Has anyone here, or anyone you know, had this procedure done as an adult? One of my docs is referring me to an Ear, Nose and Throat person to recommend this...I've never had surgery before and I'm scurred!

it sucks apple...i aint gonna lie to ya...

but...in the end you will feel better...

you have to have been bothered by them ...or else you wouldnt be advised to take them out...

really...a few days of pain...and you feel sooo much better :HUG:

we will be thinking of you...

Thanks my 4F sistas the surgery hasn't been scheduled yet...I have to be examined first...I'm hoping that I can still avoid it, but if not, it won't be until after the holidays.

really sweetie...

its not so bad...

you will feel sooo much better in the end

justkelley said:

Thanks When did you have it done?

i had mine done when i was 14...so its been many years ago...

my son had his out about 2 years ago...

but i have a friend that was my age...about 30...she came though just fine

Whatever you do don't keep em in a jar like some freeeks do Good luck but I'm sure it'l be fine.

PREDOMINANT said:

Thanks

hey apples just think of it this way, when they're out you'll be able to give great Joe Bobs! No more gag reflex baby!

My wife had her tonsils out when she was 25. You will need two weeks before you fully recover. My wife could not talk for a week. There was some bleeding after the surgery but that is normal.

Like others have said you will feel better.

Good luck.

CarrieLee said:

We'll he's not coming near me with it after the surgery unless he puts it in the freezer for a while... hi baby!

jbchavez said:

Thanks
I've read all sorts of horror stories...like people not being able to drink or eat properly for a month...bleeding starting a week after the surgery...blah blah...
I'm glad to hear that your wife is fine...I know it's pretty unusual for an adult to have to get this surgery.

CarrieLee said:

Man, that's the best reason to have your tonsils out whether you need them or not. Thanks Carrie, I will have to get my wife scheduled this week!!!



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applekisses said:

I hope it goes well Andrea..

good luck dear, don't be afraid

I still have mine, but I am sure it will be fine, apples, try not to worry too much..

I had my out when I was 21...very sore throat for a day or two, but otherwise not so bad. I don't get sick as often anymore, either...nothing really to worry about.

I'm more scared of the anesthesia than anything else!

SANSKER7 said:

Good luck...my friend's been trying forever and they won't do it!

CarrieLee said:

teller said:

OMG...you have to tell me everything I've never had surgery before and I'm a big chicken...

awww, that sucks kitty!

good luck though!

endorphin74 said:

Thanks, hon

applekisses said:

Well, it was my first and only surgery...they used a sodium pentathol injection to knock me out. I instantly, uncontrollably, fell asleep...and it was pretty much just like sleeping; didn't feel a thing until I woke up. I awoke in the recovery room a really dazed and confused--groggy just like when you wake up in the morning except worse, and it took a really, really, long time for me to wake up and remember where I was. And my throat was really dry and it hurt...they gave me some ice to chew on...it hurt to swallow, but there were painkillers so it wasn't too horrible. I think the doctor cauterized where he cut the tonsils out, so there were no stitches or anything. Just real sore. That's about it really...

teller said:

(thanks for telling me)
So, basically it was like someone conked you over the head and cut out a part of your body and then you woke up? (sounds scary! btw, I realize that I'm being a big baby...but, I can't help it. I just got my first tooth filling a year ago and I'm 32)
What was it like afterward? Did they send you home right away?

applekisses said:

(anytime)
Eh...it was a lot easier than I expected. I was pretty scared of the whole surgery thing, too...but you sleep through the hard part, and then you wake up! The good thing was that my ear/nose/throat doctor was really cool and my mother was there, so I was fairly comfortable. Not so bad, really...and yeah, once it was done they let me go straight home. The procedure is very minor compared to some stuff where they have to rip your chest open ya know...they're really just burning off these two bumps in your throat. I don't miss them at all.

teller said:

You're right...I should be ashamed of myself...I know many people who've had open-heart surgery and this is nothing compared to that.
What was your recovery like? Could you talk? Could you swallow? Did you get sick from the blood?

applekisses said:

There was no blood that I knew of...the scars were cauterized. If I swallowed any during the surgery I didn't know it. The pentathol leaves a very funny taste in your mouth, though. That was weird. I couldn't talk right away...it hurt. I could swallow cold things...sorta...with effort. But on the bright side it got better pretty quickly.

Of course one of my tonsils was taking up half my throat...it hurt and it had to come out. So in my case I was just glad it was gone.

teller said:

Yeah, mine are like that right now...both are really huge, but when they get inflamed one usually blocks off half of my throat.
Did they do anything to your uvula?

applekisses said:

No...it continues to hang there as always...perhaps it feels a little abandoned...