Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Waiting is so hard....

when it is something you are looking forward to. It is even harder when you are waiting for news from a doctor. I can't sleep, even having trouble knitting. Alex had his tonsils and adenoids taken out when he was 3.5 years old. Well, March 3rd we found out that his adenoids have grown back. You are not supposed to be able to see adenoids by looking in the throat only with a special mirror or a nasal scope. The PA saw them when she had him open up and say ahh.
She sent us to an ENT. A nasal scope was done on March 6th, it was very uncomfortable but he did ok with it. The ENT said his adenoids were huge and that the upper respiratory area was totally blocked. He was getting no air what so ever through his nose. The large size is what was concerning him. Yesterday Alex had a biopsy. It was hard for me to watch but not nearly as hard as it was for him. The doctor was good but not used to dealing with children (IMHO). You should never promise a child that something will not hurt, or tell him you need only one piece when you end up taking 4. If you are going to go in both nostrils say that, even better, would have been to say that you won't know until you get started. A numbing spray was used but it did not work as well as we would have hoped. It was very painful for Alex. He had a little bleeding right after and then on and off for the rest of the day. I never knew that adenoids could grow back or that they are part of the lymphatic system.
So here I am waiting to hear what the results are, wondering will they call tomorrow or will I have to wait until Thursday. Should I call them as soon as I get up, or give them until lunch? I know this is all very routine to them but this is my child. I need to know something now! At times the Internet is a bad thing. Too much information can be dangerous. So I will stop reading medical websites and try to get some sleep.

10 comments:

  1. Hang in there Sonya. I'm sure it's hard. :( Call me if you want someone to talk to, and I'll be thinking good thoughts for you and yours today.

    (((hugs)))

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  2. Sonya..wish I could be there. Don't know what I could do to help, but sometimes just having someone sit with you helps. Know that I'm sitting here on pins and needles waiting to hear what is going on. I told the gals in knitting the other night about Alex going in for this and I'm sure they are all keeping you all in their thoughts!!
    HUGS

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  3. Crossing my fingers and saying prayers, Sonya. Poor Alex -- I hope the pain didn't last long. How awful!

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  4. I'm so sorry to hear Alex had to go through all of that, bless his heart. He is a very brave boy. Your in my thoughts and I hope you get some news soon, I know it has to be hard, hang in there :)

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  5. Poor Alex! A nasal scope sounds unpleasant, to say the very least. I'll be sending good vibes your way, hoping for an excellent report. In the meantime, I'll borrow a quote from the immortal Elizabeth Zimmerman: "Knit on with confidence and hope, through all crises".

    [[[Hugs]]]

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  6. I'm so sorry you and your little one are having to go through this. If it helps, kids are resilant. This may just end up being a cool story he tells his friends at lunch. In the meantime, I'm sending good thoughts your way.

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  7. You and your family have been on my mind today. I could tell you were not at your best last night at knitting. Hoping and praying all goes well for you all.

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  8. Oh my, I'm so sorry to read this. Hang in there! I hope everything turns out all right.

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  9. yes the internet is a bad thing! stay off those sites! man, alex is a trooper for going thru all that! i think the doc should either say what they're gonna do or say they don't know yet (like you said)...let me know what you find out!!!!

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  10. Yow. The doctor definitely should have been upfront and explained what he was going to do, not what he wished he was going to have to do, and should have been honest that it would hurt. It's so much better than the other, which makes the kid at fault for hurting.

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