Tonsils...Tonsils...We don't need no stinkin' Tonsils!

I suppose it was inevitable that I would be creating a post about Abby having her tonsils removed .... when we saw the specialist, he said her tonsils were touching in the middle of her throat. I didn't expect to have them schedule her for surgery so quickly, but a short 5 days later, we were sitting in pre-op waiting for our Munchkin to undergo her second surgical procedure! She, of course, thought the whole thing was pretty exciting! She loved the pink elephant jammies they gave her to put on, the new soft, red teddy bear she got from the nurses, and getting to take a "ride" on the moving bed!




Daddy rode with her, because she'd been given some medication that they said would make her "loopy." Nobody wanted her to fall off as we headed down the hall to surgery! About the time they wheeled us into the "holding" area, the medicine kicked in. She got the funniest blank expression on her face, and it was like she was drunk! Weird and funny at the same time to see your toddler acting that way!

We gave her big hugs and kisses as they quickly wheeled her away to the operating room. 30 minutes later, Dr. Pinky (more commonly known as Dr. Hinckley) came to the waiting room to give us a report. Abby only lost about a teaspoon of blood and did really well! Dr. H. mentioned he wasn't sure how the poor kid could even breathe because her tonsils were literally overlapping in her throat! Thankfully, once she has recuperated, things should be much easier for her. A few minutes later, we received word that she was awake and doing well, but that we needed to come to her room as soon as possible. As soon as she saw us, she burst into tears, and insisted that I lay down on the bed next to her. It took a few minutes for her to calm down, but the Dr.'s and nurses had warned us that most kids are pretty agitated and almost violent when they come out of anesthesia. Luckily, Abby didn't get violent, but at one point, she did get really angry and screamed quite a bit! I was glad it was short lived, and soon we had our good-natured, happy baby back.



We were so proud of Abby when all the nurses kept saying they wished all their patients were as good as her! She started drinking juices and eating popcicles right away, and didn't have any problems using the potty, etc. She even wanted to get up and go for a little walk right away!

It was a really LONG day of watching cartoons, reading books, and basically, trying to explain to a two year old why she couldn't go home, yet! We did survive, though, and Abby was discharged about 5:30 pm.




She was so excited to go home, that she didn't even care when we told her she couldn't take the cool kid-sized wheelchair with her!

So far, she is doing great and we are hopeful of a quick recovery! What a trooper our little Munchkin is!