Re: Re: Karyn - Fevers after T&A ... are they still as severe?

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the success story. My daughter just turned 2 & is scheduled for

surgery Feb 1.

I'm hoping for the same results. The doctor said she has an 80% chance of

going into remission. 80% is worth it I think. Thanks.

Karri (mom to -2 yo)

Chiavola <tomjenc99@...> wrote:

Hello everyone -

I don't check in with the group very often anymore but wanted to share our

success once again with the Tonsillectomy.

We saw two specialists after our son suffered with for five years...one at

Children's Memorial and one at University of Chicago. One physician told us to

ignore any research we may find on tonsillectomy being a cure for and the

other physician was much more optimistic and open to the idea.

Additionally, our ENT was fantastic and went ahead and did her own research to

find whether it would be worthwhile to undergo the tonsillectomy. She said the

results were favorable and we decided to pursue it....what did we have to lose?

I'm so happy to say that it's been one year and two months since the surgery and

our son has only had ONE fever. It has been life altering....a miracle.

Please, please do your own research and consider this!!! For five years, every

month, our son suffered for three full days with a fever that spiked to 104 -

105 without Motrin. He was miserable.

If you anyone would like to discuss this with us, please feel free to contact us

at any time.

Sincerely,

The Chiavola family

[Guest guest]

Ditto, Same song second verse. T & A. It's a good thing. Worked for us too.

Leanne

Cade 3-1/2

Chiavola <tomjenc99@...> wrote:

Hello everyone -

I don't check in with the group very often anymore but wanted to share our

success once again with the Tonsillectomy.

We saw two specialists after our son suffered with for five years...one at

Children's Memorial and one at University of Chicago. One physician told us to

ignore any research we may find on tonsillectomy being a cure for and the

other physician was much more optimistic and open to the idea.

Additionally, our ENT was fantastic and went ahead and did her own research to

find whether it would be worthwhile to undergo the tonsillectomy. She said the

results were favorable and we decided to pursue it....what did we have to lose?

I'm so happy to say that it's been one year and two months since the surgery and

our son has only had ONE fever. It has been life altering....a miracle.

Please, please do your own research and consider this!!! For five years, every

month, our son suffered for three full days with a fever that spiked to 104 -

105 without Motrin. He was miserable.

If you anyone would like to discuss this with us, please feel free to contact us

at any time.

Sincerely,

The Chiavola family

[Guest guest]

Hi. I am Mom to C.J. , 20 months, who has been diagnosed with . We are

taking him in for surgery on January 17th at Boston Children's Hospital for a

tonsillectomy and adnoidectomy. The ENT performing the surgery had a daughter

with . He said out of 30 cases he has performed the surgery on all but one

never got a fever again. We are nervous wrecks about it but the alternative of

watching him suffer every 2 to 3 weeks with high fevers is unbearable. We are

just wondering how they did after the surgery. How much pain were they in? How

did you check for bleeding? How long were you in the hospital? They told us he

will be in ICU for 23 hours and then send us home. Is that enough time? I wish

everyone a happy and healthy New Year. Thank you Dawn

Leanne <leannedavis@...> wrote: Ditto, Same song second

verse. T & A. It's a good thing. Worked for us too.

Leanne

Cade 3-1/2

Chiavola <tomjenc99@...> wrote:

Hello everyone -

I don't check in with the group very often anymore but wanted to share our

success once again with the Tonsillectomy.

We saw two specialists after our son suffered with for five years...one at

Children's Memorial and one at University of Chicago. One physician told us to

ignore any research we may find on tonsillectomy being a cure for and the

other physician was much more optimistic and open to the idea.

Additionally, our ENT was fantastic and went ahead and did her own research to

find whether it would be worthwhile to undergo the tonsillectomy. She said the

results were favorable and we decided to pursue it....what did we have to lose?

I'm so happy to say that it's been one year and two months since the surgery and

our son has only had ONE fever. It has been life altering....a miracle.

Please, please do your own research and consider this!!! For five years, every

month, our son suffered for three full days with a fever that spiked to 104 -

105 without Motrin. He was miserable.

If you anyone would like to discuss this with us, please feel free to contact us

at any time.

Sincerely,

The Chiavola family

[Guest guest]

no ICU here... we went straight home after the surgery and recovery was done.

The tonsils were so simple for us .. she was 3

Re: Re: Karyn - Fevers after T & A ... are they still as

severe?

Hi. I am Mom to C.J. , 20 months, who has been diagnosed with . We are

taking him in for surgery on January 17th at Boston Children's Hospital for a

tonsillectomy and adnoidectomy. The ENT performing the surgery had a daughter

with . He said out of 30 cases he has performed the surgery on all but one

never got a fever again. We are nervous wrecks about it but the alternative of

watching him suffer every 2 to 3 weeks with high fevers is unbearable. We are

just wondering how they did after the surgery. How much pain were they in? How

did you check for bleeding? How long were you in the hospital? They told us he

will be in ICU for 23 hours and then send us home. Is that enough time? I wish

everyone a happy and healthy New Year. Thank you Dawn

Leanne <leannedavis@...> wrote: Ditto, Same song second verse.

T & A. It's a good thing. Worked for us too.

Leanne

Cade 3-1/2

Chiavola <tomjenc99@...> wrote:

Hello everyone -

I don't check in with the group very often anymore but wanted to share our

success once again with the Tonsillectomy.

We saw two specialists after our son suffered with for five years...one

at Children's Memorial and one at University of Chicago. One physician told us

to ignore any research we may find on tonsillectomy being a cure for and

the other physician was much more optimistic and open to the idea.

