Feeling slightly nervous today

[Richard Greenwood]

My 6 year old son, Dominic, is having gromitts (sp?) fitted this afternoon under a general anaesthetic.

I know he'll only be under for 10 minutes, and I know it's a routine operation, but I still can't help feeling nervous for him. I'm sure me & Jayne are more worried about it than he is.

Dom can't wait to get to the hospital, because the nurses told him they supply him with a Playstation for the duration of his stay!!!

[Ding Dang Doo]

Just think, in a few hours, it'll all be over...

then you'll have to go out and buy a Playstation to have at home!

Kids... you'd do anything for them!

I'm sure it'll all go well.

Regards

Pete

[jorawley]

thats what parents are supposed to do - worry....and according to mine it doesnt stop even after you've left home and got married.

Best of luck

[mixdiver]

Originally Posted by jorawley

thats what parents are supposed to do - worry....and according to mine it doesnt stop even after you've left home and got married.

Best of luck

I have the same with my parents only the other way round. They go off on holiday (on a regular basis now they are retired and enjoying the fruits of a hard working life) leaving me to feed their cat and water the garden !

Mixdiver

[aclivity]

my first 2 children were in and out of hopital for operations on their hips, the oldest was 4 months old when she had her first operation and it was hard to hold her whilst she was put to sleep and even harder to leave her. That hour waiting for the call to go to recovery room was not easy. The staff were fantastic though, the anaesthetist is used to panicking parents and puts your mind at rest, and you know they are having the best of care.

That said, even after 10+ times over a couple of years with two children, it's still painful, and as stated above, that's what parents do - worry about their kids.

Just make sure he doesn't catch on that you are worried, and make sure he's not without you or his mum for very long when he wakes up - one time at Great Ormond Street we didn't get the call when my son woke up, so he was without a familiar face and disorientated for a little while (only 10 - 15 minutes) and he was heartbroken.

[Odin]

We are used to dealing with children and (usually) more anxious parents!
I always let the escort nurse have a big handful of tissues as they leave the anaesthetic room.. The fathers usually need them more than the mothers.
With modern inhaltion agents and topical anaesthetic cream it is much better for the children these days. We use distraction thereapy - and remember to hold it together if you can. Children pick up anxiety from the parents.
I did my Paeds bit of my anaesthetics at GOS.!

[pieater]

I was exactly the same when my lad (also 6) had his tonsils out. When he woke up he proceded to vomit blood all over me. This is apparently normal, and made him laugh. Little sod.

The world-class worrier I am married to was remarkably calm. Could have something to do with the fact she is the operating theatre departmental manager and hand picked the entire operating team though.

Having something to use to put it into perspective helped too. When he was 3 months old he was very, very seriously ill with meningitis. Nothing in my life has seemed too bad after that.

[frisky fraser]

hi there
my grandson had this done aged 2 1/2 believe me it's worth the worry to see the result, no more pain, burst eardrums,and the end to horrendous misery for any child who has this debilitating condition,he is 3 1/2 now and hasn't had any problems since!!

Fraser.

[Foggy]

You have my sympathy. My eldest had this done a couple of times (they grow out), and my youngest had it once. Tremendous results.

But, you're gonna worry whatever - parental perrogative. Just wait until they start dating!


Cheers, Paul

[outlaw13]

Been there two, 3 times with my little girl. She's 11 now and completely clear. So has been well worth it.
Make sure you get some of those moulded earplugs so he can swim without getting infections.
Hope everything goes OK.