Tonsils

Tommy got his tonsils & adenoids out this morning! 

 Our ENT was concerned about the shape of his inner ears too, but said once he got in there and saw the size of Tommy's adenoids he has no doubt that there will be no problems with Tommy's ears now that his tonsils & adenoids are gone. He also said that Tommy's tonsils were very infected (which we knew) but that the blood vessels in his tonsils were also really infected.  Which I'm not glad, not that he was so bad, but that they really really needed to come out & it wasn't just a 'lets try this & see how it works' procedure.  

Tommy did ok in the hospital this morning, he was very scared and kept saying he just wanted to go home.  He cried when the nurse took him into the operating room, but she said he calmed right down & did great once they got in there & was even talking to her, the doctor & anesthesiologist.  He had a rough time in recovery, but what kid doesn't! He drank a little juice & ate most of a popsicle and got to go home.

Since being home he took a great nap, ate a chocolate chip cookie and 1/2 a peanut butter sandwich, has had  a bunch of popsicles and is on his 5th slurpee!  He is doing pretty well, but I think it is from all the drugs from the hospital that haven't worn off yet...we will see tomorrow if the greatness continues!!  Last night he & I went to the store to buy popsicles for him and Tommy got to pick out a special toy & movie for today, things that he could do sitting/laying and calmly and quietly.  He picked out a Scooby-Doo movie, a puzzle and Cars 2 monopoly and has been happily and nicely playing today.  

I was pretty concerned about doing this, Tommy refuses to take any medication no matter how good it might taste or if it is liquid or chewable.  If you can get it in him, he will make himself throw it up, he even can tell if you try to hide it in food/drink and will refuse no matter how hungry or thirsty he is.  Knowing that he'd be in pain after having his tonsils removed kinda figured he'd either man-up and take the pain meds or he would be one tough kid by the end of this!  But, he can't tell that his tylenol w/ codeine is in his slurpees :)