Resting Fort Building

So what do you do when you have your tonsils removed and you are still feeling no pain after a rough night?  If you guessed build a fort.  You are right!

I woke up with tonsillitis, so I am trying to keep everyone happy while feeling like death.  Ryland wanted to rest in the living room and watch cartoons while I rested.  When I woke up, I found Ryland playing in his "resting fort".  I swear this kid is all over the place.  One minute he is in pain and the next minute he is feeling like a million bucks.

Rough Recovery

I think all the anesthesia and pain medicine is out of Ryland's system, and he finally crashed.  He was running a fever and in pain.  We had a big fiasco with his pain medicine, and since the law has changed on narcotics a few days ago, none of the electronic refills will be honored.  

After a call to the doctor on call, we finally gave him enough Tylenol and Motrin to give him some comfortable sleep.  He was out before the thermometer could read his temperature.  Sleep well, my baby.

Goodbye Tonsils

After several rounds with tonsillitis, Ryland had surgery to remove them.  We are hoping that this eliminates the ongoing pattern of tonsillitis every 6 weeks.  Ryland was looking forward to being out of school for a week and eating ice cream.

The surgery went well, and after the anesthesia wore off, he was ready for the first of many popsicles.  He was a total trooper and was very relaxed about the whole surgery.  The one problem.  He did NOT want to wear the hospital gown.

We are happy everything went well, and he can start the heeling process.