Apparently, in days 5 through 7, the scabs from the surgical site begin to slough off, and are swallowed. Yep, it doesn't get much grosser than that. However, I think we all remember from our childhood days of skinned elbows and skinned knees how much scabs can hurt when they come off. Tonsillectomies are no different.
It started out as a normal day - we woke up around 8 am, but this is where the normalcy wore off. Today, Sammy was in a lot of pain, he took his pain meds and immediately fell asleep again for another two hours, and woke up super grumpy. He spent the rest of the day, towering in pain, moping around on the couch and in our bed. The worst part is, I think he's reached the point in his pain cycle where the hydrocodone is making him irritable.
Sammy's poor cheeks are swollen like a chipmunk, and he has started to talk with a lisp. I know this is part of the healing process, but I sure hope the lisp goes away soon! To make matters with the lisp even worse, he insisted that I rent Tinkerbell for him. And in addition to that, when he was watching it, he wanted to wear Sophia's green butterfly wings. Hilarious!
Just a few more days, and we should be able to get out and about again. Being in the house all day long has started to take its toll on us, but we are surviving. I just hope the pain cycle will end for Sammy soon.
Another great dinner today from my playgroup! Many thanks to Sarah for her awesome, authentic gumbo, rice and potato salad! Yum!
Praying for you guys! :)
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