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re: Tonsillectomy advice
Posted on 3/3/26 at 6:46 pm to FearTheFish
Posted on 3/3/26 at 6:46 pm to FearTheFish
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Doc says this is very routine, although he's on the lower end of the age range to get this done. I was much older when I had mine out.
Any advice from OTers on how to help him out post-surgery? I've got a freezer full of ice cream at the ready.
My daughter got hers out whens she was 5 and really from her standpoint she never knew she was "sick."
We did have a few wild story parenting moments though. When we left the surgery center they told us post op her scabs would shed on day 2 and day 10, dont know why but that was in the notes. Well all was going well until the ninth or tenth night. She woke up in her bed around midnight vomiting crimson red liquid and we were catching it in a small garbage can and she had probably put pint to a quart in there and it looked like pure blood. We called the pediatrician on call and they said it was probably just the scab she,d and the stomach will not tolerate fresh blood and hence she threw up. We were very concerned about blood loss... she only weighed 40 lbs, so the doctor told us to take her to the ER just in case (meanwhile she is oblivious to the whole thing like nothing happened). My wife passed out from the sight of the blood and I had to get the neighbor to come sit with her. My mom was with us at the time for exra babysitting while my daughter recovered. So Mom and I grabbed her up and sped to the ER at OLOL. It is amazing how much attention you get when you walk in and you have a 5 yr old girl in your arms that looks like she has been gunshot from all the blood she spewed on her jammies. They even will park your car for you!
Well it turned out that the blood just looked like a lot and she was fine. So the next day my Mom was supposed to return home but both of our kids came down with the Chickenpox...
That was 27 yrs ago!
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Posted on 3/3/26 at 7:48 pm to FearTheFish
Aspergum
Posted on 3/3/26 at 7:58 pm to FearTheFish
Keep all medical records just in case he needs another year of eligibility in the future.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 8:01 pm to EastWestConnection
quote:
Was it just the pain ?
You are on a rotation of pain meds for at least 2 weeks. Every 4 hours you take liquid hydrocodone, and 600 mg of ibuprofen staggered so you're taking something every 2 hours.
You basically sit there counting the seconds until your next dose. Bad days, the ibuprofen does nothing. I'm talking around the clock 2 weeks. I slept propped up on the couch and had an alarm for every 2 hours.
They tell you to eat what you can and the more you can the faster you will get over it. I did that and eating was excruciating. Muster up every bit of courage you can just to swallow a half spoon of mashed potatoes.
The other part they didn't mentioned, they demolished my tongue with the clamps. My tongue was actually sore for 6+ months. It hurt to move it 1/4 inch, insanely painful, like a torn muscle. I still have a numb spot across my tongue where the feeling hasn't come back...2 years later.
I was in so much pain one day I decided I wanted ice cream in my protein shake. I got in the truck and started off to Publix, holy shite should I not have been driving after being on pain meds for a week straight, I made it, wife nearly killed me when she found out. I couldn't eat the ice cream, cold hurt too much. The best was warm coffee and tea.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 8:05 pm to FearTheFish
Popscicles and rotate Tylenol and Motrin he’ll be fine I’ve been through it with 3…..breath gonna smell bad for a while
Posted on 3/3/26 at 9:07 pm to FearTheFish
Just did this with 3 year old last month. Overall she did well, first 4 days were a bit rough but her appetite was there (I was afraid she would refuse bc of the pain). Each day after was gradually better, by day 7 she was back to her old self. Now sleeping without snoring, not tossing and turning all night, not crabby in the afternoons and actually eating more than she did before the surgery. Overall it was the right decision. It’s a hard decision to make as a parent, especially because it is elective but I’m glad we did it.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 9:07 pm to FearTheFish
Both my kids needed this surgery, and I decided to do my younger child’s first right after she turned four. You couldn’t see down her throat when she was sick they would get so big. And she was sick a lot. When she was sleeping, she would go over a minute without breathing. She was a meat eater. The thing she was pissed about the most was the she couldn’t eat any solids including meat. Surgery was easy peasy but I ended up calling the doc on day 2 bc my kid wanted to eat solid food. Doc said sure, if she can tolerate it, let her eat what she wants. So basically the worst part for her was that she was hangry.
Six months later, my older kid gets hers out at the age of seven over Christmas break. Her recovery was worse and she ended up not being able to go back to school after the break. She had to take a few more days off from school. I thought her recovery would be quick like the younger one but that was not the case. It wasn’t terrible but definitely a longer recovery period.
All of this to say, the younger the better in my experience.
Six months later, my older kid gets hers out at the age of seven over Christmas break. Her recovery was worse and she ended up not being able to go back to school after the break. She had to take a few more days off from school. I thought her recovery would be quick like the younger one but that was not the case. It wasn’t terrible but definitely a longer recovery period.
All of this to say, the younger the better in my experience.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 9:27 pm to BoogaBear
Yeah if anyone recommends them out in childhood I’d recommend doing it. Getting tonsils out as an adult is very rough and much more painful - as you can attest to.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 9:28 pm to 10tiger
quote:I really appreciate that perspective. Thank you.
10tiger
Posted on 3/3/26 at 9:31 pm to LakeChuckTigah
quote:Thanks for that comparison between the two ages. We originally wanted to wait until he was 5 or 6, but all signs point to he needs this to feel better and sleep.
All of this to say, the younger the better in my experience.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 9:33 pm to FearTheFish
might lose a full season of football
ask Trinidad
ask Trinidad
Posted on 3/3/26 at 9:36 pm to FearTheFish
I really want to get mine out but Ive heard the recovery can be over 5 weeks of some pretty awful pain and soreness (on top of a liquid diet through the first 2-3 weeks).
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