Additionally, our ENT was fantastic and went ahead and did her own research to

find whether it would be worthwhile to undergo the tonsillectomy. She said the

results were favorable and we decided to pursue it....what did we have to lose?

I'm so happy to say that it's been one year and two months since the surgery

and our son has only had ONE fever. It has been life altering....a miracle.

Please, please do your own research and consider this!!! For five years, every

month, our son suffered for three full days with a fever that spiked to 104 -

105 without Motrin. He was miserable.

If you anyone would like to discuss this with us, please feel free to contact

us at any time.

Sincerely,

The Chiavola family

[Guest guest]

Cade went in for surgery at 8:00 am and we were at home by noon. He was not

under sedation long at all. We went in they gave him some kind of relaxing

medication. They took him in and it was about 25-30 minutes later the Dr.

came out and talked to us.

Cade was in recovery and woke up screaming and crying very very loud. The

nurse reassured us that it was normal. He had a lot of saliva mixed with a

little blood. They gave him a slush drink and he had a little. He was shaking

alot too. He rested better when I held him. They let me hold him in recovery.

He kept yelling that he wanted to go home and I was afraid it was hurting his

throat. He slept all the way home 35-40 min. drive.

When we got home he was hungry and we let him eat some ice cream. The next

day he ate chicken nuggets. He insisted. But I wouldnt recommned it. I was so

afraid it hurt hime but I think when they take that pain medicine they don't

know how bad it hurts. It took about 2 weeks to recover. He never bled alot.

But he was in pain.

It is very important to not let the pain medication wear off. You have to

give it to them how the Dr. says. If you let it wear off it is very painful for

them, so keep records of times. I cannot stress how important this is.

On the seventh day it was worse because his throat started to scab and the

scabs start hurting him really bad again. So keep giving pain medication. The

breath is horrible but it gets better as soon as the scabs heal. If I had to do

it over again, I would do it ten times because of the results so far. Cade has

gained 4 lbs. Playing and feeling lots better. And most important NO FEVER.

The only thing I did not like is I felt that he should have stayed at the

hospital longer. I see you stay longer so that is great. The only question I

would ask your Dr. is, and I don't know if this is that smart of a questions.

But, My Cade was 3 yrs old. Has your son had enough time to develop his immune

system. Like I said that may be a dumb question but from what I've read Dr.s

like to wait until they are 3 or 4 yrs old. Good luck and I hope and pray you

get the results you are looking for. Let me know how it goes.

Leanne

Cade (now 4 yrs old today)

Owen Haynes <odac1890@...> wrote:

Hi. I am Mom to C.J. , 20 months, who has been diagnosed with .

We are taking him in for surgery on January 17th at Boston Children's Hospital

for a tonsillectomy and adnoidectomy. The ENT performing the surgery had a

daughter with . He said out of 30 cases he has performed the surgery on all

but one never got a fever again. We are nervous wrecks about it but the

alternative of watching him suffer every 2 to 3 weeks with high fevers is

unbearable. We are just wondering how they did after the surgery. How much pain

were they in? How did you check for bleeding? How long were you in the hospital?

They told us he will be in ICU for 23 hours and then send us home. Is that

enough time? I wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year. Thank you Dawn

Leanne <leannedavis@...> wrote: Ditto, Same song second verse.

T & A. It's a good thing. Worked for us too.

Leanne

Cade 3-1/2

Chiavola <tomjenc99@...> wrote:

Hello everyone -

I don't check in with the group very often anymore but wanted to share our

success once again with the Tonsillectomy.

We saw two specialists after our son suffered with for five years...one at

Children's Memorial and one at University of Chicago. One physician told us to

ignore any research we may find on tonsillectomy being a cure for and the

other physician was much more optimistic and open to the idea.

Additionally, our ENT was fantastic and went ahead and did her own research to

find whether it would be worthwhile to undergo the tonsillectomy. She said the

results were favorable and we decided to pursue it....what did we have to lose?

I'm so happy to say that it's been one year and two months since the surgery and

our son has only had ONE fever. It has been life altering....a miracle.

Please, please do your own research and consider this!!! For five years, every

month, our son suffered for three full days with a fever that spiked to 104 -

105 without Motrin. He was miserable.

If you anyone would like to discuss this with us, please feel free to contact us

at any time.

Sincerely,

The Chiavola family

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for sharing your childs tonsilectomy and the effects on his

health. I am a grandmother of a 6 year old boy who is VERY underweight, small in

stature in every way and sufferes from these " fevers " every 3 to 4 weeks. (

His brother now 11 had seizures as a toddler but never fevers)

He is in First Grader and excells academically but it breaks my heart to see

how is just curls up on the couch with fevers that are now as high as 107.6..

almost 108 degrees. May I ask you a question Leanne: In your opinion.. what

method of checking a childs temperature is the most accurate . My little

grandson's parents have been using the " ear " thing that you put in a pointy

end in the ear and push a button and ELECTRONICALLY the temp. shows up. DO you

have confidence in that method?

Thank you for your time.

Worried Grandma

Leanne <leannedavis@...> wrote:

Cade went in for surgery at 8:00 am and we were at home by noon. He

was not under sedation long at all. We went in they gave him some kind of

relaxing medication. They took him in and it was about 25-30 minutes later the

Dr. came out and talked to us.

Cade was in recovery and woke up screaming and crying very very loud. The nurse

reassured us that it was normal. He had a lot of saliva mixed with a little

blood. They gave him a slush drink and he had a little. He was shaking alot too.

