Hank's Surgery
Hank had a Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy this past Tuesday. He's always had large tonsils & had issues with snoring. His last major illness when we thought he had Mono was when the Dr. decided that it would benefit him to have them removed.
I picked him up from his Dad on Monday night & Creag and I took him out for a little Pre-Surgery Ice Cream at UDF. He wasn't too nervous and in the usual Hank spirits. We kept him up until about 11:30PM & let him eat and drink whatever he wanted to because his surgery wasn't scheduled until 9:30 the next morning & he couldn't have anything to eat or drink after midnight, including water. We popped some popcorn & cuddled on the couch until bedtime. When I tucked him in, is when he started worrying a bit. He asked how many nurses would be in the room. When I told him maybe two, he started tearing up saying that he didn't want a lot of nurses. I told him that we would ask in the morning how many would be in the room and I'm sure they would only do what he felt comfortable with. He then said, Mom, I don't snore. I never have! He was trying to talk me into not making him have surgery by telling me the reasons he was having it weren't true. I told him to not let anything worry him & everything would be ok, and then he went to sleep.
He woke up the next morning, ready to get this thing over with. Creag gave him a very old "Lucky Silver Dollar" that was his Grandpas to hold onto up until his surgery. We got to the Surgery Center @ 9AM and checked him in. The nurses were very sweet & made him very comfortable. They called us back at 9:30 and we sat there while they asked a few routine questions, and took his blood pressure. They then gave us his cap, gown & booties to change into. I took him into the changing room & when he was all dressed, he said "I'm not the lunch lady". It was hilarious. He then started singing "Lunch Lady Land" by Adam Sandler. Never a dull moment I tell ya!!
After all of the excitement of his outfit died down, and we were waiting, I could see him getting a little nervous. The movie, Horton Hears a Who is what was on the TV and that kept him occupied a little bit. I on the other hand was so nervous and couldn't take my eyes off of my boy.
They took him back a little bit after 10 and he gave me a hug and a kiss & they walked off, leaving us waiting....Creag went to get us a bite to eat since we hadn't eaten either & it was 10:30. The Dr. came out to talk with us about 45 minutes later & said that the surgery went well. She said one of his adenoids was REALLY large & as soon as she cut it out drainage just started coming down. She said he definitely had a sinus infection and prescribed him antibiotics. She informed us that we'd be able to see him as soon as he woke up. He slept for about 45 minutes to an hr, then they came to get us. We walked back to recovery and he looked so out of it. The first thing he did was stuck out his tongue and said "Are they gone?" Almost immediately after that, he started what sounded like snoring, but he had his eyes open! Then he started clearing his throat. Creag & I just looked at each other a little freaked out, wondering if it was normal. He was in and out of sleep from there on out until we left. It obviously was normal when you're doped up like he was.
After he was awake for about 10 minutes after his post surgery naps & he had changed and we were given instructions, we were able to take him home. These last 3 days have been tough on him. His recovery has been a little tougher than I thought it would be. I'll be back to give details on the recovery on a later post, right now we're just thankful the surgery went well and he's on his way to a full recovery and a healthier lifestyle less tonsils & adenoids!!
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