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Tonsil & Adenoid Problems

Tonsils and adenoids catch incoming germs which cause infections. Discuss topics like tonsillitis, quinsy, tonsil stones (tonsilloliths), dysphagia, halitosis, obstructive sleep apnea, tonsillectomy, adenoiditis), and adenoidectomy on this forum.

Adenotonsillectomy - worst. recovery. ever!

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I'm sixteen years old and had my adenotonsillectomy on Wednesday, 9th October. It is Monday, 14th October. So I am on my sixth day recovery... I think. And I am in the worst pain imaginable. Up until I had the surgery, I always thought of myself as a person who could handle a lot of pain... but now...

by User avatar moonsand0wls

Smoking shisha while having tonsillitis?

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So I have had tonsillitis for about 5 days now, and I am on antibiotics and it's slowly getting better. I am not much of a smoker, never had a cig or cannabis in my life, and only do shisha or hookah, as some call it. And even that only about once every two months. But I have been craving it really...

by User avatar Guest

Tossils removal-only thing I can seem to taste enough to eat is puddling, jello and some ice cream

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I had my fossils out on Aug 22, 2012 and ever since the only thing I can seem to taste enough to eat is puddling, jello and some ice cream. I have even a hard time making food for my family bc I can taste it to see if it is seasoned right or not. I still have a sore throat everyday. But I really...

by User avatar rach

Need sinus surgery and tonsils out-I'm 34 and terrified

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 I'm 34 and have suffered from tonsilitis and strep throat and chronic sinusitis for 4-5 years now and have been on antibiotics at least every 3-4 months for 4-5 and it's getting worse to where I need pain meds now. I was on antibiotics during the middle of May, first of July and first of Aug. and...

by User avatar Sophie79

Tonsils are infected

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My Tonsil on the right side is swollen and has a couple white puss pockets it looks like. I am sexually active. And I have givin oral to my partner. It hurts to swallow and The other day I pushed on it and puss came out one of the pockets. The puss was yellowish and not very liquidy. I have alot of...

by User avatar Anon

Don't listen to the scaremongers - tonsillectomy recovery

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Hi i thought I'd post a quick note about my recovery from my tonsilectomy   In the few days following my operation I checked online to see if what I was experiencing was normal and how it would change over the next few days. It was a BIG mistake. I had people telling me that I would never get my...

by User avatar Daisy16

tonsillectomy at 23..is the second week worse??

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I am 23 and it has officially been a full week since i got my tonsils taken out. Honestly, it has been a rough week. For any of those who might know, is the second week worse or a little better. I have had no complications, but i am getting mixed feedback about how the second week recovery is....

by User avatar Guest

Food stopping near tonsils/trachea and strange sensations!

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Please take this 100% seriously unlike UMC quickcare or anyone else for that matter. I get the strangest sensations at the bottom of my tongue, around my tonsils, even halfway down my esophagus. When I'm finished masticating my food properly, I swallow. My fully chewed food stops right around the...

by User avatar Matteo

23 Year Old Female Tonsillectomy Recovery

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Hello everyone -- My name is Alexandra and I had my tonsils removed May 29 2013. I have suffered with Strep A & B at least three times a year since I was about 9 and in February of this year I had a horrible fever and body aches that sent me to the emergency room I was tested for everything but...

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Tonsillectomy Recovery Motivation!!

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Hey guys. For those of you who are thinking of getting this done or who have already gotten it done and wondering whether you made the right decision.... The answer is YES!!! It is completely worth doing it!! The pain will be worth whatever problem you had in the end. There is light at the end of...

by User avatar Guest