hi ppl I had my tonsils removed 4 weeks ago and let me tell you something it was the worst experience ever, i was so not expecting the recovery to go the way it did (so Horrible). I mean the doctors verbally prepare you and warn you, at this age it's not going to be easy and i was back in the emergency room the next day feeling like i couldn't breathe morphine & codine became my best friends for the first week and a half. Even 4 weeks later I am still healing good thing I never have to go through that again.