It was a very busy times last week with all the nearly dying stuff going on, Jamie's first appointment with a developmental paediatrician, my first lingerie purchase in four years, Maia's 11PM disco dance-off with her 6'4" second cousin, and lots of Top Secret crafting for the Alice and Wonderland swap. And tomorrow? A very big day. This is the diagram the hospital sent to explain the operations Jamie is having tomorrow:
Clearly, putting grommets into his ears is one. That was easy. The sci-fi bit happening bottom left represents an adeniodectomy. Rather alarmingly, the surgeon told me it was standard practice to scrape them off with a razor. But she prefers to burn them off with a laser. I'm so happy she's a show-off. He has the lowest pain threshold in the Western Hemisphere so we can expect hijinks there, it's nil by mouth from midnight which is going to be so much fun for the all-day smorgasborder, and for some general angst let's throw in the general anaesthesia. But the chance that he might be able to hear better (and that I might not get quite so many, 'Wot? Wot? Wot?'s ) will hopefully be worth it. Wish us luck!
I was 4 when I had my toncils, anendoids (sp) and grommets and I was home a day later and I had jelly and ice cream. I wish you really well
ReplyDeleteGromit has a lot to answer for. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteAll the very best to your special man and good luck to you too. I'm sure all will be well and worth it
ReplyDeleteRegards Jenny x
Will was a different (much nicer) child after having tonsils and adenoids out and gromits in. I can't say the first 24 hours would have been bearable without full doses of Calpol and Nurofen but he was sat in bed eating crisps at midnight on the day of the op. Good luck xxxx
ReplyDeleteMany good wishes for you for tomorrow. Hope it all goes well and we can salute the final WOT? with you. Also hope you're in finer health...
ReplyDeleteGood luck!
ReplyDeleteThe lasers should actually help with the pain. The dental work I had with laser instead of cutting was WAY less painful and healed up faster.
Here's hoping he sails through with nary a whimper.
best of luck, amanda. we'll keep jamie in our thoughts :) healing vibes & quick recovery to him !
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Good luck to you and Jamie!! I'm sure he'll sail right through. **good vibes**
ReplyDeleteHope it all goes well - my brother had gromits in and it changed him completely from a mostly deaf little buzzing nuisance to... well a person who could respond to words!
ReplyDeleteWill keep my fingers crossed tomorrow for you.
Hope it all goes well x
ReplyDeleteWishing you luck. I'm not sure what grommets are, if they're "tubes" then I had all that stuff when I was a kid and all I rememeber is the ice cream after.
ReplyDeleteThinking of you all for tomorrow - hope it goes well and that the results improve things for you all. Bx
ReplyDeleteGood luck. Devin had grommets put in about 18months ago and I can't believe the difference in his hearing (and as a result his speech).
ReplyDeleteLewis had his gromets in and adenoids out last August and not only did the 'wot? wot? wot?'s stop he also discovered his sense of smell. For weeks afterwards it was constant 'what's that smell?' 'that's a nice smell!' 'eww don't like that smell!'.
ReplyDeleteAnd although he had to stay off school for two weeks, he was absolutely fine after a day or two.
We will be thinking of Jamie (and all of you) today. Good luck! Tell him Isla and Calvin say hi.
ReplyDeleteGood luck! Hope it all goes well. I had my adenoiods removed when I was little and my hearing really improved and is now fine. x
ReplyDeleteI hope it went ok today, and at the paediatricians too. Robert has grommets in -hasn't completely stopped the 'wots' but has improved things! Thinking of you all x
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