At his physical in June, the pediatrician said that Kolton had large tonsils, and that she would refer him to the ENT. When the ENT saw him he said that on a scale of 1-4 one of Kolton's tonsils was about a 3-3.5 and the other one was about 3.5-4!!! WHAT!?!?!? How did this go so long without being noticed??? So surgery was scheduled for July 20th. Here he is waiting for surgery, trying to pass the time by reading (required summer reading).
After the IV, he didn't even wince! He's so tough!
Watching some TV in the Pre-Op area.
Only one parent was allowed back during the IV insertion, and I decided since I gave birth - I got to be the one. I WIN!!!
His ENT praying over us before taking Kolton.
Once Kolton woke up they brought him up to a hospital-like room. As they wheeled him in (in the bed) he looked at me and very drawn out (loopy) said, "I...just...rode...in...an...elevator........and...it...was...so...cool." I choked back my laughter and asked, "Is that so?" I had to turn my back to face Jamie and busted out laughing. He was so loopy that when I reached down to hug him, he actually reciprocated...this NEVER happens! So I took complete advantage of his drugged state! Thanks, Jamie, for snapping this moment...it will bring tears to my eyes for ever!
After surgery, the ENT told us that Kolton's tonsils were actually larger than what he'd seen in the office visit. Once he got in there, he said that they were about twice as big and deep as he thought they were!! Poor guy, no wonder he was having some much trouble sleeping, and waking up grumpy every day!!!
He was such a great patient and recovered so well, even though his pain medication was prescribed wrong. For the first 3 1/2 days he was taking only 1 tsp of the pain meds...when I called the nurse to let her know that he would be running out by the 4th day (supposedly the worst day), I expressed my concern about him not being given the correct dosage. She reassured me it was correct, but that she'd call more meds in. She called back a little while later to apologize, he was actually supposed to be taking 3 tsp! Sheesh! Luckily, Kolton has a high tolerance for pain and on a scale of 1-10, he said the worst he experienced was about a 3-4...that was before he had the correct dosage! When we got the meds filled we only gave him 2 tsp during the day and 3 tsp at night to get through a longer period of time. He weaned himself off the meds within a couple of days...leaving some in the bottle still. He's really a great kid and patient, goes against how most boys/men behave when ill. He's healed up and goes to the ENT in a couple days for his follow-up. He wakes up in great spirits every morning and he told me that he can now go right back to sleep if he wakes up in the middle of the night. WOW! I had no idea he had that much trouble sleeping.
