Come in if your kid had a tonsillectomy

Re: Come in if your kid had a tonsillectomy

• sassyduck0415 member

  September 2015

  Sorry, total lurker.. My DS has had both out, on separate occasions. Adenoids first, then tonsils. The adenoids healing didn't bother him much, maybe 2 days tops? The tonsils lasted about a week or so of soft foods. There was no discomfort after day 2. A little tidbit our ENT told us.. Adenoids can grow back. He actually had to have the adenoids cauterized when we got tonsils out. ENT said his adenoids had 're-bud' which is a normal possibility. HTH!

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• GinnyJ2012 member

  September 2015

  Hi, lurker here.  My DS had his adenoids out and tubes put in when he was 20 months, and recovery was a breeze.  He had his tonsils taken out this summer, and extra adenoid tissue removed, when he was 2.5 years.  Because he was under 3 he had to stay in the hospital over night and have IV fluids for the entire time.  This was tough on him.  He had to have soft foods for 2 weeks.  The first few days he was uncomfortable so we stayed on top of Tylenol/Motrin.  About one week out he was complaining that his throat was itchy/hurt, but that's when the scabs fall off.  I was told that kids usually do very well with this procedure.  HTH and good luck!

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Dannylion24 member

  September 2015

  My dd1 had both removed at once when she was 3 because her tonsils were larger than usual and there was a worry that they were contributing to her feeding delay. The worst part was the iv.

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