Claire had her tonsils out two weeks ago because she had sleep apnea. I think she probably had this her whole life, but we just figured it out a few months ago. She's always snored, but I thought that some people are just that way. Apparently her snoring was because her tonsils were HUGE, and I mean HUGE. The doctor after he took them out was surprised that she was breathing at all. Not too great for a parent to hear, but at least they are out now.
Her throat and ears were sore for about the first week. She missed about a week of school, but now she is doing great! I mean she is really doing great. She doesn't snore at all anymore, and she gets a great night of sleep. It's the weirdest thing to walk by her room and have it be so silent. Poor girl. All this time snoring and not breathing well.
Primary Children's Hospital was wonderful too. They were so nice and helpful. We couldn't have had a better hospital to have it done in. You never like to see your kids in a hospital bed, but she does look pretty cute. Oh, but was she ever goofy after surgery with all the pain meds they gave her. She was claiming to everyone that math is her favorite subject- this didn't fade with the pain meds either. It stuck. She still thinks math is great. Shhhh don't anyone tell her.... but before surgery she thought math was "boring". -Weird huh? :)
