We are so glad that Ben is home safe and happy. He is doing great today. He ate a TON of food when we came home from the hospital last night. He ate four eggs with cheese melted on in just a few minutes. He has only complained about a soar throat 3 times that I know of since he's been home.
When the Dr came out to talk to us after surgery she said his tonsils and adenoids were huge and very infected. She said there was puss oozing out of them. Yuck. Gross. I talked to her on the phone today when she called to check up on Ben and she said that of all the tonsils she removed yesterday in children (which were apparently many) she said Ben's were the biggest and he was by far the youngest kid. Poor kid.
They also put tubes back in his ears. He had tubes put in when he was 7 months old. Which is pretty young for tubes. They had fallen out within the last 6 months or so. The ENT yesterday took a look at his ears, removed all the wax build up, removed the old tubes that had fallen out and were just sitting in the ear canal, suctioned out tons of fluid that had built up in his middle ear also known as "glue ear" and put in new tubes. It's like Ben got a shiny new car wash for his ears. Aahhh, sounds nice.
So all in all, I'm so glad we did it. Thanks to you all for your support and thoughts and prayers. And here's to hoping for some great things to come for Ben in about a month (the time it takes for full recovery).
Oh my goodness, I have been out of the blogging world for awhile. I had no idea this was going on! Poor little guy! I'm glad everything went well. Hope he recovers soon.
ReplyDeleteSo glad things are looking brighter for Ben! What a relief to know that the doctor was on top of things and didn't just ignore his ears since he was in for tonsil and adenoid removal!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it strange the things that lurk within our children's noses, ears, throats, lungs without our even knowing it? Poor kid... Kudos to you, however, for sticking to your instincts and getting that surgery set up!
ReplyDeleteWow! I missed the last few posts - so glad to hear Ben is home and doing well! Give that boy a box of popsicles! I take Conner in to Boston Children's in a few weeks to see if he needs more surgery...
ReplyDeleteSounds like your child was a mass of congestion and stuffiness. Like a severe perpetual head cold! Poor kid. Good thing he can get feeling better! Hope it's soon.
ReplyDeleteAs a child I had tubes very early...and still do, I hope they make life better!(I am on my 12 set) My girl, Paige had her tonsils and adenoids taken out when she was 3, made a world of difference, she used to snore like a grandpa and wake up a lot...it fixed it all! Good luck!!!!
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