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Post by supermommy on Oct 11, 2011 13:27:32 GMT -6
Ds1 always sticks his tongue out and drools a ton and has speech issues due to his tongue being in the way. His speech therapist suggested getting his adenoids and tonsils looked at to see if they need to be taken out. I am sure they are big and it would help his speech but is that a reason to remove an organ? He isn't sick very often except in the fall he will have a couple colds. It makes me nervous to cut parts out of his body....but if that what it is that is going on it's kind of a big deal since he can barely breath sometimes. We will see what the ENT says but what do you all think? Remove or keep?
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Post by love on Oct 11, 2011 13:52:24 GMT -6
I would remove. I had mine out when I was 6. I snored sooo loud you could hear me from downstairs. It was really nothing. I remember being taken away from my mommy and that was the worse part. Woke and they gave me a popsicle. Had those for a few days. What hurt worse was the night w got home I was sleeping and my picture feel off my wall and smashed into my head. Yup lucky me. lol
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Post by supermommy on Oct 11, 2011 14:04:46 GMT -6
Ouch! Lucky you....lol
So it's not a super painful recovery?
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Post by love on Oct 11, 2011 14:10:01 GMT -6
Well I was 6, but I do not remember it being a huge deal. Sometimes things suck and you have to do it for the better. If you say he has a hard time breathing I would not even question anyones opinion and take him to an ENT soon. That is just me.
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Post by doeeyedgirl on Oct 11, 2011 14:11:13 GMT -6
I'd have them out. My DS2 dealt with multiple ear infections from 3 months on. At 2 1/2 years he had his adnoids taken out, along with another set of tubes put in. They told me recovery for adnoids was like tonsils, so soft/cold foods and it would take a few days to get back to normal. That afternoon you couldn't even tell he had surgery.
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Post by supermommy on Oct 11, 2011 14:16:20 GMT -6
The food thing could be a problem....ds is super super picky. Good to know the procedure isn't too big of a deal. Are they more likely to get sick with them out?
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Post by mnmommy2 on Oct 11, 2011 14:23:52 GMT -6
My youngest son snores so badly and never really looks like he is getting adequate sleep and I've been told by friends/family to get his Adenoids taken out. My husband has Sleep Apnea and wears the Cpap machine so I am fearking lately he has this as well with his sleeping habits. I need to make an appointment with my pediatrician for him, but I think she's going to think I'm nuts.
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Post by doeeyedgirl on Oct 11, 2011 14:28:44 GMT -6
Actually, my DS2 has gotten sick less now. Not sure if that's just due to him getting older and his immune system getting stronger or to the actual surgery. I guess I would just chalk it up to not making a difference. But I would think that if you are having adnoids and tonsils, that it would lessen the chance of certain infections. Definitely a question to add to your list for the ENT.
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Post by babyscute on Oct 11, 2011 14:35:09 GMT -6
My DD is having her adenoids and tonsils out on November 9th due to sleep apnea. I'm glad it's that simple to cure sleep apnea in a 3 year old instead of the air machines. They said surgery only takes an hour and after they recover from anesthesia they can go home We're having her surgery done at Fairview Amplatz Children's Hospital or something like that. It's right there where she was born.
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Post by mnmommy2 on Oct 11, 2011 19:56:52 GMT -6
My DD is having her adenoids and tonsils out on November 9th due to sleep apnea. I'm glad it's that simple to cure sleep apnea in a 3 year old instead of the air machines. They said surgery only takes an hour and after they recover from anesthesia they can go home We're having her surgery done at Fairview Amplatz Children's Hospital or something like that. It's right there where she was born. May I ask how they tested her for Sleep Apnea? I believe my 7 yr old may have it.
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Post by bunsy on Oct 11, 2011 20:01:15 GMT -6
DS had his adenoids out in 4th grade. His recovery was extremely easy. Tonsils is a bit more difficult I hear. I think the younger, the better.
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Post by babyscute on Oct 11, 2011 21:24:14 GMT -6
MNMommy Actually my mom who is a nurse caught it but they have you listen to their noises they make while sleeping. My DD's noises are gasping, coughing, and snoring. She moves around a lot in her sleep. She also has trouble waking up in morning. Her doctor saw her tonsils were enlarged when I took her in concerning sleep apnea. She referred us to an ENT who actually turned out to be someone I went to college with and has just started out in the practice. She asked me all the stuff and said she would recommend surgery. I know the pediatrician had talked about sleep study at Children's Hospital too.
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Post by supermommy on Oct 18, 2011 17:57:47 GMT -6
Soooo DS1 needs both his adenoids and tonsils out. It will help him in the long run with breathing, sleeping better at night and his speech. Doc says his tonsils are huge and while he is not sick too often it will still help him to have them out like I said above. Doc also handed out some scary facts for me. He said 1 in 4 bleed a little from the tonsils coming out, 1 in 20 bleed a lot and throw up blood and everything and it is a scary scene as he described and lastly 1 in 100 bleed so much they need emergency surgery to repair! OMG I am freaking out now...it is a well known fact my family is always the unlucky ones with such things How many people had this bleeding issue with their kids?
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Post by bunsy on Oct 18, 2011 18:05:00 GMT -6
No bleeding issues. You DO have to keep them quiet. 10 yo son was told No phy ed for a month, No roughhousing, No bike-riding, NO physical activity.
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Post by doeeyedgirl on Oct 18, 2011 18:32:33 GMT -6
I know it's important to know the "facts" but do they really need to tell the scary ones!??!?! Remember to breathe. Everything will go great. You have all us mamas praying and cheerin' you on.
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