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!
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