Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy | Nucleus Health 

Hey guys I’m 25, and it’s barely been 6 days into my recovery! If you’re scared don’t be! You won’t feel anything during the surgery you will be completely asleep. Right now my throat is in pain and the pain is radiating to both my ears, mostly my right ear but that’s to be expected since your lymph nodes and nerves are closely connected. My doctor has prescribed me pretty strong pain relieving medicine which honestly takes about 90% of the pain away! I know if you’re reading this you are completely scared and that’s okay it’s a scary operation, but take it one step and one day at a time! And soon you will recover just as quickly and go back to your regular life :) good luck and I wish you well my friend! You got this!

I would just like to thank everyone in this comment section for the anxiety it has caused me and I would like to thank the video for the same thing truly appreciate it

im not a doctor, im not premed, im not even a med student, but i binge watch these videos from time to time. its genuinely interesting to see what doctors do in such a clear, and easy to understand format

I got my tonsillectomy done at age 25. The procedure went smoothly, I was in the hospital for only 4 hours. My doctor was great and explained everything clearly so I knew what was going to happen. When the anesthesia wore off once I got home, that’s when I felt the pain. My throat was white from where the tonsils were removed and I had 2 large holes. My uvula got extremely swollen, which made it hard to eat or drink. The pain was manageable, after the 5th day I was used to it and i barely noticed any pain anymore. I didn’t eat solid foods until day 11 after the surgery. I hardly talked at all until 2 weeks after the surgery. I slept a lot, which is crucial in the recovery process. The worst part about the surgery was the taste of the skin healing... it made me want to throw up. I had really bad breath.

my tonsils have giving me problems through my whole life. I'm 21 and I am beyond excited to start my process of getting them removed

My tonsils were removed almost a week ago. I was literally just expecting a lil snip snip, eating ice cream for a few days and everything would be done. Booyyy was i wrong, it's literal hell on earth

I had a tonsillectomy at 32. I have never felt so miserable in my life during recovery! I couldn't eat solid foods, brush my teeth or talk. I felt like my breath would come out in the shape of a skull like you see in cartoons since it was so rancid! Glad to be over that phase of my life!

For all those who will go through this procedure I cannot express how much my life has changed for the better. Allergies caused my tonsils and adenoids yearly issues that caused an infection in my lungs and tonsil stones every single year! After having them removed I was down and out for a few weeks but I don't have the issues I had before. I use a prescription nasal spray when needed and sometimes eye drops. But if your afraid to get the procedure, don't be. It is all for the better and your health will improve. It might be scary to get an IV done but the surgery is worth it and when detected by a medical doctor should be taken care of.

i just got my tonsils and my adnoids removed on july 31, about 3 days ago, the surgary isnt bad at all, my surgary took about 45 to 60 minutes im 14 years old and my throat hurts like heck, but the doctors gave me some very nasty pain medicine, it helps alot, but i have to take the medicine every 4 to 6 hours,its very important to eat and drink soft foods and drinks, because your throat will be swollen and makes it difficult to speak clearly,sorry for my spelling mistakes.

I wish we had a situation like Timmy Turner where he used his godparents to remove his tonsils simply.

I had my tonsils removed as an adult, and it was truly the worst pain I have ever felt in my life, and I have a fairly high pain tolerance. If I had to do it all over again I wouldn't.

I had a tonsillectomy done in october 2021 for extremely holed tonsils and pain due to stones in my tonsils. I was so excited to get them out and finally live without throat pain and smelly breath. I knew it was a big price to pay though, hearing everyones stories saying “its the worst recovery ever” and boy it sure was. I was one of those 5% chances of a severe bleeding. It was about 1 week into healing, the scabs were falling off prematurely and opened a small vessel and it would constantly bleed. The first time it happened i was absolutely freaked out, especially after reading online “if you have any bleeding, contact your physician immediately” making me think id die if i wasnt seen asap. This caused me to have a horrible anxiety attack making me pass out on and off. Lucky for me, the passing out must’ve restricted my vessels cause the bleeding slowly stopped. Went to the hospital and they made me stay over night, so that if there was any bleeding again, theyd cauterize it. Stayed the night and there was no bleeding so i went home happy. Next day, i bleed again. Thats when i go to the hospital agaaain, and thats finally when they decide to cauterize me. So i had to get a second surgery, and after that one, i healed perfect. Now i live normally. So if you’re thinking of getting yours out, it better be hella worth it.

