Ben's health update

So at long last, we've found out the cause of Ben's snoring and prolonged colds and large productions of mucus when he does get a cold! We went to an ENT affiliated with Children's Hospital in Boston today. Luckily, we got a Saturday appt and it was in Lexington, MA not too far from my mom. After a little nasal anesthetic, a snot sucking machine, and two attempts with the scope down Ben's nose (he had too much mucus to see the first time since he's sick again!), it was determined that he has unusually large adenoids for his age. The doctor unnecessarily went through all the pros and cons of surgery....not needed because it didn't take more than a split second for me to know that those babies are COMING OUT! The poor child had been raked through the coals with all these very long colds and he definitely has restless sleep due to his snoring. The ENT said his adenoids are big enough that they block part of his nasal passage. We couldn't schedule the surgery today since it was Saturday but they are going to call next week and he should be able to have the outpatient procedure done at Lexington within the next 2 to 3 weeks. The sooner, the better in my mind!