What a trooper!

We had to do something yesterday that as a parent is pretty tough. We took Amanda into surgery and had her tonsils and adenoids taken out. It wasn't physically tough to take her there and wait with her while this was done....it was emotionally something that I don't want to have to do again with any of my children, but know that I may have to sometime. This wasn't the first time that we have taken anyone for surgery, but I must admit it was easier this time. The first time was with Katherine and her clogged tear duct. This one was nothing compared to that, as Amanda is old enough to understand what was going on and didn't freak out as she came out of the operating room and into recovery. She was a real trooper. I didn't really hear her complain until the very end when she really just wanted to go home. And at that point, I didn't blame her because I was ready to get out of there too.
We started our day at 8:30 which found us in the waiting room.














They took us back to the room and Amanda donned the cute gowns that you have to wear. Then she got her IV. She never once cried or flinched while this was done.



















About 9:15 they came for her. They put the lovely cap on and put a robe on, because we all know how flattering those gowns are. And away they went.



















About 45 minutes later (about 10:30) she rolled back into the room looking a little tired, but still pretty upbeat.



















It wasn't until the nurse came to take out the IV and she got up to go potty that things started getting stressful for me. I know that bleeding after surgery is pretty normal, but this was a little on the extreme side I think. After they took her IV out, her nose started to bleed. I wasn't too worried, but it kept oozing and oozing. The nurse told us that she couldn't go until it stopped bleeding. So we sat there until about 4:15 before it stopped and we could go home.
Today she is hurting, but you tell me who wouldn't be after that. I know when I had my tonsil out I couldn't eat for several days and I didn't want to swallow anything either. If I remember right I lost a lot of weight. What a great way to start a senior year.