Posted: 5/28/2014 4:18:38 AM EDT
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Myra Lynn our granddaughter is having her adenoids and tonsils removed this morning.
She has been snoring heavily at best and having sleep apneas most nights. The swelling did not respond well to treatment so her pediatrician recommended removal. Have you had yours removed? If yes, what age? Poll inbound has arrived. |
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I had mine removed at 24. Best thing that ever happened.
I was getting tonsillitis/strep/ear infections routinely. Toward the end, ever month or so. I finally doctor-shopped until I found an ENT doc that would take them out. It was a little rough at my age (was supposed to be outpatient and they kept me overnight) and recovery took a bit longer, but sans tonsils, I never got sick again. I haven't had a sore throat or earache since 24; most I get is a scratchy throat when I get sinusitis/head cold in the winter. Now, if I could find a remedy for my sinuses during the winter months, I would never be sick period. I hope everything goes well for her and wish her a speedy recovery and lots of freeze pops :) |
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I had mine removed when I was 5...
And I can still remember thinking to myself at the time that I would never be able to talk right again. I think about it now and all I can do is laugh! Tell your Grandbaby not to worry...It's a piece of cake operation...Plus she can have all the ice cream she can eat after!! 
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Had mine out in 4th grade. It was traumatic because I was a bleeder and swallowed too much blood. Spent the night expelling it until the nurses introduced me to a suppository to stop the vomiting. I think they used a mag light to put that thing in...
I was in 4th grade so it was around 1980 or so. Greatest thing ever, not sick anymore, could swallow stuff since they were always swollen. It's not a bad procedure, even with my experience. |
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We had our little girl's out at age 6. Her pediatrician had said "those are the biggest I've ever seen" prior to having it done, so it was a no brainer.
We had it done in Greenwich Hospital in Ct. Fucking place was like a resort, complete with grand piano in the atrium style lobby. We actually had a wonderful experience, all things considered. The nurses in the uncrowded, clean, modern pediatric ward were outstanding as well. No FSA whatsoever in that place. I grew up in The Bronx and there was no way I was going to have my little girl experience what I did whenever I went to a hospital as a kid. |
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We had our little girl's out at age 6. Her pediatrician had said "those are the biggest I've ever seen" prior to having it done, so it was a no brainer. We had it done in Greenwich Hospital in Ct. Fucking place was like a resort, complete with grand piano in the atrium style lobby. We actually had a wonderful experience, all things considered. The nurses in the uncrowded, clean, modern pediatric ward were outstanding as well. No FSA whatsoever in that place. I grew up in The Bronx and there was no way I was going to have my little girl experience what I did whenever I went to a hospital as a kid. We are at Cooks Children's in Plano. Nice place. They have play areas and movies for the kids. Everyone seems pretty friendly. Definitely not the old school hospitals of my youth. |
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I had mine removed at 24. Best thing that ever happened. I was getting tonsillitis/strep/ear infections routinely. Toward the end, ever month or so. I finally doctor-shopped until I found an ENT doc that would take them out. It was a little rough at my age (was supposed to be outpatient and they kept me overnight) and recovery took a bit longer, but sans tonsils, I never got sick again. I haven't had a sore throat or earache since 24; most I get is a scratchy throat when I get sinusitis/head cold in the winter. Now, if I could find a remedy for my sinuses during the winter months, I would never be sick period. I hope everything goes well for her and wish her a speedy recovery and lots of freeze pops :) I got mine out at 23. My experiances the same as yours. |
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Had mine removed 3 years ago at age 32. I sing quite a bit and kept having vocal issues do to sinus problems stemming from pitting in my tonsils. I've been slightly sick 1 time since then.
My daughter had hers removed around age 3. Her tonsils would actually touch across the back of her throat when she was sick. Doctor said they were the largest ones he'd ever removed from a child her age. There's a video of her on YouTube singing the ABC's before and after if I can find it. The before sounds like she's singing with cotton balls stuffed in her mouth. Completely changed her voice. |
| 31 when I had mine out and it was the greatest decision I have made. I haven't been sick since 2yrs ago. Doctor was fantastic and said mine were the largest he's seen. Recovery was tough at this age but manageable. Main thing I would say is, even if not in pain, take the medication as prescribed, because once it starts hurting it will take awhile fore the pain relief to come. I tried to go without and that made everything worse. Once I got that lined out I was g2g. |
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I wish I would have had them removed. I get strep every other year or so but at 40 it is kind of a risky procedure. Plus my wife is a nurse and has seen a few people have serious complications including death. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I had mine removed at 43 along with repairing a deviated septum. I was having severe apneas. If I had to do it again, I probably would. It was not a pleasant experience. I have slept soundly with only light snoring since (about 8 years ago). EDIT: I also had my soft palate modified at the same time. I wish I had not had this done. It has caused me problems ever since. I lost some sense of touch in that area and it feels strange. |
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I think I was around 5 or 6. I just remember waking up with a sore throat and getting to eat a lot of ice cream. Then there was the nurse who took my virginity while I slept.  Wait, what? During the same hospital stay or later in life? Or do you mean she took your temp? I'm so confused. Was it a male nurse? |
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Wife had them done at 26, or so. She had a rough week of recovery, but is really glad she did it. Her experiences mirror many of the other posters here.
