Tonsils and Adenoids removed at 2 years old?

Hello parents, I need help! My son has suffered from numerous ear infections and severe sleep apnea since birth. He has also been chronically congested since birth. We took him to an ENT yesterday who said his adenoids and tonsils were HUGE. She displayed a lot of sympathy for our child because he seemed so miserable. His ears are always filled with fluid and therefore he hears like he is under water. Anyway, the ENT wants to remove tonsils, adenoids, and put tubes in his ears. We scheduled this surgery two weeks from now. I am a nervous wreck! He is just two years old! Has anyone had a child that had this surgery at such a young age? If so, what can I expect? Help! I am freaking out.

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This is the appropriate action for your child, and you will be amazed at how much better they feel after wards! Even speech will generally be much clearer, and they will sleep well. The size of the adenoids and tonsils are causing his health problems, and this is the proper course of action. It is scary, but the procedure will take relatively little time. The risk is in actually tearing open the area after surgery. The younger they have their tonsils/adenoids out, the easier the surgery is on them. Two of my own children ate on the way home, and it was done as an outpatient procedure, and they were begging to eat! You may let your child do so, as well, as long as it is not anything sharp like chips or pretzels. The actual discomfort came in as the area began to dry out in their throats five days later. Be sure he sips lots of ice cold water to lubricate the throat afterward, and it will help them heal. Try not to worry, mom! I worried to, even knowing all I do, but remember it really is an outpatient procedure with very little risk involved. As for the tubes in the ears, this part takes under five minutes, and really involves no risk. The best of luck to you! You will be amazed at how much his health improves afterward, as well as his sleep and speech!!!

That's rather unusual at such a young age. I had my tonsils and adenoids removed at about 8 years old. I can recall never being concerend or overly worried and now that I am a mother myself I am presented with the very same situation as yourself with my own child who is a teenager.
They remove the tonsils, etc through the mouth from what I can recall, and you are under a general anaesthetic for about 20-30 minutes. when I awoke they gave me lots of ice cream and jelly and really I do not recall any excessive discomfort at all.
I am certain that your child will come through the operation just fine.. try not to worry too much.
My son has breathing problems and so this is something which I am going to explore.... but try not to worry as it is a routine procedure...

Of my 5 children - 2 had surgery before 2 years . . .
The whole concept is scary, true, but the end justifies the means.
Keep this in mind, thru the procedure - this too shall pass, in it's appointed time . . . remember to breathe!

Back when I was six or so, it was common practice to remove everybody's tonsils as a preventive measure. I remember that my sister and I both had ours done at about the same time. The one big impact this had on me was that my throat was so sore for a couple of days I could hardly eat. Prior to the operation I never ate the crusts on slices of bread; after the operation I as so hungry I started eathing the crusts too as soon as I could swallow. I've been eating the crust on bread ever since.

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