re: Getting tonsils taken out as an adult

I’d do it again and twice on Sunday given my improvements in dealing with infections and improved breathing.

Doesn’t make it any less a miserable experience to go through.

I was 16 and it was rough. You can’t eat shite. All I wanted was a piece of Popeyes chicken for 3 weeks.

Make sure you get liquid hydrocodone

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You’ll probably be on a lot of chicken broth and rice or other “BRAT” foods for a while.

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I couldn’t “eat” any soup or broth because of the pain. I was able to eat a couple of fried eggs the night of the surgery because I was still medicated heavily, but that was the last actual food I was able to eat for at least 9 or 10 days. I was crazy painful to swallow.

I had the UPPP plus a deviated septum repaired, so I had my nostrils packed. Even removed some of my soft palate (severe sleep apnea). It was a miserable two weeks. I literally survived for almost two weeks on nothing but a couple of small glasses of Gatorade a day. And even just drinking liquids was painful as frick. I remember watching TV all drugged up and every time a food commercial would come on, I’d have to change the channel to not torture myself. By day 7 or 8 without food, I would have sucked a midget’s dick for a Whopper with cheese.

On the bright side, you’ll lose 10-15 lbs minimum and no more strep throat.

I had the whole thing AMA
I ended up having surgery Dec 28th 2021

47 years old

1. Resection of soft palate and uvula
2. Remove tonsils
3. Straighten septum
4. Resect turbinates

The worst pain I’ve ever been through in my life

Did it in late December of 2019. Got to watch future world events unfold in Wuhan from my couch. It kinda sucked, but wasn’t terrible. Had one bleeding episode early on and took it more slowly after that. Didn’t have another issue. Just follow your discharge directions and don’t exert yourself during healing.

Only do it if it’s absolutely necessary. I used to get sick 4 to 5 times a year due to my tonsillitis so I had no other option.

The worst pain I’ve ever been in. Worth it though. I’m hardly ever sick aside from flu every now and then and it’s been 7 years since surgery. I lost 15 pounds. I’m not a big guy so that was significant.

PS you’re going to think you are in the clear after about day 5. Then the scabs comes off. That’s where you learn a lot about yourself lol