Tomorrow is the BIG day!!

Well, we managed to keep Alex healthy in time for her surgery tomorrow.  I don't know how.  Both Ben and I were down the past week with bronchitis!!  We sent her to my parents house for the weekend to keep her away from the germs and it has seemed to have worked!

We are all anxious to get this behind us.  I have to say I think I am ten times more nervous about it all than her.  Like I have said before....it's not so much the surgery that scares me but the recovery I am worried about.  I have heard that it is a very painful and long (7-10 days) recovery.  But.....Alex does seem to have a high pain tolerance plus she is 12.  Kids seems to bounce back much faster.

I hope to update here daily to let all of you know how she is doing and for any other parents out there that are going through the same thing.  Feel free to leave her messages here because she does check this blog.  Thanks also to all of you for your prayers and well wishes! 

Some Things Dont Go As Planned....

Well, just 48 hours before Alex's scheduled tonsillectomy she came down with a high fever and swollen tonsils....strep throat again!  The surgery was off!  It is so frustrating.  Having a surgery of any kind is such a mental thing.  Preparing myself and Alex for what was to come.  We will be rescheduling it soon...maybe even on Monday.  The crazy thing is that this is probably the worst case of strep she has ever had.  Her throat was so swollen that she couldn't even eat or drink.  After a day on antibiotics she is feeling much better and will be back at school tomorrow.

To add to all the craziness I had to have a tooth pulled yesterday under conscious sedation.  The tooth had had a root canal and crown about a year ago but somehow it had cracked and an infection got in there.  So, they had to pull it in pieces and get some of the roots out of my jaw.  I am a bit swollen and sore today but it will be fine in a couple days.

Ben (my husband) left this morning at 4 am for a 5 day business trip to Washington D.C.  He works for a dermatologist who does liposuction so he is going to an International Plastic Surgeon Convention.  He is one of the exhibitors. He has been working super hard to get it all ready! I am sure he will do great!

That's all for now.....enjoy the rest of your week.

One Week Until Surgery!

So, in one week my baby will be wheeled into an operating room and have her tonsils removed.  I know, so dramatic but I am seriously nervous about it.  I am not worried about the actual procedure but the recovery.  I have heard that it is pretty painful! It's hard to really prepare a child for that.  You don't want to scare them yet you don't want them to feel betrayed either! I have explained it to her somewhat but will tell her more as it gets closer.  She is just looking forward to laying around and watching tv for 10 days!

My other big concern is school!  I have contacted all of her teachers telling them that she will be out of school for at least one week but have been reading online that recovery can be much longer.  According to her doctor she can go back when ever she feels up to it.  I know that some of her teachers are getting work together for her that we will do at home when she feels up to it. 

My last stress is that I will be alone to care for Alex.  Ben is leaving the morning after her surgery day for a 5 day business trip to Washington D.C. I am sure it will be fine but it will be hard not having any extra support.  I will be heading to the store before her surgery to really stock up on all of our needs. We have two other kids who are in elementary school that I will have to get to/from school and help with homework, feed, bathe etc.  

Otherwise Alex is doing fine.  Little aches and pains here and there that I have no idea if they are related to her arthritis or not.  I just keep taking notes of it and will share it all with the doctor next month.