I think I won the world record for the worst tonsillectomy here it was: I got them removed I barely slept I woke up at 2:00 in the morning and spit blood a lot got it to stop too Woke up at 5:00 in the morning and threw up black (blood that got into my stomach) (Next day) Went to the Hospitals ER Got put in the same room that my dad passed away in moved rooms Got an i-v stuck in my arm for 3 hours Got out of the hospital Went home Cried for hours Screamed for an hour Slept for 6 hours on my couch (Next day) Went to school Threw up more black Went home Slept (NEXT DAY) Went to school Threw up black AGAIN and spit blood Went home Slept (Next day) Stayed home Wanted to die (6 weeks later) I’m better Actual quote from my mom “If I knew it would of hurt you that bad I would never have done it” AND THAT IS THE STORY OF MY TONISLIECTOMY PLEASE LEAVE A LIKE THIS TOOK ME FOREVER

My daughter had hers tonsils and adenoid removed today, she did great... she can't eat solid food ,not till 2 days more ,only liquid and cold items . She's mad cuz she's hungry, she wants real food😕😕

“Guilltone clamp” what a banger name for something medical

I got mine removed when I was 12- but I remember that it did not take 8-10 hours in the recovery room. Now I’m 15 and happy this is done with! It helps so muchh

I had mine out in January. I was 33 years old. Worst pain I ever experienced. Absolute best thing I ever did. I used to get sick every 6 weeks. Haven't been sick since! Don't worry in the end you won't regret it :)

I had my tonsils and adenoids removed over 60 years ago. All I remember is the great popsicles and no pain.

Best Tonsillectomy Recovery Ever!!! Age 21 Day 1- Before the surgery They messed up my Iv but whatever. It didn’t hurt that bad. I generally have pretty bad needle anxiety but for some reason I was really chill. Then I dressed myself up and got wheeled out after they put heart monitor patches on my chest. Anesthesia: The doctor was really nice. Put it in while I was being wheeled in a bed to the operation room. They told me I wouldn’t remember most of it and I remember speaking like 2 sentences before I was out. I felt a little lightheaded but not dizzy. Pretty pleasant. Kinda felt a little like nitrous oxide but it took a little extra work to really connect what I was saying to the words that were coming out of my mouth to the doctors lmao. I was just a little slower and then boom. Before I even knew it I was out and I have some good drug tolerance. I figured I could fight it a little longer haha. It didn’t feel hot. Maybe a little chilly but nothing unbearable. I only felt it in my hand before I was out and it definitely wasn’t a panic inducing feeling for me. After the Surgery: I woke up feeling like I slept a good nights worth of sleep. Wide awake! I didn’t sleep on the 2hr drive home and my meds took about 4 HOURS for me to get. 😤🙅‍♂️ Talking right away. Singing right away. Smoking right away 🤷🏻‍♂️ Coughing is even fine. The only thing that is annoying are the hiccups. By day 2 the pain was the same but half of my scabs have already formed AND fallen off. Day 3: a little more sore but that’s bc the hotdogs were NOT a good choice lmao. Citrusy popsicles or soda didn’t feel good on this day either but it really only was THIS day. It’s Day 4: my scabs are completely gone. Just a little green fluid in the back. The only thing is that I’m tired all the time but I need to wake up every 4 hours to take my medicine. Yawning isn’t bad but it is uncomfortable. I have only heard bad stories and I figured prepare for the worst... but it would have been nice to see some good recoveries out there too! I hope some people can relate!!

Just removed mine today! My very first surgery experience lol. I had severe pain all over (migraine,ears, neck, tonsil area). Thankfully i'm on some meds right now and feel sol much better! Focus your mind on the benefits to get you through the pain and pray for an easy & fast recovery!. Good luck everyone :) 💖

i have tonsillitis its so paintfull to swallow😢

After several bouts of tonsillitis, I had a tonsillectomy done a few years ago. I'm an adult and it was pretty painful, but for me, it has been well worth it!

