Tonsils out?

My son has his tonsils and adnoids removed about 2 weeks after his 5th b'day. The operation was in the royal children hospital in Melbourne. We went there at 7am he was checked by the nurse (weight, hight, pulse that sort of thing) then we talked to his surgen and anastetic guy. we were lucky as he was in the first group so we didnt have to wait much. we took him to the theatre my husband went in with him (as I was crying to much and didnt want to upset him) once he was asleep (it took like 30 sec) my husband came out and we went to wait in the parents room. once he was out of the theatre they called us in (he wasnt awake as such) and we were allowed to comfort him and in about 20 min when he was more awake we went to the room. He was allowed to eat everything (but not spicy or salty only because it would burn on his open wound) He could go home the same day if all is ok I chose to stay. I cant remember the meds they gave us to take but they were good. He wont be allowed to have nurofen but when my son took the other thing his pain was greatly reduced. and at about 8th day after the surgery he would have lots of pain for a day or so and after that he would have a great life. Trust me if I knew how much my sons life would change I would have had them removed as soon as he was born :).

My daughters are older, 8 and 9, but they both had their tonsils removed a few months ago. I sat in the room with them until they were taken to the operating room. They weren't put to sleep until after they left me. Afterwards, we were at the hospital for about 4 hours. They were allowed soft foods like pudding and mashed potatoes for about a week. Lots of popsicles and ice cream. They did very well, but my youngest was pretty sick for a day or so. I'm sure it will be easier with just one child to care for. Good luck to you and your son.

My son was six when his came out, along with his adenoids. He most likely won't feel like eating after. I'd get in a supply of frozen ice pops. Don't use ice cream, it coats the throat. The hospital stay in the states is just for the day of the surgery, then they go home. My son never had tonsillitis, but his tonsils were huge. All you could see was tonsils. His uvula (that little hanging thing in your throat) was permanently bent to the side. From the time he was a newborn he snored really loud. Because of the tonsils he couldn't even taste food. I had worried because he wouldn't eat. He barely touched food and was super skinny. Once his tonsils were out, he discovered food. Ate and ate. I thought "poor kid, he's never even tasted food before!" Now he's 17 and always hungry! Everything will work out fine for your son. Just expect him to sound different when he talks at least for a while.

My son was 2y/o when he had his tonsiles removed. It was suppose to be an outpatient, but because he was so young they kept him overnight. I was with him until they took him into surgery (he walked in with the nurse (he wasn't the least upset but after he got out of sight i cried like a baby) I was in recovery when he woke up and stayed overnight with him in the hospitial. Even though he had some pain it didn't seem to bother him very much, i don't know if that was because he could have all the popsicles and ice cream he wanted or simply because he had had so many health problems before this. Either way it was definatly harder on me than it was on him. The biggest complaint he had was that when he woke up they had put a diaper on him and he had been potty trained for several months, THAT upset him, A LOT more than any pain he may have had. My advice is if your huasband can't be there take a friend because believe me you are going to need someone that can remind you that everything is going to be fine. Good luck.

I don't live in Australia but my 5 year old will be going to get her tonsils out in 2 weeks. We went through the same symptoms as you. She had tonsilitis 5 times in the last 4 months and the antibiotics just aren't working anymore. Not to mention, she has been really sick with stomach pain and throwing up. We went to see an ENT and even did a sleep clinic where we had to stay overnight to watch her sleeping habits. They found that she had a mild case of sleep apnia due to her tonsils being so large. Tomorrow we go for a program at the hospital called the Star Program where they take the kids that will be having an operation and show them the ropes. They put a gown on them and do the whole thing that will be done the day of the surgery. This prepairs the kids of what to expect. See if your hospital offers something like this for your son. Apparently I am aloud to go with her up to the door of the operating room and that's it. I am aloud in the recovery room to be there when she wakes up but here we are only aloud 1 person in there at a time. The operation is about 4 hours and it's usually an outpatient surgery so they come home that day if there was no complications. Once home, they are aloud to eat soft items. luke warm soup, mashed potatoes, popcycles, freezies, jello, pudding and things like that for about a week. They aren't supposed to do anything strenuous for about 2 weeks as the stitches inside them can open and cause bleeding. Other then that, it's a pretty common surgery and everything will go fine. Your son will start feeling better once those danged tonsils are removed. I cant wait for my daughter to be back to normal and stop being sick!

hi my 6 year old had hers out last week went in with her till they put her to sleep then was called when she was coming out so could be in recovery with her,only thing was she was in pain for 3-4 days with her throat .she ate jelly custard and sipped tap water not too cold not too hot.but going good now had 2 weeks off school