He rested better when I held him. They let me hold him in recovery. He kept

yelling that he wanted to go home and I was afraid it was hurting his throat. He

slept all the way home 35-40 min. drive.

When we got home he was hungry and we let him eat some ice cream. The next day

he ate chicken nuggets. He insisted. But I wouldnt recommned it. I was so afraid

it hurt hime but I think when they take that pain medicine they don't know how

bad it hurts. It took about 2 weeks to recover. He never bled alot. But he was

in pain.

It is very important to not let the pain medication wear off. You have to give

it to them how the Dr. says. If you let it wear off it is very painful for them,

so keep records of times. I cannot stress how important this is.

On the seventh day it was worse because his throat started to scab and the scabs

start hurting him really bad again. So keep giving pain medication. The breath

is horrible but it gets better as soon as the scabs heal. If I had to do it over

again, I would do it ten times because of the results so far. Cade has gained 4

lbs. Playing and feeling lots better. And most important NO FEVER. The only

thing I did not like is I felt that he should have stayed at the hospital

longer. I see you stay longer so that is great. The only question I would ask

your Dr. is, and I don't know if this is that smart of a questions. But, My Cade

was 3 yrs old. Has your son had enough time to develop his immune system. Like I

said that may be a dumb question but from what I've read Dr.s like to wait until

they are 3 or 4 yrs old. Good luck and I hope and pray you get the results you

are looking for. Let me know how it goes.

Leanne

Cade (now 4 yrs old today)

Owen Haynes <odac1890@...> wrote:

Hi. I am Mom to C.J. , 20 months, who has been diagnosed with . We are

taking him in for surgery on January 17th at Boston Children's Hospital for a

tonsillectomy and adnoidectomy. The ENT performing the surgery had a daughter

with . He said out of 30 cases he has performed the surgery on all but one

never got a fever again. We are nervous wrecks about it but the alternative of

watching him suffer every 2 to 3 weeks with high fevers is unbearable. We are

just wondering how they did after the surgery. How much pain were they in? How

did you check for bleeding? How long were you in the hospital? They told us he

will be in ICU for 23 hours and then send us home. Is that enough time? I wish

everyone a happy and healthy New Year. Thank you Dawn

Leanne <leannedavis@...> wrote: Ditto, Same song second verse.

T & A. It's a good thing. Worked for us too.

Leanne

Cade 3-1/2

Chiavola <tomjenc99@...> wrote:

Hello everyone -

I don't check in with the group very often anymore but wanted to share our

success once again with the Tonsillectomy.

We saw two specialists after our son suffered with for five years...one at

Children's Memorial and one at University of Chicago. One physician told us to

ignore any research we may find on tonsillectomy being a cure for and the

other physician was much more optimistic and open to the idea.

Additionally, our ENT was fantastic and went ahead and did her own research to

find whether it would be worthwhile to undergo the tonsillectomy. She said the

results were favorable and we decided to pursue it....what did we have to lose?

I'm so happy to say that it's been one year and two months since the surgery and

our son has only had ONE fever. It has been life altering....a miracle.

Please, please do your own research and consider this!!! For five years, every

month, our son suffered for three full days with a fever that spiked to 104 -

105 without Motrin. He was miserable.

If you anyone would like to discuss this with us, please feel free to contact us

at any time.

Sincerely,

The Chiavola family

[Guest guest]

After spending t he last 6 months using this thermometer.. I will never go back

to my ear thermometer again.

http://www.exergen.com/medical/TAT/2000.htm

it was well well worth the money... and it was cheaper then my ear

thermometer...

vanessa mom to kiara diagnosed with traps adn familial cold without the genetics

and mccuen albright syndrome..

Re: Karyn - Fevers after T & A ... are they still as severe?

I'm not Leanne, but we also use the ear thermometer and if we

question its accuracy we will use a thermometer under the arm. It is

always within a few points of each other. Our docs have told us that

the ear thermometer is fine. One recommendation is to ensure you do

not check the ear they are laying on ... say they are laying on their

right side in bed, don't check that ear for temp. It can make a

difference of an entire degree.

Our daughter too is small in nature and underweight. Since her T & A

surgery she has grown 1 inch and gained two pounds. She eats so much

better now. She will even tell me, " Mommy, my mouth don't hurt. " and

she's really excited about that. (she suffered with mouth sores with

).

I hope this info helps.

Karyn

2 1/2 -

> Hello everyone -

>

> I don't check in with the group very often anymore but wanted to

share our success once again with the Tonsillectomy.

>

> We saw two specialists after our son suffered with for five

years...one at Children's Memorial and one at University of Chicago.

One physician told us to ignore any research we may find on

tonsillectomy being a cure for and the other physician was much

more optimistic and open to the idea.

>

> Additionally, our ENT was fantastic and went ahead and did her own

research to find whether it would be worthwhile to undergo the

tonsillectomy. She said the results were favorable and we decided to

pursue it....what did we have to lose?

>

> I'm so happy to say that it's been one year and two months since

the surgery and our son has only had ONE fever. It has been life

altering....a miracle.

>

> Please, please do your own research and consider this!!! For five

years, every month, our son suffered for three full days with a fever

that spiked to 104 - 105 without Motrin. He was miserable.

>

> If you anyone would like to discuss this with us, please feel free

to contact us at any time.

>

> Sincerely,

> The Chiavola family

>

>

[Guest guest]

I really do not know the best method of taking temperature. At the

pediatricians office they swipe it acrosss his head real quick with some kind of

gage. When Cade was fevering his fevers never got above 103.7. I always

checked under his arm the old fashion way. You see, Cade is my surprise baby.

