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!
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.