My Daugter Has to Have Her Adneiods Removed.....

L. my son had his tonsils and adenoids removed when he was 10 months old and it was the best thing we did. I would recommend doing both at the same time because the surgery is painful and there is a recovery time so I would just do it both to same on your child. Tonsils are not needed and have been removed for years and years even if they are underdeveloped I would just get them out of there. My sons adenoids were the size of nickels and his tonsils were 3x the size. He had constant ear infections and sleep apnea among other things and now he is great! We use Children's ear head and neck associates by St. Lukes they are the best with a world renown doctor Pashley. I wouldn't recommend anyone else to do the surgery. You should consult with them first the number is ###-###-####. Good luck

My son was 4 1/2 when he first had tonsilitis. After 3 rounds of different antibiotics it still hadn't gone away and our family doctor referred us to an ENT doctor. She looked at them and said they had to come out and then she asked our son to close his mouth and breath through his nose. He could barely do it, so she said it would be best to take his adenoids out too, that it would really help his breathing. So, we scheduled the surgery and took him in early that day. We got to be with him until they wheeled him into surgery and then went in as he was starting to wake up. He watched cartoons and ate popsicles for a few hours and then we went home. He acted fine later that day as if nothing happened! I was amazed at what a difference having his adenoids out made! He had always snored so bad and then nothing! We used to have to put him in the other room so we could sleep on vacation, but now he's good. Kids heal fast and I would have them both done at the same time if I were you, rather than maybe have the risks of a second surgery later. It's scary enough to have your child go into surgery once, I would want to eliminate the possible need for another time. That's my experience and opinion, hope it helps! Good luck making your decision!
J.

I have a son who had tubes in his ears around 18 months. They worked well for awhile, then they fell out and the ear infections started in again. We decided to have new tubes put in, and the ENT suggested having his adenoids removed at the same time. I honestly don't remember what the deal was with the adenoids, but the second surgery really helped.

My son had his adenoids removed also. He had chronic sinus infections for about a year. It was an outpatient surgery so it was all in one day. We elected not to remove the tonsils as they were also underdeveloped and felt the added surgery was not necessary. We also consulted a few physicians to be sure. They said the same thing ... there is a "possibility" that they may need to be removed, they could not tell me for sure that in the future it would be necessary.

Since the surgery he has been very healthy and has normal breathing patterns, except when allergy season and colds get to him. I've also read that adenoids can grow back but haven't seen any symptoms of that.

About the surgery. Only one of us could go back so we sat with him in pre-op until he needed to go into the operating room. I carried him in and sat with him until they put him under, which was very quick. The thing that hurt the most and angered me the most is that I specifically asked to be in post op room so I would be there when he woke up. They NEVER came to get either my husband nor I. An hour or so later I heard my son screaming from the waiting area and they would not allow us to go back. I went back there anyway and found my son was scarred and coughing up blood and crying. It broke my heart and angered me immensely, especially since the nurses were not attending to him and he was all alone. That was the worst part of the whole experience. I will tell you that about 2 hours after we left that place and were home he was back to his normal activity as though nothing had happened.

I would suggest to you to meet with the surgeon and staff and go over in detail how the surgery will happen and when you will be allowed to be with your child. This is your child and you have a right to be there every step of the way. Do not let any physician ever make those kind of decisions for you. Its really hard these days and people in general are too trusting of physicians because we all feel like they should have all the answers but the reality is they do not. Trust your own instincts and everything will work out.

Hope this helps you.

I am a mother and my daughter has not had to have her adneiods out, but I did as a child. My doctor had them removed when I was about 5 (it was very hard, but had to be done). My advice, have the tonsils out now! Please! I had to have mine removed later in life (18 years old) and it was much worse! If they are going to do one, just have them do both. It was a two week recovery when I was older and when I was younger, it was a couple days. That is my advice to you. Your daughter will be better off in the long run! I always have had airway issues which are fixed now, but I wish they would have done it all at one time!
J. S

First, I would get a second and even third opinion. Yu are talking about a major gland being removed. Tonsils being removed IS a big deal because they actually do a lot more than your doctors want to tell you. They are the gate to keeping infection down to a minimum. Don't let them tell you what needs to be removed. You need to do your own in depth research with a variety of different resources, including other pediatricians, health science, and homeopathy. If you read up on it (and let's face it, we have a wealth of knowledge at our fingertips these days) you'll find a VERY different route of alternatives...ones that are much less invasive and far more productive for her.