I’m at my 21th day after surgery and the first week was hell for sure. Especially the first night after surgery and the 5th-7th day. I promise you after that it gets a lot better. At day 9-10 I could eat almost anything. I still have some minor pain today when I wake up or when I yawn but no pain when I swallow anymore. Drink lots of water it really helps a lot. Follow your doctor’s instructions and wait for maximum 10 days then the hardest part is over. Stay strong !! ❤

who else thought when they were about to pull the tonsils out it was gonna burst? no just me ok

Sadly all of that ice cream stuff about getting your tonsils out is not true. :( I got mine out and they said no dairy products because it will make the pain medicine stop working. Still get popsicles though :)

I have a major strep throat right now and it kills me! I can't do anything. I can't sleep, I can't eat, I can barely drink and the pain is extremely consistent and constant, I can never make it stop, at all.

I had a tonsillectomy when I was 4. I remember my throat feeling endlessly sore before the procedure. I don’t remember how I felt after, except for the pure joy of having popsicles and ice cream whenever I wanted!! 😁

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I remember I tried to eat hot Cheetos after my tonsillectomy 😂 that was the most painful thing I've ever experienced 😂.

I'm so scared that i'm gonna wake up during the surgery :(

I had this done just around almost 8 years ago and I’m like a whole different person with the my health. I was really scared of the surgery but they gave me really nice food afterwards x

my tonsils had been swollen for 7 months straight until i got them removed yesterday, finally! i’m 21 and have been suffering for a while. so far my experience has been okay! my advice is to stay on top of pain medication regimen or else you’ll continue to play catch up! good luck on your surgeries!

Thank you for sharing your experience! >"...4 year olds screaming for their mums.." That is such a sad mental image, but, like you, they are most likely doing well today!

2 weeks Ice pops and slushies is my favorite part

I had my tonsils and adenoids removed almost 5 years ago and I remember that the night before my surgery I stayed up late and ate a little bit. I have low blood sugars so I have to eat every 3 hours but I couldn’t eat the morning before surgery so yee. We made sure it was in the time period that I was allowed to eat before surgery. Later that night there were really bad storms. My anxiety was just awful back then so I asked my mom if we could go downstairs and blow up the blow up bed so we did. I didn’t get much sleep. My little sister was staying with my grandma because I didn’t want her to see me in pain afterwards. Plus she is quite loud and annoying. We went to the hospital and they went over what they were gonna do. They had these little toy cars in the Hospital so they let me drive one to the surgical room. It helped relieve my anxiety quite a bit so I really appreciated that. I got onto the surgical bed and then the anesthesiologist explained to me what she was about to do, so she put the mask thing on me and told me to count backwards from 10. I did and when I got to 8 I heard them complaining on my red hair-the ironic thing about that is it takes more anesthesia to get a red head to go to sleep for some reason so I’m just there thinking “why are you talking as if I’m sleeping” I got down to 0 and was still slightly awake when I felt a bit stronger of a sent of the anesthesia because it smelled like bubblegum or something. The next thing I know I’m in the recovery room with a few other beds near me and there was gold nail polish and a monster high puzzle at the end of my bed. Back then I was obsessed with monster high so I thought that was just the best thing. There was a nurse who handed them to me when she saw I was awake and asked me if I wanted to go see my parents. I nodded my head yes, so she and some other nurses took me back to the room I was originally in. Then I fell asleep. After a few rounds of sleeping for about an hour and being awake for five minutes I finally stayed awake and the nurse asked me if I wanted a popsicle. I nodded yes again and she brought me one along with my medicine. I took the medicine and ate the popsicle. The majority of that popsicle melted and fell down onto the covers of the bed I was on lol. Next thing I know I’m itching all over my body and my mom notices and sees that I’m breaking out all over my body. I was allergic to the medicine. My mom got a nurse who then put some antibiotics (I think lol) into my IV. The rash went away after awhile. When I was finally ready to go home I had had probably an entire pack of popsicles of which I probably only got a third of into my mouth XD. The nurse told my parents to switch between giving me three Ibuprofen and two tyenall (I can’t spell lmao) every three hours. After about three and a half days of that I couldn’t take the taste of them anymore (I took the ones that melt in your mouth cuz I couldn’t swallow pills and with just having my tonsils removed there was no way I was going to learn how). I found sneaky ways of hiding the fact that I hadn’t taken them from my parents. They found out though and tried to convince me to take them. They ended up calling the doctor who said that it was fine that I wasn’t taking them as long as I didn’t have a ton of pain. I ended up going through more than half of the recovery time without medicine and the two “most painful days” when the scabs fall off. How-no idea. But yeah overall I got to miss a ton of school and didn’t need to make it up so that was epic lol.