I have a 25 yr old and a 20 yr old too. My daughter who is 25 went thru some

similiar fever episodes but back in the early 80s Dr.s did not know about .

I would suggest taking his temp both wasy to see if it was close. I have use

two thermomaters at the same time to see if I was getting the same temps.

Hope this helps.

BOOTSIE CAT <pet_parents@...> wrote: Thank you so much for

sharing your childs tonsilectomy and the effects on his health. I am a

grandmother of a 6 year old boy who is VERY underweight, small in stature in

every way and sufferes from these " fevers " every 3 to 4 weeks. ( His brother

now 11 had seizures as a toddler but never fevers)

He is in First Grader and excells academically but it breaks my heart to see how

is just curls up on the couch with fevers that are now as high as 107.6.. almost

108 degrees. May I ask you a question Leanne: In your opinion.. what method of

checking a childs temperature is the most accurate . My little grandson's

parents have been using the " ear " thing that you put in a pointy end in the ear

and push a button and ELECTRONICALLY the temp. shows up. DO you have confidence

in that method?

Thank you for your time.

Worried Grandma

Leanne <leannedavis@...> wrote:

Cade went in for surgery at 8:00 am and we were at home by noon. He was not

under sedation long at all. We went in they gave him some kind of relaxing

medication. They took him in and it was about 25-30 minutes later the Dr. came

out and talked to us.

Cade was in recovery and woke up screaming and crying very very loud. The nurse

reassured us that it was normal. He had a lot of saliva mixed with a little

blood. They gave him a slush drink and he had a little. He was shaking alot too.

He rested better when I held him. They let me hold him in recovery. He kept

yelling that he wanted to go home and I was afraid it was hurting his throat. He

slept all the way home 35-40 min. drive.

When we got home he was hungry and we let him eat some ice cream. The next day

he ate chicken nuggets. He insisted. But I wouldnt recommned it. I was so afraid

it hurt hime but I think when they take that pain medicine they don't know how

bad it hurts. It took about 2 weeks to recover. He never bled alot. But he was

in pain.

It is very important to not let the pain medication wear off. You have to give

it to them how the Dr. says. If you let it wear off it is very painful for them,

so keep records of times. I cannot stress how important this is.

On the seventh day it was worse because his throat started to scab and the scabs

start hurting him really bad again. So keep giving pain medication. The breath

is horrible but it gets better as soon as the scabs heal. If I had to do it over

again, I would do it ten times because of the results so far. Cade has gained 4

lbs. Playing and feeling lots better. And most important NO FEVER. The only

thing I did not like is I felt that he should have stayed at the hospital

longer. I see you stay longer so that is great. The only question I would ask

your Dr. is, and I don't know if this is that smart of a questions. But, My Cade

was 3 yrs old. Has your son had enough time to develop his immune system. Like I

said that may be a dumb question but from what I've read Dr.s like to wait until

they are 3 or 4 yrs old. Good luck and I hope and pray you get the results you

are looking for. Let me know how it goes.

Leanne

Cade (now 4 yrs old today)

Owen Haynes <odac1890@...> wrote:

Hi. I am Mom to C.J. , 20 months, who has been diagnosed with . We are

taking him in for surgery on January 17th at Boston Children's Hospital for a

tonsillectomy and adnoidectomy. The ENT performing the surgery had a daughter

with . He said out of 30 cases he has performed the surgery on all but one

never got a fever again. We are nervous wrecks about it but the alternative of

watching him suffer every 2 to 3 weeks with high fevers is unbearable. We are

just wondering how they did after the surgery. How much pain were they in? How

did you check for bleeding? How long were you in the hospital? They told us he

will be in ICU for 23 hours and then send us home. Is that enough time? I wish

everyone a happy and healthy New Year. Thank you Dawn

Leanne <leannedavis@...> wrote: Ditto, Same song second verse.

T & A. It's a good thing. Worked for us too.

Leanne

Cade 3-1/2

Chiavola <tomjenc99@...> wrote:

Hello everyone -

I don't check in with the group very often anymore but wanted to share our

success once again with the Tonsillectomy.

We saw two specialists after our son suffered with for five years...one at

Children's Memorial and one at University of Chicago. One physician told us to

ignore any research we may find on tonsillectomy being a cure for and the

other physician was much more optimistic and open to the idea.

Additionally, our ENT was fantastic and went ahead and did her own research to

find whether it would be worthwhile to undergo the tonsillectomy. She said the

results were favorable and we decided to pursue it....what did we have to lose?

I'm so happy to say that it's been one year and two months since the surgery and

our son has only had ONE fever. It has been life altering....a miracle.

Please, please do your own research and consider this!!! For five years, every

month, our son suffered for three full days with a fever that spiked to 104 -

105 without Motrin. He was miserable.

If you anyone would like to discuss this with us, please feel free to contact us

at any time.

Sincerely,

The Chiavola family

[Guest guest]

Leanne

my computer has you blocked for some reason.. what is your email addy????

Re: Re: Karyn - Fevers after T & A ... are they still as

severe?

I really do not know the best method of taking temperature. At the

pediatricians office they swipe it acrosss his head real quick with some kind of

gage. When Cade was fevering his fevers never got above 103.7. I always checked

under his arm the old fashion way. You see, Cade is my surprise baby. I have a

25 yr old and a 20 yr old too. My daughter who is 25 went thru some similiar

fever episodes but back in the early 80s Dr.s did not know about . I would

suggest taking his temp both wasy to see if it was close. I have use two

thermomaters at the same time to see if I was getting the same temps.

Hope this helps.

