Post by turtle15sw on Mar 17, 2015 19:45:21 GMT -5
We are meeting with ENT on Friday and scheduling tubes. Everyone I talk to says it's not a big deal, but it still makes me nervous having to put her to sleep. Anyone been through this yet? Sorry if I've missed a post. It's been really hard to keep up lately.
How long does it take for them to recover? Feeling fine in a few hours or is it days after? What do I do about swimming pools this summer? Would just like to know your experience. Thanks!
I went through this with my 1st about 12 years ago. The surgery doesn't last long and the recovery is short. They should be there normal self later that day I'm sure. I don't remember a long recovery time.
With pools you will need to put plugs in their ears. You can get them at any store like Walmart, Walgreens , etc.
Haven't seen the ENT yet, but we're on this path too. 6 ear infections since September. poor kiddo. The son of a girl at work just got them, he finally has started to really talk at 2 and has slept for the first time in 2 years. She has this neoprene head band she puts over his ears when he swims and he was at daycare the day after surgery. She said she should have done it months ago.
Not tubes, but J was put under for hypospadias surgery back in October. He was cranky when he woke up and cuddly for most of the rest of the day. The next day he was fully alert. The worst part was the food restrictions; he was screaming his head off when they took him back to surgery because he hadn't eaten in four hours. It was the first time in his life he had ever really been hungry.
It's ok to be nervous about "minor" surgery. It's not minor when it's your kid. (I think I stole that idea from babylimas, btw).
LO had tubes put in at the end of February. She had 6 ear infections in 5 months and nothing was working. The surgery was really fast. She was out of my sight for 15 minutes, but I'm not going to lie, it was the longest 15 minutes of my life! To put her to sleep they gave her gas, no IVs, and she was awake when they brought her back to us. She had no trouble or reactions waking up but I have a friend whose son was upset when waking up, so be prepared for that. LO was as good as new by the time we got home - she ate some breakfast, played with her toys, and took her normal morning nap. The doctors office told us she probably wouldn't be ready for daycare the next day but she was fine and could have gone (we scheduled her appointment for a Friday just to be sure). Re water, our doctor said the only time we needed to cover/plug her ears was if we were going to the lake or ocean. Bath and pool water were fine, but I'm assuming that's on a doctor by doctor basis.
Sorry this got long, but let me know if you have any other questions. Everyone says ear tube surgery is no big deal but it's our LO's having the surgery and it's scary!
aw that sucks! so sorry your LO has to go through this. love to your LO. my LO hasn't needed them *knock on wood* but I had them as a kid because I had ear infections constantly. I remember surgery being short and painless, recovery was super fast. (I was maybe preschool/kindergarten?) I got them out when I was around 3rd/4th grade. Getting them out was very uncomfortable because I was awake for the whole thing. unfortunately I have hearing loss from the tubes; they scarred my eardrums. I've got friends who've had them and have no issues. I also had a lousy hospital so I'm sure that didn't help, and my family is predisposed to hearing problems. I have my FX for your lo! I'm sure it will go smoothly!
edit: I forgot to add that I was supposed to wear a swim cap and wax/earplugs in my ears when swimming, and keep my head above water when in a bath. other than that the maintenance was pretty minimal.
I've been MIA on here, but I've gotten so much done at work and more time with T in the evenings. But I had to comment on here.
T had tubes put in Friday, March 20th. The clinic that we went to was so amazing that I told DH that I felt horrible since I wasn't nervous or worried about the procedure at all. Still shocks me that I was so calm about the whole thing. We went in the back with her, they played, talked and walked around with her to get her used to the area and to them. They eventually walked her back to the procedure room, from that moment to when they called us back was around 12 minutes. I heard her whining, so as soon as we got back there, I sat down and held her and she downed her juice bottle and started waking up. I posted a picture of her as we were leaving the clinic on FB. She was just fine. Our doctor told us she could get her ears wet, no restrictions and she would be playing that night. Sure enough, we went to visit my parents in LA and she couldn't slow down, she was chasing after my nieces all night.
One thing I have noticed, she has stopped shoving her thumbs in her ears. She seemed to do this a lot during and between ear infections. I also find that she seems to be sleeping better, guess that could be a coincidence though. LOL
Whatever you decide (if your Dr. gave you a choice), good luck. But I feel like this was the best choice for us and our Dr. didn't let us choose to wait, he wanted them done ASAP.
I've been MIA on here, but I've gotten so much done at work and more time with T in the evenings. But I had to comment on here.
T had tubes put in Friday, March 20th. The clinic that we went to was so amazing that I told DH that I felt horrible since I wasn't nervous or worried about the procedure at all. Still shocks me that I was so calm about the whole thing. We went in the back with her, they played, talked and walked around with her to get her used to the area and to them. They eventually walked her back to the procedure room, from that moment to when they called us back was around 12 minutes. I heard her whining, so as soon as we got back there, I sat down and held her and she downed her juice bottle and started waking up. I posted a picture of her as we were leaving the clinic on FB. She was just fine. Our doctor told us she could get her ears wet, no restrictions and she would be playing that night. Sure enough, we went to visit my parents in LA and she couldn't slow down, she was chasing after my nieces all night.
One thing I have noticed, she has stopped shoving her thumbs in her ears. She seemed to do this a lot during and between ear infections. I also find that she seems to be sleeping better, guess that could be a coincidence though. LOL
Whatever you decide (if your Dr. gave you a choice), good luck. But I feel like this was the best choice for us and our Dr. didn't let us choose to wait, he wanted them done ASAP.
Thank you! So helpful. She's getting them on the 7th. And no choice was really given. She's had so many the doctor and my co-pays made the decision.
turtle15sw, Just as an update, she got them on March 20th, and I used to have to rock her to sleep and wait about 15 minutes to make sure she was asleep before putting her down for the night,...NOT ANYMORE! Last night, she was going full blast and I asked if she wanted to go lay down. She grabbed my hand, started walking to the bedroom and I initially put her in my bed since she was still awake then I thought to myself, "screw this, I'm putting her in her bed" (her bed is a PNP in our room right now, I can't bring myself to put her upstairs in her room). I put her down in her PNP, she barely rolled around just to find her comfortable spot and never made a peep. Just went to sleep on her own from wide awake.
Not saying this is what you have to look forward to, I just realized how much her ears have been bothering her and how much that has affected her sleep.
Hi! She is doing great! Our morning was rough though. We waited almost 2 hours to get the procedure done because the anesthesiologist was behind. She screamed for almost an hour afterwards because her little head was swimming from the gas. But, a long nap afterwards and she was feeling much better, just extra snuggly. Thank you so much for the support!
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