A few months ago being the responsible parent that I am, I took Laura to the Dentist. After the x-rays were taken and her teeth were all shinned up the dentist came in for his exam. Then he told me there was a problem, I was shocked. Sam, the actual responsible parent, does an excellent job overseeing Laura’s dental hygiene. The dentist was concerned about the size of her tonsils, he told me that he looks in kids mouths all day and he was stunned by the size of Laura’s tonsils. He explained that cosmetically larger tonsils can effect kids jaw growth and give them a bigger overbite, he suggested we see an ENT. Because as I mentioned we are “responsible parents” we headed to the ear, nose and throat doctor. The ENT told us that her tonsils are undeniably large but he was more concerned with what we couldn’t see, he would have to perform some test. A few minutes later the test were done and we had a little graph to show us the results, fluid was trapped in Laura’s ears by her adenoids. The doctor expressed his concerns about how this is affecting her hearing and a contributing factor to her speech problem. He suggested that we remove her tonsils and adenoids before it becomes an emergency situation. I went home to discuss this news with the Sam. Ultimately we decided that the best move for us would be to have the surgery done over Laura’s spring break from school. On Tuesday April, 19th we head back into the operating room, for Laura’s second surgery. Her first procedure, a removal of a cyst under her eye, can fairly be called an abysmal day for me. Not only was I a ball of nerves before and during but when Laura woke up combative from the anesthesia, pulling at her one little stitch I was no longer useful. A couple hours and one up chuck onto grandma later, Laura was back to her typical self, asking when she could go swimming. I have been assured that the stitches and wounds from the tonsillectomy will not be visibly oozing, so I have hope for me yet.
Laura's eye after surgury: May 19th, 2009
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