Tonsillectomy

looby75

ROFL when the doc looked at my ds throat he said "wow they are huge, and they aren't even infected at the moment" ds then went back to school and proudly told everyone his tonsils were huge lol

Becles, did you have yours taken out at Sunderland hospital? If so I think some of the same staff were still there when my dd had her tonsils out 8 yrs ago LOL There was on nurse who was a total old bag, really pushy and bossy and she started to tell my dd of when she was sick all over the bed....she didn't get very far though mainly because my MIL and I shouted her down LOL

(apart from that one nurse all the rest of the staff where lovely)

oops_a_daisy

my 12 year old DD had her tonisils and adenoids done a few years ago. Also they fitted gromits while they were at it. We were the same as you and she still gets sore throats now but not as bad as she used to and she also doesnt have to have the time off school that she used too. She used to snore like a pneumatic drill too :eek: but sleeps like a baby now.
Hope it works out well for you and your DS

crispeater

my daughter (2 at the time) went in to have her tonsils and adenoids out and grommets put in, when they got her into theatre they decided to leave her adenoids in as they werent big enough to cause a problem.
we was told to avoid all ice cream and soft food as it doesnt clear away the sloff (as they called it) from the back of the throat. it was lots of crips and fizzy drinks as it kind of grates the back of the throat an clears the rubbish away..apparently lol
watch out for extremly bad breath a few days after as this could be an infection my daughter had this and actually haemorraged in my bed and i had to call an ambulance. course of antibiotics and she was fine.

oh and have you been warned about the incubation period?? you have to keep your child indoors for 14 days, that was no picnic i can tell ya lmao

hope it all goes well

emilyt

Glad to hear that Looby75. I had my tonsils out when i was 6 i am now 38.
I too was always poorly and had lots of time off school.
Also was very thin. Once my tonsils had been taken out i was so much better. Could eat again and put on weight.
I remember that all i was allowed to eat was jelly and luke warm soup. I am sure he will feel so much better once he has has his op.

looby75

crispeater wrote:

it was lots of crips and fizzy drinks as it kind of grates the back of the throat an clears the rubbish away..apparently lol

That kind of advice was coming in when my dd had her tonsils out but the emphasis was more on "normal" food than "rough food" I have to admit that I'm a bit worried about how aggressively they seem to be pushing rough stuff...I know that my idea of hell right now (as I have tonsillitis) is the thought of being made to eat a bag of crisps.....I don't even want to think about what it must be like to eat them after a tonsillectomy.

I’m sure he will be ok though. Dd was and she’s never looked back since her op :)

maplegirl2011

looby75 wrote:

That kind of advice was coming in when my dd had her tonsils out but the emphasis was more on "normal" food than "rough food" I have to admit that I'm a bit worried about how aggressively they seem to be pushing rough stuff...I know that my idea of hell right now (as I have tonsillitis) is the thought of being made to eat a bag of crisps.....I don't even want to think about what it must be like to eat them after a tonsillectomy.

I’m sure he will be ok though. Dd was and she’s never looked back since her op :)

it's not as bad as you think. i had mine taken out when i was 18 and it's not the eating that hurts. i personally had more trouble with earache for about a week afterwards. i felt fine and was (stupidly) out and about the next day.

chiefpossession

I had my tonsils taken out when i was 32. The operation is worse as you get older because of the scar tissue from repeated infections and I was very bruised and swollen and in pain. The food should not be 'rough' just normal - not just jelly and ice cream. But make sure that your son has painkillers in plenty of time for them to work before he eats - you don't want him to avoid food because it hurts. I also suffered from severe earache because of the swelling and I was told, by the nurses, to stock up on chewing gum and they encouraged me to chew straight away in hospital. It really helped to control the pain. I don't know how old your son, so I don't know if chewing gum is appropriate, but it may be worth a try.

I can honestly say that it was the best thing ever - no more sore throats and constant ear infections. I wish him a speedy recovery after the op - I will be thinking of him.

mrs_mix

My eldest had his taken out when he was 5 my youngest had his out last year at11
the child has to have at least 6 bouts of tonsilitis in a year before they will consider removal (my daughter is giong the same way) nowadays they don't stitch the places where the tonsils are removed they take them out with a heated cutter so the wound seals at the same time when my youngest boy had his done at 2 o'clock in the afternoon took about an hour and by 9.30pm I was taking him home
one thing I did do was get some soluble paracetamol (if your son is old enough check with gp) dissolved it in the smallest amount of water and as I used the syringe to gently squirt it in it helped numb his throat on the way past
the other thing that is recommended is they have two weeks off school with no contact with anyone accept immediate family
and since then he has'nt had one bad throat

pam

Becles

looby75 wrote:

Becles, did you have yours taken out at Sunderland hospital?

Yes - it wasn't in the main building. It was in a building just over the wall that runs alongside Kayll Road. My ex had his tonsils out there in 2000-ish, and it hadn't changed since I was there in 1982

If so I think some of the same staff were still there when my dd had her tonsils out 8 yrs ago LOL There was on nurse who was a total old bag, really pushy and bossy and she started to tell my dd of when she was sick all over the bed....

She was there! I was nervous the night before and couldn't sleep, so I put the bedside light on and was reading a book. She came in and yelled at me for being awake and I was told I was supposed to be sleeping for medical reasons, not treating the place as a holiday camp Still don't understand that one

looby75

Becles wrote:

She was there! I was nervous the night before and couldn't sleep, so I put the bedside light on and was reading a book. She came in and yelled at me for being awake and I was told I was supposed to be sleeping for medical reasons, not treating the place as a holiday camp Still don't understand that one

Sounds like the same nurse! lol I hope she has retired now, I really don't fancy round 2 with her :rotfl: