So, some of you might remember all the issues we've been having with ds, especially regarding school. It's been close to hell these past few months. He's been in trouble constantly, wouldn't do any work at all, was becoming more and more violent/aggressive with his aide and teachers, would refuse to even sit at the desk- he would roll around on the floor, throw things off shelves, etc. He was getting sent to the principals office quite a bit (because they didn't know what else to do with him). We were lucky if he had one good day a week, but most of the time we didn't even have 1 good day each week. It was pretty bad 
On Friday it will be 3 weeks since ds had his tonsils and adenoids taken out. They were way enlarged (always have been) and he had obstructive sleep apnea. He was waking up nearly every single night (sometimes more than once) and needing me to put him back to sleep. He wasn't sleeping soundly at all (he couldn't sleep at all on his back and often stopped breathing in the middle of the night so startled himself awake). The change in Owen in the last 2 weeks has been nothing short of a miracle. He had the surgery on March 26th. He was still waking every night (in pain so we had to keep up pain meds every 4 hours) until April 3rd. Since then he's not woken up at night AT ALL! He's sleeping completely through the night. He's sleeping on his back and breathing perfectly fine! The difference this has made in his daytime behavior is amazing. DS went back to school last monday (the 5th). Monday and Tuesday were pretty rough (BUT he had been out of school for 10 days, any child will have a hard time adjusting). But since then he's had PERFECT days! Every day! Not any issues at all. NO aggression or violence AT ALL! He's done all his work the first time he was asked! Today is the 6th school day in a row that he's had perfect days! I am so freaking amazed! I don't think he's ever had 6 days in a row (8 if you count the weekend) where he actually did great! I'm knocking on wood now and hoping this continues
His attitude has improved SO MUCH. He used to just cry and scream and say he hates school, he doesn't want to go to school, etc. Now he's excited to go to school. When I drop him off he tells me he's going to have a great day. Before I would tell him to have a great day and he'd yell at me "NO I WILL NOT HAVE A GREAT DAY". I really cannot believe how much he has improved in the past couple weeks. He's talking a lot more. He's willing to try new foods (kinda, he's snake-tested a couple new foods). He's interacting with dp and myself a lot more. It's just been a total transformation for him. Despite the tough recovery (he spent 3 days in the hospital hooked up to an IV with fluids and morphine ) I would make the same decision again in an instant if I had to, knowing what I know now.
On Friday it will be 3 weeks since ds had his tonsils and adenoids taken out. They were way enlarged (always have been) and he had obstructive sleep apnea. He was waking up nearly every single night (sometimes more than once) and needing me to put him back to sleep. He wasn't sleeping soundly at all (he couldn't sleep at all on his back and often stopped breathing in the middle of the night so startled himself awake). The change in Owen in the last 2 weeks has been nothing short of a miracle. He had the surgery on March 26th. He was still waking every night (in pain so we had to keep up pain meds every 4 hours) until April 3rd. Since then he's not woken up at night AT ALL! He's sleeping completely through the night. He's sleeping on his back and breathing perfectly fine! The difference this has made in his daytime behavior is amazing. DS went back to school last monday (the 5th). Monday and Tuesday were pretty rough (BUT he had been out of school for 10 days, any child will have a hard time adjusting). But since then he's had PERFECT days! Every day! Not any issues at all. NO aggression or violence AT ALL! He's done all his work the first time he was asked! Today is the 6th school day in a row that he's had perfect days! I am so freaking amazed! I don't think he's ever had 6 days in a row (8 if you count the weekend) where he actually did great! I'm knocking on wood now and hoping this continues
His attitude has improved SO MUCH. He used to just cry and scream and say he hates school, he doesn't want to go to school, etc. Now he's excited to go to school. When I drop him off he tells me he's going to have a great day. Before I would tell him to have a great day and he'd yell at me "NO I WILL NOT HAVE A GREAT DAY". I really cannot believe how much he has improved in the past couple weeks. He's talking a lot more. He's willing to try new foods (kinda, he's snake-tested a couple new foods). He's interacting with dp and myself a lot more. It's just been a total transformation for him. Despite the tough recovery (he spent 3 days in the hospital hooked up to an IV with fluids and morphine
) I would make the same decision again in an instant if I had to, knowing what I know now.
) she would do it again because of the improvements.
