Tanner Has His Tonsils Out

Tanner has always had big tonsils. On the few occasions over the last few years when we have had cause to look in his throat, we both remarked on how big his tonsils were compared to the other kids. We had mentioned it to his pediatrician during a routine visit and he had referred us to ear, nose and throat specialist, who agreed that they were very large but as there were no symptoms normally associated with tonsils (sore throat, constant colds etc.) they told us not to worry about it.

Come to find out that large tonsils have lot of other side effects that we WEREN'T aware of. Tanner has always snored at night, loudly - side effect of large tonsils. He had always breathed through his mouth, loudly - side effect of large tonsils. He never seemed to get enough sleep - side effect of large tonsils. He made a loud, raspy sound when he tried to run really fast - side effect of large tonsils. A few years after the original consult, we took him to see another specialist who, combined with the above newly discovered info, said, "Yep. Those need to go.". So Tanner had is tonsils out this morning. 

We got up early and headed down to the hospital for our 7:00 AM check in . Cori stayed over last night and got Jake and Faith up and out the door to school this morning. The surgery all went really well, planned out to a T by the hospital. All the Dr's and nurses were wonderful and took extra special care of Tanner, especially towards surgery time when he started to get really nervous. The actual surgery took about 20 minutes and we were in and out of the hospital in about 4 hours. The Dr. said that his adenoids were blocking about 75% of his airway, which accounts for all of the above symptoms. 

He's home now and resting comfortably on the couch with bad kids TV on and a table full of soda, gatorade, ice cream, jello and yogurt. He's home from school for the next week and out of commission for sports for the next two weeks. He is missing his last football game and the first week of basketball which starts next week as soon as football is over (I have a coaches meeting tonight). 

He seems no worse for the wear so far. Fingers crossed that he bounces back easily.