My little boy is going into hospital for his tonsils and adanoids out next Wednesday and to be honest I am beside myself with worry. I know that many children go through this procedure but I cannot stop thnking about it. Mainly, I am frightened of him going under aneasthetic and then I am worried about the bleeding and high risk of infection!! I am beside myself with worry and cannot think of anything else. Fortunately, i have not passed these anxieties on to my son who is excited at the prospect of going into hospital, all he cares about his playing in the play room afterwards and the new Spongebob pyjamas he will be wearing for his stay. He is 4 and he does not realise the implications of the appointment, another reason I feel guilty, i feel as if I am misguiding him on what will happen!!!
I just want to cry when I think about it, I feel as if I have set him up for this pain and I am worried he will have complications. I cant forget about it and I am tempted to pull out saying that he;s ill and cant attend his appointment. The worry is making me sick and my anxiety is through the roof.