Tanner and Bridger got their tonsils out. Tanner was scheduled for a few weeks. His tonsil on theleft side touched his uvula and then the right side was pretty close. The doctor said that four is the worst and his left side was a four and the right side was a three. Bridger has chronic sore throats and gets horrible canker sores in his mouth and down his throat. After Tanner’s appointment, Idecided to make one for Bridger. His appointment was the day before Tanner’s tonsillectomy. The doctor feels like Bridger has PAPFA which is related to the mouth sores. We’re hoping that taking his tonsilsout will help! Bridger also has big divets in his tonsils and the doc said that bacteria gets trappedthere so that’s why he gets chronic tonsillitis. So,the doctor said that he had one cancellation and we could do both surgeries the next day. Insurance approved Bridger right away. The next morning we left our house at 6:15 and checked in at 7:00.
The surgeries went really well. Dr R said that Tanner’s “popped right out” and Bridger’s had one artery that made it a little difficult but nothing too bad. The surgery center was so good to work with us and schedule the boys back to back. They even put them right next to each other in the recovery room.
Bridger
The boys did really well. They were in a lot of pain so we just stayed right on top of their pain medication schedule and they made it more manageable. Tanner was feeling so well that on Monday night he went to his T ball game. I gave him some pain medication right before and he did great. He said that his throat hurt a little but still ran around. The boys watched lots of movies, took naps every day and played lots of video games. Bridger had a few friends stop by with treats. On Wednesday, Bridger and Tanner hit the wall. Bridger stopped eating and drinking because he said it hurt too bad. He wouldn't even eat slushy drinks or popsicles. So by Friday he was really dehydrated. Of course I had to work so I brought the boys down to Mom's house Thursday night. Bridger had dark circles under his eyes. I called the doctor's office on Friday and talked to the nurse. The doctor ordered another round of steroids to help with the inflammation. He said that maybe if we can get the swelling to go down, maybe that will help. Luckily on Saturday, Bridger turned the corner and at least started drinking a little. Tanner has perked up and was playing outside on Saturday. It's definitely been a rougher recovery for Bridger. I'm so glad to see the boys doing better! I'm glad this is behind us!!
Shantelle and her girls sent the boys a sweet care package while they were sick. They made cute cards for Bridger and Tanner. They gave Tanner a fun super hero book and then Bridger a "relaxing" coloring book. They've enjoyed working on those activities while they've been laid up.
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