Guest guest Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Hi , On January 14th this year, my son Aiden went through having his tonsils removed and his adenoids “shaved down”. The surgeon was very, very informed and communicative and she explained that adenoids are not removed, they are shaved down (apparently it is not an appendage that can be taken out) The amount of shaving depends on your daughters needs, taking only what is necessary is best. We had many, many months of apnea and very little sleep as it began only when he was sick, like . It progressed to more than just times of sickness fairly rapidly, all in all about a year to a year and a half. On a size scale from 1 to 4, his tonsils were a 3 ½ to 4 (4 is touching). The adenoids cannot be seen, except by scope, so rather than scope him, she said she would examine their size while he was in surgery. Well she said they were as big as his tonsils. He was sleeping normally almost immediately, we are soooo happy. He does not talk through his nose (nasal speech) and his development seemed to jump forward after he began sleeping. We did have a sleep study first and his oxygen levels dipped as low as the 60’s during the study (scary!). Our surgeon had much to say about the amount of the adenoid removed and the shape to which it was shaved to. These are the things I would research and question your doctor/surgeon about before proceeding. Hope this info is helpful. Aloha, Mom to Aiden, 3 ½ mds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Thanks , I too know the benefits of this surgery because my son who is five had his tonsils and Adenoids removed at age 3. He had nasal speech before his surgery and now it is clear. He had sleep apnea all the time and was way underweight because he could not breathe and eat. His tonsils were huge and they touched in the back of his throat. His Adenoids were just as big per the Surgeon's comment after surgery. He Snored so Loud that we could hear him from downstairs when he was sleeping. He woke up almost every night and would fall asleep in the middle of the day. After his surgery he gained 10 Pounds in one month!!! He made up for all that eating he missed out on! He also sleeps soundly and quietly and hasn't snored since. It was the best thing we could have ever done for him! He also hasn't had an ear infection since his surgery two years ago! is not nearly as bad, at least yet! It is something that is on her To Do List medically but her neuro surgery has to come first. I am not ready to go back to the OR with her emotionally as feel I have just finally recovered from the ordeal of her heart surgery. I think it is worse on the parents than the kids!! Thank you for sharing your experience. I'm glad it was as positive as our experience! (mom to 2 1/2 years old) In a message dated 3/6/2008 10:24:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, lifeisgood@... writes: Hi , On January 14th this year, my son Aiden went through having his tonsils removed and his adenoids “shaved downâ€. The surgeon was very, very informed and communicative and she explained that adenoids are not removed, they are shaved down (apparently it is not an appendage that can be taken out) The amount of shaving depends on your daughters needs, taking only what is necessary is best. We had many, many months of apnea and very little sleep as it began only when he was sick, like . It progressed to more than just times of sickness fairly rapidly, all in all about a year to a year and a half. On a size scale from 1 to 4, his tonsils were a 3 ½ to 4 (4 is touching). The adenoids cannot be seen, except by scope, so rather than scope him, she said she would examine their size while he was in surgery. Well she said they were as big as his tonsils. He was sleeping normally almost immediately, we are soooo happy. He does not talk through his nose (nasal speech) and his development seemed to jump forward after he began sleeping. We did have a sleep study first and his oxygen levels dipped as low as the 60’s during the study (scary!). Our surgeon had much to say about the amount of the adenoid removed and the shape to which it was shaved to. These are the things I would research and question your doctor/surgeon about before proceeding. Hope this info is helpful. Aloha, Mom to Aiden, 3 ½ mds [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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