In August 2007, my 2 year old son was going in for surgery to have his tonsils and adneoids removed and to put his second set of tubes in his ears. The doctors only removed the adneoids and left the tonsils. The doctors say that they felt like his tonsils were just fine and it would have been alot more recovery time with his tonsils removed.
After the sugery, I was in the recovery room for about 8 hours. It took 3 days at home for him to recover.
I really wish that the doctor would have taken out his tonsils at that time. I think taking out my son's adneoids only helped for about a month then he was sick again all the time. His second set of tubes has not helped at all. He has had many ear infections and is constantly on anti-biotics. My son has had more fevers than I have had in my entire life. I think it would have been so beneficial to have had my son's tonsils out when they took out his adneoids.
My 2 year old son has had: RSV, Asthma, Allergies, etc.

My son had his adnoids removed at the age of five, and i'm really glad we did it. He was snoring so badly it was really affecting his sleep. The worst part is when they are coming out of the anesthesia. After that the recovery is really quick, and the results immediate. We never ended up needing to have his tonsils out and he is almost thirteen now. Good luck, hope this helps. E.

Hello
I just went through this in December. My three year old just turnied three had his out five days after his birthday. I was because he had several ear infections and water always building up in there. I was very worried at first but i got alot of answers from the doctor. Even with my son having strep two times before he had the adneiods tokk out the doctor recemmended to keep the tonsils in until they really needed to be removed cause it wasn't nessesary. But now here it is May and I haven't had to deal with ine ear infection,he did have tubes put back in his ear as well. I think the surgery really has helped since last year I was in the doctors office once a month for an ear infection. Good Luck !!

My daughter had that done at about 18 months. It was scarey, but was the best thing we could have done. She sleeps so good now! I would make sure they let you be with her RIGHT after she is done, as a few members of my family had trouble waking up from surgery and talk to the anastegiologist (? on spelling) to make sure she doesn't get any more than she needs.

Good luck,

K. Loidolt
Author, Shopper's Guide to Healthy Living

My daugter had to have tubes and the doctors recommended the Adneiods to be removed at the same time. We decided not to. Well a year later she had to have the tubes done again and again they recommended the adneiods as well as the tonsils. This time around we decided to just get it all done at the same time. It really made a diffrence. For our daugter it affected her sleep a lot. If you think about it, sleep has the highest impact on retaining day to day events and learning. I didn't think she had a learning delay but once we had the procedure done, her sleep improved and her learning just excelerated!! It is scary but the upside, your child (if the same as mine) will get better sleep and in return a better learning experance.

My daughter had her adnoids removed this past October right before she turned one. I am extremely grateful we had it done. I had my adnoids and tonsils removed as a child, and could recognize when she was having difficulty getting air in and out normally through her nose (she was known for her loud snoring as a baby). She would wake up in the middle of the night quite often, just struggling to get air through her nose -- regardless of whether or not she had a cold. We tried a lot of different things--sleeping her on an incline, running a humidifier whenever she went to sleep, and even coating the outside of her little nose with Mentholatum. Nothing really helped, and ultimately I felt like this was the only way we could really help her breathing and her sleep for that matter. It worked just like I'd hoped, and in fact when her breathing was so easy and peaceful, I felt almost jealous. That led me to seeing an ENT myself and getting a much needed surgery on my deviated septum.

Hello L., my name is M. im A SAHM of 4 children 3 under the age of one. My oldest son had his tonsils & adneiods removed, and even though it was the most nerve racking exp it was extremely beneficial for him, he had sleep apnea, snoring real heavy he would have spit foam around his mouth, he was pretty much struggling to breathe, he was suffering and I was to terrifed to let him go under the knife. Finley after a lot of prayer and watching him contiunally suffer I had them do the procedure and It was the best thing ever for him. Good luck with your journey & Ill say A little prayer for your daughter.

My SIL had her then 4 year old have the surgery to remove her adenoids and tonsils. The recovery was faster than she expected and her daughter no longer sounds like her nose is constantly plugged up. She was less sick the past winter and she sleeps better and no longer snores. I've heard that having your tonsils removed when you are older is a more difficult surgery to recover from than if you do it when you are young.

You might as well get the tonsils done now; they say it is harder the older the kids get. I get strep throat several times a year, and I wish my parents had taken my tonsils out when I was young! I have been told that it is a risky surgery for an adult, so I have opted just to keep my lousy tonsils. Every time I get sick, though, I curse them!

I know several kids who have had the adenoid / tonsils surgeries, and all their parents have been very pleased with the results--the kids breathe better, get sick less, etc., and because the kids get it done young, the recovery time is shorter.