Goodbye Tonsils

Lillian had her tonsils and her adenoids removed on Friday morning. She had been having a lot of sleeping issues the last six months, and the ENT our pediatrician recommended (both of them) thought that she was experiencing sleep apnea due to her over sized tonsils. He said that there was just very little room in her throat and that it would be best to just go ahead and have them removed along with her adenoids. 


Friday morning went pretty smoothly overall. I was VERY nervous about leaving John Whitten for such a long time, but at the same time I knew he was in good hands with my Mom. You could tell that Lillian got very nervous when we went back with the nurse to take her vitals, and when they tried to take her blood pressure she got very upset. She calmed down after that was all over and then it was me who was all upset and nervous. When the nurse came to our little room to take her back to surgery I could barley hold my tears back. I held on to her extra tight while Shaun said prayer, and then the nurse took her to the operating room. Thankfully, there were no tears and Lillian actually reached out to the sweet nurse who was taking her back. Of course the second that they disappeared behind those doors I started crying. It was probably only thirty minutes later that the nurse came and told us that it was over and she had done great! The doctor told us that there was NO bleeding at all during the surgery and that everything looked great. We did not get to leave the hospital until 12:30, so it had been a really long morning for all of us. But once we got Lillian home she just slept and even ate a bowl of mac-n-cheese. 


So far it has been forty-eight hours after her surgery and sweet Lillian is almost back to her old self. She has been playing and dancing around all morning today, and has been eating wonderfully. It amazes me how quickly children bounce back from illness and surgeries. I am praying that things continue to go so well, and that Lillian just continues to get better over these next few days. The doctor had told us that it was important to keep her activity level low for ten days, which is already becoming a difficult task. I am just so thankful that it is over and that now we can enjoy our summer....without of tonsils!