I took Lauren to the ENT yesterday at Cardinal Glennon. They recommended that she have her tonsils and adenoids removed. So we are scheduled for surgery on May 24th. We could have done it earlier, but they want her to be out of school for two weeks so I decided to push it back until school was out. Not a great way for her to start her summer but it's better than her being sad about missing school. Dr. Mitchell will be her surgeon. If anyone has had a child that has gone through this and has advice/suggestions for me I would appreciate hearing from you. My greatest concern is getting her to drink afterwards because she does not drink much normally so it's going to be a struggle. I'm also very concerned about how she'll react to the anesthesia since Bradley has a bad history with it. Hopefully she'll do okay though.
While at the ENT they identified Lauren as a good candidate for a study they have going on right now. They are working with five other childrens hospitals across the country to determine how the T&A surgery impacts kids suffering from sleep apnea (what Lauren appears to have). This would involve a couple sleep studies and a few more visits to the ENT. She also may be delayed on her surgery up to seven months which would put us into the start of the school year. So I haven't made a decision yet whether or not we are going to be part of the study or not. Bradley and I need to discuss it more.
Thanks to everyone who recommended ENTs, etc. I finally decided on Cardinal Glennon over Childrens simply because I could get an appointment earlier. Not that it makes a big difference since we're now waiting until school is out anyways! II've heard good things about Dr. Mitchell and Glennon so I'm glad we're going there.
Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!
Just passing on what people told us when Kaitlyn had this done - take her shopping beforehand for fun cups and straws and water bottles. If they look fun and she helped buy them, that might be a good incentive. It worked for us! Of course, the sibling will have to get a new cup too :) Good luck! It will make a huge difference. Hopefully that packet I sent will help too.
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