Adenoids? - Washington,MO

My daughter was 5 yrs old when she had her adenoids and tonsils removed. They were very large also. This always constricted the amount of airflow she would get at night when sleeping. She would also get viruses very easily colds, ocassional strep. Recovery for a 5 year old needless to say was very uncomfortable, for the first couple of days.

There are some holistic treatments that really do work for allergies of all kinds. We've been seeing a doc in Cedar Hill, MO and this is the first time I haven't been knocked down by spring allergies. Let me know if you'd like more info on some of the different treatments I'm aware of.

Same thing happened to my daughter when she was 2, but not allergic to everything, just a lot of things. Anyway, she had her adenoids taken out early in the morning, I stopped the pain meds that had codiene in it around 5 that night, and she was up and playing just an hour or so later. I just gave her regular motrin and lots of popsicles.

My 3 yr old had hers removed from being super enlarged . She is right as rain now and so happy! They disappear when ya get older anyway, out with the old i say! Its such a quick easy surgery and not bad recovery at all. Just take them out!

I assume the ENT will want to get the adenoids out of there. Often they are a big mess of infection and keep getting the kid sick over and over, and they can add to ear fluid/pressure and all of that. I'm not a person in favor of removing things, believe me, but I've had several friends whose kids had to get tonsils and/or adenoids removed because there is no way to get them healed and reduced in size. My daughter had tonsils and adenoids out this March because they puffed up to gargantuan proportions when we all got a sinus and ear infection bug. She could not breathe at night whatsoever, so they had to come out. Two weeks after the procedure, she was pain free.

With the allergies, I know that there are more options now than when I was a kid. Some are nasal spray, even. Zyrtec has been great for outdoor stuff.

I hope you all have a successful treatment, whatever happens. :o)

Yes my son had to have his removed because they (adenoids) prevented properly drainage from his nose. It helped him. He was also 4 years old at the time he had it done. If your daughter is having nose/sinus issues this may really help.

I was 8 when I finally got my adenoids removed. They were large for me as well, which made it almost impossible to breath normal (through my nose). I snored all the time and it affected my sleep. Removing them helped immensely!

Hi J.,

Adenoid removal may give relief in the short term but by making antibodies, they help a young child's body fight respiratory tract infections.

A quote from http://www.privateintranet.com/healthcontent/AilmentsandD...

"From the time your child is three until around the age of seven, the adenoids grow so that they can give extra protection to the lungs and chest. After about the age of eight, they usually begin to disappear until adolescence when they have usually gone.

You may have grown up in an era when removing the adenoids and tonsils was standard practice and may have undergone one of these procedures yourself. But because doctors now understand more clearly the role of the adenoids in fighting infection, the chances of your child's undergoing an adenoidectomy are much more remote… usually limited to the most severe cases."

I believe that God gave us every body part for a reason and they assist us all through life. I had my tonsils out as a young adult and I am well aware of the differences before and after. I wish I still had them! Children are too young to notice the difference. Unless something is life threatening, I believe we should try to heal our problem areas.

My family has gotten rid of all our allergies and we don't get sick anymore. If you want to talk, let me know.

M.

Our oldest turned out to be allergic to all of outside and all fur and feathers and all dust and etc. He had to go for shots twice a week, but now as an adult has almost no problems. He also had enlarged adenoids removed when he was four. His breathing improved and his hearing improved!

I can tell you that when my 9 year old was 1 1/2 I started noticing that when she was sleeping, it would appear that she would stop breathing for short periods of time. I was so scared that I took a short video and brought it to the doctors.She was immediately refered to an ENT. I brough the video to our appointment and he was shocked. He said it was the best video he had ever seen of infant sleep apnea. An exam revealed she had very large adenoids. She was scheduled for outpatient surgery and had them removed. She recovered immediately and life returned to normal.