My son is scheduled to have his adenoids out a week shy of turning 14 months old due to chronic ear infections after having tubes put in at 6 months old. I know it is a common and fairly simple procedure, but have any moms had experience with adenoid removal at this young of an age?
mine had theirs out, not quite this young, but in retrospect having it done could have spared them years of miserable chronic ear infections.
it'll be harder on you than it is on him, mama.
don't be shocked if he comes out of the anesthesia howling. both of mine did and it was ghastly, but fairly common and they really don't remember it at all.
khairete
S.
My son had his out @ 14 months. It made a world of difference in him. An ENT inserted tubes when his ears were infected. I questioned the doctor about it and he said it didn't matter. In retrospect, I wish I had listened to my mommy gut on that one.
After continuing with infections, I took him to a pediatric ENT. He tried a couple of different regimens without success and and recommended to take his adenoids and tubes out and see how he did. He said his chances of having tubes reinserted were better than 70% but he wanted the adenoids out ASAP.
The adenoidectomy was very successful. He never required a second set of tubes. I was able to hold him before they took him to surgery. They gave him a syringe of liquid medicine that made him very sleepy. He was somewhat combative in recovery, but they took me right back to him and he immediately calmed down. They cautioned me to keep him resting that day (not an issue with the anesthesia) and by the next day he was back to his normal self.
I know it's rough to prepare for surgery with your kids. This one has a relatively short recovery time and I wish you the success we experienced.
As a preschooler - not that young, but it went super well and no complications whatsoever. We had the tubes too.
My son also slept better after having them removed. I think they were enlarged to the point where it affected his breathing.
It does make a big difference. Best to you
My daughter was exactly the same age. It went really well. No problems. She is 28 and has very few ear infections.
My youngest son had them done at 14 months. He did better than I did!!
They allowed me to hold him while they put him under (which I should not have done since he previous flat-lined on me (day of his birth) and it was just like that - except the heart monitor didn't stop! It was a tad shocking.
He had tubes put in his ears at the same time. From that point forward? He slept the night through. He's now 14 years old.
A friend's child had his out at just a little past that age. He also had had an earlier, unrelated and more involved medical procedure (kidney, I think). Everything went according to the textbook with no problems.
The anesthesia is usually what people worry about, but this is a relative quick operation and your child will not be "under" all that long. If you've gotten a good surgeon and a good hospital, I'm sure all will go well.
Can they take the tonsils out at the same time?
Might as well get it over and done with if they'll let you.
Usually the younger they are the easier time they have healing up.
Our son had just turned 4 when we had his tonsils and adenoids out - so he was older than your son.
His tonsils were not infected but they had swelled up till they were almost an obstruction and interfered with his swallowing and breathing - the poor kid snored something awful and had perpetual dark circles under his eyes since his sleep wasn't a good quality sleep.
Once they were out he recovered quickly - first night I kept checking on him all night - with no more snoring I had to convince myself he was still breathing - and he slept wonderfully!
He could eat and breathe and swallow and the dark circles were gone he was sleeping so much better - he was no longer such a grumpy kid.
It was the best thing we ever did.
Hi B.,
My son was exactly the same age when he had his done. Doctor performed a tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy and inserted tubes (same surgery). My son handled it like a champ and I'm sure your son will be fine as well. He is now 8 years old and has had no recurring infections of any kind. It was by far the best decision I'd ever made.
My son was 3 and had his adenoids and tonsils out, he has had his tongue clipped(he was tongue tied). My daughter was 2 and had her adenoids and tonsils out. Both children had sleep apnea, very few ear infections so no tubes were put in. I had my tonsils out at age 20. It was hell. They did not take out my adenoids and now I have sleep apnea and will probably need surgery to do this. Get everything out that they can at once, it could solve problems before they start. My 2 year old did better after surgery than my 3 year old. My son was easier to knock out because they gave him a liquid to make him sleepy first. They did not do that for my daughter and she fought the sedation. My son had his surgery at a surgery center. My daughter had her surgery at the hospital due to her age. My daughter also had surgery at 2 months old. The younger the better.
