Today, Will had an appt with ENT Dr Cooter. We discussed the past three months as well as William qualifying for Speech Therapy due to a delay in speech articulation. The exam revealed fluid in both of his ears but no infection - every time we go to the pediatrician they say there is fluid present regardless of infection. Fluid is not supposed to be present and can be a matter of time before another infection develops. His tonsil were enlarged but not red or infected. And your adenoids can not be seen.
Dr Cooter definitely recommended tubes and removal of adenoids. Removal of adenoids can help with speech development and infections. Tubes with help the stationary fluid drain properly. Only one episode of tonsillitis itself is not enough reason to remove the tonsils; however, we might as well do all three at the same time. It would be horrible to only remove adenoids now and Will continue to have tonsillitis and need them removed in a few months. So we are set for tubes and removal on tonsil & adenoids on Mon Feb 6! Hopefully, we will remain healthy until then!!
