So yay for me..I am going to have my tonsills removed. I keep reading about how aweful it is for adults and such..anyone have their tonsills out as adults? was it as horrible as i'm being led to believe?:cds:

As I am abnormally healthy, I have never had tonsil problems. But if I did, I'm sure I'd rip them out with my bare hands and be back at work within an hour.

:jet:

Seriously, I've had a couple of friends who had their tonsils out as adults, and it was discomfort but no biggie. If you can give birth, you can have your tonsils out.

I had mine taken out when I was 21. Other than having to take pain meds to eat, that was it.

Sometimes I have absolutely felt like ripping them out myself. ..
I just can't believe it is the horrofest some make it out to be. I am sure your friends' reactions are the norm. thanks :)

As I am abnormally healthy, I have never had tonsil problems. But if I did, I'm sure I'd rip them out with my bare hands and be back at work within an hour.

:jet:

Seriously, I've had a couple of friends who had their tonsils out as adults, and it was discomfort but no biggie. If you can give birth, you can have your tonsils out.I cant give birth. :ohwell:

Guy I contract for had his out at 43, he went in on a Friday(I think) and stay home till about Tuesday/Wednesday

He is an incredible whiner and was on pain meds for quite a while as he thought they didn't sew something up correctly and felt like there was something caught in his throat....which he claimed caused him pain :rolleyes:

added note: I believe he checks up on me on this forum and the last part was for his benefit

So yay for me..I am going to have my tonsills removed. I keep reading about how aweful it is for adults and such..anyone have their tonsills out as adults? was it as horrible as i'm being led to believe?:cds:

I had mine out w/adenoids when I was early 20s. Its very sore for about the first 48 hours. I drank some sort of grape childs tylenol elixer or something for pain and got through it. By day 3 I was up and about and day four back to smoking :lol: You'll be much better by day 5 :buddies: Popsicles and mashed potatoes with gravy were staples throughout. :lol: Good luck!! :clap:

I had mine out last year, as well as Uvuloplasty. The most pain I have ever experienced in my life, and it felt like it lasted for ever.

I had mine out last year, as well as Uvuloplasty. The most pain I have ever experienced in my life, and it felt like it lasted for ever.

Crybaby. Give birth and get back to me.

Crybaby. Give birth and get back to me.

My wife gave birth twice. She had her tonsils out when she was 39. She said that childbirth was easy compared to the tonsils.

My wife gave birth twice. She had her tonsils out when she was 39. She said that childbirth was easy compared to the tonsils.

I broke my collarbone skiing when I was 31 or so. It was incredibly painful.

However:

Child birth results in a child that causes you 18 years of pain, off and on.

Here goes the collarbone....

So put that to MMMom and see how she feels now.

I had mine out when I was 34. No big deal. I think I was out for @ 5 days from work but have not had a sore throat since then. Best decision I ever made!!!!

I cant give birth. :ohwell:

Go drinking with Juggy one night and you will feel like you had a buttbaby.

I cant give birth. :ohwell:

Can you pass a kidney stone?

Can you pass a kidney stone?

Ya had to go for the throat, didn't ya?

Ya had to go for the throat, didn't ya?

I remember when the ex had one. :lol:

I remember when the ex had one. :lol:

Ask Christy about my kidney stones. :lmao:

I had mine out last year, as well as Uvuloplasty. The most pain I have ever experienced in my life, and it felt like it lasted for ever.

:faint: Hubby is having this done in a couple of weeks. Guess I'm in for a few days of playing nursemaid, huh? Seriously, how bad was it?

Ask Christy about my kidney stones. :lmao:

Really!?!

Really!?!

She rushed me to the ER, but that's only half the story. :lol:

She rushed me to the ER, but that's only half the story. :lol:

You must share over Tiki Lemonades. :yay:

Can you pass a kidney stone?

:jet:..bite your tongue.....

So yay for me..I am going to have my tonsills removed. I keep reading about how aweful it is for adults and such..anyone have their tonsills out as adults? was it as horrible as i'm being led to believe?:cds:

My tonsils were removed a few years ago and they took my uvula, too. It was incredibly painful for several days and I couldn't talk for about a week -hubby liked that- but I could still give him *the look* and make hand gestures!
Anyways, crushed Vicodan was my friend for several days and I ate a lot of yogurt & popsicles and drank lots of ginger ale...It was worth it since I have had no throat infections or even too many colds since that time. I also do not snore nearly as bad.
Ironically, I am one of 6 children and the only one that did not have my tonsils removed as a child. I had a lot of strep and throat infections and the ENT specialist said I had a lot of scar tissue on what he removed....

Had mine out when I was 19. That was when I found out I metabolized medications very fast. (or the Dr. didn't administer enough medication.) Seriously, I felt the stitches being put in. As it became more & more painful, I grimaced & tried to bear it. Finally, the dr. saw tears rolling out of my eyes & then decided the pain must be bad enough. But by then he was done. :ohwell:

I was in an extreme amount of pain for a day or so. Actually, I didn't want anything to drink or eat at all - not even ice cream. I did get pain meds & they made me sleepy, so every time I woke up, my mom kept urging me to drink, drink! the ice water or at least eat ice chips so they could release me sooner. Then I was nauseous from what I found out was all the blood that had drained into my stomach. I ended up making a huge mess for the wonderful nurse I had & I felt so bad. She was the best part of the whole thing - I was the youngest on the ward (Bethesda Naval Hosp) so she took me under her wing as her very own. :spoiledme:

My mom had hers out when she was much older & my sister had hers out in her 20's and they didn't have the same experience that I did. I don't think mine was a "usual" case.

Also, at the time, I remember thinking all that stuff Bill Cosby told us in "Tonsils" was a big, fat lie! :lmao:

Tomorrow is the day. :cds:

scary.

Tomorrow is the day. :cds:

scary.

:huggy: Good Luck!!! Today is a week for Hubby's uvulopalatopharyngotomy. He still hurts, but he's only been taking Aleve since day two. He goes back to the doc for his follow-up today. I'm thinking that maybe the stitches are why he's still hurting? Maybe she'll remove those today.

what the heck is that belvak never heard of it.

what the heck is that belvak never heard of it.

It's a surgery to correct obstructive sleep apnea. They basically remove the little "boxing bag" in the back of the throat, along with some tissue from the soft palate and pharynx. If he had still had his tonsils, they would have been removed too.