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Tonsillectomy soon and worried
SpaceCandy
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Hi there. I'm not on the waiting list for the operation. 6-8 weeks but if someone backs out I could get a call today asking me to come in tomorrow.
I'm 22 and know that the pain and recovery is a little longer. I'm so anxious but this has to be done as 3rd time this year I've been in hospital for it last was just over a week ago and was blocking my airway.
Has anyone older than a 5 year old(who recover faster etc) had this operation done?
I've never had an operation before only been partially sedated for some dental work.
Thanks for any help and advice given.
PS I'm also on Co-Dydramol 30/500 for my back and I'm worried they may not give me the correct dose of whatever pain relief while I'm there. My partner is saying I should just bring this up with the surgeon at the time but still worried.
I'm 22 and know that the pain and recovery is a little longer. I'm so anxious but this has to be done as 3rd time this year I've been in hospital for it last was just over a week ago and was blocking my airway.
Has anyone older than a 5 year old(who recover faster etc) had this operation done?
I've never had an operation before only been partially sedated for some dental work.
Thanks for any help and advice given.
PS I'm also on Co-Dydramol 30/500 for my back and I'm worried they may not give me the correct dose of whatever pain relief while I'm there. My partner is saying I should just bring this up with the surgeon at the time but still worried.
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I can't remember the actual operation or sedation (obviously ) it was a while ago
If you are wondering about the pain then yes, it absolutely WRECKS. And for quite a while too. At the time they prescribed me some strong soluble pain killers to gargle with but iirc, nothing helped! No doubt pain relief might be a bit more effective now.
The thing is, if it needs to be done for the reasons you say then you just have to look at it as short-term pain for long term gain. sorry not to have much else positive to say!
Best thing I ever had done went from suffering loads of sore throats to hardly getting any.
They never even gave me a parecetemol when I went home.
They did say they wouldn't let me out the ward until I eat a meal and that I could be in for a few days it all depends.
Nervous but I had it 4 times last year and it's always been bad, then 3 this year and last was a close call. So happy that after it's done I won't suffer from such horrid tonsillitis.
Ice cold drinks are recommended I read and soft food as soon as possible as takes risk of infection down.
Re soft food - I was told to eat toast and crisps once it was slightly less painful to get the jaw muscles working properly again? Also - no smoking! Risk of infection very high. I'm sure I was signed-off of school for two weeks (actually would have been but my parents managed to get me booked in during the summer holidays!) :mad:
It's really nothing to worry about, in and out, absolute bobbins, you'll be fine
Re the food to get back on topic as I went slightly off. I'll do as they say however if I'm in too much pain to eat then I wont simple as that. When you have tonsillitis as often as I do, you go off food and struggle to eat anyway so I know this will be a little worse at least for first few days.
Thanks everyone and please do keep your posts coming and I'll post when I get an operation date and how it all goes.
For the first few hours you will feel fine, she was eating ham baguette 1 hour after the op:eek:
Drink as much as you can as the dehydration can make the pain worse.
Day 4-6 are the worst for pain.
She was rushed back in Saturday as she had a slight bleed in her throat so we spent 5 hours in A&E then onto ward again for the night as post op bleeding is very serious, she has an infection so is on antibiotics.
You will probably need to sleep on a few pillows as she couldn't lie down as her throat felt weird.
Your throat is going to look grey if you have it done by laser but apparently this is normal.
Try to keep on top of your painkillers, have them 1/2 hr before food.
Plenty of ice cream, ice lollies, custard, soup. She has just had bread and gravy for her lunch lol.
Good luck and try to remember it's worth the pain:)
I have a twin brother who had his out in 2007 and he said he threw up blood as you swallow a lot during the op and since it was dark red it's blood that's been sitting there.
I get anxious when being sick maybe they can give me an anti-sickness tablet, then again if it has to come up it will.
Worst thing you can do is avoid food as believe it or not it actually helps with the healing.....I know it's seems daft.
Glasgow Royal Infirmary or the west of Scotland I'm told don't use laser. So will be a scalpel and the usual equipment they use.
Doesn't seem daft as I read the same thing you posted. I hope it all goes well and I can get on with my life without being rushed into hospital because of tonsillitis causing problems. Even gave me a Quinsy once.
maybe your bro is the best person to reassure you OP or your parents if he was still living at home at the time? If he was 17 at the time then his experiences are likely to be pretty similar to yours
He says it's sore was worse for him as he's a smoker and wanted to smoke.
I'll try and get some more private chat's with him, after the operation and he came home I asked if I could handle it. He replied "No" but things have gotten worse for me and I need this operation.
I'm sure the recovery was a bit painful at the time but thinking back I can't remember it at all so it couldn't have been that bad. I was worried about bleeding so I tried to remain as inactive as possible for the first couple of weeks but by week three post-op I was starting to go mad from sitting inside all the time so I slowly started exercising outdoors again and I had no trouble at all, despite it being in the middle of the winter.
I couldn't eat regular ice cream because it was very difficult to swallow, but ice lollies were a godsend. On the second or third day I was so starving I just had to have some proper food and I discovered pasta was the easiest to eat.
I was given water-soluble painkillers which were a really good idea as drinking fluids helps a lot (I drank at least 2 litres of water per day).
I'm sure you'll be absolutely fine! Good luck!
And thanks for wishing me luck
My Partner works for Scottish Ambulance Service and said the hospital will not have me sitting in pain at least while I'm in there. So that's put me a little at ease.
But I know this will be the best thing I do as simply can go on. Tonsillitis totally puts me to bed, when it's viral its worse.
One little piece of advice .Dont eat little grains like rice or couscous or small pieces of nuts as the small grains get into the tonsillar bed and can drive you mad . Wait till its healed .
I didn't have much in the way of pain, only issue I had was I haemorrhaged post op. Only thing this meant was that my GP signed me off work for 2 weeks (usually at the time 1 week) post op, as I would be more susceptible to infection.
The pain really started to kick in at about day 5 and I really struggled to eat - even soggy Weetabix was really hard to get down. I was signed off from work for 2 weeks, which they said was to limit me picking up an infection. I used to be bed bound whenever I had tonsillitis and I've only really had a minor sore throat since having them removed. Good luck....it'll be worth it