its day 11 of my 3yr olds t&a. shes been on a mash liquid diet. she has had toast and sandwhiches. she is missing her chicken nuggets though. can she have themyet?
My daughter (21yrs) had her tonsils out on 9/10. Tried to give her pasta last night, mashed it up for her, did not work well. I have been giving her soft scrambled eggs. 1 at a time, she usually eats about half of it. It is such a roller coaster right now. We tried mashed potatoes, thin grits. Most of these things that they do suggest are not as easy to swallow as they think. I have been freezing Gatorade in small ice cubes and then chopping them up in the blender. I have also gotton her to dring some of the berry Ensure. Even apple juice burns her throat. Good luck and may God give you the patients & understanding of his pain. I know I need it as well.
Hey I had my tonsillectomy yesterday- I'm 27 and a mommy of two little girls. There seems to be a big discrepency between what doctors say for the most part between the UK and US. I did a lot of reading and UK drs advise slightly scratchy food and a return to the normal diet ASAP. Many drs in the US say NO WAY only do soft mushy things. I live in the US and my doctor prescribes to the UK approach. I was offered soda and crackers when I woke up from short term anesthesia (I declined both because carbonation sounded awful and I have food allergies) but did pick up some soda water and chips that I could eat on the way home. It is actually easier to eat soda water and slightly crunchy foods than mashed food for me. The softer the food is, the more it gets caught in the pockets where my tonsils used to be. However, I seem to be having a better time recovering than many of my peers. I drink a ton and have a warm mist vaporizer by my bed. I have had chronic tonsilitis every 6 weeks or so for the past nearly 10 years. Already my throat feels more open (even with the swelling and coughing up bits of tissue) and I feel better. Yes my throat hurts but it's not any worse than the tonsilitis I've been experiencing. One very positive thing I noticed immediately after surgery was that I could hear better. I've had a post nasal drip for years and it sort of gets stuck by swollen tonsils, dries out and blocks my ear passage. Within an hour of coming home, I spat out some old gunkie mucus blocks and now I have less pain/pressure in my ears.My advice, drink a ton- especially green or white tea with cinnamon and honey. Every time you swallow, it will sting a little less- whether you are drinking water, chewing ice or drinking juice. The tea, cinnamon and honey will soothe and are naturally anti-inflammatory. I usually do 1-2 Tbs honey with 1 tsp cinnamon for an 8 oz mug of tea. If you can, alternate between the Rx and ibuprofen (ask your dr first since motrin has been known to thin the blood a bit). Try drinking lightly carbonated drinks (I like club soda because it cleans out my mouth/throat without leaving sugary gunk behind) and try a few well chewed crackers or chips (sun chips have worked the best for me- less bready and can be well chewed without being too sharp- unlike potato chips). Jello is soothing but pudding (particularly rice or tapioca) seems to get stuck and build up on my throat. Gargling a little sea salt in water a couple times a day also helps. No one wants to get an infected site because of food buildup.
i havent long got mine out heres a list of what i like to eat
eggs(all kinds of ways)
soup
overcooked pasta/rice/veggies
baby food fruit pots
frozen grapes
ice poles
mash
spagetti hoops
the fat pancakes
slushies
homemade smoothies
piladelphia cheese stuff
soft breadgum
yoghurt
ice cream
hoped that helped
My son had his tonsils and adenoids out yesterday and we were told only soft foods for 10 days because eating crunchy, rough foods can cause the scabs to come off and you could start bleeding, especially in the 2nd week. Not sure who your Dr. is that told you to eat normal but they are totally wrong! I sure hope you didn't follow your Drs. advice.
It's normal outside the US to eat your standard diet. It actually keeps the scabs from forming too thickly (because when those do come off, they bleed heavily). I ate normally and only bled one day- around day 9 or 10- but it was a small bleed and reclotted quickly (within an hour or so). It also made me feel better because I was able to get more nutrition in which allowed me to sleep better and heal faster.
I'm sorry you feel that way. But the US is the ONLY nation to prescribe to a soft foods only diet. And not all US doctors believe it is the best way to go. The scabs will come off anyway. By eating normal foods, the scabs don't become as thick, so that when they do come off, you are less likely to have a bleed that needs to be cauterized in the ER. Your body also heals better when you can eat real foods. You have less nausea and weakness and are way less likely to be re hospitalized.
It's going to hurt whichever method you take. It's just a nasty surgery.
You are lucky you didn't dislodge the scab bed and hemorrhage!!! Don't tell other people what to do when you are not qualified to do so. Unless you are and ENT surgeon or a recovery room nurse, mind your own business. ALmost ALL of the previous comments have been spot on. Cold is better, begin with liquids, and when you feel like you want to try something more, you can advance to a soft diet (ie mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, soups, anything soft) but it has to be cooled down to at least room temperature. Hot foods will increase your change of bleeding, hemorrhaging, or even dying. There was a young girl not too many months ago that died from her bleeding, you may remember it, she was all over the news because her mom refused to accept her death. Again you were LUCKY you didn't harm yourself. SOFT BLAND and COOL!
I am in the UK and have also had the strict instruction to eat normally after my tonsillectomy. I was not allowed to be discharged from the hospital until I was able to eat half a sandwich. The advice I have been given is 'eat little and often