Tonsils be gone! We are now on our 4th round of strep throat for Boy B in less than 2 months and we have decided to have his tonsils taken out.

Since he was a little child, we have had the conversation at least yearly in regards of whether we should remove his tonsils or not? Well, after the last 6 weeks being as such, we were referred to a local ENT & he took one look and said “well those need to come out!”

The thought of putting my son under anesthesia scares the hell out of me, but the saving graces are that it is a very short amount of time (less than 15 minutes) and the benefits out weigh the cons. To see my son go through 4 rounds of strep throat in such a short amount of time has been tough. It is hard to watch him swallow.

The Doctor spent a lot of time talking with my son about the procedure and the ice cream that he will be getting afterwards, but it is tough because for 1 – 2 weeks, it will be rough for him. And on us too for that matter. But again, the benefits of taking the tonsils out now as opposed to waiting until he is older is greater. He can’t seem to break the cycle of strep throat right now.

So, as we prepare and we continue to talk with my son about the procedure, he is starting to get why he is having surgery and that he no longer wants to be sick with strep.

So tonsils, be gone!