I'm a 17 and I had my tonsils taken out on 9/17/08. I have to say that the first two recovery days were hell for me. I've had a few incidences with bleeding but its gone away quickly thank god. I'm on day 6 of my recovery and I almost feel gusty enough to try to lessen up on the painkillers. My only major concern is that I have not been able to open my mouth completely and I'm not sure if its due to swelling or what and I haven't read anything that touches upon this subject so if someone could please enlighten me I would be very grateful