BOOTSIE CAT <pet_parents@...> wrote: Thank you so much for sharing your

childs tonsilectomy and the effects on his health. I am a grandmother of a 6

year old boy who is VERY underweight, small in stature in every way and sufferes

from these " fevers " every 3 to 4 weeks. ( His brother now 11 had seizures as a

toddler but never fevers)

He is in First Grader and excells academically but it breaks my heart to see

how is just curls up on the couch with fevers that are now as high as 107.6..

almost 108 degrees. May I ask you a question Leanne: In your opinion.. what

method of checking a childs temperature is the most accurate . My little

grandson's parents have been using the " ear " thing that you put in a pointy end

in the ear and push a button and ELECTRONICALLY the temp. shows up. DO you have

confidence in that method?

Thank you for your time.

Worried Grandma

Leanne <leannedavis@...> wrote:

Cade went in for surgery at 8:00 am and we were at home by noon. He was not

under sedation long at all. We went in they gave him some kind of relaxing

medication. They took him in and it was about 25-30 minutes later the Dr. came

out and talked to us.

Cade was in recovery and woke up screaming and crying very very loud. The

nurse reassured us that it was normal. He had a lot of saliva mixed with a

little blood. They gave him a slush drink and he had a little. He was shaking

alot too. He rested better when I held him. They let me hold him in recovery. He

kept yelling that he wanted to go home and I was afraid it was hurting his

throat. He slept all the way home 35-40 min. drive.

When we got home he was hungry and we let him eat some ice cream. The next day

he ate chicken nuggets. He insisted. But I wouldnt recommned it. I was so afraid

it hurt hime but I think when they take that pain medicine they don't know how

bad it hurts. It took about 2 weeks to recover. He never bled alot. But he was

in pain.

It is very important to not let the pain medication wear off. You have to give

it to them how the Dr. says. If you let it wear off it is very painful for them,

so keep records of times. I cannot stress how important this is.

On the seventh day it was worse because his throat started to scab and the

scabs start hurting him really bad again. So keep giving pain medication. The

breath is horrible but it gets better as soon as the scabs heal. If I had to do

it over again, I would do it ten times because of the results so far. Cade has

gained 4 lbs. Playing and feeling lots better. And most important NO FEVER. The

only thing I did not like is I felt that he should have stayed at the hospital

longer. I see you stay longer so that is great. The only question I would ask

your Dr. is, and I don't know if this is that smart of a questions. But, My Cade

was 3 yrs old. Has your son had enough time to develop his immune system. Like I

said that may be a dumb question but from what I've read Dr.s like to wait until

they are 3 or 4 yrs old. Good luck and I hope and pray you get the results you

are looking for. Let me know how it goes.

Leanne

Cade (now 4 yrs old today)

Owen Haynes <odac1890@...> wrote:

Hi. I am Mom to C.J. , 20 months, who has been diagnosed with . We are

taking him in for surgery on January 17th at Boston Children's Hospital for a

tonsillectomy and adnoidectomy. The ENT performing the surgery had a daughter

with . He said out of 30 cases he has performed the surgery on all but one

never got a fever again. We are nervous wrecks about it but the alternative of

watching him suffer every 2 to 3 weeks with high fevers is unbearable. We are

just wondering how they did after the surgery. How much pain were they in? How

did you check for bleeding? How long were you in the hospital? They told us he

will be in ICU for 23 hours and then send us home. Is that enough time? I wish

everyone a happy and healthy New Year. Thank you Dawn

Leanne <leannedavis@...> wrote: Ditto, Same song second verse.

T & A. It's a good thing. Worked for us too.

Leanne

Cade 3-1/2

Chiavola <tomjenc99@...> wrote:

Hello everyone -

I don't check in with the group very often anymore but wanted to share our

success once again with the Tonsillectomy.

We saw two specialists after our son suffered with for five years...one

at Children's Memorial and one at University of Chicago. One physician told us

to ignore any research we may find on tonsillectomy being a cure for and

the other physician was much more optimistic and open to the idea.

Additionally, our ENT was fantastic and went ahead and did her own research to

find whether it would be worthwhile to undergo the tonsillectomy. She said the

results were favorable and we decided to pursue it....what did we have to lose?

I'm so happy to say that it's been one year and two months since the surgery

and our son has only had ONE fever. It has been life altering....a miracle.

Please, please do your own research and consider this!!! For five years, every

month, our son suffered for three full days with a fever that spiked to 104 -

105 without Motrin. He was miserable.

If you anyone would like to discuss this with us, please feel free to contact

us at any time.

Sincerely,

The Chiavola family

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much; together we will find REAL answers someday.

just a WOrried Grandma

krazzekatt <kfuser@...> wrote:

I'm not Leanne, but we also use the ear thermometer and if we

question its accuracy we will use a thermometer under the arm. It is

always within a few points of each other. Our docs have told us that

the ear thermometer is fine. One recommendation is to ensure you do

not check the ear they are laying on ... say they are laying on their

right side in bed, don't check that ear for temp. It can make a

difference of an entire degree.

Our daughter too is small in nature and underweight. Since her T & A

surgery she has grown 1 inch and gained two pounds. She eats so much

better now. She will even tell me, " Mommy, my mouth don't hurt. " and

she's really excited about that. (she suffered with mouth sores with

).

I hope this info helps.

Karyn

2 1/2 -

> Hello everyone -

>

> I don't check in with the group very often anymore but wanted to

share our success once again with the Tonsillectomy.

>

> We saw two specialists after our son suffered with for five

years...one at Children's Memorial and one at University of Chicago.

