from one of his friends
My poor little man!
Flowers the hospital delivered to us :)
Opening a gift from one of his friends
My poor little man!
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