As most of you probably already know, Jeremy's sleep study resulted in a recommendation to have surgery to remove his adenoids and tonsils. It is both a relief and frightening; the prospect of good sleep for once (for all of us) is wonderful, but we already know how scary it is to see him 'go under'. It is a very common procedure and the risks are low, but he will be kept overnight for observation, given his tender age and the risk of bleeding and dehydration. We have been flooded with encouragement and warm wishes- please know how much these mean for us. Right now, we are working on travel plans for Bubbe to come help take care of all of us for at least part of the recovery time.
The photos above show what a trooper Jeremy was for his sleep study. It wasn't a great experience except for the fact that Jeremy received a Thomas train and a puzzle for being such a good boy. Children's Hospital is wonderful and made it as easy as they could. The cannula under his nose was the worst part. He hadn't complained one bit until after everything was on and the 'technologist' Kelly left the room. He looked up at me with sad eyes and said, "I want the doctor". So I went and got her (she was extremely surprised, said no child had ever asked for her before) and she asked Jeremy what he needed. "Can I have my present now?' Was his earnest request. When we told him it was for the morning when the study was over, he couldn't keep it together any longer and burst into tears (about an hour later, we decided to give him the train early). Needless to say, it was hard on both of us, but we got through it, and now we know that the wakings are due to difficulty breathing because of the enlarged adenoids and tonsils.
The surgery will be January 21st.
2 comments:
Good luck to Jeremy! Kim & I wish you well. Please let him know how fortunate he is to have loving parents that gave him some cool gifts for his sleep study. I didn't get anything when I had mine done! :)
Best wishes for fast recovery to Jeremy.
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