help need info on tonsils and adenoid surgery

March 27, 2006

Hello everyone,

I have not posted in a long time. I hope someone on the list can help me out. my

son who is 7 yo went to see an ENT today. I took him to see one due he

snores so loudly he keeps himself awake. Plus he is diagnosed as having severe

and persistent asthma in his throat. Please do not ask as i am mystified on this

one also. Anyway that just does not add up to me. has oral motor and

verbal dyspraxia of speech.

The ENT is recommending have both his tonsils and adenoids out due to them

being on the medium enlarged side. He has had no ear infections or sore throats

at all so far. He also thinks that might benefit from having them out due

to he has many allergies and is most of the time suffering from a chronic cough

and stuffiness.He also believes speech may benefit from it also. Family

history of speech problems that improved upon removal of tonsils and adenoids. (

I mom benefited my speech improved dramatically) I think I may have had apraxia

as a child myself many of the same things as my son. The snoring is really

becoming a problem for him also.

Has anyone else had their childs out recently? I have not made a decision yet. I

want to ask for many opinions on the benefits of this. I am told by my childs

pedeatrician who does not agree with getting them out at all. That while under

general anesthesia my son could stop breathing entirely due to his asthma. This

makes me nervous and I want to say no immediately. But if can benefit and

no longer possibly have asthma at all. It would be worth it. He is currently on

many oral steriods and they are terrible I think for asthma and they do not seem

to be doing much in terms of relief from his wheezing. Anyway if you decided to

have your childs out. Then would you let me know your experience. I want to hear

both sides of the story good and bad. A local child where I live a few years ago

had his out and he died from complications he had diabetes also.

Thank you,

Jeanne

Berlin, NH

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