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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.

Tonsillectomy sucks and is pure misery

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I don't care if they help you out or not.. getting a tonsillectomy' is pure misery!! I am sooooo hungry for real food. . but I can't have it for the fear of bleeding. This is post op day 8.. and I feel like Im getting better more and more each day, but Im still awaiting any bleeding. Do all people...

by User avatar Guest

Scabs, bleeding, cautery, pain, vicodin, nauseau, you get th

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Yesterday was day 6 after my tonsillectomy. I had tons of nauseau the day before so I was spitting all my saliva in order to appease my stomach. Big mistake. Apparently, this dried out my throat, causing my scab to dry out and come off prematurely on part of the left side. I was only bleeding a...

by User avatar jay morgan63154

Post Tonsillectomy, allergic to pain meds!!

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I had my surgery last thursday, and when I got into recovery my blood pressure skyrocketed... so they took me to ER and waited for it to go down.. they say I had a bad reaction to the anesthesia. Fast forward to Sunday (day4) it's about 8 pm and I took my last prescribed hydrocodone. I'm still in...

by User avatar JesseNHall62758

Lumpy painful left tonsil makes breathing and swallowing difficult

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Hi everyone, I know a lot of people have covered this topic, and have had similar experiences, but I thought I'd ask if anyone can help anyway. I've had a lumpy left tonsil for just under a year now, and it's continuing to get worse. I have had to take many days off work and college for this, as...

by User avatar dezza63039

Tonsillectomy recovery experience

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I thought I would track my tonsillectomy recovery since I know that the information on here has been helpful in preparing me. I had my tonsils removed today. So far, it isn't miserable and I am trying to remain positive. I have had water, gatorade, otter pops and some broth. I have been putting...

by User avatar Guest

I have serious mouth issues, My tonsils are red and have dee

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Just recently i have discovered a large number of blisters/cysts in my mouth and on my tonsils. They do not cause pain, by my breath is bad. I'm only 19 and have no smoking or drinking history. I'm really worried that this is cancer or something serious. I have a history of strep throat, but...

by User avatar Guest

Over 50 Tonsillectomy

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Hello everybody... I turned 50 this past September, and November 26th I was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma. The cancer was located in a lymph node in the right side of my throat, but in this situation the lymph node is secondary cancer and they still need to find the "primary"...

by User avatar mr-eman58735

tonsils out at age 39

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I thank everyone who has posted their experiences on adults who've gone through tonsillectomy. The information I've been reading helps me understand that I am not alone in this recovery process. I had my tonsils removed on the day after Christmas (just 4 days ago), I am 39 years old. I have...

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Male 21 years old, Tonsillectomy Day Four

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Hi everyone, I had been reading the posts on this site religiously before going in for my tonsillectomy four days ago, and I'm rather glad I did. While some of the horror stories DID frighten the heck out of me, I was usually able to see what those people had done and avoid doing it. During my...

by User avatar makspeed

tonsillectomy recovery

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I read your website re recovery from tonsilitus. it was so very helpful. I am a 46 year old male from the uk. I had coblation tonsilectomy 3 weeks ago. whilst it was very easy to eat almost imediately, I could not drink for 2 weeks! I went to the web to find others who had had it done, once i read...

by User avatar xcrixus