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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 and marijuana? Are there side effects?

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Due to not being able to sleep at night i consume marijuana... can i continue to consume it after a week of my tonsillectomy?

by User avatar meli_23121009

Tonsillectomy. Scabs and food i should eat

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Hi guys, I am 16 and on my 8th day of recovery, my god this is terrible!  I want to kill myself!!! I cant eat, ANYTHING, i cant drink water!! I am serious, no painkiller is helping and it is killing me , the top of the scabs fell off but there is a lot more left right at that hanging thing in my...

by User avatar Guest

32 years old and scared, getting tonsils out monday!!!

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I am going for surgery this monday, and I am so scared!  I have read the stories and almost all of them are horrible!  Could someone please give me some tips on things to do to recover better.  I have three children and gotta get well quick!  I got a heating pad for my ears,  got all soft food,...

by User avatar Guest

Tonsil Removal - Day 9 (Good Experience)

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Hello all! I thought I've just give experience as it seems that it wasn't as bad as everyone elses here! I'm 32 and from the UK so it was a fairly different experience to most here. I've has tonsilitis several times and have those nasty tonsil stones so I decided to have them lopped out. The...

by User avatar mightymichymac

What is the minimum age before a tonsillectomy is administered?

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My son is scheduled for a tonsillectomy operation next week. This had been highly advised by his pediatrician due to recurring chronic tonsillitis since he was one year old. For our peace of mind we just want to know if will this be safe for his age or shall we wait till he gets a little older? What...

by User avatar MOMMY JANE234706

What is the minimum age before a tonsillectomy can be administered?

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I have a 6 yr old son and he's scheduled for tosillectomy next week as highly recommended by his pediatrician due to recurring acute tonsillitis since he was 1 year old. Just for our peace of mind, is this opertion safe for his age or should we wait till he gets a little bit older? What is the...

by User avatar Jane

tonsils should have stayed put

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My advice: when I was younger, doctors told my parents I should have my tonsils out all the time.  For some reason or another, it never happened.  Then the doctors stopped saying it but each new doctor would say that I had "the biggest" tonsils they'd ever seen.  So, whenever I got a common cold,...

by User avatar dani oww

Tonsillectomy Removal

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Hello everyone !!!just wanted to put everyones Tonsilectomy worries to rest. Before i had mine taken out at the back end of last week i read some of the posts on this website and my mates at work also told emailed me some horror stories in the hope to wind me up and to a degree it worked. Now...

by User avatar Scott37233432

Tonsillectomy post day 11 Hurray!

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I had this surgery because there was a suspicious lump off my right tonsil.  Right tonsil ached for 3 years, and tonsil stones.   I went to see the ent and we were just going to watch it, went back in 6 weeks later and it was slightly bigger.  CT scan normal.Day one was great.  I was in recovery...

by User avatar Lillyvan777

Tonsillectomy at 23

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I am a 23 (almost 24) year-old female with a history of chronic strep throat, tonsillitis, and obstructive sleep apnea. My tonsils have always been huge and I had my adenoids removed at a young age (2 or 3) because of snoring. I had my tonsils removed with coblation just a week ago, and so far I am...

by User avatar platypus_07232343