Ailyn is scheduled to get her adenoids out and put tubes in next month. There is also a chance she will have to get her very large tonsils out. The ENT wanted to rule out sleep apnea before the surgery. Apnea is very common in micropreemies. So we did an all night sleep study.
All went well.... It took a few hours to get Ailyn fully hooked up to all the wires. Once she was hooked up she slept OK. Woke a few times crying but that is her normal. The study ended at 5am, Ailyn had woke up crying and they said they got enough data to end the study.
I posted a video of her snoring....she has always snored...LOUD. She has also been a mouth breather, so she will stop snoring and make a choking sound. Her ENT is all about removing everything that is not needed..... so that's what we are doing.
Although, the ENT says we might want to wait to remove the tonsils until she is older. She says the recovery is much worse than the feeding tube recovery. Since the surgery is on her airway, the doctor can not give her much Morphine for the pain. But, we have until the day of surgery to make the decision. Anyone have any advice about taking the tonsils out at 2 years old??
The results of the sleep study will be back in less that 2 weeks. I will keep you updated!
