she woke grumpy but ok she had panadol before, day surgery, we were there at 7.30 and left around 10am, i couldnt go into theatre and it was probably better that way
My DS2 has had grommets twice. Both times successful and woke up fine from the GA. A little grumpy, mainly because he was hungry I was allowed in while they gave him the GA and then escorted out to wait for him to come around. They called me back down when he was awake, whe I got there he was being entertained by the after surgical nurses with them blowing bubbles.
We got to the Hospital at 7am and as he was youngest that day he was first up at 8am. We were home by lunch time given some drops for his ears. We only needed to use a dose of panadol and that was it.
It was a huge improvement and we were able to sail the the winter with no problems.
He had to have them done the 2nd time with his adenoids removed as well...again no problems and he woke up from this GA in better form than the first one...he got an icepole The reason he had them the 2nd time as the first ones came out(as they are supposed to) and when we hit the next winter we were hit again with recurring infections, the grommetts again did an excellent job also being helped with having adenoid removed.
thanks for your replies ladies i really appreciate it! i just feel like the more info i have the better i'll cope! has anyone heard of them not helping?
MY eldest DD is having her grommets done on Friday. I'll let you know how they go. I've looked after plenty of other little ones who have had them though, and they all recover pretty well afterwards. It's only a light anaesthetic.
My eldest DD had tonsils and adenoids out and grommits in a week before her 2nd birthday. With the GA she didn't recover her oxygen levels very quickly but they just left oxygen near her face and they eventually came good (about 8 hours). The nurses didn't seem overly worried though, just her mother! We were in overnight but I believe for just grommits it is only day surgery. In the 1 1/2 years since it was done we have only had 2 ear infections. Before that she had them at least once a month. This started at 3 months of age. Well worth it in my opinion.
Good Luck, its scary even if you know it is the best thing to do!
Hi there - my DD's story is a little different. She kept getting unwell over a period of 6 weeks when she was about 12months old and had numerous trips to GP only to be told time and time again that it was a virus. On day of final GP visit I noticed that she was red behind her L ear on the bone - pointed it out to GP who said to keep eye on it but nothing to worry about at that time. Well she ended up in hospital that night and was diagnosed with Mastoiditis (the ear infection had gone from her middle ear into the bone behind the ear) was put on IV antibiotics and was in emergency surgery the next morning to drain all the pus out of her ear and insert a grommet (they only did the one ear as it was an emergency). Turns out she more than likely had a middle ear infection for most of the 6 weeks of illnesses that our EX-GP did not pick up on. She was in hospital for 4 nights as she had to remain on IV antibiotics. She was really quite groggy for the 24 hours after the surgery, but bear in mind that hers was not the normal sort of surgery. However, she obviously felt so much better after the surgery and after being febrile on and off for weeks her temperature suddenly returned to normal immediately after the surgery. She was sent home on oral AB's and also ear drops. The ear drops can be a little disconcerting and feel strange for the littlies - they upset her a bit when they were put in.
I have to say that it was the best thing that we have had done. She has had no more infections in that ear. She has had one more ear infection in her R ear - so wish that they had done that ear as well!
When it is day surgery I believe it is a very straightforward operation - the grommets really do make a difference in those kids with repeat ear infections. I was really worried about the General also, but in our instance she was so sick that the risks of her having problems were so much higher than normal, but we were also in the situation where we had no choice as she HAD to have the surgery in order to recover.
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I was allowed in while they gave him the GA and then escorted out to wait for him to come around. They called me back down when he was awake, whe I got there he was being entertained by the after surgical nurses with them blowing bubbles.
The reason he had them the 2nd time as the first ones came out(as they are supposed to) and when we hit the next winter we were hit again with recurring infections, the grommetts again did an excellent job also being helped with having adenoid removed.
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