Saturday, March 13, 2010

Losing the Tonsils

Our sweet Aubri underwent her surgery the first week of March, getting her tonsils and adenoids removed at the same time. They were leading to some serious sleep apnea and were hindering her swallowing, so out they went.


Here's a look at the before picture. Yes, those are tonsils, not boulders or super balls.


We checked in and got a bracelet for our sweet girl.


Talking to the sleep doctor- Mister anestheiologist. We had to give Aubri a little Versed to get her to be a little calmer. We asked if we could take a couple of vials home for later in the year...


Getting the blood pressure. "Giving your arm a hug!"



Not sure about the whole thing right about now...



Though she did win a prestigious award while in the pre-op area.


Mom in the haz-mat suit getting ready to go back into the room with her little girl.


Can you tell Aubri is getting a little sleepy? Yeah. We wanted some of that Versed for our own home use...



In post-op. She woke up a little disoriented, and yelling- and didn't like the IV in the hand. No sir, she did not. In fact, she managed to unhook the end of the IV from her hand, causing blood to quickly seep through her dressing, effectively putting her sister Abby on total freakout mode. Dad had to take Abby out until the IV was replaced and the dressing was re-done.


Sleeping one off!

6 comments:

  1. Those were some super sized tonsils! What a brave girl, my little birthday buddy! Love you Aubri- feel better soon!

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  2. What a brave little girl. That's our blue-eyed granddaughter. Well done Aubri. Glad Dad and Abby survived all the blood. Let's hear it for Versed for home use.

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  3. Those pictures are a little heart wrenching! I'm so glad everything went well. What a sweetie!

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  4. So THAT'S what messed up tonsils look like! I always wondered.
    Well in to Aubri!

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  5. Some serious little meatballs were in there! Way to go nieces for being so brave!!

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  6. So glad that operation has helped her with breathing, sleeping etc.! It's hard to go through, but worth it..
    Love that doll!

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