I had a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy when I was 4 but remember it quite well. The doctors were amazing. Sadly my body didn't take to the shock that well and I got sick so we went back to the hospital and I stayed overnight for observation.

I was so worried about the removal of my tonsils, when I watch this video it helped me relax a bit more.

Got mine out last week at age 22. Had moderate pain for 3 days and very minimal pain for the next 3 days and now I'm pretty much back to normal.

I had a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy done at the same time when I was little. I want to say about 7 or 8. The recovery was sooooo painful. I remember I could not swallow w/o being in so much pain. All I could eat were smoothies and ice creams. And my parents decided to have the procedure done in Mexico lol

My brother was three or four when he got his adenoids removed and tubes put in his ear (around 10-11 years ago), and just today my sister, five, got both her tonsils and her adenoids removed. She keeps humming to herself and she’s hardly talking. I can’t imagine how much pain she’s in, but this was really informative to what happened during the surgery.

I was happy when my tonsils were surgically removed when I was a child cause my breakfast, lunch, and dinner was ice cream. Lmao😂❤️

I had both out when i was 8 due to having strep throat every other week for a year and nearly dying from them closing. Worst 3 weeks of my life. I couldn't eat anything due to the pain and if i drank something it felt like i was drowning. But i have no regrets in the end for the most part. And i ate so much freaking ice cream that week (I've been hearing people saying they weren't allowed dairy products. That's bs cause it helped me so much and i probably wouldn't have been okay if not) I'm greatful to never have strep throat again, but am disappointed that every time I've gotten a nasel drop since, it's hurt like hell. To those about to get theirs out. I wish you luck and you will not regret it in the end.

I was planning to have mine removed, after taking a quick look at the comments I decided I will abort the mission. Thanks a lot!

Most of all I liked the phrase about anaesthesia. You know, my adenoids were removed in far away 1997 in Minsk, and I was only 6 years old. The doctor had given me only local anaesthesia and nobody paid attention to the allergic reaction that occurred. As a result, I have felt everything and turned blind for at least 30 seconds because of pain and shock. I will never ever forget that day.

I'm getting mine out tomorrow. I'm so nervous I'm nauseous. :(

I got mine removed three days ago and I was told it starts to hurt worse by around the sixth day the most and I’m so nervous but the surgery itself was very easy because my doctors made it very simple on me and my family and the anesthesia worked very well

This channel helps me a lot understand the medical world. Thank you and continue to upload many videos😊

glad i can breathe at night now but the recovery was the absolute worst pain i've ever felt. felt like straight up razor blades.

I went on that surgery on January 11 2012. I also had grommets inserted on that same day. This day was the most memorable event of my entire life.

I'm 28, I got my tonsls out a week ago because I had chronic tonsillitis. It just kept coming back every month since Nov. But seriously, the recovery from the surgery's been hell. The most painful experience in my life so far. I couldn't eat and swallow without agonizing pain for a week. And the bastard docs gave me some shit weak pain med. Nights and mornings are the worst when it all gets dry. Drinking plenty of liquids is crucial even if it hurts.

This is pretty cool. I got my adenoids out, and I had no idea exactly what it looked like. For anyone wondering about the adenoid surgery and my experience, I went under fine and woke up drowsy from the anesthesia. I went home with a couple popsicles and pretty much was fine in about a day or 2. No longer getting ear infections was amazing.

I had both my Adenoids and Tonsils removed when I was younger. I was getting really bad ear infections and could have went deaf in my left ear. Feels good man

Another great educational video for us scared Tonsil patients!

i’m so glad i didn’t watch this before getting mine out like 3 years ago lol.

