Anyone on NT gotten their tonsils taken out??

[dendanskesimon]

Originally Posted by bstarrian

I had mine taken out November 2008. The pain depends on the person, and the way the procedure goes. depends on the person. Mine went okay lol. I didn't hesitate to get mine taken out becuz miiiine were huge! plus they kept coming back and they were big for 2 weeks. (My mom and grandpa had theres taken out too)

Sooo... after the procedure, I had complications waking up from the anesthetic, I was just chillin lol. But umm.. it feels like a really scratchy throat, but it's not THAT bad. My throat didn't bother me as much as my dizzines/headache. I saw the doctors face when walking over to my mom, it was as if something was wrong. She said that he said, "They really had to dig deep, they were bigger then they though; and that this tonsillectomy was a good thingg to do, despite the complication we've had, he's going to be fine"

Soo I stayed at the hosp. for a bit longer to make sure most of the anestetic was out of me. I got released at 5pm, proceudre was at 7-8am.

That same night, I has jello, and popscicles, you might think you'll get tired of eating cold stuff, but you wont becuz it feels good.

Next thing I know, I was jammin out to benny & the jets on my laptop, and I tasted salt in my mouth. Looked in the mirror and I was bleeding like craaaazy. I have a pic, but will only show it upon request. I filled up pretty much a half gallon bucket.

They had my suck on ice chips and leave ice on the back of my throat for an hour until the bleeding pretty much stopped.

It did, and the docs wanted me the stay overnight just in case I bleed again. I've never stayed at a hosp. but it was pretty cool just watching CNN and Obama on TV just chillin. well and 4am, I tasted salt again, and bled again,...and same thing... ice chips. The bleeding stopped, and the docs wanted me to stay some more, all the way to the next day, and possibly leave at 1pm, at the latest.

The next day, was the worst day. I started bleeding at around 11am. This time, the bleeding was similar to a water focet at times. (This is where I was %!@, and took a pic of itwith my phone when the doctors stepped out) lmao.

I couldn't swallow; it was scratchy, plus the blood was thick.

Soooo the dotors decided to do a live cauterization on me. They couldn't be put to sleep because of the blood, I could choke. So basically, they gave me needle shots of some yellow stuff that tasted like a mix of lard & smoke, in my tonsils (for numbing?) Though it didn't work...lol); four times on each side. My right side was okay so they said that they'll just cauterize the left side.

No matter how much you're okay with needles, you will cry. I had blood clots and they had to poke them and put medecine in them. Then they did the actual cauterization, they like burned the tonsils til they got all the "flesh" I guess, you know the "tonsils".

Finally, they finished. They kept an upbeat kind of comic attitude through the whole thing, which made me wanna say, "yooo %!@!", but I understand that's what they have to do to keep their hard-working selves sane.
Well I stayed at the hosp. for 4 or 5 more days, so I was gone a week. I was ready to get outta there like crazy on the 3rd day.

I left out of there, around 7 days before Thanksgiving; and read that my diet should gradually switch over to normal food. I ate yams, stuffing, and potatoe salad. Just chewing everything all the way is the way to go.


I'm just explaining my experience. Just in case, yo have complications; but you should be okay. Overall, tonsillectomies are simple procedures.

let me get those pics, im curious!

I havent gotten this done, but I kinda wanna just to see if i can go without speaking, singing, rapping, laughing, etc. for a week

 

[rickfoxjr]

i havent but

ive taken a few tonsils in my days

 

[carolinatarheels4040]

Originally Posted by bstarrian

I had mine taken out November 2008. The pain depends on the person, and the way the procedure goes. depends on the person. Mine went okay lol. I didn't hesitate to get mine taken out becuz miiiine were huge! plus they kept coming back and they were big for 2 weeks. (My mom and grandpa had theres taken out too)

Sooo... after the procedure, I had complications waking up from the anesthetic, I was just chillin lol. But umm.. it feels like a really scratchy throat, but it's not THAT bad. My throat didn't bother me as much as my dizzines/headache. I saw the doctors face when walking over to my mom, it was as if something was wrong. She said that he said, "They really had to dig deep, they were bigger then they though; and that this tonsillectomy was a good thingg to do, despite the complication we've had, he's going to be fine"

Soo I stayed at the hosp. for a bit longer to make sure most of the anestetic was out of me. I got released at 5pm, proceudre was at 7-8am.

That same night, I has jello, and popscicles, you might think you'll get tired of eating cold stuff, but you wont becuz it feels good.

Next thing I know, I was jammin out to benny & the jets on my laptop, and I tasted salt in my mouth. Looked in the mirror and I was bleeding like craaaazy. I have a pic, but will only show it upon request. I filled up pretty much a half gallon bucket.

They had my suck on ice chips and leave ice on the back of my throat for an hour until the bleeding pretty much stopped.

It did, and the docs wanted me the stay overnight just in case I bleed again. I've never stayed at a hosp. but it was pretty cool just watching CNN and Obama on TV just chillin. well and 4am, I tasted salt again, and bled again,...and same thing... ice chips. The bleeding stopped, and the docs wanted me to stay some more, all the way to the next day, and possibly leave at 1pm, at the latest.

The next day, was the worst day. I started bleeding at around 11am. This time, the bleeding was similar to a water focet at times. (This is where I was %!@, and took a pic of itwith my phone when the doctors stepped out) lmao.

I couldn't swallow; it was scratchy, plus the blood was thick.

Soooo the dotors decided to do a live cauterization on me. They couldn't be put to sleep because of the blood, I could choke. So basically, they gave me needle shots of some yellow stuff that tasted like a mix of lard & smoke, in my tonsils (for numbing?) Though it didn't work...lol); four times on each side. My right side was okay so they said that they'll just cauterize the left side.

No matter how much you're okay with needles, you will cry. I had blood clots and they had to poke them and put medecine in them. Then they did the actual cauterization, they like burned the tonsils til they got all the "flesh" I guess, you know the "tonsils".

Finally, they finished. They kept an upbeat kind of comic attitude through the whole thing, which made me wanna say, "yooo %!@!", but I understand that's what they have to do to keep their hard-working selves sane.
Well I stayed at the hosp. for 4 or 5 more days, so I was gone a week. I was ready to get outta there like crazy on the 3rd day.

I left out of there, around 7 days before Thanksgiving; and read that my diet should gradually switch over to normal food. I ate yams, stuffing, and potatoe salad. Just chewing everything all the way is the way to go.


I'm just explaining my experience. Just in case, yo have complications; but you should be okay. Overall, tonsillectomies are simple procedures.

That was exactly what I was afraid of when I had mine done, had my friends telling me horror stories and all that. That had to absolutely suck.

 

[mastamind89]

I got mine taken out when I was 3 years old, from what I remember it wasn't that bad

 

[kevl7]

interestingly my tonsils were infected so i went to the ER and they just drained it for me. it swelled up pretty bad couldn't eat or talk. glad they didnthave to take them out though

 

[snakeyes17]

damn for some reason i read this thread thinking it was about wisdom teeth, haha glad its not though, got me worried for a second

 

[arrjae]

i already got my tonsils taken out,
but it was like 7-8 years ago...
sorry i dont recall anything bad...
i think they put me sleep, and i woke up eating lots of popsicles still in the bed...
i think....

 

[paulbaekr]

Originally Posted by AbominalSnowman

I havn't taken mine out but I sure wouldn't mind, I hate sore throats. On a side note has anyone ever gotten these little white balls in their tonsils, they're called tonsilliliths or something and they smell horrible!

If you smoke alot of weed, you can get tonsoliths.