Adenoid removal/ear tube recovery time?

[susykt4]

My 8-yr-old son is scheduled to have ear tube/adenoid removal surgery on the 15th. I know tubes are no big deal, but have never dealt with adenoids before. Any guesses as to how many days he'll be out of school and especially if he'll be able to go to our family Christmas on the 18th?

Thanks so much!
Susy

 

[Mrsdennison]

My dd had that done when she was four. It was a one day recovery. She never does well with the anthesia. She was very groggy and crabby for about half the day until early evening. Her voice was nasally sounding until about 6pm/ She had it done early morning.

We just fed her soft foods and watched cartoons. She was back to school(PreK) the next day.

Mrsdennison

 

[Allison]

I would think he would be back in school the next day. My child was.

 

[Avery&Todd]

Same here!

My DS had his tubes put in and adnoids out on his 1st bday (what a horrible mom I am, right????) and he was back to his "normal" self the next day!!

 

[susykt4]

Awesome! Thanks everyone! I assumed it was no big deal, but was so surprised by the doc saying DS needed adenoids out I didn't think to ask ANY questions

 

[amy-momofthree]

Yep, one day for us too!

The worst part was just being groggy after anesthesia. Be prepared for your son to act really strange after recovery. Everyone told me it would happen and it did.

My son woke up screaming and crying. I guess he didn't like the way the anesthesia made him feel. Of course, he remembers none of it

Good luck.

Oh and my ds was 6 at the time.

 

[Chelley00]

Be prepared for really icky smelling breath. DS was awful, and the doctor said it was the scabs from the adenoids. Blech.

Other than that, he was up and running around the next day.

 

[tinkmom2]

My dd had tonsils out at age 2 and adnoids and ear tubes at age 4. It takes probably a week til they are 100 percent but our doc said she could go back to school after 3 days. She was ok the next day too. Our doc also gave us pain meds and told us to use them. She still has one tube in her ear and has lost the other and still snores lol! But she hasn't been sick with a ear infection yet since the tubes.
My dd woke up screaming from her adnoid surgery but I was able to hold her in a rocking chair. We were able to go home the same day. With the tonsils we were overnight.

 

[Nicolepa]

My son had them out in the morning and had chicken nuggets for lunch. He winced at the first bite but kept on eating!

 

[Plumeria9]

Yes, quick recovery. When my DD had the same surgery, I believe she was just 6. I slept w/ her that first night in her full size bed just to be sure she was okay. No snoring or loud breathing for the first time in a long time! It will be a good thing. Good luck!

 

[mblaesing]

My dd had both done twice! The first time when she was 4 and then again at 7. Both times she had a quick recovery. My dd issues with her ears affected her hearing greatly, so it was amazing to her the things she could hear after her first surgery!

 

[jetskigrl]

My DD had the tubes inserted and her adenoids removed when she was 2. As everyone has said, she was almost 100% by the next day. The hardest part was in the recovery room after the surgery (when she was waking up).

One thing I will mention that happened to her (although her's may be a rare experience because I have not seen others mention it) is that she must have had a lot of fluid/blood go down her throat during the surgery because she was sick to her stomach when she woke up. She screamed for a couple of hours until she was finally able to empty the contents of her stomach (sorry, hate to be gross). But once that happened, she immedately relaxed and slept. It was a bit of a nightmare in the recovery room, but once we got past that part, she was fine.

Luckily your DS is old enough to tell you if he gets sick to his stomach. And again, it may have been a rare occurance because I have never seen anyone else post about an experience like that with adenoid removal.
But I just wanted to put it out there because it really did catch me off guard to see that much blood coming from my baby (not just the vomiting but the drainage as well). The recovery nurses did not find it out of the ordinary at all though and the recovery after that was quick.

 

[Tiger926]

My son was 20 months old, and he was getting back to his self by the next day. He also had teeth surgery a few months before, and has since had a few more surgeries, and he has done fine with them all. Kids are very resilient!

Best of luck, OP! Tiger

 

[susykt4]

Thanks everyone! I'm feeling much better about everything. My son also has very poor hearing due to fluid buildup so I'm hoping this will be a "miracle" cure for his hearing. His teacher this year is being just awful about his poor hearing and constantly takes marks off his conduct grade for not listening despite the report from the district audiologist and the report from the audiologist at his ENT saying he may need to be physically tapped to realize he's being addressed.

 

[Ariel8676]

My daughter had tubes put in and her adenoids taken out (also had to have her nose cauterized but thats not your problem..lol) last year..the recovery room was not great and she definitely wasn't good that day or the next..probably back to herself about 3 days later. Her breath was so disgusting for like 5 ddays after..lol
She was hearing like she was underwater, which is so sad, and this has helped so much. Good Luck ..oh and it literally takes like 15 minutes
Have you talked to the principle or guidance counselor about how his teacher is acting towards him? I think that is horrible and would have a big problem with that...

 

[Tiger926]

Thanks everyone! I'm feeling much better about everything. My son also has very poor hearing due to fluid buildup so I'm hoping this will be a "miracle" cure for his hearing. His teacher this year is being just awful about his poor hearing and constantly takes marks off his conduct grade for not listening despite the report from the district audiologist and the report from the audiologist at his ENT saying he may need to be physically tapped to realize he's being addressed.

As a teacher, this is problematic for me. Have you spoken to the principal about this?

In my board, we don't even need IEPs to start accommodations in place - if they present with issues, we treat those issues. Now, if it has to do with spending much money on equipment, assistants, etc., we work on getting the appopriate forms, diagnoses in place as best as we can, but in some cases, we start acccommodations or let them use equipment while that is pending.

I don't really place students on IEPs anymore in highschool, as I've taught my colleagues over the past ten years, that if a student presents with an issue, then just put in the proper accommodations to assist him/her. It doesn't cost money for the teacher to speak clearly, or more louder.

I am sorry you are going through this. I encourage you to speak to the principal.

Best of luck with surgery, Tiger

 

[susykt4]

Thanks, Tiger! This teacher is a real stickler for rules with no exceptions. It made me sad because my son isn't the greatest student academically, but he's always taken a lot of pride in being well-behaved in class. I finally had a conference with the teacher and expressed all of this and she's been better about everything. Hopefully his hearing will go back to normal and it will no longer be an issue.

 

[tam626]

My son was 2 when he had his adenoids out. He recovered real fast. Seemed fine by the next day. They have some hideous breath for a few days after the surgery. The ENT warned us of this & we thought, how bad can it be? It's bad, haha. And his ear tube surgery was no problem at all so your son should be feeling fine by the next day.