I got my tonsils and adenoids removed on 2/5/2022. (I'm 15) I got them removed because I had tonsilitis since December last year. The surgery took only 15 minutes and I stayed in the hospital overnight. I was given lots of fluids and pain medication to help. I was severely dehydrated and had my blood pressure monitored every couple of hours. For the first day, I only ate soft, cold foods such as ice cream, jelly and yoghurt. On the second day, I was told to start eating normally again but not to eat any food that was hot. I still ate softer foods such as noodles and pasta. On the third day, it was basically the same. I sleep a lot because of the pain medication I was given. I still struggle to talk and I have a very raspy voice. When I wake up, the pain is insane but after taking medication it settles down. The back of my throat is super swollen which makes it hard to eat and I'm starting to get scabs.

i was 9 years old when i got my tonsils removed....i still remember that i was on ice cream diet for 1 whole week...n my elder brother (11 years that time) used to steal my ice creams.... today i am 28 years old....dont get scared of this operation.... it doesn't hurt at all

Just got my tonsils removed today!!! Had a great surgery and hopefully I’ll have a good healing process :)

i got a combo tonsillectomy + adenoidectomy due to chronic sinus infections and strep. my surgeon was phenomenal and had my whole operation done perfectly in 24 minutes. that was over a decade ago and i never have gotten a sinus infection or step once since.

I got my tonsils out in first grade because they were giving me sleep apnea, and I had strep throat every month. I missed a week of school to stay home eating lots of ice cream and watching TV. 10/10 experience

I just got mine removed today, both my tonsils and adenoid were gone when o woke up. I like how they don’t show us the tools before they put us to sleep because as a anxiety driven 13 year old boy this is less scary than school

This video was very helpful in explaining my procedure to my children. Thank you.

I had tonsil surgery, blessings. Thank you 🙏🏼

I just want to say praise GOD I don’t have to worry about nothing because I’m saved and going home!!! Turn to the LORD and have all!!!! GOD is so good amen!!!! Keep doing for the LORD using your special gift amen hallelujah praise GOD!!!

I have no memory of getting my tonsils removed I was just five, my family just told me and later in life I met the doctor who removed them

My 10th year old sister might need to get her tonsils removed wish her luck💓

Hi my tonsils had been removed today I had recurring tonsillitis an it had been removed today thank God for taking me through that surgery successfully an bringing me out all well

I got my tonsils removed two weeks ago. As i woke up i was so dizzy my parents took me home i ate like 3 or 4 popsicles. Then i was choking oh my god that hurt like hell. Next day i was laying in bed all day eating popsicles and drinking water. After a week my throat started to get a lil better. Then i realized i didn't have to go to school . so i told my friends to keep me updated on whats going on in school. I ate a lil bit of pizza because it didn't hurt to swallow anymore.

For any random person stumbling across these videos. It's not that bad. Take your meds and eat oatmeal. It's like having strep with tonsillitis. I am sure it's pain you experienced before. Stay away from all the videos and the internet readings.

I will always be grateful that I got this done when I was too young to make any solid memories XD I only remember eating icecream and what my mom told me lol

Thanks very obvious demonstration. Prf.Dr.SABAH AZIZ ALOBOSI

Me watching this after my tonsil removal. I’m 5 days into the Recovery process and it’s definitely painful but not as bad as I expected it to be so far.

I got this procedure done when I was twelve. It was a pretty easy thing to go through. The doctors even took a picture of me with the shower cap on while I was all loopy from the sedative and stuff. The one thing that still bugs me to this day about my procedure is that, instead of removing a portion of my uvula like they were supposed to, they just removed it entirely. My uvula was so large that it touched my tongue and made me have serious snoring problems. Now I have no uvula...it sucks.

POV of you fell asleep at the sleep over

Had this done at age 8. I missed going to the circus at the time!! Never knew what it was all about until now. That was 64 years ago. Became addicted to ice cream!!!!!

