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My 10.5 year old is probably going to have her tonsils removed. Anyone
have any advice, or words of wisdom? I can't think of any kids I know of these days who have had them removed besides my neice, and it seems to have helped her. Marie |
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"Marie" wrote in message ... My 10.5 year old is probably going to have her tonsils removed. Anyone have any advice, or words of wisdom? I can't think of any kids I know of these days who have had them removed besides my neice, and it seems to have helped her. Marie She's probably old enough for this not to be an issue, but don't say "afterwards you'll be much better". I remember friends having it done (although generally at about 7yo) and often the parents told them that they would be "better" after the operation. Of course they came out of the anaesthetic feeling very sore and painful, and I know at least one who felt their parents had misled them badly over it, and that caused a lot of subsequent problems. Debbie |
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DD1 had them removed and it was the best decision we made. The change in her
was like night and day. - Sue "Marie" wrote in message ... My 10.5 year old is probably going to have her tonsils removed. Anyone have any advice, or words of wisdom? I can't think of any kids I know of these days who have had them removed besides my neice, and it seems to have helped her. Marie |
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On Wed, 6 Jun 2007 15:58:12 -0400, "Sue"
wrote: DD1 had them removed and it was the best decision we made. The change in her was like night and day. - Sue This is what I'm hoping will happen. The poor kid is constantly getting sore throats, fevers, and when colds are going around, hers hangs on for at least a week longer than everyone else's, and it's always much worse. In the past 5 weeks, she's had bronchitis, infected tonsils, and sick yet again with something unnamed b/c I did not take her to the doc. We tried to deal with things ourselves but she is just sick way too much, and I don't think a child should grow up so sick and crappy feeling all the time. She's had to miss out on alot because of how often she is sick. She was tested for asthma but the results haven't come back yet. There were also chest xrays and some blood tests but all that came back ok. My brother had asthma also. I never had problems when I was little, and my other two kids are rarely sick either, so this "sickly child" thing is new to me. How old was your daughter, and what led the doctor to decide to remove her tonsils? Marie |
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:17:50 GMT, "Welches"
wrote: She's probably old enough for this not to be an issue, but don't say "afterwards you'll be much better". I remember friends having it done (although generally at about 7yo) and often the parents told them that they would be "better" after the operation. Of course they came out of the anaesthetic feeling very sore and painful, and I know at least one who felt their parents had misled them badly over it, and that caused a lot of subsequent problems. Debbie She knows that it will be painful and sore after it's over, but she knows we're hoping that once it all heals, she will be better than before. I don't like it either when people lie and tell their kids that it will be ok when it will actually be painful! She seems more worried about waking up while they are working on her than how it will feel while she is recovering! My neice had her tonsils removed, so my daughter does know it hurts afterwards. Apparantly my neice did not stay hydrated enough, so her recovery was worse than it had to be. Can you see an 8 year old solemly telling a 10 year old how important it is to keep drinking after her surgery? Really cute! Marie |
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This is what I'm hoping will happen. The poor kid is constantly
getting sore throats, fevers, and when colds are going around, hers hangs on for at least a week longer than everyone else's, and it's always much worse. In the past 5 weeks, she's had bronchitis, infected tonsils, and sick yet again with something unnamed b/c I did not take her to the doc. We tried to deal with things ourselves but she is just sick way too much, and I don't think a child should grow up so sick and crappy feeling all the time. She's had to miss out on alot because of how often she is sick. She was tested for asthma but the results haven't come back yet. There were also chest xrays and some blood tests but all that came back ok. My brother had asthma also. I never had problems when I was little, and my other two kids are rarely sick either, so this "sickly child" thing is new to me. How old was your daughter, and what led the doctor to decide to remove her tonsils? Marie Aw poor little thing. It is hard for them when they are sick all the time. A had sleep apnea due to the tonsils and adenoids being enlarged, along with all the sicknesses that you described. It was just really hard for A because I knew she wasn't getting good sleep at night because of her behavior during the day. The sleep apnea is what tipped the doctor into taking them both out and it went well; however, it took longer for A to feel better than I expected, so don't worry if it takes a couple of weeks before she can really feel like eating anything solid. Good luck. ) -- Sue |
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