Adult Tonsillectomy Reddit

Tonsillectomies are common surgeries performed on children. I tried mashed potatoes the day I had mine out and they were so hard to eat. Heard it hurts like a bitch as an adult, but you should be ok, I wouldn't worry, just be prepared to be miserable for a bit.



Common reasons for tonsillectomy in adults include frequent throat infections, sleep apnea, and tonsil cancer.



That is incredibly frustrating.

This is a support sub for those with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (all types) and HSD—diagnosed or waiting to be diagnosed. They prescribed me water-soluble codeine/acetaminophen to use as needed every 4 hours, an antibiotic for the first 5 days, cortisone for the first 3 days, a throat spray 2x daily, and …. I made the mistake of eating ice cream and yogurt the first few days, and by 3 the mucus was so .

I would suggest buying Huel or some other meal replacement shake and preparing the in advance and refrigerating them.

The ice bags would last around six hours before thawing completely.

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Children who have sore throats often or who snore might have their tonsils taken out.

There was a period of my life when I dipped (Chewing tobacco) and eventually ended up getting recurring peritonsillar abscesses and was told I needed a tonsillectomy.



I was told NOT to take ibuprofen under any circumstances. . It's a weird recovery.



Eat anything cold it’ll reduce pain and swelling!.

Calculate 2 weeks out of anything and a week extra of light activity only. I’m so terrified. Way better than popsicles which actually hurt quite a bit.

No two ways about it.

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This one the pain builds for 3 days, gets terrible, gets better, gets bad again (scabs coming off), then gets progressively better.

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It took me 17 days to be able to eat regular food again after surgery. Thin thin thin foods right away. I don’t remember the dimensions from pathology.

Tonsillectomy (ton-sih-LEK-tuh-me) is the surgical removal of the tonsils, two oval-shaped pads of tissue at the back of the throat — one tonsil on each side. We also double-check the adenoids to make sure they’re no longer there. I wasn’t able to tolerate anything but water for a few days and then incorporated vanilla ice cream. Truth be told any dairy products help in the production of mucus.

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