Emerson had his tonsils and adenoids removed on Tuesday, August 4. His tonsils were really big, so we had him checked out by the ENT doctor who had him wear an oximeter for a few nights to see how he was sleeping. The first time we did it, they didn't get enough information, so he had to wear it again for two more nights. The doctor said Emer had mild sleep apnea and needed his tonsils removed. He had to get tested for COVID the Saturday before his surgery, and then Matt took him to Layton Hospital on Tuesday morning at 6:30am. They got checked in and when it was time to go to the surgery room, they asked Emer if he wanted to go in the bed or in a wagon - he picked the wagon. The surgery went well and the doctor told Matt that Emer's tonsils were huge. After they brought him back to Matt, his oxygen kept dropping, so they stayed there for another 2 hours while Emer slept and they monitored him. Matt and Emer finally got home around 12:30pm. The hospital gave Emer a new blanket and a book.
When he got home, he watched a few shows and then took a nap. He talks a little different, but I think it's really cute. I had Deacon go to daycare that day so that Emer would have some peace and quite when he got home. Emer didn't eat too much the first few days (ice cream, yogurt, pudding, a smoothie, some noodles, and a Pace's rainbow). He was able to eat a little mac & cheese the third day and we keep trying to get him to drink water. We were told to switch off between acetaminophen and ibuprofen every 3 hours for a week. It was really hard at night to wake him up and give him the meds, but we didn't want his throat to hurt. Matt was so nice to sleep on his floor for over a week and wake up every 3 hours to give him his pain meds. Sometimes when he woke him up, Emer wouldn't take the medicine for over an hour. Matt had some really difficult nights. There were a few times when Emer would take the medicine easily, but other times when he was super tired, it was much more difficult. After about he week, Emerson refused to take the medicine anymore and seemed to be feeling fine. It really surprised us since the Doctor said to give him the pain meds for 2 weeks. He enjoyed watching lots of movies and taking it easy. Hopefully he'll be able to sleep better once he heals.
12/29/12 update - he didn't! He was so used to Matt sleeping in his room that he would come into our bed every night for the next several months. This was awful for Me! Finally after a few months of this, I would no longer let him come in our room anymore and he finally started sleeping well and all by himself in his own bed all night in November.
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