Guest guest Posted May 14, 2001 Report Share Posted May 14, 2001 We'll be taking my son Hunter (3 1/2) to get his adenoids out and tubes put in his ears. I know a lot of you have been there, done that. Can anyone give me some advice on what to expect and what I can do to make this go as smooth as possible. He's been so sick and can't get rid of the fluid in his ears so I feel like this is the best way to go. Are there any better medications I should ask for? Thank you so much for any help anyone can offer. Jo (South Carolina) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2001 Report Share Posted May 14, 2001 In a message dated 5/14/01 7:06:41 AM Pacific Daylight Time, JPiker@... writes: > Can anyone > give me some advice on what to expect and what I can do to make this go as > smooth as possible. Be prepared for a LOT of agitation coming out of the anesthesia...many autistic kids have a real problem coping with the grogginess and disorientation following drugged sleep. My son has had a real problem with this. At the day surgery where we went we were required to stay about 2 hours for observation, so you might want to see what's available for entertainment...they had VCR's and I wish we had brought Ben's favorite Elmo's World Video. That would have really made a difference. The good news is that with the ear tubes there didn't deem to be any pain or even discomfort once he was fully awake. Even better news was when the ENT Dr. said " no more antibiotics! " Good Luck Cherri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2001 Report Share Posted May 14, 2001 Hi, We had our NT daughter's adenoids removed and tubes put in when she was almost 8, and I sure wish I had done it sooner. We had a great day surgery place and they took good care of her. The one thing I would have done differently was to realize that removing the adenoids is an iteration of severity up from tubes alone and necessitated a little longer recovery period. The ENT sort of made it seem like no big deal and I think that is right for tubes, alone, generally speaking. But, because of the adenoid removal, she was intubated for the surgery and that has unpleasant after-effects in itself. Anyway, that was in '98--holy cow, has it been that long ago!? She had been on antibiotics almost constantly from infancy for ear problems, has allergies, etc. Reading from this list, I can hardly believe she doesn't have an ASD with all she went through. It's my seemingly healthy little guy with the gut problems...malabsorption and the whole shot. Best of luck to all of you! Fondly, J-- Graham (7 yrs, probable Asperger's syndrome) and Hayley's (11 yrs, mild ADD) mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2001 Report Share Posted May 15, 2001 > We'll be taking my son Hunter (3 1/2) to get his adenoids out and tubes > put in his ears. I know a lot of you have been there, done that. Can anyone > give me some advice on what to expect and what I can do to make this go as > smooth as possible. He's been so sick and can't get rid of the fluid in his > ears so I feel like this is the best way to go. Are there any better > medications I should ask for? Thank you so much for any help anyone can offer. > > Jo (South Carolina) Jo, Brett had this surgery done last month, and it went very smoothly. He seems to be hearing better, and I am hoping that we are at last finished with the ear infections. (This was his 2nd time for tubes.) My warning for you is that the ENT tried to talk me into giving Brett oral antibiotics after the surgery. When I explained that Brett's immune and GI systems are already messed up from overuse of antibiotics, he told me that they recommend them because of the ODOR caused by the adenoids healing. No real risk of infection, just trying to keep our kids sweet smelling! Of course, I threw the prescription away. On the 3rd or 4th day after surgery, Brett's face did have a slight odor (that I probably wouldn't have noticed if I hadn't been looking for it!), but it only lasted about 24 hours. Make sure you have a good reason for using ANY antibiotic. Hugs to Hunter! Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2001 Report Share Posted May 16, 2001 Hi Joe my son had the same surgery 9mos ago. He also had lots of ear infections, since the surgery Gabe has not had one ear infection. The surgery took about an hour. After the surgery he was groggy and crankey and sounded really funny for about 2 days and was back to normal in no time. I think I gave him advil for the first night just for the pain if he had any. I'm sure everything will be just fine. GOOD LUCK Rebekha N.Y. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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