I know this is an old post, but I just have to say something. The person that wrote the orginal post didnt' say anything about them taking the child's tonsils out without her knowledge! Good grief!
She was saying what many parents say: they usually take the kids from you and the child is upset because they are scared and don't want to leave their parents. Then she is saying that they waited a full 15 before they started the surgery, instead of waiting till they were totally ready, taking him back and immediately getting started. Thus causing more trauma for him since he was without his mother for 15 minutes in a strange place with strangers...
Geez people! I don't usually say anything, but reread your posts! She was asking for help with the night terrors, not looking for someone to tell her to file a lawsuit!!
She was saying what many parents say: they usually take the kids from you and the child is upset because they are scared and don't want to leave their parents. Then she is saying that they waited a full 15 before they started the surgery, instead of waiting till they were totally ready, taking him back and immediately getting started. Thus causing more trauma for him since he was without his mother for 15 minutes in a strange place with strangers...
Geez people! I don't usually say anything, but reread your posts! She was asking for help with the night terrors, not looking for someone to tell her to file a lawsuit!!
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I am a 20 year old female and got my tonsils taken out 5 days ago. I have been having so weird and crazy dreams. I think it is from the pain medicine.
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its because of the medications, and the surgical procedure....
surgery the name itself causes mental trauma,this kind of reaction is very commam and natural,talk to him about it he will be fine soon
take care
surgery the name itself causes mental trauma,this kind of reaction is very commam and natural,talk to him about it he will be fine soon
take care
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We have been in the same boat. My 3 yr old son had his removed 11 days ago and he has been waking up we the same problems! Last night he was so unconsolable that he got very sick. I'm gonna try the humifier and hope it works. Between him and my month old daughter, we are exhausted!!
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Hello, I am so glad that I found this thread. My 4 year old got his tonsils and adenoids removed and gromits placed in both his ears on the 19th of this month. He was fine on the run up to his operation, but it was a trauma to both him and I the way he was put under (this is the 3rd time I have seen my kids get put under a GA and its the worst experience by far) he woke up hysterical and they kept him in recovery hysterical before deciding to return him to ward cause they couldnt calm him down. He had to eventually be given something to calm him down. We are now day 5 and my son is still not back to normal. He wont take meds and he wont eat (very very tiny amounts is all I can get him to do, no where near enough.
on the 3rd night he started to wake up screaming (his poor throut it cant help it!) and the same last night. Doesnt want you to touch him but he wants to cuddle you thrashes about and yells covers his face pushes the air. He eventually told me that he had a bad dream. Once he calmed down, we had to get him to take his meds...always a fight. He got off my knee and looked at me as if he thought I was the worst person in the world, which I guess to him I am right now I am the one who took him for surgery.
any tips to help with how to stop them or how to cope with them would be great.
Also is it just the type of surgery cause I dont remember this happening the other times??
thanks x
on the 3rd night he started to wake up screaming (his poor throut it cant help it!) and the same last night. Doesnt want you to touch him but he wants to cuddle you thrashes about and yells covers his face pushes the air. He eventually told me that he had a bad dream. Once he calmed down, we had to get him to take his meds...always a fight. He got off my knee and looked at me as if he thought I was the worst person in the world, which I guess to him I am right now I am the one who took him for surgery.
any tips to help with how to stop them or how to cope with them would be great.
Also is it just the type of surgery cause I dont remember this happening the other times??
thanks x
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HI - I am an adult - 37yo, and approx. 8/9 days post Op. I had very vivid, scary dreams/nightmares in the first week due to being on narcotic pain-killers. ANytime you take a narcotic drug, you are affecting the brain directly. So, I believe this, and possibly the stress/trauma of having surgery lead to the nightmares.
As for night terrors, my daughter used to have them...not as a result of an Op, but just because. It was very frightening to witness as a parent, so I really feel for you all. Despite the violent distress though, my daugher couldn't even recall having a nightmare the next day - even though at the time her eyes were wide open and she was talking with us. I used a cold wash cloth to cool her down which seemed to help, and although I was very upset myself to see her like this, staying calm and just talking gently seemed to help her. I don't know what else to suggest but I do think the pain meds complicate and add to the problem!
As for night terrors, my daughter used to have them...not as a result of an Op, but just because. It was very frightening to witness as a parent, so I really feel for you all. Despite the violent distress though, my daugher couldn't even recall having a nightmare the next day - even though at the time her eyes were wide open and she was talking with us. I used a cold wash cloth to cool her down which seemed to help, and although I was very upset myself to see her like this, staying calm and just talking gently seemed to help her. I don't know what else to suggest but I do think the pain meds complicate and add to the problem!
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In my case I woke up twice whereas I could not differenciate the reality, I was like in a dream but awake. It has not happened again, well im not sleeping to long either -.-"
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My son had his tonsils and adnoids removed Tuesday. Last night the terrors began. He'd been taking Tylenol w/ codeine 2-3 times a day. He only had 1 dose this morning and it will be his last. It's frightening to see him so distressed and the lack of sleep isn't doing any of us any good. Praying it ends soon.
