At the end of June, William had his tonsils removed. It was something we had talked about for awhile, and every time he had a checkup with the doctor, they would mention how big his tonsils were. He snored pretty bad at night as well as his breathing didn’t sound the best, so the doctor was worried about sleep apnea.
We finally decided to get it done this summer, so he would have plenty of recovery time, as we heard the recovery from this surgery can be rough. The surgery itself went great, he woke up from the anesthesia fairly well, all things considered, and a couple hours after we got home, he was acting pretty normal.
He was kind of up and down for the next 8 or 9 days, pretty grouchy and whiny, but very rarely did he complain about any pain. He mostly just took tylenol, instead of the stronger prescription pain killer he had prescribed. I think the biggest issue was he couldn’t eat as well, so that made him grouchier then normal. Nights were also rough, as I think his throat would dry out when he slept, so he’d wake up every couple hours crying. If I could get him to take a couple drinks, he’d usually be fine and go back to sleep.
But after that, he was pretty much normal, which was great. We were told it could be 2 weeks for recovery, so he did better then that. He now sleeps basically silent, which were still getting used to. I go and check on him before I go to bed and I can never hear him now, so I have to go farther into his room to make sure he’s okay. I’m sure I’ll adjust soon though 🙂
