It's been 9 days since Cooper had his tonsils and adenoids removed. He spent most of last week on the couch, but had a big comeback Friday - asking to go to school and finally eating something with some substance. A gourmet spaghetti dinner (his fav).
There have certainly been some difficult moments - the pain medicine was ridiculously hard to get into a three-year-old. And we had to do it every four hours. Cooper could not be reasoned with. He kicked, screamed, spat and fought that medicine every step of the way. Stubborn. Stubborn. Stubborn. He finally finished the prescription and now we are using just regular Tylenol. Thank God.
Perhaps the most alarming part of the recovery was hearing Cooper talk post-surgery. His speech tumbled so far backward - that at one point - he was grunting to show us what he wanted. Grunting! OMG - he hasn't done that since he was two-years-old.
But things improved over the weekend. As the pain subsided, Cooper's speech returned - with a bit more clarity. Score. That, after all, was the goal of the surgery. Now we are watching and waiting to see if his clarity continues to improve. I am optimistic.
Sounds like it's been a rough week for Cooper. I'm so glad to hear that he is feeling better!
Posted by: Shana | January 11, 2009 at 08:12 AM
Glad Cooper is feeling better (I am sure it was hard to talk with his throat hurting)! I love this picture of Beckett - Cooper looks very happy and Beckett looks almost like he's thinking "ugh, get away from me!" Cute cute cute
Posted by: Erica | January 11, 2009 at 12:25 PM
Glad SDC is feeling better. I bet recovery was just as rough on you guys as him. At least he won't remember it too well! :o) It's great to hear about his speech, too... I can't wait to see AND hear him again soon!
You're such a good mommy, Gretchen.
Posted by: Jane | January 11, 2009 at 02:36 PM
Oh.. screaming and I bet his poor little throat hurt so badly. :( I remember when I got my tonsils out and OUCH did it hurt, and I was 11! So good job to Cooper for getting through it. I hope he feels even better soon. Little munchkin... please give him a big hug from me.
Posted by: Rachael | January 12, 2009 at 09:29 PM
Glad to hear things are getting better at the Walsh house. Cooper is a trooper. A real tough guy. And I'm so happy to hear about his progress!
Posted by: Tammy | January 13, 2009 at 05:47 PM
Thanks for your post, my son had his tonsils removed six days ago. Very concerned about his voice, today was horrible. I'm thankful to read that it should get better.
Posted by: Joe | August 10, 2011 at 09:57 PM