I have zero faith in the medical community anymore, and less faith in any online resources spewing 'medical advice'. My 11yo son is going in for surgery soon, for removal of tonsils and adenoids. I know this is routine procedure nowadays so I am not at all worried, But I am curious, have any of you had this procedure done recently or know someone who has? Especially someone young. I had it done 30 years ago and I was too young to remember anything. I'm sure its much different today. Because of the surgery, he'll be out of school for a week but my hope is he'll be recovered enough in a few days. He's active and involved in sports and want to make sure he can resume his normal lifestyle in 4-5 days, but no idea what to expect in terms of recovery.
Any thoughts based on recent experiences greatly appreciated!
Ugh. I know and agree. This is my worry. But for reasons I've stated elsewhere in response to this post, I'm a little hamstrung here. I do suspect my son needs it. My wife is hellbent on it. I also believe God gave us everything for a reason and removing anything is nonsensical. Kinda torn
I had frequent throat infections throughout my teens and finally got my tonsils removed when I was 23. The recovery was HORRIBLY PAINFUL for 3+ weeks. Haven’t had any problems since. The funny thing is that when I woke up after they put me to sleep, I said that wasn’t so bad…. That’s when they told me they couldn’t take them out because they were so infected! They’d forgotten to look down my throat before putting me to sleep. So I had to reschedule when the infection was gone. If you trust your surgeon, I’d get them taken out while he’s young. The pain is much worse when you’re older.
Thats what I've heard. And the recovery time much longer as well. My son is only 11 so I'm hopeful both pain and recovery are significantly reduced. Hoping there are remedies to prove that as I want him "back on his feet" asap
What are all of his symptoms and what exactly did his “doctors” “diagnose”?
swollen tonsils and excess skin behind his nasal passage (Adenoids). So he recommended killing 2 birds w 1 stone during same procedure. I had my tonsils out as a teen and just know from experience that removal led to me having almost zero soar throats, strep, major infections. My wife did NOT have hers taken out and is constantly suffering from infections. So we're on board with the procedure. The biggest issue is his congested sounding breathing, esp at night which leads to fairly intense snoring (for an 11yo anyway). Supposedly post this procedure he'll get a better night sleep. My big thing is I want him recovering as quickly as possible, however possible
It has been a common and relatively harmless surgery since at least the early 1960s, so it will probably be okay. I just don't trust today's doctors very much. There are a few though. I had one a while back that brought his piece to the office every day. We could talk about things.
I couldn't possibly agree more with this statement, which is why I'm hesitant. In my son's case, it does seem necessary, I'm just hoping recovery is as quick as possible
The recovery always involves ice cream. :)
Yep! We stockpiled ice cream, popsicles, pudding and juice. So he is looking fw to that. I just want as speedy a recovery as possible
Tonsils, once removed they're gone and never coming back. Why the hurry? Is this a life threatening situation? If not, go with your gut, put it off and live to fight another day.