tonsils

suejb2

Both my O.H and D.D had their tonsils taken out within days of each other,he was 41 she was 7,guess who was the better patient? As others have suggested stay on top of the pain relief you are on and attempt to eat ordinary food not mush and slops.
The first few days are painful but after this it's more discomfort.D.D was back at school just short of 2 weeks whereas O.H was nearer 3 but in fairness when you're older it takes longer to get over most illnesses Man Flu being a prime example!
Keep trying to think of the times ahead without tonsillititis.

System

I had my tonsils out at 15. It was painful but it was no worse than the pain I felt when I had a bad case of tonsillitis.


Ice cream was my best friend.:D

bluenoseam

I was 25 when I had mine out, the surgery itself was easy enough and it wasn't particularly rough coming round but you've got to expect things to be a little annoying. The first thing they offered me after the event was tea & toast, lets just say that wasn't happening at that point in time (I think the look on my face said more than I could've articulated). You'll have to eat something before they'll let you out though, so fingers crossed there's some yoghurt/ice cream around!

The first day or so was a little "tender", nothing outstandingly painful but enough to nip & let you know it's there, they'll give you painkillers for that though. You'll pretty much be off for a fortnight (more for infection control than anything) so get some books lined up and relax.

Fortunately I didn't really have any time to think about it (problem arose on the Friday, tonsils yanked on the Monday - even that was later than the ENT specialist wanted!) so it was all over before I knew what was going on. For a few days I was on soup, custard and the likes so get plenty of that in as well, my case is probably one of the more "unusual" as the aftermath was significantly worse than the actual tonsilectomy - but that's a whole different ballgame. I just kept telling myself that they usually do this surgery on kids, so if they can take it, a fully fledged adult should cake walk it!

polgara

I had mine taken out when I was about 26 and it helped me enormously as I was having about 4 weeks off from work each year (although it did help with weight loss as I always lost about 1 stone each time).

The pain is apparently worse the older you are and I can say it was extremely painful so make sure you keep on top of the painkillers! For the first few days I was watching the clock for the next set of tablets.

Main thing is to keep eating and sorry but its not all ice cream

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

I had a pretty rough time. Some people do, some don't - it depends on the actual state of them at the time of surgery (mine were in what the surgeon called 'shocking condition, every time I cut, I had to keep cutting'. :eek:), plus, I'm allergic to the commonest anaesthetics, so had a different one that knocked me for six.


Soluble versions of prescribed painkillers are easier to take. And once the wound starts healing, be prepared for coughing some rather revolting bits - so stock up on pretty boxes of tissues in every room.

Listen to any advice for aftercare - I was a day case but ended up staying in overnight, but was discharged at about 7am to catch the buses home. I didn't get any food, and had quite a bit of difficulty eating for a while, but the resulting weight loss over the next couple of weeks wasn't complained about.


In short, I'd say that most people are absolutely fine afterwards, but some aren't - so go easy on yourself. And seek medical advice if anything bothers you afterwards.

JIL

I had mine removed at the age of 44, along with a bit more surgery around the tonsil area. It was the week before Christmas. I managed to eat a Christmas dinner. My pain relief was well controlled. I would recommend taking a soluble painkiller before eating it takes the edge off any pain before eating. I ate lots of icecream and icelollies. Also something I highly recommend is complan soups.
I understand the surgery is worse for adults as they sink into the throat as an adult.
Just take as much pain relief as possible, sleep and eat and concentrate on getting better.

Ms_Chocaholic

I had mine out at 18, I'm not going to lie, it was awful, more the pain (I don't think I was given enough painkillers in hospital so insist on this).

I couldn't talk very much after having mine out, it hurt to talk. This was long before the invention of laptops/tablets so might be worth taking one into hospital with you so at least you can communicate well. I recall my parents coming to visit me and asking me questions which required a long answer, I had to ask them to just ask questions that required a yes or no answer.

Also don't under any circumstances drink orange juice for at least a week afterwards - aaaargh! I didn't realise until I'd drank a mouthful.

Just to add a positive final thought, despite the op and recovery being pretty awful, I'm so glad I had the op done, no more tonsilitis. I also lost about 7/14 lbs due to not eating much which was good too.

double_mummy

thanks everyone im a little less worried now i have got 2 weeks off of work surgery on monday going back the monday after the next one

i have had a couple on GEs before and never had any problems so fingers crossed for another smooth one

thanks for all the advice will be able to bring lots of it up with the doctors

double_mummy

JIL wrote: »

complain soups.

what are these???

JIL

Sorry it was the spell check on my phone. I have since corrected it to complan soups. They are basically meal replacement soups. Chicken flavour and veg flavour. Much better than cup a soups if you have difficulty eating. They are on amazon.