Adnoid Surgery ?

I son was bouncing around the hospital room before we even left when he had his adenoids and tubes done. The worst part was him coming out of the anesthesia. For my son he didn't take it well and wouldn't calm down until I was in the room with him. But it only lasted a minuted and he was fine after. No worries

My daughter was 6 when she had her tonsils and adenoids removed. They let us stay with her until she was asleep and then we left the room. Still hard but much easier than when my son had surgery on a broken finger at age 4. He was still awake but happy and waved goodbye and for some reason that made my heart break. My 4yo didn't do well waking up, thrashed and cried but I got to hold him and calm him down. My 6yo was just uncomfortable. Neither of them remembers so that is the good thing! And the tonsil/adenoid surgery was a blessing for my daughter!

i can only answer part of the question. yes, it is hard to watch your child be taken back for surgery. I have 3 sons, a 2 1/2 year old and 8 month old twins. They were all born with Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate. Our oldest has had his lip repair surgery, his palate repair surgery and tubes in his left ear 2 times. The twins have both had their lip repair surgeries and are scheduled the end of November for their palates. The main thing is to stay strong, smile on your face until she is out of site, if she see's you scared or upset then she will be too. how old is she? Good luck, it doesnt matter what type of surgery or how many times you do it, it is always hard. prayers for you!!

My daughter had her adenoids removed just before her 2nd Birthday for constant sinus infections, which led to a horrible cough all the time. A few suggestions:

Have them do the tonsils as well. Recovery will be longer but I wish I had demanded they do the tonsils at the same time. If your child needs tubes ask them to do those as well. It is close to a year later and they think she now needs tubes and are talking about tonsils. They even suspect her adenoids are growing back. (happens in about 1% of all cases)

Demand a preventative antibiotic to be taken for ten days after surgery. They did not give me one and my daughters surgery area became infected which lead to 20 days of antibiotic and a very uncomfortable little girl.

In my experience my daughter tolerated the surgery very well. She woke up and asked for a drink. She was a little out of it but did not get scared. She loves her doctor so she was not afraid to leave with him before surgery either. The recovery did not go as well as some claim. Allow a day or two for your little one to rest after the surgery if you do just adenoids. If you do the tonsils give them a week. It is my opinion that it is not fair to anyone to send them to daycare right away.

That is my two cents. Good luck and I hope it show dramatic improvement in your little ones health.

demand to have tonsils out at the same time-they do it this way to pull more money out of your pockets-and put the kid thru hell.do it all in one shot be done with it-both my kids had it done at age 7-they were perfectly fine.good luck

My son had his adenoids out earlier this year. Wheeling him in was not hard, because I was by his side until he was asleep. Walking out of that room with him lying on the table was hard for me, though!
Waking up was not bad- just a little out of it, and he wanted to get the heck out of there, so it was hard to keep him preoccupied, but thankfully the nurse brought a movie in for him to watch. Recovery was uneventful.
They only took his adenoids because apparently a lot of kids are better just with that. Tonsils are trickier, and have a much higher bleeding risk and infection risk, and longer recovery time, which is why they wait and see if it is still necessary.
My son is sick a lot less often than he used to be- maybe once every couple of months now instead of two or more times/month. However, when he is sick, his tonsils are huge and painful, so I wish they had taken them out. You can tell your doctor you want it all done and I'm sure they would do it. But like I said, the risks are higher with tonsillectomies.

We had the tonsils done first and then had to go back a year later to get the adnoids out. I would do it all at once if you can. Are you seeing a pediatric specialist? We saw Dr. Beste at Childrens Hospital Milwaukee. They do bounce back right though. The cost for us out of pocket was about $700 each time which is also something to consider. We also had to get tubes in her ears for repeated ear infections.
Yes it's hard to watch your child go into surgery. Both my kids had surgeries as a child but if you are going to Children's the staff is amazing! At Children's you get to hold your child afterwards and with the tonsils we both stayed overnight in the same bed together. When my oldest was in the hospital for a week I also got to sleep in the room which helps minimize the worry.