Anyones DC have adenoids taken out?

[ntburns22]

My DD6 is going to an ENT to have her adenoids checked. She snores really bad at night. So her ped and ped plastic surgeon wants an ENT to check her out. She had Binder's Syndrome (basically her face is concave instead of convex) It is really not as of serve case. I was just curious how things go with an ENT. What types of questions I should ask? Aside from the ones her other docs send. Her is a link to a picture of her. She looks like a typical child. Maybe one day I will learn how to post a picture. http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=86131

 

[KelNottAt]

My DD had tubes put in her ears when she was 3. The doc warned us beforehand that if her adnoids looked big he would remove them during the tubes procedure. Sure enough, he did.

It really wasn't a big deal at all. But, I was surprised that during the week-long healing my little 30-pounder DD was snoring like Fred Flintstone. No more noise after the first week. (But she never was a snorer before the surgery, either.)

HTH,

ETA: Your daughter is adorable.

 

[dmslush]

dd had tubes put in her ears, adnoids taken out and tonsils taken out all at once when she was 6. It was the best thing that I ever had done for her. She stopped snoring all together, she slept better, no more ear infections or strep throat. I wouldn't think twice of having it done for a child.

 

[Christine]

My DD had tonsils and adenoids removed when she was 9 because of severe snoring. The ENT also told me that my DD was developing flattened cheekbones and a "china doll" appearance because of her severe snoring and mouth breathing.

 

[denisenh]

Your kids are adorable!!!
My youngest DD had tubes in her ears and adenoids out about 5 years ago.
The tubes worked very well for her.
And she doesn't snore at all anymore, not that it was a real issue. She can't "snort like a pig" to save her life either. Not a big deal.
I guess one question would be "what can I expect to happen to her if she does not have her adenoids removed?" and
"what can I expect to happen to her if she does have her adenoids removed?"

Good luck!

 

[1of6]

My DS had adenoids and tonsils taken out when he was 6. He has only had one case of strep throat since. He is 9 now.

 

[klmall]

We found out that DS had severe sleep apnea at age 4 due to enlarged adenoids and tonsils when he was sick with a cold.

The ENT told us that the sleep apnea was causing his heart to gradually enlarge and was potentially dangerous so we went through with the T & A. I was actually surprised that they still removed tonsils as well but the surgeon told us that if they find enlarged tonsils when removing adenoids they take them.

Our DS had surgery at 7:00 AM but didn't go home until 7:00 PM and they almost kept him overnight. He was really miserable most of the day and cried in his sleepy stupor. THe surgeon said that both his tonsils and adenoids were huge!

He is still a mouth breather (at 19) but his snoring decreased quite a bit after surgery and compared to most his friends he had very few colds and illnesses in elementary school.

As an FYI - two of our friends had their college age children go through tonsillectomies this winter break; they were fed up with years of infections and colds etc.

I would watch how the ENT treats and talks with your daughter and ask about anesthesia and what the guidelines are for overnight stays. Definitely check into pre-op tours etc.

Read up online also!

 

[ntburns22]

Thanks for all the input. I know that she will have surgery done when she is finished growing, for her nose and jaw. I never thought twice about anything else. It is also good to now that my DD isn't the only little one snoring like a old man.

 

[1of6]

Our hostpital had a class for kids that were going to have surgery. DH took DS and they were in a group of 4 families. The kids all got a bear wearing scrubs. He came home with a bag filled with a mask, hat, slippers, coloring book,... They got to see pre-op, an operating room, post-op and talk to a nurse. It really calmed his nerves.

DS was 6 and our ENT told him to bring a camera and she would take some pictures so he could bring them to school for show & tell. DS used a whole roll of film! We have a picture of everyone that talked to us before surgery. We also have a picture (actually 2) of his tonsils on a tray. There are a couple of him with the "astronaught mask" on and in post-op. We put together a little scrapbook for him to take to school. It was great.

