Not to mention, her orthodontist pointed out that mouth breathing may have a significant impact on the shape of her pallet, that we just spent a year and a half correcting. And since we had strep throat a whopping 17 times in 2014 across the five of us (kids had it 4X, I had it 1X) ... we figured while we were in there, we may as well take out the tonsils, too.
But then Carolyn was sick and unable to pass her pre-op so her surgery was scheduled from last week of April until first week of May. And then my Dad passed away and surgery was postponed indefinitely. And then it was the end of school, and I didn't want her to miss any state required testing, or saying goodbye to friends. And then she was sick again in late June and early July, and unable to pass her pre-op and eventually, I decided WE NEED TO JUST GO. Surely there will be Ear Nose and Throat doctors in Texas that are fully capable of removing tonsils and adenoids.
So we moved to Texas and on the day that we were driving in to our new neighborhood for the first time, I happened to notice that there was an ENT office 1/2 mile from our house.
"Well, would you look at that! That's very convenient!" I said to my family.
And the next day, when I was taking my first walk around the neighborhood with Louie, I met a lovely woman who lives a few houses down the street, who was also out walking her dog. And this woman, the absolute very first person that we met while in Texas, said to me, "If you need anything, please let me know. I've lived in this area for decades, and my husband is an ENT."
Her husband is an ENT.
It's kismet!
So it is, that exact same husband, a highly respected ENT in the area, will be doing a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy on both Carolyn and William, today; at approximately 10 AM and 11 AM, CST, respectively.
William was added to the mix because it recently dawned on us that he sounds like Darth Vader when he breathes. On a whim, I took him to the ENT along with Carolyn, and the doctor confirmed that his adenoids are just as blocked as Carolyn's and his tonsils are huge.
My poor children can hardly breathe.
We're very hopeful that this procedure - which I have seriously considered the benefits for the past several months - will help them both feel signficantly better. I'm also hopeful that I don't gain five pounds in the next week, sympathy eating ice cream alongside my two sweet patients.
