Lilacs4Me
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Is there a reason her throat will be hurting for two weeks after getting her adenoids out? Is she getting her tonsils out at the same time?
DS15 had his adenoids out when he was 2 1/2 along with ear tubes put in. He was fine a few hours after surgery. We did the surgery on a Thursday, kept him home from daycare on Friday, and he was totally fine by Saturday. I am pretty sure we never altered his diet. He had his 2nd set of tubes and they re-looked at his adenoids again when he was 5. Then had his tonsils out and some regrowth of his adenoids removed when he was a month shy of 10. All three times, they looked at/removed his adenoids through his nose, not his throat. It is 6 years later....maybe they do it differently now and instead of almost no recovery time, they decided it would be better for a kid to be hurting for 2 weeks instead? Maybe it would be a good idea to check back with your ENT on his/her surgical methods and ask for options....
For a 3 year old, I would just say you are going to the doctor so they can check her nose and mouth. I really don't even remebering telling DS anything - we were right there with him until right before surgery anyway, and he had been to the Dr. so many times for ear infections, he was used to the doctors looking in his ears, nose, and mouth. And I wouldn't say anything about her diet - she will eat what you give her to eat, and probably not really question it. If she asks for something you don't think she should have, just tell her no, or that you don't have it and need to go grocery shopping.
ETA: I just read your update - if the ENT is going through her throat and not her nose as you say, keep in mind that the adenoids are ABOVE where she will be swallowing, as will the scabs, if any (I don't remember DS having scabs from the adenoids at all). Nothing is going to be disturbed in the lower part of the throat where your DD will be swallowing food. It's really not going to be a big deal. Don't make it one and your DD will be just fine.)
Good luck!
DS15 had his adenoids out when he was 2 1/2 along with ear tubes put in. He was fine a few hours after surgery. We did the surgery on a Thursday, kept him home from daycare on Friday, and he was totally fine by Saturday. I am pretty sure we never altered his diet. He had his 2nd set of tubes and they re-looked at his adenoids again when he was 5. Then had his tonsils out and some regrowth of his adenoids removed when he was a month shy of 10. All three times, they looked at/removed his adenoids through his nose, not his throat. It is 6 years later....maybe they do it differently now and instead of almost no recovery time, they decided it would be better for a kid to be hurting for 2 weeks instead? Maybe it would be a good idea to check back with your ENT on his/her surgical methods and ask for options....
For a 3 year old, I would just say you are going to the doctor so they can check her nose and mouth. I really don't even remebering telling DS anything - we were right there with him until right before surgery anyway, and he had been to the Dr. so many times for ear infections, he was used to the doctors looking in his ears, nose, and mouth. And I wouldn't say anything about her diet - she will eat what you give her to eat, and probably not really question it. If she asks for something you don't think she should have, just tell her no, or that you don't have it and need to go grocery shopping.
ETA: I just read your update - if the ENT is going through her throat and not her nose as you say, keep in mind that the adenoids are ABOVE where she will be swallowing, as will the scabs, if any (I don't remember DS having scabs from the adenoids at all). Nothing is going to be disturbed in the lower part of the throat where your DD will be swallowing food. It's really not going to be a big deal. Don't make it one and your DD will be just fine.)
Good luck!
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