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enlarged tonsils Posted: 05-25-08 18:08pm
Hi,my first daughter is nearly 18 months
old and she has very large tonsils...they
are so large that they nearly meet in the
middle...she doesnt seem to have trouble
eating and swallowing but i have read up
on enlarged tonsils and it being related
to sleap apnea...this is where for brief
periods of time a child can stop breathing
now and again while sleeping and they
cough and choke to wake them selves up and
start breathing again.my daughter Raven
deffinetly doe do this and I'm so
frightened that she could stop breathing
and not start to breath again...i'm also
petrified of operations and would probably
need sedating myself if she had to go
through that...i have always been very
paranoid when it has come to my children
and i'm constantly scared that i will
loose them...has anyone got any advice for
me relating to Ravens enlarged
tonsils....has anyone had similar problems
with children or yourselves.JadeXXXX
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mominashoe
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Posted: 08-21-08 05:59am
You should probably take her to a
pediatrician or ENT specialist. Even if
there isn't anything terribly wrong with
her, it would be the best to be on the
safe side and have peace of mind about it.
Just talking to them will settle your
nerves.
I know how you feel about your children.
It is a mother's hardship to bear because
we love them so much. If she did end up
needing the operation, which should be
fairly simple, consider that it would be
the best for her and that without it she
could continue to have this scary
condition.
