Naughty Tonsils

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Over the last several months we have noticed that Hanna almost always has a sore throat. 
She's had difficulty swallowing food and sleeping at night. 
We took her to Dr. Mayes, a ENT, who confirmed that Hanna's tonsils were larger than normal 
and she would probably benefit from having them removed. 
We decided to go ahead with it.

The operation was Wednesday of Spring Break. 
We arrived at the hospital at 6:40 am and got some lab work done. 
Hanna got her first IV! Then we watced TV and read for a while. 
We met various nurses, the nurse anesthetist and the anesthesiologist.



About 9:00 they gave Hanna the sedative and took her back for surgery. 
She said later that she went under within a few seconds. 
The surgery took only about 20 minutes and went perfectly. 
An hour later the nurses brought Hanna back to me where she woke up some more 
and was required to eat a root beer popsicle before she could go home.



The afternoon of surgery and day 1 post-op were okay. 
Day 2 post-op was horrible and she asked for a blessing, 
which her Grandpa Jensen and Uncle Mike provided 
(Kory was on a campout with Zane and Zac.) 
Day 3 (today) was much improved and we are hoping it only gets better from here!



Comments

Emmy Montez said…
aww..poor hanna. I'm glad shes improving, and thank goodness for priesthood blessings!
March 29, 2015 at 8:03 PM
Kaylene said…
I hope Hanna's feeling better now and that the surgery solved the problem. So brave!
April 12, 2015 at 10:05 PM
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