Mairyn and the Tonsils

On Thursday, Mairyn had her Tonsils and Adenoids out! We had to be at the hospital by 6:45 am, bright and early. An hour before we arrived at the hospital, I had to put some numbing cream on her hands, that way the I.V. wasn't as memorable. Although, they doped her up with some Versed (a twilight medication) and she was flying high. She was hallucinating that people were flying around her, waving her arms to shoo them away. They gave her a little teddy bear upon admittance. She named in Adrian and promptly forgot, we named that bear several times.


They came and got Mairyn at about 10 after 8 and she was back in her room an hour later! Mairyn had asked them if they could save her tonsils so she could see them, and they complied. When she was brought back from recovery, she had these puffy eyes, was really groggy but she had her little jar with tonsils and she was holding them aloft like a trophy! I don't see how she could breathe or swallow with those things in her throat, they were the size of Aggie marbles! (I took a picture, bu they were just too gross to post) She was pretty nauseous and out of it most of the day, but we finally left at 2 pm. When check-out time came, they gave her a couple options for mode of transportation. They have a pillow padded wagon or a wheelchair. They also said I could just carry her out, but Mairyn piped up and voted for the wheelchair. A neighbor that is a nurse at the hospital, brought her a coloring book for kids to prepare them for their visit. In the coloring book, they said that when you leave the hospital, you would leave in a wheelchair. So, she left in a wheelchair.


Mairyn is doing great now; it's amazing that it was only two days ago. She has a bit of a sore throat and still just prefers yogurt and juice, but she is generally in a good mood, that Tylenol with codeine is wonderful!!