Headed In The Right Direction...

****I sent an email out similar to this post, so for some this may be a repeat.****
I just wanted to let everyone know that Taegan is doing really well. Her surgery went according to the plan and they placed tubes in both of her ears and removed her adenoid, they decided to leave her tonsils in. When the doctor went into her throat to remove the adenoid they discovered that everything was coated with infection (to put it nicely), the adenoid as well as her upper and lower throat. He found the same infection in large quantities in both of her ear drums, which confirms that her sinuses are also impacted with infection, as we saw on the CT scan. He went ahead and flushed her nasal passages out with antibiotics and we are placing antibiotics in her ears daily. She will continue to take oral antibiotics for the next two weeks, which puts us at four consecutive weeks on antibiotics. The entire surgery took a little over an hour.

When Tae started to come out of the anesthesia she had a horrible reaction, it was an experience I would not wish for anyone to encounter. She had what is considered an allergic reaction which caused her to become very violent, she was under the impression that everyone was trying to hurt her and we could not contain her, we were trying to stop her from hurting herself. Five adults could barely contain this 3 year old, she is incredibly strong. So that had to be one of the more horrible experiences of my life, many other details that I won't share. Of course it was not only horrible for me; it was enormously traumatic for Tae. I was told that she would not be able to remember any of it, only to have her ask me about why she was doing those things later that night. It is very hard for a parent to watch their child in such a terrifying state. But, of course the greater pain is/was Taegan's.

Once we were home Tae was able to rest and she felt a lot better once she woke up. She continued to improve as the day progressed. She is eating decent meals now and returning back to her old self, plenty of smiles which are always nice to see. She is still a little tired, sore and emotional, but has truly bounced back faster than we anticipated. We will try to limit her activity for the next two weeks, doctor’s orders, key word is TRY. She is such a trooper and doesn’t like to miss out on anything.

We wanted to thank everyone for your happy thoughts and good wishes. She really is doing very well and we hope that we continue in that direction to have a 100% healthy girl. It has been a long journey and we are happy to finally have some answers. We are going to really focus on getting rid of the rest of the infection in order to avoid the potential of another surgery in six months.

Thank you again for all your well wishes!

Love and smiles,

Me, N & Tae

P.S. I appoligize that it has taken me so long to post an update