I am 42 and just had my tonsils out 5 days ago.
2 hours after the op I was eating fish with leak sauce with mash potato.
The next morning I was eating toast with butter and a nice bowl of muesli. I have been informed that you should eat normally as this will encourage healing.
I am on pain killers and anti biotics, which work wonders. I am not in much pain, except late of an evening when I go to bed.
The only thing that worries me is that I have lost all sense of taste?
I have tried a nice hot chilli dish this evening, and it is the same taste as a normal chicken dish???
Did anyone else have the same, and do you get your taste back at some point.
As for the tonsillectomy itself, i too was very scared of the anesthetic (more than the pain). They inject it into you and initially nothing happens, but the next time you open your eyes the tonsillectomy will have finished. After waking up i went through a stage of memory loss, i was asking questions to a nurse and she says to me that i had already asked those questions 3 times already. My tonsillectomy lasted over 2 hours as i also had a nose cauterization. I stayed in hospital for another 8 hours until i could go home. Having a tonsillectomy is the worst thing iv'e ever had to go through, but hopefully i will get better soon. Tonsillolith is one hell of an ass. Having a tonsillectomy gets rid of Tonsillolith.
I have also lost sense of taste.
I bled for 3 nights in a row, 1 week after the tonsillectomy. I stayed in hospital for 4 days. My tonsils now seem to be fine, i am very glad i removed them, my breath used to smell like a toilet.
I am a 34 year old male & I had my op 4 days ago, It was my first ever op so I was abit nervous but the anesthiatist was really good and I didn't feel the needle. When I came round after my op I was suprisingly in good spirits chatting with the nurse thinking to myself I felt well enough to go home. I was taken up to the ward, drifted in and out of sleep, had a sandwich and the next morning I had toast and musli. I was sent home mid morning but thats when the pain kicked in as my friend 'morphine' had left me. I was left with paracetimol, ibuprofen and codeine. I've been drinking plenty of cold warter and eaten as regular food as possible. During the day the pain seems fairly controllable but when evening and night time comes I'm not gonna lie to you the pain does get intense and includes ear, lower jaw teeth pain combined with the sore throat. The white scabs at the back of my throat is starting to dissapate but makes my breath smell. It will all be worth it in the end just wish my friend Mr Morphine was here with me o.O
Hi,
I am 39 and got Tonsils removed 3 yrs back. But I regret having undergone the surgery as it has thrown my entire health out of gear. Within few months of the surgery, I had lost some weight, had lots of grey hair and also lost much hair.
Yes, as some of you have pointed out, I have also lost all kinds of taste; to be precise, my taste buds have died and don't get much apetite. Though I am able to eat/drink cold foods, I now get Sinusitis style problem and suffer from dizziness and blurred vision. Worst case, I started getting piles if I eac spicy food / take any medication. I am scared of taking any kind of medicine. Even a single dose of paracetamol causes stomach upset. I am now unable to bear hot & cold weather - there is a kind of burning sensation in my body. You no longer get throat infections and the related fever but you suffer from all other kinds of strange problems which cannot even be narrated. You cannot do much physical exercise as it might result in breathlessness/dizziness.
My physician says everything is fine and my blood tests also confirm the same. But only I know I have lost my good health forever.
My advice to all you guys and girls thinking about undergoing Tonsillectomy - DON'T go for it. You will regret it for the rest of your life. These ENT "specialists" will always suggest for the surgery. Don't believe them.. Try to manage your throat problems with conventional medicines/antibiotics. Don't go for surgery unless there is some serious problem.
Always consult your general physician before taking the decision.
Best Wishes
Well wisher
Hi,
My son is only 4 yrs old and his still in the hosp right now because he had sleep apnea before admitted. Doc ask him to undergo tonsillectomy. We havent decide anything yet because we afraid of the long term effect for my beloved son. do you know any other alternatives beside tonsillectomy? Really appreciate any comments and suggestions...:'(