About 2 weeks ago Eli went in to have his tonsils and adenoids removed and have tubes put back in his ears. He had tubes for the first time right after he turned 2. We noticed that his speech wasn't quite right, he said a few words but he mostly made funny noises. He only had 2 or 3 ear infections at that point and they were spread apart, but he always had fluid in his ears. When they did the hearing and pressure test they told us to imagine we were in a pool under water and everyone talking to us was above the surface, and that is how Eli heard things.
Sometime last summer those tubes came out and then he started out this new year with an infection quickly followed by two more. This ENT suggested removing his adenoids to help with drainage (after surgery he told us they were blocking 95% of the passageway that allowed his ears to properly drain) and his tonsils because they were enlarged. Every time he went to the Dr they always wanted to do a strep test because of how they looked, and it was never strep.
We went in early the morning of his surgery and he was such a sweet and big boy. My kids wake up starving every day and he didn't even complain about not being able to eat. God definitely heard my prayers that he wouldn't be crying for food before surgery. It was so different from the first time, amazing what 3 years will do for a boy! He answered all of the nurses and doctor's questions and put on the hospital gown and socks without hesitation. The kid loves new socks and these had the cool grips on the bottom. They asked him if he wanted to color while he waiting and he was in heaven. He would color and draw all day.
A nurse came and got him just as he finished his pictures and began to get a little restless with the waiting. He walked off with her like such a big boy, it made me so proud and so sad that he IS such a big boy!
I have to back up and say that during the waiting the anesthesiologist came and talked to us and asked if there were any concerns with the anesthesia and I told him that Eli had been under twice before and has a very hard time waking up and it's very hard for me to control him because he fights us and is much stronger that he looks. Well, at this surgery center they don't let the parents be the ones to wake their kids up and the nurse told me that if he ever has to go under again to use the words "exorcism and violent" when I explain what it's like when he is coming out from under the medicine.
oops.
This recovery was pretty rough because there were only so many things he could eat and he had to drink something every few minutes to keep his throat from getting dry. This was much more difficult at night when he was knocked out from pain medicine but crucial because there was one night I didn't get up for 4 hours and he was in so much pain. I didn't do that again.
We are now trying to get back to normal and detox him off all of the sugary puddings, jello, ice-cream and yogurts he's gotten so accustomed to eating!
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