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!
Interesting. Thx for sharing. One thing in this entire process that has confused me is that my son is 11 and that seems too young for *anything *to be fully developed. Removal of anything seems like it could "grow back". He doesnt even have all his teeth yet for Gods sake! This procedure seems kinda early
Are you sure he needs the surgery and cannot recover by himself with the proper rest, hydration, Vit C, salt water gargles, salt water sinus rinses, water pick rinses with peroxide, soups, etc.?
I'd rather you keep all his original body parts unless there is simply no other option.
I'm of the generation that got a total of 3 vaccines as a child, and got organically sick with, recovered from, and developed a robust immune system for the following sicknesses:
Measles, mumps, chicken pox, strep throat (many times), croup cough, shingles (at age 12!), actual pleurisy (age 14!), pneumonia, valley fever, mono, etc.
I recovered from all of them just fine. The only medicine was chicken soup, Vit C, Vicks VapoRub, popsicles, Jello, a baby aspirin, a sponge bath and lots of rest. The few trips to the doctor was only for a diagnosis, and rarely did I agree to take any medicine for it. I figured it out when I got home. Once I did accept an RX for a codeine cough syrup to allow me to sleep through the night when I had some kind of chest thing and could not stop coughing.
My tonsils are still intact and I am just fine at the minute with no complaints.
Thx for your comments Casually!. Yea, I was hoping to hold off. Kinda battling the wife on this one too. She didn't have her tonsils removed and regrets it as she constantly gets throat irritation/infections. So she's pretty adamant about getting it done. On top of that, my son has very "congested" breathing due to adenoids. Always sounds stuffed up. Snores at night and will wake himself up. None of the nasal sprays we've tried seem to work.
Have had relatives with these kind of issues. What we found was they had developed some food allergies/intolerances that caused them general inflammation and allergies due to an imbalance in gut bacteria from past antibiotic use. They simply couldn't digest certain foods which they could before and eating these foods caused a systemic inflammation.
Sinus infections, uncomfortable stomachs, sore throats, earaches, headaches all went away after doing the following:
They did (and still do) once or twice daily sinus rinses (distilled water + sea salt + baking soda), + a daily super potent probiotic (Natren's Healthy Trinity) and a sustained diet of protein + fruits & vegetables. They had to cut out processed foods, breads, noodles, candy, alcohol, sugar, corn syrup which were the worst offenders. Within months, a major improvement in all areas was seen.
Other possible culprits that may be causing some of these symptoms are possible hidden mold issues lurking in your home or a pet dander/allergy that may contribute. Unfortunately, we have to be detectives in order to solve these symptoms!
Good luck. I feel confident you will solve this!
Thank you very much Casually. Funny you mention mold or air quality issues in the home. At the onset of his "dry congested" breathing, we tested the air quality in our home as his breathing outdoors was never nearly as congested. Turns out the air quality was a-ok.
I definitely agree with you. Doctors seem to be in a hurry to cut things out or give us a pill these days. I started getting what the doctor calls high blood pressure out of the blue. He drew blood and sent me home with two pills to start taking. Two days later the blood work came in, my potassium was very low. Turns out, low potassium is one of the leading causes of high blood pressure. I asked him about this and he disagreed and said to continue with the pills. I never took them. Instead I started supplementing with potassium and my blood pressure went to normal within two days. We need to do our homework when it comes to OUR bodies. Maybe you could get a second opinion on your son? Better yet, find a local homeopathic clinic, especially one that has an MD in it.
If your son is on antibiotics a lot make sure you repair the gut health with probiotics . Really can't just destroy all bacteria and never replenish the good or he cannot be healthy.
Thank you! Yea, whenever he's on antibiotics, we typically supplement w/ probiotics. Are antibiotics prescribed after this procedure?