A lot on my mind

I am so hormonal and have had a lot of stresses in the past year but nothing has me more upset than what my family is facing on Friday. Makayla has been to several doctors and finally to Dr. Hood in Va. After the first visit and other doctor recommendations, she has to have some minor surgery.

She goes to CHKD on Friday to have her tonsils and adnoids removed. I knwo that a lot of kids have this done and are fine as I am sure Makayla will be fine also. It is just really bothering me that she has to be put to sleep. The doctor said that she will only be under for 30 minutes but she will be in recovery for anywhere from 3 to 6 hours. Usually at her age they like to keep them overnight but she is so close to being 3 that he is going to try to let her go home the same day. The doctor did say that he would keep her if there were any complications or unforseen circumstances.

She is having the surgery because she has sleep apnea. She will quit breathing at night for as long as 45 seconds. It doesn't sound like a long time but when you are the one that is listening to her and she is not breathing it feels like forever. There have been several times that she has been asleep on the couch in our room and I have started to get up to wake her when she starts breathing again. The diagonsis is that her adnoids are so large that the block her airway when she sleeps. They are going to take the tonsils out just to keep from having to go back later and doing it if she ever has a problem with strep throat.

The hard part the doctor says is gonna be the 10 days after the surgery. She is not allowed to go outside because of the introduction of infection in the air. She is supposed to be inolved only in "quiet" play. I am supposed to force fluids into her to keep her hydrated. My mom is taking the other two girls to my brothers for the weekend so that they won't be running in and out. If they go out, Makayla is gonna want to go along. The next week is gonna be tough because the girls have ball games and I am gonna wanted to go but someone has to stay home with Makayla.

Just keep us in our prayers for the next few weeks. I will update you after the surgery and try to get some pics up of her from that day.