My youngest son had tonsils and tubes done at 3. The Dr was concerned that he may have lymphoma, so he told us they needed to do a biopsy asap. We only had a day to prepare and I was an emotional wreck. Turned out to be a simple infection and he recovered in two or three days. |
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I had both of my son's removed, my oldest boy was 4 and he had tubes in his ears and his adnoids removed at the same time. He went from constantly having ear infections to not seeing a doctor again for 12 years. My youngest got tonsilitis routinely (1-2 times a year) when he was 8 the doctor said they needed to come out. He hasn't had tonsilitis since (he's 15 now.) It was hard on both of my boys. I really recommend those lollipops with lanocane in them. Boys are wussies though so maybe your daughter will sail right through. Both of my boys had to go in for IV drips due to dehydration. I'll pray for a quick recovery for your daughter! |
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Had mine out when I was 6 due to recurrent strep throat. Haven't had strep once in the 23 years since then. I did have to stay in the hospital a couple days due to complications from the surgery, but nothing major. I burned out the motor in the hospital bed playing with the controls, though! Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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I had mine removed at 24. Best thing that ever happened. I was getting tonsillitis/strep/ear infections routinely. Toward the end, ever month or so. I finally doctor-shopped until I found an ENT doc that would take them out. It was a little rough at my age (was supposed to be outpatient and they kept me overnight) and recovery took a bit longer, but sans tonsils, I never got sick again. I haven't had a sore throat or earache since 24; most I get is a scratchy throat when I get sinusitis/head cold in the winter. Now, if I could find a remedy for my sinuses during the winter months, I would never be sick period. I hope everything goes well for her and wish her a speedy recovery and lots of freeze pops :) I was 24 getting mine out. I had very similar circumstances and experience up until I got dehydrated and caught a nasty infection post-op. I started gagging and throwing big nasty blood clots up out of my mouth and had a bad bleed from it. I kicked on my neighbor's door in the barracks to get a ride to the Landstuhl ER, and he said I smelled like rotten meat when I would gag that crap out into my catch bowl. Back in the hospital for a few more days getting fluids topped off and antibiotics in me to beat back the infection. I had my wisdom teeth out at the same time as the tonsils. I never noticed any pain from my wisdom teeth because my throat hurt so bad. The tonsil tissue was biopsied as a precaution and came back negative. The tonsils were mostly scar tissue and not functioning by the time they came out according to the ENT doc. When I wasn't sick with them, they were almost touching in the back of my throat. When I did get sick with them, they would swell up, get inflamed, and have big white streaks of pus on them, and I would be useless for a week or more. I'm glad I don't get sick from them anymore, but I would have to think long and hard about whether I'd go that route again. |
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Had 'em yanked when I was in first grade, alongside my adenoids.
I don't miss 'em. According to my mom, the pediatrician said my tonsils were almost the size of golf balls. Don't see how that's possible, but what do I know? I had strep multiple times per year before the procedure, haven't had it since. |
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I had my tonsils, adenoids and rhinoplasty done when I was in my early 20's can't remember when exactly. It sucked for about a week after, as I couldn't really swallow anything. Then when I could it was mainly scrambled eggs or similar things. After healing up though the difference was awesome. I slept breathing through my nose for the first time in years. Mine were cut out and not burned like most at the time. So I didn't have to deal with the horrible breath that comes from the burning. |
| My tonsils have always been huge but never caused an issue. Growing up my doctor thought they would eventually have to come out, but so far so good. Every time I go to a new doctor they look in my mouth and do a double take. I have to let them know right off the bat, that they've always been like that and don't cause me problems. Just lucky I guess. |
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I had mine taken out at 2 years ago, I was 26 at the time. It was the most miserable experience of my life. To put that in perspective I had to have an emergency spleenectomy after a snowboarding accident and was in the hospital for 2 weeks.....the tonsillectomy was worse. I could not eat anything for a week except jello, lost about 20lbs, and could not sleep or talk for days. My E.N.T. said it becomes more painful and recovery takes longer the older you get but I had no idea it would be as bad as it was. The whole "eat all the ice cream you want thing" is BS, it creates too much mucus and makes it even worse. The worst of all and my Dr warned me ahead of time is I may lose my sense of taste after surgery. What I didn't expect is that my taste was gone for almost 6 MONTHS. That was borderline depressing.
With that being said I was getting tonsillitis almost monthly and now I breath much better during the day and especially when I sleep. Was it worth it? I guess so, but was still brutal. |
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My tonsils were enormous and caused me nothing but trouble. I had mine removed when I was around 24 or so. I'm not going to lie and say it was trivial. It was pretty awful for the first week (two week recovery) and was the worst I've ever felt for a week in my life. You're just in pain and uncomfortable ALL the time in a very sensitive and complicated area that you need to use to eat, talk, breathe, etc. Sleeping was awful. I think it was only comfortable to sleep on my stomach. Sleeping on my back hurt like hell due to gravity pulling on the tissue in my throat. I drooled terribly and had to wake up in the night to wipe the drool off my face and pillow. Then my wound opened up 4 days after surgery and blood was pouring out of my throat at midnight. I thought I had to go to the hospital but it stopped. When the doc finally prescribed a steroid it seemed to help more than the liquid percocet and vicodin.
Despite all of that I'd do it again. I don't have anymore throat issues at all and sleep better. |
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How's your granddaughter doing? This morning she was cranky, didn't want to eat or drink anything. Not even Popsicles or ice. This evening she is feeling a lot better. She ate some food and is drinking pedalyte and munching on ice. She is also much more active. Thank you for asking. EDIT. I think it was the pain killers messing with her. She did sleep a lot better last night. |