One physician told us to ignore any research we may find on

tonsillectomy being a cure for and the other physician was much

more optimistic and open to the idea.

>

> Additionally, our ENT was fantastic and went ahead and did her own

research to find whether it would be worthwhile to undergo the

tonsillectomy. She said the results were favorable and we decided to

pursue it....what did we have to lose?

>

> I'm so happy to say that it's been one year and two months since

the surgery and our son has only had ONE fever. It has been life

altering....a miracle.

>

> Please, please do your own research and consider this!!! For five

years, every month, our son suffered for three full days with a fever

that spiked to 104 - 105 without Motrin. He was miserable.

>

> If you anyone would like to discuss this with us, please feel free

to contact us at any time.

>

> Sincerely,

> The Chiavola family

>

>

[Guest guest]

leannedavis@...

Bisson <proudmom@...> wrote: Leanne

my computer has you blocked for some reason.. what is your email addy????

Re: Re: Karyn - Fevers after T & A ... are they still as severe?

I really do not know the best method of taking temperature. At the pediatricians

office they swipe it acrosss his head real quick with some kind of gage. When

Cade was fevering his fevers never got above 103.7. I always checked under his

arm the old fashion way. You see, Cade is my surprise baby. I have a 25 yr old

and a 20 yr old too. My daughter who is 25 went thru some similiar fever

episodes but back in the early 80s Dr.s did not know about . I would

suggest taking his temp both wasy to see if it was close. I have use two

thermomaters at the same time to see if I was getting the same temps.

Hope this helps.

BOOTSIE CAT <pet_parents@...> wrote: Thank you so much for sharing your

childs tonsilectomy and the effects on his health. I am a grandmother of a 6

year old boy who is VERY underweight, small in stature in every way and sufferes

from these " fevers " every 3 to 4 weeks. ( His brother now 11 had seizures as a

toddler but never fevers)

He is in First Grader and excells academically but it breaks my heart to see how

is just curls up on the couch with fevers that are now as high as 107.6.. almost

108 degrees. May I ask you a question Leanne: In your opinion.. what method of

checking a childs temperature is the most accurate . My little grandson's

parents have been using the " ear " thing that you put in a pointy end in the ear

and push a button and ELECTRONICALLY the temp. shows up. DO you have confidence

in that method?

Thank you for your time.

Worried Grandma

Leanne <leannedavis@...> wrote:

Cade went in for surgery at 8:00 am and we were at home by noon. He was not

under sedation long at all. We went in they gave him some kind of relaxing

medication. They took him in and it was about 25-30 minutes later the Dr. came

out and talked to us.

Cade was in recovery and woke up screaming and crying very very loud. The nurse

reassured us that it was normal. He had a lot of saliva mixed with a little

blood. They gave him a slush drink and he had a little. He was shaking alot too.

He rested better when I held him. They let me hold him in recovery. He kept

yelling that he wanted to go home and I was afraid it was hurting his throat. He

slept all the way home 35-40 min. drive.

When we got home he was hungry and we let him eat some ice cream. The next day

he ate chicken nuggets. He insisted. But I wouldnt recommned it. I was so afraid

it hurt hime but I think when they take that pain medicine they don't know how

bad it hurts. It took about 2 weeks to recover. He never bled alot. But he was

in pain.

It is very important to not let the pain medication wear off. You have to give

it to them how the Dr. says. If you let it wear off it is very painful for them,

so keep records of times. I cannot stress how important this is.

On the seventh day it was worse because his throat started to scab and the scabs

start hurting him really bad again. So keep giving pain medication. The breath

is horrible but it gets better as soon as the scabs heal. If I had to do it over

again, I would do it ten times because of the results so far. Cade has gained 4

lbs. Playing and feeling lots better. And most important NO FEVER. The only

thing I did not like is I felt that he should have stayed at the hospital

longer. I see you stay longer so that is great. The only question I would ask

your Dr. is, and I don't know if this is that smart of a questions. But, My Cade

was 3 yrs old. Has your son had enough time to develop his immune system. Like I

said that may be a dumb question but from what I've read Dr.s like to wait until

they are 3 or 4 yrs old. Good luck and I hope and pray you get the results you

are looking for. Let me know how it goes.

Leanne

Cade (now 4 yrs old today)

Owen Haynes <odac1890@...> wrote:

Hi. I am Mom to C.J. , 20 months, who has been diagnosed with . We are

taking him in for surgery on January 17th at Boston Children's Hospital for a

tonsillectomy and adnoidectomy. The ENT performing the surgery had a daughter

with . He said out of 30 cases he has performed the surgery on all but one

never got a fever again. We are nervous wrecks about it but the alternative of

watching him suffer every 2 to 3 weeks with high fevers is unbearable. We are

just wondering how they did after the surgery. How much pain were they in? How

did you check for bleeding? How long were you in the hospital? They told us he

will be in ICU for 23 hours and then send us home. Is that enough time? I wish

everyone a happy and healthy New Year. Thank you Dawn

Leanne <leannedavis@...> wrote: Ditto, Same song second verse.

T & A. It's a good thing. Worked for us too.

Leanne

Cade 3-1/2

Chiavola <tomjenc99@...> wrote:

Hello everyone -

I don't check in with the group very often anymore but wanted to share our

success once again with the Tonsillectomy.

We saw two specialists after our son suffered with for five years...one at

Children's Memorial and one at University of Chicago. One physician told us to

ignore any research we may find on tonsillectomy being a cure for and the

other physician was much more optimistic and open to the idea.