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I'm not a toddler but in my mid 30's and I have to say that I did have nightmares for a couple of days after my tonsillectomy. I don't usually have crazy scary dreams like that....Not an expert on dreams or anything for that matter but I'm guessing the severe pain has to do with having strange dreams....?
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We don't want to rewrite what others are... our 4 year old had his first night terror in the third night following his procedure, like may others are writing. What is disconcerting is that no one (from the surgeon, to the surgery center staff, to the surgeon's office upon our calls and visit) mentioned that this could be a possibility. We looked at the literature numerous times, and there was no warning of such an occurrence!
My wife and I have been having "camp outs" in his room, to try and make him feel at ease. Thank goodness we indulged him... I was in his room and, about an hour in to his sleep, and I woke up to find him whimpering and trembling; I gently said his name, and his whimpering turned to hysterical screaming. My wife raced upstairs, and it took quite a while for him to relax even a little. The hell of it is that his recovery was going well and he felt well enough to be outside for a bit the previous day... then all of the screaming tore his tender throat up again. It seems like he is starting over.
My wife and I have been having "camp outs" in his room, to try and make him feel at ease. Thank goodness we indulged him... I was in his room and, about an hour in to his sleep, and I woke up to find him whimpering and trembling; I gently said his name, and his whimpering turned to hysterical screaming. My wife raced upstairs, and it took quite a while for him to relax even a little. The hell of it is that his recovery was going well and he felt well enough to be outside for a bit the previous day... then all of the screaming tore his tender throat up again. It seems like he is starting over.
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How my, I can't believe that I stumbled across this topic (what a saving grace for me). My husband and I have been experiencing these night tremors with our 3 1/2 year old son (7 days post op). They didn't start until 3 days after the surgery but it is such a disruption and scary sight to see that you can't console your son. It seems strange though that as I'm readying this post, it looks like the majority of these night tremors are happening in boys? I am just grateful to see that we are not the only one that has experienced this as many others have said it is pretty scary to be going through this. Thank you.
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hi my grandson was 1yr 10mths when he had tonsils, adonoids and gromets 6 wks ago!!!
like your son he has had night terrors since!! my daughter is at her wits end as prior to this op he slept 12 hours and went down no problem
now they have to lie with him till he sleeps and then the night terrors start!
in desperation she has now moved his bed into their room but this is not ideal obviously as new baby due in 12 weeks and by then wont
be able to move him back??
how long do these night terrors last and has anyone got any advice please??
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I am so relieved to find these posts. My 4 yr old son had his tonsils and adenoids removed 7 days ago and the night terrors began 2-3 days post-op. I too thought it was the narcotics but he only needed them the first day and only part of the 2nd day. He only sleeps approximately 2 hrs at a time and wakes up crying and with a blank look in his eyes. He eventually told us that he is scared & having bad dreams. Even before the crying actually starts he is whimpering and restless. It breaks our hearts to see him like this and can only hold him to calm him down and go back to sleep for another 2 hrs (it even happens during the day when he takes a nap). But I am extremely relieved to find out that it is more common than I thought and that it should hopefully end soon. I don't think there is anything that we can do as parents to ease this besides comforting them and try to make them feel as safe as possible. However, even allowing him to sleep in the bed with us has not helped. Good luck to everyone
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I am SO glad I found this thread! I thought we were the only ones this was happing to... and I was shocked to actually find this thread pertaining to night crying and tonsillectomy. This puts some sense of logic as to what is going on here!!! Our 7-year-old daughter is waking up crying or whimpering all night long. She is at 4 weeks post-op now, after tonsillectomy & adenoidectomy. The surgery went well, and she is completely healed and pain-free (so she says). But she wakes up every hour or two crying, and we cannot get her to talk to us or tell us what is wrong. The next day she does not remember it. We are at our wits end. She is not getting enough sleep, and is having difficulty getting up for school in the morning. Can someone PLEASE tell us how long this lasts!???? We are assuming it is from the anesthesia and/or morphine she had in the hospital, and codeine (which she only had 1 day post-op. We chose not to give her this after the first day home). We are going insane and losing patience quickly. Helppppp!
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I absolutely feel for each of you. My 4 year old son had his tonsils out on a monday. That night, he sat up in bed several times screaming and shaking. There was nothing my husband or I could do to calm him down. He would cry for long periods of time. This happened for several nights in a row. I was becoming exhausted. I was beginning to cry with him when he woke up. He developed a cough and so I took him to his pediatrician. I told him about the night terrors. He said he had heard that from a lot of people, but there is really nothing I could do, but be there for him. He woke up the next Monday covered in blood. I took him to the er and he was admitted. They treated him, but he would take no pain medication, as he had refused at home. He slept through the night with only whimpers. The next day we went home, he played at the park and slept the whole night without waking up once and has done so since. We are on day 14. We were told that the medication could be causing it and he was now almost totallly rid of it all in his system. I am here to tell you that it does get better, even when you get to the point of what do i do from here. He is back to his little rotten self. It's like nothing ever happened. It was a horrible week and a half, but I promise, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
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