After the girls and I had strep, nearly two months ago, Hannah couldn't seem to kick the virus and ended up adding an ear infection to the equation. Even after two rounds of antibiotics her tonsils were still swollen and she had fluid in her ear. Dr. Heiny referred us to an ENT for both of them. It was not good news for the girls. Hannah has to have her tonsils and adenoids removed. They thought Aly might need the same, but before they made that determination we had to do a sleep study to see if she has sleep apnea or is just struggling with the allergies at night.
We talked it up and she was excited for her 'sleepover' at the hospital. They had to hook her up to a zillion monitors and sensors, but she was soooooo brave! This is only about half the monitors...they hadn't even started gluing them to her face yet. Even though she looks miserable in the picture, she was in good spirits and was so sweet.
We finally got the results back this morning...no apneic periods. Besides 23 minutes of snoring, her sleep chart was completely normal! Because of that, she gets to keep her tonsils and adenoids...for now. Lucky girl! However, it also means we still don't have any solid answers...we just have to continue waiting on the allergy shots to start taking effect. That is at least 6 more months :( If there is no change, we will re-evaluate.
Hannah's surgery is going to be on the 16th. Even though it is a routine procedure, we are nervous. Plus, I don't want her to be miserable still for Aly's big Princess party. But, the doctors have assured me that it will be harder on Dan and I than it will be on her ;) I hope they are right...pray for her...and us!!
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