Thursday, April 26, 2007
Surgery Scheduled
Dakotah has been having a hard time getting a good nite sleep lately. She snores very loudly and will sometimes stop breathing for a few seconds. Because of that she tosses and turns a lot and therefore doesn't sleep well. I talked to her pediatrician about it and they gave me a referral to an ENT.
Today was Dakotah's appointment. We saw Dr.Wanamaker. Wonderful doctor! Anyway,I explained to him the situation with Dakotah and he took a look at her. Within 5 minutes he told me that both her tonsils and her adnoids were too big. They were restricting her breathing and they had to come out. That was all Dakotah needed to hear...
She immediately started crying and said that she didn't want to do it. She thought that the dr was going to do it right then. I told her that there was no need to worry and that he wasn't going to do it today. The nurse came in and we scheduled her surgery for Friday,May 11th.
She must have cried for a good half hour after we left. Nothing I said was going to make her feel better. When she finally calmed down,she had a few questions...
1.Will they put me to sleep?
2.What happens if I toss and turn and fall off the table?
3.Are they going to replace my tonsils and adnoids with smaller ones?
I tried not to laugh when I answered her but her questions were so funny. Poor kid.
She is going to miss a week of school (which was fine with her) and she can't play softball for 2 weeks. She didn't like that part. She said,"What if my team needs me?"
I told her that I was sure that they could handle it until she returned :)She really likes softball and I know it's going to be hard for her to not play for 2 weeks.
She has her pre-op appointment next Thursday and then surgery the following Friday. I will keep everyone posted on how she is doing.Labels: kids