 

[TiggerStac]

My DS had his tonsils and adnoids out 3 weeks ago, due to their size, they were extremely large. He was back to himself in about 5 days (he's 4)

 

[Amlee]

My youngest nephew opened his eyes while in the birth canal. Which in turned mess up his tear ducs. He also kept an ear ache and bad snoring. I took him to an ent who suggested that his adenoid be removed, tubes in his ears, and fix his tear duc. He was 9 months old when he had this done. He hasn't had any problems with any of it since. It was done at a Childrens Hospital and they were great with him. We had him playing in one of those red and yellow little tykes cars when his nurse came to get him. They kept him in the car and just wheeled him away toy and all. His dad and I went down to get some breakfast. We were gone about 20 minutes when our mom called to say they were on the way back to the room with him.

My youngest niece (3) had her adenoids taken out last June. My sister says it has improved her snoring and breathing 100%.


Both went home that evening.


I will tell you this. Get it done while she is still young. I had mine removed at the age of 12 and it was awful!!!!!! They say the older you get the more dangerous it is.

 

[clh2]

Our hostpital had a class for kids that were going to have surgery. DH took DS and they were in a group of 4 families. The kids all got a bear wearing scrubs. He came home with a bag filled with a mask, hat, slippers, coloring book,... They got to see pre-op, an operating room, post-op and talk to a nurse. It really calmed his nerves.

Geez - I thought those classes were to calm the parents' nerves!

DD had both her T's and A's removed when she was 4. Both were enlarged, and she had the sleep apnea thing going on too. DH and I met with the first ENT, who treated us like we were the 2 most incompetent people on the face of the earth. Let's face it, while DH and I both have college degrees, we'll be the first to admit that we don't know much about ENT stuff. This guy really talked down to us. Luckily, due to insurance issues, and the surgery needed to be done at the local Children's Hospital, since DD had other dental issues with appliances in her mouth (the dentist needed to be available etc), ENT1 did not have priveledges at Childrens, so we HAD (thank goodness) to have a different ENT - who was wonderful BTW.

So my advice...make sure you are comfortable with the ENT. And...once you are certain you are have the adenoids out - ask tons of questions about the anesthesiologist. Half of what goes on is related to the ENT, the other half is related to the anesthesiologist. Also - if it makes sense for you...request to be first in the morning the day of the surgery. Your child most likely will not be able to eat/drink anything after a certain time the evening before the procedure. I would NOT want to have to deal with my DD, at the age of 4 (or any other age for that matter) without her being able to eat for the day. I.e., while we did have to get up early, she was in the OR by 7:30 a.m. It would have devastated me if I would have had to listen to her crying for food any later, i.e. if her procedure wouldn't have been scheduled until say 11:00 am. Plus, the other advantage of being first...there usually haven't been any delays yet.

Good Luck!

 

[YourMajesty]

My DS (5) had his tonsils out last May. I posted on the DIS boards and appreciated everyone's stories/help. Our ENT said it would help with the snoring and throat infections but the sinus infections would still be hard to treat. He has allergies. His breathing is much better. His tonsils and adenoids were huge. Sometimes he still breathes through his mouth if his nose is congested. He has had two ear infections since the surgery. Before the surgery he would really struggle to move air at night...sometimes his chest would move up and down but no air would get through. He had about 6 rough days after the surgery. Hopefully just doing the adenoids will lessen the recovery time. Good luck!

 

[AMcaptured]

Our daughter had 4 sets of ear tubes by her 5th birthday and was still being treated with prophylactic antibiotics because her ears were still getting infected in spite of the tubes for 3 years. At 5 she started getting bad yeast infections due to all the antibiotics, that was a very traumatic issue so something HAD to be done. Finally her ENT said, lets take out her adenoids ( this was 10 years ago when all the "rage" was not removing tonsils, etc. ) and she has not had one ear infection or one bout of strep throat since. Having her adenoids out was the best thing we ever did.

The only strange thing was two nights after surgery I was in making sure she was still "alive" because she no longer snored, it was wonderful. However after hearing that little thing sound like a drunken sailor since she was about two years old, it took some getting used too!

 

[minkydog]

My DS10 had sinus surgery 2yrs ago and while they were in there they took out some huge adenoids. Christian was having back-to-back sinus infections, and infecting his Daddy, too. The MRI showed blockage in the sinuses and a collapsed septum(they basically couldn't drain so it was like a stagnant pond in there ) He also snored like a lumberjack. Since having the sinus & adenoids surgery he has had exactly ONE sinus infection(in 2yrs). Daddy's healthier too.