Tonsillectomy - post operative complications

I had a tonsillectomy in October 2007. I realized after about 2 weeks, when the pain finaly started to subside that it felt like my tongue was somehow being tethered to the back and along the sides of my mouth. It got progressively worse over about 5 weeks, to the point where my words were beginning to slur, I was choking even on water, and the pain in the middle of my tongue was increasing. I went back to the surgeon who did the operation, who told me that the scar tissue had gone into overtime so to speak, and didnt stop forming, and was indeed adhering the sides of my tongue to the sides of my mouth, in effect starting to pull on my tongue from the center. While his (older) partner recommended leaving it alone and seeing what it looked like in 6 months, as a psychologist, I make my living being able to talk correctly, so the first surgeon did another surgery and removed all the scar tissue and cauturized the area so that the scar tissue would not grow back. After about two weeks of healing, I finally felt like I had my life back. If your ENT surgeon won't remove the excess scar tissue, find a 2nd option and one who will....

I hope this thread is still active, because I stumbled upon it while searching for information on tonsillectomy scar tissue.

I had a tonsillectomy/uvulectomy in 07, and then late last year I discovered a mass in my lymph node on the right side of my neck. Also, since the surgery, I have had difficulty swallowing/eating foods that are juicy, because the juice runs right down my throat due to the missing uvula, there's nothing there to help guide it down or slow it down before I can swallow. It's been miserable trying to just chew gum, I choke perhaps once or twice a day.

After discovering the mass, I went through biopsies and they told me I had extensive scar tissue - I immediately figured it was from the tonsillectomy, but they decided it was non hodgkins lymphoma - but I have my doubts. They did a fine needle biopsy on the mass, and I think a tissue biopsy from inside, but my blood tests were fine and so was my bone marrow test. I feel fine but refused chemo for the lymphoma and begin a dietary regimen to combat what they said was cancer.

I'm still confused over my bloodwork being fine if I'm supposed to have cancer. I think the mass may be because of the tonsillectomy.

Has anyone seen this before, scar tissue forming, causing a mass in the lymph node and being dx as cancer wrongly?

Could those of u who've had ops to remove scar tissue please provide names and location of surgeon. This info would be greatly appreciated

I had a tonsillectomy a little over a month ago. The scarring is different on each side. On the right side I seem to have a flap or a fold that makes me feel like I have something caught in my throat. I am also concerned that the flap/fold could harbor bacteria. My M.D. has given me the run around - said there is nothing wrong but it could be removed in the future? I fear he made an error. Has anyone exprerienced this? I appreciate any help or suggestions!

My daughter 11 and had her tonsils/adnoids out 7/31. I remember the first thing she said to me out of surgery was "Wow, I can breathe" She did fantastic. However, 10 days after surgery she was hospitalized for bleeding and ready to have a blood transfusion. (Luckily the bleeding stopped.) She has never had a bloody nose or a dry cough, nor does she have allergies or asthma. Since the surgery she has had chronic bloody noses, a persistent dry cough which cough medications do not work, and lost two octaves in her singing. The ENT finally cauterized her nose last week, but said her cough and voice is not surgery related and there is nothing he can do for us.

She did gain a little voice back after the cauterization, but no where near her level before. As of today, she was put on asthmas and allergy medication, and to continue the cough medicines. I honestly feel something happened during the intubation that irritated her vocals BUT I hope that it is allergies - and maybe the adnoids were blocking the allergents from getting down further and now allergy symptoms are the cause of it.

I was told her singing would get better since the adnoids are restricting the airways. We had no idea and were totally not expecting this.

To te guest who has flap/fold scaring. I had tonsillectomy 2 years ago. On one side, the scar formed a band that rest on my tongue all the time making me want to gag. 2 month ago, I went throght a surgery to remove the scar band. It does not seems to work this time either. It formed the flap/fold scar like you described. It still makes me gag. I also concerns about the bacteria may habor there. I did not go back to the surgeon as I don't think they can do anything better. I just gagle with salt water after each meal.