I got my tonsils removed a week before I turned 9. It was horrible. I had recurring/chronic tonsillitis for 2 years or so before and got “strep throat” 9 times in a school year. I couldn’t talk at all for 3 days and then I had a super sore throat for 2 weeks. Tbh this video kinda scares me now that I see how it’s actually done... but it’s worth it in the end and when u get older so u won’t get sick as often anymore! Whenever I get sick the worst part is the sore throat cuz u can’t even drink water and swallow without immense pain

I suffered with chronic bulging tonsils. They never went back down after getting tonsilitis at 9yrs old. Interfere with my breathing, sleep apnoea was bad. I finally got mine removed on the 8th of October this year at 27yrs old. Only now did I decide to watch how it's done. I think I've handled it pretty well, every one recovers differently. Managing it with paracetamol and ibuprofen. Day 3 is when it got worse. Constant pain in ear, throbbing head ache and very swollen sore throat. Swallowing is a struggle and when it's bad it's like someone's drilling a needle into your ear. But it can only get better from here.

Had my tonsils taken out and today is recovery day six. 8/18. Surgery day 0 was 8/12. I'm one of those cases that aren't really that bad. I read all the horror stories I'm sure you're reading before your surgery and nearly canceled mine lol. I've been managing pain with just tylenol and ibuprofen. I've been able to eat and drink okay. I opted not to talk because I don't want to strain my throat. My tip with that is to get an Alexa. On the app you have the announcement option and I type everything I need to say outloud and it reads it out for me. Also get a humidifier. I tried without and woke up with a dry patch in my throat around the 3rd night. It started making me cough and omg after I slurped down some jello to stop it, I went straight on Amazon and ordered one for next day delivery 😵‍💫. Cold coconut water helps. The potassium and magnesium helps with wound healing. I've been eating salmon once a day because the nutrients in that really helps and its easy to chew up and swallow. I hope this helps.

I’m 26 and having problems with my tonsils started last year, it’s giving me recurring sore throat pain at least twice a month, looking forward to get them removed.

I'm getting mine out August 9th I'm so happy!!! Last year has been so horrible due to 4 cases of strep in the whole year. :/ I hit this major depression because I had no idea what was wrong with me! I went to my ENT doc around April & he said I looked okay when in reality I felt like shit I kept explaining what my symptoms were and he just said "come back if it worsens" all along I knew were my tonsils but I guess he wanted me to come back and see if I got worse! I stopped talking to everyone because having tonsillitis causes very bad breath! I hit depression and anxiety!!!! For a whole year!!! Until last month I decided to go back again and demand to get them removed!!!! I just came back from my appt and I'm happy to say I'm getting them removed!!!!! It has been one hell of a year!!!! A very uncomfortable year :/!!! And now I'm glad I'm starting a new chapter guys!!!! Yay for surgery.!!

I'm glad I'm not the only one who isn't a child and who's starting to feel some of symptoms of these tonsil whatever you call it. Only prob I have currently is the feeling of blockage of my airway or hard to swallow in general. It's pretty swollen from my self-examination, this is the first it really bothered me, though, it seems people who have removed them seem indifferent or better. I rarely get sick so I prob should consider this surgery and get them removed so I can probably sing louder.

I had an adenoid ectomy 3 weeks ago, although the recovery has its ups and downs, im feeling so much better!

I just got my tonsils removed today and I’m in so much pain :,)

But after I got all of that out and settled my stomach, I realized how much better I could breath through my nose! It was amazing. And after this long from my tonsillectomy, my throat is just fine! So I want to say to everyone who just had their surgery or who will have a tonsillectomy, DON'T WORRY. Everything will be fine once you're fully recovered. And you'll be much better off without tonsils! I actually miss the first few days after surgery. It was a fun experience for me~

Jeez if that's what imflamed tonsils look like, then why are mine always that big? Like I've lived with big tonsils my entitre lif-

Thank you

Having tonsil stones is a blessing in disguise. I get to have my tonsils removed curing my bad breath, and then I have to go on a strict diet for a few weeks for recovery which will help with my poor diet and my exercise routine so I can lose weight. Life hands you lemons. Make lemonade i guess.

