Hudda is always such a sick little boy. He catches anything and everything all the time. We have always figured it was because he had RSV when he was 7 weeks old, but we finally decided to take him to an E.N.T. specialist the other day...Here's what we found out:
His tonsils are so huge they are almost touching his uvula, so he needs those taken out as well as his adenoids. He has fluid in his right ear that is causing temporary partial hearing loss.
I was concerned about some bruising underneath his eye that I thought might be related to some sinus problems, but it turns out it is from exhaustion. Because of his adenoids being so swollen, he is a mouth breather. This causes him to sleep restlessly and wake frequently throughout the night. The doctor thinks he has sleep apnea from his adenoids, and once he gets them out, everything should improve.
And hopefully by everything, the doctor literally means everything. Hudda has always been a huge gagger and refuses to eat most foods...all he wants to do is drink all the time. Hopefully after all of this his throat won't hurt anymore and he'll be more likely to eat better. Your sense of smell also makes up for 80-90% of eating. So since he doesn't breathe through his nose, things have almost no flavor to him. No wonder all he wants to do is eat sugary things...hopefully, right? Also, his speech has been quite behind and we have been concerned. We have thought about taking him to a speech therapist, but considering the fact that the fluid in his ear is causing partial hearing loss, that explains a lot! And finally, his sleeping habits. After this he should be sleeping through the night which means he might not be as tired during the day, and therefore might forgo his napping for 3 hours a day. I have to admit, I'm a little sad about that part...I love nap time! Apparently that's not normal for a kid his age. We've always assumed he napped so much because he's such a busy little boy, but it turns out he's just not getting the rest he needs at night.
Which brings me to one thought: If any of you know Hudson, you know what an active, passionate little boy he is. If he is only at 50% as far as sleep and nutrition go, what's he going to be like when he is all better and feeling great?
Are any of you nervous for me?
p.s. we've got his surgery scheduled for May 27th. Wish us luck!
