Adnoid Surgery

Well as many already know Bekah did indeed have surgery to remove her adnoids. The ENT could not believe how much worse she seemed since she last saw her six months before. So there was no begging the Dr to do this surgery as she thought it was a must. We also discussed removing her tonsils as they are very large as well. A 3 out of 4 on the scale I guess. But the dr and we agreed that she is just too young and could easily become dehydrated as she already doesnt drink that well. If she was in too much pain she may not drink at all which is normal with tonsilectomy. So we will wait to see if she grows into them in the next year. If not tonsils will be next year! This surgery was a bigger deal than tubes because she was going to go all the way under with an IV which is never fun for little ones especially Bekah who has always had trouble with them. We were so happy to hear that they had no trouble this time around and only poked her once!! The surgery was quick and Bekah seemed to recover pretty quickly at least we thought so. The first 2 days she didnt seem much worse than any virus she'd had before. But by day 3 the misery began. She developed a high fever and became unusually fussy. It was difficult I think only because Bekah has never been fussy like that. We didnt know what to do with our non cuddly fussy child! By day 7 we were frustrated because the dr told us she would be fine after 2-3 days. yah right! So we called her and she wrote her a new antibiotic since the original one obviously wasnt working. Around day 9 Bekah finally got better and boy were we happy. We are so glad this surgery is over and have already seen a huge difference. We dont even notice when she drinks anymore because she no longer gasps for air! She also had a constant low grade fever every evening and that is now gone as well! We pray this also helps her quit catching everything that blows by and she can stay healthy for a couple weeks!! Thank you all for all of your prayers!