Additionally, our ENT was fantastic and went ahead and did her own research to

find whether it would be worthwhile to undergo the tonsillectomy. She said the

results were favorable and we decided to pursue it....what did we have to lose?

I'm so happy to say that it's been one year and two months since the surgery and

our son has only had ONE fever. It has been life altering....a miracle.

Please, please do your own research and consider this!!! For five years, every

month, our son suffered for three full days with a fever that spiked to 104 -

105 without Motrin. He was miserable.

If you anyone would like to discuss this with us, please feel free to contact us

at any time.

Sincerely,

The Chiavola family

[Guest guest]

,

We started using TA Scanner too (a couple of months ago) and oh my god what

a difference. I told my pediatrician about it and he conducted his own

" research " by comparison and he too finds that this is one of the most

accurate reads. I started using it primarily for my newborn, and I'm now

using it on all my children I would highly suggest everyone looking into

this. Its quick and easy! and very accurate.

ps. can you tell how much I love this!

Azzie

_____

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of

Bisson

Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 4:39 PM

Subject: Re: Re: Karyn - Fevers after T & A ... are they still as

severe?

After spending t he last 6 months using this thermometer.. I will never go

back to my ear thermometer again.

http://www.exergen. <http://www.exergen.com/medical/TAT/2000.htm>

com/medical/TAT/2000.htm

it was well well worth the money... and it was cheaper then my ear

thermometer...

vanessa mom to kiara diagnosed with traps adn familial cold without the

genetics and mccuen albright syndrome..

Re: Karyn - Fevers after T & A ... are they still as severe?

I'm not Leanne, but we also use the ear thermometer and if we

question its accuracy we will use a thermometer under the arm. It is

always within a few points of each other. Our docs have told us that

the ear thermometer is fine. One recommendation is to ensure you do

not check the ear they are laying on ... say they are laying on their

right side in bed, don't check that ear for temp. It can make a

difference of an entire degree.

Our daughter too is small in nature and underweight. Since her T & A

surgery she has grown 1 inch and gained two pounds. She eats so much

better now. She will even tell me, " Mommy, my mouth don't hurt. " and

she's really excited about that. (she suffered with mouth sores with

).

I hope this info helps.

Karyn

2 1/2 -

> Hello everyone -

>

> I don't check in with the group very often anymore but wanted to

share our success once again with the Tonsillectomy.

>

> We saw two specialists after our son suffered with for five

years...one at Children's Memorial and one at University of Chicago.

One physician told us to ignore any research we may find on

tonsillectomy being a cure for and the other physician was much

more optimistic and open to the idea.

>

> Additionally, our ENT was fantastic and went ahead and did her own

research to find whether it would be worthwhile to undergo the

tonsillectomy. She said the results were favorable and we decided to

pursue it....what did we have to lose?

>

> I'm so happy to say that it's been one year and two months since

the surgery and our son has only had ONE fever. It has been life

altering....a miracle.

>

> Please, please do your own research and consider this!!! For five

years, every month, our son suffered for three full days with a fever

that spiked to 104 - 105 without Motrin. He was miserable.

>

> If you anyone would like to discuss this with us, please feel free

to contact us at any time.

>

> Sincerely,

> The Chiavola family

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi I'm sorry I didn't fet back to you sooner. Our preop date is Jan. 16

at 7:45 am and surgery on Jan. 17. I won't be there at the same time but I wish

you all the best. PLEASE let me know how she does. I'll be thinking of you and

hoping for a speedy recovery.

Dawn Haynes

Mom to C.J. 20 months

l_arms27 <lbarmstrong@...> wrote:

Hi Dawn,

When are you scheduled for your pre-op at Childrens? My daughter

is having her tonsillectomy done on the 8th and her pre-op on

Friday. Maybe we can compare notes!

Armstrong

Mom to (10 1/2 ) and Alec (14)

Mansfield, MA

> Hello everyone -

>

> I don't check in with the group very often anymore but wanted to

share our success once again with the Tonsillectomy.

>

> We saw two specialists after our son suffered with for five

years...one at Children's Memorial and one at University of Chicago.

One physician told us to ignore any research we may find on

tonsillectomy being a cure for and the other physician was

much more optimistic and open to the idea.

>

> Additionally, our ENT was fantastic and went ahead and did her own

research to find whether it would be worthwhile to undergo the

tonsillectomy. She said the results were favorable and we decided to

pursue it....what did we have to lose?

>

> I'm so happy to say that it's been one year and two months since

the surgery and our son has only had ONE fever. It has been life

altering....a miracle.

>

> Please, please do your own research and consider this!!! For five

years, every month, our son suffered for three full days with a

fever that spiked to 104 - 105 without Motrin. He was miserable.

>

> If you anyone would like to discuss this with us, please feel free

to contact us at any time.

>

> Sincerely,

> The Chiavola family

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

Best of luck to you and on her upcoming surgery! Best wishes for a

speedy recovery.

Shari, mom to Abby, 2,

Owen Haynes <odac1890@...> wrote:

Hi I'm sorry I didn't fet back to you sooner. Our preop date is

Jan. 16 at 7:45 am and surgery on Jan. 17. I won't be there at the same time but

I wish you all the best. PLEASE let me know how she does. I'll be thinking of

you and hoping for a speedy recovery.

Dawn Haynes

Mom to C.J. 20 months

l_arms27 <lbarmstrong@...> wrote:

Hi Dawn,

When are you scheduled for your pre-op at Childrens? My daughter

is having her tonsillectomy done on the 8th and her pre-op on

Friday. Maybe we can compare notes!

