<p>Anyone had experience with their s or d having tonsils removed during the college years? I think my d will have to have hers removed before I send her off to school. I’m calling the ENT tomorrow. I’m a little bit nervous because I’ve heard it can be a terrible experience for someone this age. Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>No experience with tonsilitis with my own kids, but there was a thread on this subject recently that freaked me out a little. I had never heard of the bleeding problems that seem to be common.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=347866&[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=347866&</a></p>
<p>The bleeding problems can occur, but are not COMMON. </p>
<p>Please ask your doctor about the actual incidence of post-operative bleeding in his practice and by the method he uses in general to remove tonsils.</p>
<p>Well, common is relative, I guess. I was just surprised that there were quite a few anecdotal accounts of bleeding problems among the CC posters.</p>
<p>Sorry, I didn’t mean to overstate the problem :o</p>
<p>Oh my gosh! I just read the link that you posted, patsmom, and I’m more than a little bit nervous now! I called this morning and made the appointment with the ENT. I wish we didn’t have to wait so long. D’s appt. is not until the end of July. </p>
<p>Does anyone else have any info/tips to share?</p>
<p>IMO, tonsils is woefully underestimated as a traumatic experience for people of any age. Both my kids were little – 3 1/2 and 4 1/2 – and I’m just relieved they have no memory of it.</p>
<p>That said, if it needs to be done, it needs to be done.</p>
<p>My 55 year old sister just had her tonsils removed this past Friday. She is doing well and said that her throat is no sorer than her worst sore throats prior to the surgery. I am a hospital nurse on a floor that gets the ENT stuff like tonsillectomies that have problems. When we get them they are usually for bleeding problems, but I have to agree with collegialmom it is not common. When you think about everyone that has a tonsillectomy there are very few that come back with problems. Now the pain may be another issue. My sister has a high pain tolerance and isn’t taking as much pain med as she is allowed. Someone else that can’t tolerate pain may think this is the worst experience ever. </p>
<p>I had my tonsils out when I was 7 years old. I ended up staying in the hospital an extra 2 days because I developed croup. No bleeding problems. I just know that ever since my tonsillectomy I never had strep throat again.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks, stowmom. I hope your sister continues to do well. I’m not really worried about the pain aspect with my d. She is an athlete and has worked through many injuries (which sometimes she should NOT have been doing). I am more concerned about the complications and curious about the recovery time. Last summer my d had mono and it pretty much ruined her summer (and the first semester of senior year). </p>
<p>Any tips are appreciated.</p>
<p>Have her follow the pre- and postop instructions and she should do fine. Don’t wait for pain to become severe, not the time to be “macho”; keeping ahead of the pain is easier than trying to play catch up with pain meds. Surgery is never anyone’s favorite experience, but better to get it over with before school starts.</p>
<p>My D followed all advice given but had the very low risk of severe bleeding, drinking lots and lots of fluids, remaining inactive…etc. Her complication is rare. To have it happen twice even rarer. Who knows.</p>
<p>I would say that you need to monitor her carefully.
It does make a difference which method is used by the dr. Think that cauterizing methods are more susceptible to bleeding…that is what i was told by another ENT. </p>
<p>She is fine now. No sore throat or anything.</p>
<p>Do allow for a solid month to be totally back to speed. Any surgery is taxing.</p>