i couldnt find a more general health section so i decided to ask here. has anyone had there tonsilles out? i might have to get them out soon since they the swelling hasnt gone down in like a month. i was curious what happens before the procedure and after, healing time? some people say a couple days, some say 2 weeks. i smoke atleast once a day so its going to be tough just stopping all of a sudden, but it will be a nice break, and i'll get grilled after lol any help is appreciated, thanks
I had mine taken out when I was young, and it was AWFUL. I know that most cases weren't as bad as mine, but I would never want to go through that again. My throat hurt in a way it had never hurt for over a month. I couldn't eat, and I lost a lot of weight. I was probably 10 at the time, and I suppose it's not great thing to lose that kind of weight. I puked blood several times. It was real misery. I would highly advise NOT to smoke. I know if I were to, it would rip the scar and I would again puke blood.
thats encouraging lol but thank you for the reply. i was reading about the whole bloody vomit thing, i think its a rare occurence, but still might happen once or twice in most cases. do you remember what, if any, medication you recieved. i assume pain killers are givin. were you in the hospital for a long time? i believe the procedure only take an hour or so but they might keep you over night for observation... thanks for the help!
Didn't mean to scare you When my sister had her's done, she was only in pain for a couple days. I don't recall the meds I got, but I know I didn't have to stay in the hospital. I actually ended up having two procedures during my stay, and I was on my way home after a couple of hours. I wouldn't worry about it; it's a rather uncomplicated surgery, at least so I've heard. I've actually heard that a lot of times it's a rather unnecessary procedure, but I haven't actually looked into it or anything. Good luck!!!
thanks!! ha no worries on the scare, im pretty calm about it, i cant see dying from the procedure so i dont have to worry about that (i hope!). a couple hours? thats pretty quick, i hope thats the way mine goes. it seems pretty unnecessary in most cases, but mine swelled about about a month ago and havnt gone down since so i figure its inevitable to just take them out..
I had mine removed when I was 10, God that 48 years ago. I had a rough time that year, they always seemed infected.They got so swollen I was having a hard time breathing I remember my folks taking me to the doctors and he lanced them to get the swelling down. At ten I fell for the old line "and you get all the ice cream you want". After the surgery they'll want to drink alot of fluids, I found apple juice went down pretty easy, stay away from O.J. it burns like hell on the raw tissue. Good luck.........Alaskan