Armstrong

Mom to (10 1/2 ) and Alec (14)

Mansfield, MA

> Hello everyone -

>

> I don't check in with the group very often anymore but wanted to

share our success once again with the Tonsillectomy.

>

> We saw two specialists after our son suffered with for five

years...one at Children's Memorial and one at University of Chicago.

One physician told us to ignore any research we may find on

tonsillectomy being a cure for and the other physician was

much more optimistic and open to the idea.

>

> Additionally, our ENT was fantastic and went ahead and did her own

research to find whether it would be worthwhile to undergo the

tonsillectomy. She said the results were favorable and we decided to

pursue it....what did we have to lose?

>

> I'm so happy to say that it's been one year and two months since

the surgery and our son has only had ONE fever. It has been life

altering....a miracle.

>

> Please, please do your own research and consider this!!! For five

years, every month, our son suffered for three full days with a

fever that spiked to 104 - 105 without Motrin. He was miserable.

>

> If you anyone would like to discuss this with us, please feel free

to contact us at any time.

>

> Sincerely,

> The Chiavola family

>

>

[Guest guest]

:

I'm so glad all went well. I'd love to speak with you when things settle down

to hear mre about 's progress. My brother works at Beth Israel in Boston.

I am in New York. What doc did you use as maybe we can speak to him. Did he

have prior experience with ?

Corey

Re: Karyn - Fevers after T & A ... are they still as severe?

>

>Hi Corey,

>

>Were you at Children's Boston? We were there on Monday for 's

>tonsillectomy. never had stomach issues during or between

>episodes and her major symptom during her episodes was tonsillitis.

>

>

>

>

>

>> > > Hello everyone -

>> > >

>> > > I don't check in with the group very often anymore but wanted

>to

>> > share our success once again with the Tonsillectomy.

>> > >

>> > > We saw two specialists after our son suffered with for

>five

>> > years...one at Children's Memorial and one at University of

>Chicago.

>> > One physician told us to ignore any research we may find on

>> > tonsillectomy being a cure for and the other physician was

>> > much more optimistic and open to the idea.

>> > >

>> > > Additionally, our ENT was fantastic and went ahead and did her

>own

>> > research to find whether it would be worthwhile to undergo the

>> > tonsillectomy. She said the results were favorable and we decided

>to

>> > pursue it....what did we have to lose?

>> > >

>> > > I'm so happy to say that it's been one year and two months

>since

>> > the surgery and our son has only had ONE fever. It has been life

>> > altering....a miracle.

>> > >

>> > > Please, please do your own research and consider this!!! For

>five

>> > years, every month, our son suffered for three full days with a

>> > fever that spiked to 104 - 105 without Motrin. He was miserable.

>> > >

>> > > If you anyone would like to discuss this with us, please feel

>free

>> > to contact us at any time.

>> > >

>> > > Sincerely,

>> > > The Chiavola family

>> > >

>> > >

[Guest guest]

,

So glad is doing well!!!!! Is she scabbing over good yet??? That can be

the worst time! Keep on drinking! Sorry I have not asked about her we just got

back from NIh. .

mom to Breana 6 ....North Shore

Re: Karyn - Fevers after T & A ... are they still as severe?

Hi Corey,

The doctor we used was Mark Volk and he was wonderful! ( named

her monkey webkinz that we gave her in the hospital " Mark " after

him!) We had been referred to him by our pediatrician three years

ago when we were first considering a tonsillectomy and met him them.

I liked his approach to not do the tonsillectomy immediately, but to

try cimetidine to see if it would work as it was the least invasive

method. We tried the cimetidine and got about two years fever free,

then one episide, then six months later another episode, and then

more in 2 month intervals. We decided to do the tonsillectomy mainly

because the size of her tonsils wasn't going down in between episodes

and tonsillitis was the major problem with . Her fevers

generally were around 102 although a couple of episodes were over 103.

Dr. Volk was familiar with but I know that Dr. Licamelli is

more familiar and others on this site have seen him and he did my

neighbor's ear tubes. Apparently his daughter had and he is

doing a study of kids who have tonsillectomies.

Hope this helps, but feel free to call me if you want (508-339-4525)

PS is doing just fine - lots of drinking, no pain meds and

getting really bored and ready to go back to school!

Armstrong

> >> > > Hello everyone -

> >> > >

> >> > > I don't check in with the group very often anymore but

wanted

> >to

> >> > share our success once again with the Tonsillectomy.

> >> > >

> >> > > We saw two specialists after our son suffered with for

> >five

> >> > years...one at Children's Memorial and one at University of

> >Chicago.

> >> > One physician told us to ignore any research we may find on

> >> > tonsillectomy being a cure for and the other physician

was

> >> > much more optimistic and open to the idea.

> >> > >

> >> > > Additionally, our ENT was fantastic and went ahead and did

her

> >own

> >> > research to find whether it would be worthwhile to undergo the

> >> > tonsillectomy. She said the results were favorable and we

decided

> >to

> >> > pursue it....what did we have to lose?

> >> > >

> >> > > I'm so happy to say that it's been one year and two months

> >since

> >> > the surgery and our son has only had ONE fever. It has been

life

> >> > altering....a miracle.

> >> > >

> >> > > Please, please do your own research and consider this!!! For

> >five

> >> > years, every month, our son suffered for three full days with

a

> >> > fever that spiked to 104 - 105 without Motrin. He was

miserable.

> >> > >

> >> > > If you anyone would like to discuss this with us, please

feel

> >free

> >> > to contact us at any time.

> >> > >

> >> > > Sincerely,

> >> > > The Chiavola family

> >> > >

> >> > >