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Originally posted by selogic:
It can be hell for an older person .

Jesus, man

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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
I hope yours doesn’t turn out like mine.

I do believe you guys have missed the point entirely.

At about the age of 10 or 12 had mine removed.. Remember it hurt like hell for several days and got very tired of ice cream and popcicles..... good luck and speedy recovery. ................................. drill sgt.

I had mine out around 36. The operation was not an issue but I had problems healing.
At the pre-op, the surgeon told me that about 2% of people have troubles with it. Not bad odds but I’m special.

On my way home. Sore, but not too bad yet.

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Originally posted by Maestro:
On my way home. Sore, but not too bad yet.

Good for you. Mine came out at 20. I had been plagued with 'tonsilitus' my whole short life and that ended that. A little sore and lots of chocolate swirl. Best news is, I still have a taste for chocolate swirl.

Isn’t there a procedure where the just suck out the internals and the outer shell is left to die off? Promoted to be less trauma and pain than the old methods?

Heard about it several years ago… did that ever become a thing or SOP?

I had mine out at age 18 and it was no fun at all! Dr. prescribed a very large bottle of codeine liquid pain meds, so it was a very mellow start to the summer. Good Luck!

Good luck to you. My son had it done when he was around 7 or 8 as he would get sick a lot and we were told by more than one doctor/specialist, it could be cancer causing his illnesses. We finally found a great pediatrician and she diagnosed him right away and after his procedure, his resilience to infections now is unreal. He hardly ever gets sick now.

On a side note, he also became sick of having to eat only soft foods for a while but we became quite the chefs. Some of the items we made were not bad but I don't recommend the beefy-macaroni shake.

Praying for a quick recovery. Had a friend who had her's out at 24 and it was miserable. Take your time recovering and enjoy a full ice cream and chocolate mousse diet for a week or so.

Not a fun morning so far, but it is still nothing compared to a septoplasty that I had to have several years ago.

Feel better soon.

Lecture alert:

The tissue in your throat is mucous membrane. Mucous membrane is supposed to be wet, slimy, slippery and flexible. All of these properties are affected by your state of hydration. Dry, non-flexible mucous membrane hurts more.

When you have your tonsillectomy, the doctor will use electrocautery to stop the bleeding where the tonsils were. Electrocautery is essentially a very specific, targeted burn. When you burn mucous membranes, it hurts (of course).

So, when you wake up after surgery, your throat will hurt. The problem is that folks tend not to drink (since it hurts to swallow) as much as they normally do, and they become dehydrated. Dehydration quickly leads to stiff, less flexible mucous membranes which makes it even more difficult to swallow and this will lead to more dehydration. It can become a vicious circle.

The short version ...... try as hard as you can, to drink as much fluid as you can. It won't take the pain away, but it will make it more tolerable in the long run. Don't let yourself become dehydrated.

Best wishes, mike

Hope you're feeling better, very soon.

Meantime, listen to some good upbeat music, maybe some Prokofiev(Lieutenant Kije, or Classical Symphony), but don't sing along with it.

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Originally posted by Maestro:
On my way home. Sore, but not too bad yet.

Outstanding! Now take it easy and enjoy those popsicles and milkshakes!

Good luck. I had mine out when I was in kindergarten. I didn't think the initial shot of anesthesia would do anything, and I remember telling the nurse that. Next thing I knew, I woke up briefly in the ER and the mask went over my face. Next thing, I was back in my room.

I don't remember it being too bad, but it was a while ago.

I had mine done at 18, the day before Thanksgiving (my parents didn't want me to miss a lot of school).

I hope you respond to pain killers. I distinctly recall the sharp pain in the back of my throat.

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Originally posted by Maestro:
Not a fun morning so far, but it is still nothing compared to a septoplasty that I had to have several years ago.

Get well soon, Maestro! 5 words:

Blue
Bell
Mint
Chocolate
Chip

Or go simple...Peanut Butter Smoothie.

Heal quickly and completely!

Had mine out in the days of ether - twice.

First time, the "microphone" of ether fooled me and I was out. Woke up to the pain and was not a happy camper. Second time, when the "microphone" was put in my face, I lost it and took out three nurses and was finally caught and subdued by two orderlies in my feral attempt at escape.

Ralphing on fresh stitches was not optimum, but that's why we don't use ether these days.