Adenoidectomy and Ear Tubes

Well we had finally had our fill of chronic runny noses and ear infections that take forever to clear up. Statton was also so congested all the time and I hated hearing him struggling to breathe at night. So we decided it was time to take him to the ear nose throat doctor in Twin Falls. We decided to go ahead and have surgery done. The doctor was going to put in ear tubes and remove his adenoids. They tested his hearing at the doctors office and found that he's hearing fine but his membranes in his ears don't move much when sound is bounced off of them. Which means he hears fine but not clearly. Kind of like being underwater. So Statton and I got up at 5 am on March 4th and headed to the hospital in Twin Falls for his early morning surgery. They do the little kids early since they don't want them to have anything to eat or drink before surgery.

Here Statton is in the recovery room after surgery. What a trooper. He didn't cry when they took him away from me and was completely passed out when they gave him back. We sat in recovery for over an hour until he finally woke up and drank a little juice. He looked so cute in his little hospital gown top and bottoms.

These are pictures of us getting ready to leave the hospital. Poor kid and his bloody nose. He had a watery bloody nose for the rest of the day and part of the next. Which is normal after removal of the adenoids. The doctor said we should see a dramatic difference in our little boy and his breathing and shouldn't see much for runny noses either. The doctor said he removed a massive amount of adenoid tissue.

Statton was finally waking up a little bit come evening time and actually playing a little bit. He was doing pretty good until Cassidy whacked him in the face with a toy truck. What a nice sister. So we spent the rest of the evening laying in bed and watching movies and just taking it easy. Statton is feeling so much better and he breathes so much better at night that I sleep a little easier also knowing he's doing ok. Thanks a bunch to Andrea for keeping Cassidy for me overnight and part of the next day. It really was a big help. It was nice just being able to take the time with Statton and give him the love and attention he needed.