I was about 4 when my tonsils were removed. I still remember going into the hospital that night and trying to play with a rainbow coloring thing but my mom kept wanting me to try on cute hats for some reason. I remember my disappointment that I didn't get to play with what I wanted because the doctor walked in, but I don't really remember much else for that day. I vividly remember waking up though. I was on a white bed hospital bed, surrounded by strangers in white, everything was so bland in color, and tubes were coming out of me. Of course, I was a little four (ish) year old with severe anxiety, so waking up in a weird place with unfamiliar people was not okay, and I instantly started screaming. The doctors couldn't calm me down and I wouldn't let them touch me without thrashing so they eventually had to go get my parents. I'm pretty sure this was immediately after the surgery as I hadn't been moved to a proper room so my parents weren't supposed to enter there, but I wasn't having it. My parents came in and I stuck to my mom's arm like a koala, so the doctors had to let my mom be really close to the bed while pushing it to the room I was meant to be in (I think they had to actually let my mom lay on the bed with me at one point). My dad was upset that I called for my mom instead of him. The rest of my time at the hospital was happy, I mostly remember eating purple Popsicles and seeing my grandpa come in and smile. I think I stayed there for about 2 or 3 days since I was so small. And I had to use this weird machine at night that I don't remember anything about besides it was loud. Also I might have hurt my throat from screaming but I don't remember.

I’m 13 and I’m on day 4 of recovery. Hurts like crazy but definitely worth it👍

pov: you fell asleep first at the sleepover

i’m 19 i just got my tonsils and adenoids out yesterday and it hasn’t been to bad. just drinking lots of cold drinks like icees and gatorade. i made the mistake of buying tons of citrus smoothie items and finding out you shouldn’t drink anything with citrus because it stings your throat. but day two hasn’t been to bad just hard to talk. i’ve been taking pain medicine every four hours on a low dosage. couldn’t sleep last night i kept choking on my spit as it makes ur salvia really sticky so i’m really tired. defiantly binge watching euphoria rn i wish anyone luck whos getting them removed soon :)

Back in the day, it was regular practice to remove tonsils when children reached 5 to 6 years old. We were promised lots of ice cream and allowed some extra whining. My daughter had to wait until a young adult. She agrees with the poster who said it was unexpectedly hell on earth. I don't recall having my own tonsils out as being all that bad, so maybe we should consider going back to that practice. A lot less strep throat - that's for sure!

I had to get my Tonsils removed when I was between 9, and 10, and I’ll never forget how sore my throat was afterwards.

My daughter who is 8 had hers done 2days ago. I must say she is a solider fr fr. Her little butt was scared to death before the surgery when she got into recovery she was fine and the nurses said she didn't ask for any pain meds or say it hurts. They said the only thing she asked for was water. Got her home she still didn't complain of pain. She threw up a lot but I truly think that was the anesthesia wearing off. 2 days later she still really won't eat food but still drinking and eating ice cream and stuff and still has complained of pain. I don't know if she is not telling me it hurts cause she doesn't like to take pain meds but she sticking it out and still talking her ass off and swallowing.

I had my tonsils and adenoids removed a few days ago. Anaesthesia is literally amazing, I wish I could sleep like that every night. It pains like hell for atleast a week, and don’t be under the impression that you will enjoy ice cream. For 3 days, even eating ice cream will feel like a torture

Please do video about hysteromyoma and metrorrhegia - I have a friend who has those and I wanna know more about them. Thanks ☺

I had my tonsils out best decision I ever made in my life! Thank god I did

I had this done to me, when I was a kid, a long time ago. In my particular case, it was well worth it. Far less pain, far less complications. It helped me greatly. That and my wisdom teeth removed. All those years ago...

honestly i just wanna say how thankful and happy i am that i got this operation done when i was 20. coz i have friends who got this done with a local anesthetic :) and every one of them described it as pure torture and hell for 20 minutes. can not fucking imagine getting this done and also being awake at the same time, nope. my country really had some weird ways but damn i'm lucky that i had this problem now and not like 10 years ago lol.

I just got my tonsils out on the 23rd of august and I’m 22 years old. The pain the first couple of days was hell but it’s slowly decreasing. Hopefully the pain will completely go away within a week.

My tonsils were in very bad shape, when I was 12/13 years old. A slight cold drink brought immense pain, at times it was filled with puss. I took two injections that my doc suggested and after that I tried to take hot water every time. But gradually I tried both hot and cold beverages in small sips and it got less sensitive towards cold beverages. Now totally fine with cold beverages.