Emersyn had her Tonsils and Adenoids taken out on Friday. She has had strep throat 6x within the year! 3 of the episodes were back to back months! We go to a ENT doctor every 6 months with her to have her ears checked anyway, so the last time she got strep, we had an appointment already scheduled for the following week. When we got to the appointment, I told Dr Brown that she had just finished anitbiotics for strep again. Before the visit, I had been praying for wisdom with what to do about it. I wasn't sure if we should talk to him about getting her tonsils out, etc.. and before I could even ask, he said, we need to take her tonsils out. He looked in her mouth and said her tonsils were still big. So, being a week before Spring Break, I asked if there was anyway he could do it during spring break so she wouldn't miss a week of school. He had already filled all his spots for spring break but thought someone had called in THAT MORNING to cancel their appointment! Sure enough, we checked and there was ONE SPOT OPEN! Praise God. We snagged the last spot, and she had her tonsil and adenoids out on Friday, before Spring Break.
Everything has gone so smoothly! My mom came to help take Ezra and Elynn to school and then stayed till Saturday. My grandma came up Saturday and stayed the night. Brent was able to be there the whole time of the surgery, even though he was on-call that weekend! From the receptionist, to the nurses and doctors, everyone was so pleasant and helpful. Emersyn was nervous but so brave. She has been such a strong girl! She has only had 2 meltdowns with her throat hurting, but for the most part has barely even taken any Motrin. I bet her throat feels so much better than when she gets strep and the high fevers. I think and pray that this will be a good thing for her and help her not be sick so often.
Before Surgery
After Surgery
First day of being home
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