Adenoidectomy - Plainview,NY

Hi J.,

What doctors don't tell you is that enlarged adenoids usually shrink at about age 5 or 6. I personally don't believe any body part should be removed unless it is life threatening. All body parts have a purpose and God put them there for a reason. Even the appendix... (The appendix is about the only thing that can become life threatening and that too can be prevented if someone eats well and avoids long term exposure to synthetic toxins.)

If you are asking for votes, I'd vote wait. You can always revisit it later. Once it's removed you can never put it back.

God bless,

M.

My son had his 2nd set of tubes put in and an adenoidectomy at the same time this past winter. He was almost 3.
I was a nervous wreck about it! I had a panic attack the night before because I felt it was so cruel to take him there and leave him with him not knowing what was going on. I was a little nervous about the surgery also, but mainly how he would be emotionally.
He did absolutely amazing. A male nurse came and asked him to hold his hand and go for a walk and he just went! No crying. I was so relieved.
When he was waking up in recovery, he panicked a little and they gave him some medicine that has an amnesia effect, so I don't think he remembers any of it. He slept on the ride home and slept on and off in front of the TV the rest of the day.
I can't comment on how beneficial the surgery will be for your son. My son had mostly issues with ear infections. Surgery has helped that. He hasn't had an ear infection since. Wishing the best for you and your little guy!

Jen, Surgery for a toddler is a super scary thing! My son now 4 had surgery not for the same thing but, never the less surgery at 2 yrs. Some questions I would ask are: how complicated is the surgery, how times has it been performed on children of this age, and even do an interview with the surgeon. Ask the surgeon how many similar surgeries they have performed. For my son, it was scary but not as traumatic as you would think. I think I was more traumatized than he was. He had to have a hernia repair done and the very next day he was supposed to be resting and I could not keep him still at all! Lol! After you have asked all necessary questions evaluate the answers and then make your decision. My thoughts are that it would probaly help him a great deal though and he would probably be thankful to be able to eat with ease! Good Luck! Hope all ends well!!!! =)

My daughter was 5 when they did the adenoidectomy on her. She had had tubes put in 3 times already and the 4th time they decided to take out her adenoids also. Before that she constantly had a runny nose, ear infections and coughed. After the surgery, all of that was gone. It was amazing.

As for the surgery itself. She was fine with it. The doctors and nurses were so great with her. She hardly was effected at all. All she knows is they played a game that included a mask and the next thing she knew we were waking her up to go home. No pain after the surgery either. And no more running nose, ear infections or coughing. I wish the doctor had decided to do the procedure the first time she had tubes put in her ears. Maybe she wouldn't have had to have it done 4 times.

We held off and when we finally had it done on our 3-year-old daughter, we kicked ourselves for the next 6 months for having waited so long. It was not traumatic, she finally slept compfortably, got rid of the colds and reduced the snoring. It was like a completely newer, more cheerful version of our kid. So I'd say make that appointment now. The only thing we regretted was waiting.

My son was around 3 or 4 when he had his tonsils coblated and adnoids out. We were very open about the surgery with him and explained what would happen (in terms he could grasp), we were the last thing he saw before he fell asleep and the first thing when he woke up. We went home the same day and he wanted pizza for dinner that night! There was very little pain, little trauma and the constant sore throats, ear infections and nasal issues disappeared immediately afterwards. I would highly recommend it if you have a child with those issues. If you are calm about it, your child will be. Just make sure you have a GREAT ent! But it should be fine. BTW, he is 13 now and couldn't be healthier! Rarely gets colds or strep or ear infections. Good luck!

My son had an adenoidectomy and his turbinates reduced in January, he was 19 months old at the time. I was sooooo nervous and felt really bad for putting him through surgery. The surgery went really well, no problems at all. He was tired the day off and a bit crabby for a few days which was expected but after that he was great! My son had snoring problems,trouble sleeping, always seemed congested and trouble breathing and now all that is gone! It was hard to see my little guy go through having surgery but I am glad we did it! I think it's harder on the parents than the child. I was glad we had the surgery while my son was so young because he probably won't remember it and he did not have the anxiety of an upcoming surgery. Hang it there! Wishing you and your son well wishes!

My almost 6 year old daughter had a constant runny nose, fever and sore throat at least twice a month and enlarged tonsils. My family used to be like "Oh Kaydie has a cough? When does Kaydie not have a cough?" Well I took her to an ENT and turns out tonsils needed to come out. I had asked the ENT if he could do the adenoids too because I thought she had allergies and best to get it all done at once if it's something she was going to need in the future. He said if they're enlarged I'll take them.

Well it turns out after he had gotten in there he saw that the adenoids were so enlarged that they were completely blocking her airway. Her constant runny nose...gone. Constant fevers...gone. Cough...gone. Snoring...gone. It's amazing, the child would literally be sick at least twice a month with a fever of 104, and I think she has maybe been sick 3 times since then and had 1 fever. She was 4 1/2 when she got it done and let me tell you it was the best decision I ever made. And my son had tubes put in the same day. He was 1 1/2. It's really less traumatic for them than you think. They think it's cool and its over before you know it. Also the adenoids is a decently painless recovery too. Good luck!