YIKES! - Pre-surgery Nerves and Post-surgery Recovery

Pray, just do a lot of praying... My son just had surgery 25 months old. He did just fine, the worse was the waiting. He jumped right back to himself, he wanted to play and be himself and nothing was going to stop him. Pray for peace of mind, I know the doctor was great I had, and he told me everything, including the worse possible outcomes, however, I felt peace, the surgery went faster than I expected. I was able to hold my son right away and by the end of the day he was wanting to run and jump around.
God Bless be very thankful you have a supporting family!

My son had tubes and his adenoids out last April. I also think you should make sure your son doesn't see how nervouse you are. My son was cranky the morning of surgery, we got him out of bed at 5:15 am and he is used to sleeping until about 8am. He also wasn't allowed anything to eat or drink, so that made him irritable. I took a bag of toys for him to play with while they got us all checked in, that helped. When surgery was done he woke up very confused and 'dizzy', he was crying too. He finally calmed down and we were able to leave. When we got home, he slept the rest of the day. Woke up around 5pm for an hour and then another hour around 7:30pm, then slept all night. I don't think he handled the anesthesia very well.

I know you'll be fine. The toughest part for me was when they came and took my son from me. My biggest advice there is to hand him off to the nurse instead of her taking him from you. It makes a difference if he sees that Mommy wants him to go instead of a stranger taking him away.

Good luck!

Well, try not to let him feel how nervous you are. My daughter was about that age when she got ear tubes placed. The surgery went well and her post-surgery recovery was slow. She was a bit nauseous and cried a lot. They told me she would feel dizzy and not know where she was. So I was there before she woke and held her until she was fine. I can't remember how long it took for her to feel better, but I'm sure it wasn't hours. In fact, I remember her playing that same afternoon at home as if nothing had happend. Good luck and get as much information as you can and get in the post-opt room as soon as they let you so he can hear and see you when he wakes up. Good luck and all will be well.