Elle was SO excited to get her tonsils out. Seriously. What kid is excited for surgery? Elle.
Doctors have been telling me for 3 years that she didn't need to get them out. For 3 years I have been annoyed with doctors.
The doctor here said that he would do it if we REALLY wanted them done- but he didn't necessarily recommend it. That's fine, I do recommend it.
Dale's attending let him come over and hang with us for a bit. Now he thinks he needs more kids to have surgery... cuz he liked the nap.
They rolled her away without a tear or a worry.
Coming out of the anesthetic was a little rough. She was pretty out of it. I was hoping that she'd have some funny things to say. I was all ready with my video camera. Nope. Not happy.
Dale had to rush back to his own cases, so I was left to get her up and moving, and get her to the car. I was also on my own while she puked... and puked... and puked... on our drive home. I'm getting pretty independent. Thank goodness for the multiple puke bags.
When the doctor came in to tell us how it went, he said that once he got started, he couldn't believe how big her tonsils were. At first glance, they didn't look at all big- but he said they went WAY back in her throat. He said that it was a really good decision to remove them, and that he changed his mind and thought it would really help her stay healthy.
Looks like my fancy medical education is really paying off... and by MY education, I actually mean Dale's education. I learn through osmosis. I'm two for two this month- they tried to tell me that Crew's leg wasn't broken. His tibia is TOTALLY broken in the thickest part of the bone. Yep... just call me doctor Meg.
Elle's doing REALLY well. We went to Walmart for Popsicles after the anesthetic wore off, and once she tossed her cookies in the parking lot she was pretty happy. Weird.
2 comments:
Oh, poor Elle! I hope she bounces back quickly. I have never seen a kid so excited for surgery! I think it's awesome that you knew she needed surgery and that Crew's leg was broken. Mommies are pretty smart! Hope she gets lots of popsicles!
I'm glad it went so well! Drs are so dumb!!! No offense, but seriously, the dr said the same thing to Garrett after having strep throat pretty much every month of every winter his whole life and finally when he was 23 he insisted that they do it and the guy was like okay if you really want me to, but I don't think you need to. Then he came up to me after Garrett was in recovery to let me know that it was REALLY good that we did that since they were huge and full of infection but he couldn't tell because they went so far back in his throat. Elle looks so cute in these pics. I can't believe how grown up she looks!
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