Who needs those tonsils and adnoidoids?

My poor sweet little guy has had strep throat 9 times since last September 2012, not to mention the flu and mono.  After the 6th or 7th time we scheduled his surgery.  I knew we couldn't make it without getting strep again but because of the recovery time we had to wait until Christmas break so he wouldn't be out too long from school.  He had it 2 more times since then but the day finally came to get those things out!  He was so brave, me, I was nervous, he had never had surgery before.  We got there at 830am and filled out paperwork.  They make you pay even before the surgery has taken place, well actually they called me 3 days before and asked for payment and I said no way!  Sorry I am digressing!  I had a little word with the financial department about paying for something that hasn't even happened. 

The staff was just great, the nurses were wonderful.  The anesthesiologist even came in and talked with us and told us his story about having his tonsils out when he was 14 years old in Belarus in the late 1980s.  He said his parents weren't allowed in the hospital and they only used a local anesthesia, holy cow, so glad we live in the good ole USA!

Look at him so happy in the picture above, this is after his 'happy juice'.  Surgery went well and Dr. Puri said that they looked bad when he removed the tonsils.  He looked so small when we came back to see him, he was all curled up and was just waking up.  He had a bad reaction from the anesthesia. He doesn't remember ever vomiting before, so the first time we didn't quite make it to the toilet thankfully I had just taken off my new suede boots! Slippers and socks can be washed!! Poor kid was sick the first day.  But little by little he has been feeling better, day 5 the scab came off, that caused more pain but right now we are on day 11, he was able to enjoy Christmas dinner and is starting to eat more and more!  His friends were great.  His best buddies and Alex and James came by to see that their friend was ok.  James and his mom came over with balloons and a container of ice cream!  Alex and his mom came over with a gift card to Cold Stone Creamery!

So glad we are on the mend and hope that strep doesn't come back again!!