Wednesday was Anabelle's big day to get her tonsils and adenoids removed. It has been scheduled since May and has finally come and gone...thank goodness!!
We had to be at the surgery center at 9am Wednesday, so Jason, Anabelle, and I headed out about 8:30 while my mom and Brady stayed home. My mom flew in Tuesday night and will be staying with us for a week to help me with the kids. (Thanks Mom!!!)
When we got to the surgery center, Anabelle was telling us that she was going to stay awake during the procedure. She asked us if the doctor was going to take her tonsils out with tweezers. :) She had to get a little hospital gown on, and then they took her away.
I was worried all morning hoping that everything would be okay. I made myself sick just thinking about it so much. The procedure took about 30 minutes to finish. The doctor talked to us after he was done to let us know how everything went.
Everything went fine. He said that her tonsils were just HUGE and that her adenoids were big too, but not as big as her tonsils were and that we should see a dramatic improvement in her breathing in about three weeks after everything is all healed.
Once we were done talking with the doctor, we were taken to Anabelle where she was in recovery. She was still sleeping and would open her eyes on and off, but she was pretty much out of it. At one point, she started coughing so much that she puked, and I caught it in my hands. She started crying on and off. I just felt so bad for her. Here she was thinking that she was going to stay awake while the doctor just took her tonsils out with some tweezers, and here she was knocked out feeling terrible probably wondering what had just happened to her in this strange place and wondering why she was in so much pain.
The nurse brought her a popsicle and a cup of water. Once she ate the popsicle and drank some water, the nurse took her IV out. She was released at 12:00 noon. She did great when we got home. By the end of the day, she was playing outside and having grandma push her on the swing.
That night, she woke up around 1:30 in the morning in pain, so I gave her some more of her pain medication. We stayed up and watched Cinderella. She is currently laying on the couch sleeping. I am just glad that it is over!
Grandma has been busy making pudding and jello, and Anabelle has been loving her "soft" diet. Brady is loving it too! :)
Here is a pic of Anabelle after we got home with her Get Well gifts...a really soft puppy dog from Grandma and Papa, a beautiful flower bouquet from Grammie and Papa, and a dolly from mommy and daddy:
We had to be at the surgery center at 9am Wednesday, so Jason, Anabelle, and I headed out about 8:30 while my mom and Brady stayed home. My mom flew in Tuesday night and will be staying with us for a week to help me with the kids. (Thanks Mom!!!)
When we got to the surgery center, Anabelle was telling us that she was going to stay awake during the procedure. She asked us if the doctor was going to take her tonsils out with tweezers. :) She had to get a little hospital gown on, and then they took her away.
I was worried all morning hoping that everything would be okay. I made myself sick just thinking about it so much. The procedure took about 30 minutes to finish. The doctor talked to us after he was done to let us know how everything went.
Everything went fine. He said that her tonsils were just HUGE and that her adenoids were big too, but not as big as her tonsils were and that we should see a dramatic improvement in her breathing in about three weeks after everything is all healed.
Once we were done talking with the doctor, we were taken to Anabelle where she was in recovery. She was still sleeping and would open her eyes on and off, but she was pretty much out of it. At one point, she started coughing so much that she puked, and I caught it in my hands. She started crying on and off. I just felt so bad for her. Here she was thinking that she was going to stay awake while the doctor just took her tonsils out with some tweezers, and here she was knocked out feeling terrible probably wondering what had just happened to her in this strange place and wondering why she was in so much pain.
The nurse brought her a popsicle and a cup of water. Once she ate the popsicle and drank some water, the nurse took her IV out. She was released at 12:00 noon. She did great when we got home. By the end of the day, she was playing outside and having grandma push her on the swing.
That night, she woke up around 1:30 in the morning in pain, so I gave her some more of her pain medication. We stayed up and watched Cinderella. She is currently laying on the couch sleeping. I am just glad that it is over!
Grandma has been busy making pudding and jello, and Anabelle has been loving her "soft" diet. Brady is loving it too! :)
Here is a pic of Anabelle after we got home with her Get Well gifts...a really soft puppy dog from Grandma and Papa, a beautiful flower bouquet from Grammie and Papa, and a dolly from mommy and daddy:
She was such a little trooper!!
As I write this post, Anabelle is sleeping away.......my sweet baby girl
2 comments:
Awwww.....my sweet little Anabelle....she is doing well and she is a little trooper.....always has been...:) She looks like she is doing very well...I was also a nervous all morning til I heard from you while coming home from the surgery!!
I love you Anabelle and glad you are feeling better! xoxoxoxoxoxox
Get well soon, Anabelle!
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