tonsillectomy and adenoids
Blimey, thats expensive. All I can tell you is that 2 of the kids I used to care for had theres removed in the past few years and because we live in a rural area they had to go to Perth and stay in Perth for up to 3 weeks post op. to be sure there was no post op complications ie. bleeding etc.
I had mine out 11 years ago in a small vic country hospital where I was living & a little boy (about 5 or 6) was there having the same thing & I was told that because I was an adult I would recover slower & have a much harder time of it (I was 24). In fact the opposite was true in this case. I was out of bed within hours of waking up and helping the poor little guy vomit into a kidney dish and calling for the nurse etc & I felt fine, just had a scratchy voice, I was there 2 days tops go to woe & never had a backwards glance, he was there for over a week I found out. My theory is that I coped better because I understood why I was there, & what was happening to my body, I understood the complications & I had the option of mind over matter. A child has non of those things and to make matters less in their favour they are away from everything familiar especially their parents. Go public & save yourself the money. I was a CRONIC tonsilitus sufferer all my life until I had them out then, they gave me blood poisoning twice & I was constantly on anti-biotics for it, I got it ALL the time. I am not recommending you wait until he is an adult, I wish I'd had mine out earlier but Mum was told it was not the fashionable thing to do (thats what the GP told her) anymore, she'll grow out of it.
Be with him every waking moment whilst he's in hospital, keep his spirits up, take in things for him to do, lavish him with love and attention & I am sure he will have a quick and easy recovery. A few weeks or even months on a waiting list is not a matter of life nor death in this case but it might be the difference of being able to afford to buy him some treats during and after his recovery or to taking time off work or what ever.
Thats what I would do. xo
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). My question is how long does it take (from personal experience or from someone you know) to have the operation in public hospital. as the doctor told me it is 3 weeks for pivate but all in all it is $1600 out of pocket at least money that we just cant pay. He told me it was much longer in public. Can I have him on more than 1 list??? and what to expect post op as he is almost 4 now (cant speek much yet) 
