Madelyn's Surgery

This morning at 5:30am we made our way to the hospital where Madelyn had her tonsils and adenoids out. She was a real trooper. She didn't even cry when they took her back to the OR. That silly syrup is amazing stuff. The Dr. said that her tonsils were huge and filled with a nasty yellowy cottage cheese substance which is usually only found in teenagers tonsils. (Gross, sorry for the gory details.) He said we have saved her from a lifetime of sore throats. When we got back to recovery she was having a coughing fit and having a little trouble getting her oxygen sats to stay up. A breathing treatment helped that and after an hour we got to go to the post op room.

Once we got there the Lora tab they had given her kicked in and she started acting crazy. She was screaming the best she could with a sore throat because she wanted the IV out of her arm. The nurse tried to convince her that she needed it but eventually

Madelyn's screaming won the nurse over and she took the IV out. The poor, sweet child would not settle down and rest at all. She didn't want the hospital gown on, the bandaid was too tight, the curtain wansn't closed all the way, the bed was too high, then too low. They think the Loratab has the opposite effect on her. It was supposed to make her tired and sleep alllllllllllllllllllllllllllll day. Not our luck. My child is wide awake, she even tried doing a cart wheel. Have you ever seen a drunk child doing a cart wheel. It is pretty hilarious. She has already eaten 4 Popsicles, pudding, jello, a yogurt and is requesting a kooly from QT. Seriously, we may have the only child who gains weight after a tonsillectomy. She has only thrown up twice and boy am I thankful as I am a sympathetic vomitter. Hopefully a nap is in our future. Oh, Jarrett and Gracie are already asleep.

Nathan is playing with his grammy and grampy today at the lake. I mean, actually he is being homeschooled by his grandparents. He is learning to plant a garden, working algebraic equations, and did I mention they are doing chemistry too. Boy do I love homeschooling!