Before Surgery!
We have been planning to get Lucy's Tonsils out for awhile. When she was two she had surgery on her cyst on her chin and also had a broken leg that year. We felt like she had been through enough that year and couldn't stand to do another thing. So this year with our new baby Whitley coming we decided to do the surgery since we will already be meeting our deductible.
We took her for another consult with Dr. Tagge. He took one glance at her tonsils and said they were the largest he had seen. He told us we really needed to do this surgery so that she could get the sleep she needed at night to help her brain development.
He told us we would see great results!!!
We were planning on November but they called on a wednesday with a cancellation at Riverton Primary Children's for surgery on Friday. It was quick and we decided to do it! We are glad we did it at that facility. They were so great with her and us. It wasn't as crowded as the Primary's downtown.
After Surgery the doctor came and talked to us and he said that was the most satisfying surgery for him since her tonsils were so Big. He kept telling us how big they were and that we were going to see so many great benefits of having them removed. They did a tonsillectomy and androids too.
When they came to get us to go see her I couldn't wait to get back! She was freaking out. She was screaming and trying to pull out the IV. It took a long time to get her calmed down. It took a little longer to get her to drink the root beer slushy they gave her.
Now we are Four days post surgery and it has been a rough go. She has lost more than 5 pounds and we have a hard time getting medicine down her. When we give her the medicine she says in the saddest voice that she hates us! It is really heartbreaking. I think we are almost through the toughest days. The nights have been pretty bad too. We had one good night and the others haven't been so great. She wakes up the other kids and than its a whole family affair of crying. Cole and Dailey will go back to bed but Tayson won't so it keeps Kevin and I both up. One with each kid. I am really complaining here but sometimes I sugar coat things and I want to remember going through this little challenge. I know it will be so worth it! And come tomorrow she may be much better! This bottom pic is what I took the night before surgery in effort to try and see what her throat looked like before. Really she had barely any room in her mouth. No wonder she never sleeps good and only wants to drink milk all the time instead of eating!
I can't wait to see the benefits from this surgery on our sweet and tough little girl!
Another side note-her brother Tayson bit her cheek the day before and that is why it is all red. The next day it was all bruised over. That little Tayson can be a stinker!
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