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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 Female Age 57

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Too much pain medicine in the O.R. game me two more days in the hospital. The pain is the worst ever. Bilateral earache, teeth and jaw pain, tongue pain from being clipped up during surgery (bruising), mouth tears with pain, and throat pain in the worst possible way. Like a fresh flesh burn that...

by User avatar Tonsillectomy Age 57F

Could my mother have tonsil cancer or other tonsilits complications?!

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My mother, 52yrs/5'4''/140/caucasian, had tonsilits, 3 or 4 years ago. It was solved after maybe 2 weeks or less than that (it was quite problematic, she had to receive shots for the pain then). But after that, one of the tonsils seems to have "lowered" itself, and is not very visible now when...

by User avatar Anton.S359890

Day 8 and 9

I just has my tonsils and adenoids removed on August 1st, 2017.  Today is technically day 8, but at a 11 am today (August 9th) if is day 9 post op. My scabs just came off I believe starting at 5 AM. I jumped up and slammed a shot of Oxycodone and after extreme sharp pain i fell back asleep....

by User avatar Shelly

Tonsillectomy and a lot of pain in throat and ears

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I am on day 5 after surgery and boy I am in alot of pain, my throat is feeling like I've been swollowing razor blades this past time. My ears are aching twice as bad I can't even lay on the sides because of them hurting that much due to a nerve. what doesn't help is my boyfriends mum ( I live...

by User avatar Guestt

I noticed that my left side is healing a lot slower than my right after the tonsillectomy

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23/f  I'm on day 8 of recovery I got my tonsils out Friday July 21st, the first few days were really difficult for me it still is I haven't had any food, up until today I had a little mr noodles this is my last hope I've been looking online everywhere and there are no posts about this. I...

by User avatar Guest

Tonsil Experience - I have never felt pain like it and had a very heavy bleeding

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Hello. I'm 15 years old and I had my tonsils removed 10 days ago. And all I can tell you is , I have never felt pain like it. Day 1 they kept me in overnight after surgery as I had an abnormal heart rate + blood pressure but in the morning they decided I was fine. I went home and didn't feel too bad...

by User avatar Georgia

Day 7 tonsillectomy surgery, my scabs seem like they're going to fall off and excruciating pain

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I'm almost 19 and I got my tonsils out on July 17, it's now July 23 and the pain has gotten way worse. The first day was really bad but then each day got better. But now since my scabs seem like they're going to fall off soon it is excruciating pain. I cried the first day and today, and I...

by User avatar Guest

Bye bye nasty sponges, I am 2 days post op removing my tonsils

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I'm 21, my tonsils were cryptic, large and absolutely HORRID for the last 7 months. I'm very "picky" (or moreso "pick-aty") with my body lol so I made them waaayyy worse. I looked online for the last month terrified of what I was about to put myself through once my ENT suggested removing them. Like...

by User avatar Guest

will tonsillitis infection develop again if I do drinking and smoking during my treatment?

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Right okay I've had tonsillitis it started on Sunday and it seems to have gone away today, but do I risk drinking+smoking tomorrow night as I'm going to a party will it develop again and I'm on prescribed medication for 7 days phenoxymethylpenicillin .... SO I really need someone's...

by User avatar Guest

Adult Tonsillectomy, I am on day 6 post op and can't stop crying because of the pain

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So I am 16 years of age and I have just had my tonsils and my adenoids removed, I was forced into it by my mother and whenever I backed out of the operation I was shouted at and in the end forced to proceed. So day 1 the pain was extremely mild that as soon as I got into my hospital bed I was eating...

by User avatar Jade10097