A question about tonsil surgery?
Im 17 and Im getting my tonsils taken out in a few days and im wondering whatll happen, ive heard that you can be screwd either with them in or out and that either way im gonna have problems, theyve been swollen like hell for the past 6 months, longest i remember, and i was wanting to know some of the extreme complications during the surgery, like Will i wake up during the surgery and expireience my throat being chopped out? Or will i die during surgery? Or how bad is the pain, and i also heard that it keeps you from eating and you cant talk and it screws with your voice tone,Im very paranoid , not scared, but my mom had hers taken out when she was a few years younger and shes been having problems an infections every since
But im not sure if i should because if i leave them in my throat will seal up and ill die or if i take them out ill get AIDS and all those wcky diseases, Oh and i was told not to eat anything after midnight, anyone know why?
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They say do not eat after midnight due to you’re on you back during surgery and if you happen to throw up…you will choke to death, plus you have a tube in your mouth…soooo they want you to have a empty stomach. AIDS will not happen to you if you have your tonsils taken out!
I had my tonsils taken out last february. Youre sedated the whole time, and wont feel a thing. But your throat will be sore for the next few days. And you cant eat any solid foods for risk of tearing the healing scabs on your tonsils. Its not that bad really, just a bit sore, like strep throat.
if you eat before your surgery you might die.. other than that you will be fine..
my little bro got his tonsils out… i think his throat just really hurt.. he didnt complain though but the one thing that bothered me was his farts they stunk like hell it must of been from the blood he swallowed.. it lasted at least a week..
You sure are worrying a lot. I do not mean this as an insult, but 4 year olds get through this. They have little understanding about coping with things.
It is extremely unlikely that you will wake up during the surgery. It is very short. Those stories about waking up refer to prolonged surgeries. It is very rare then.
Death is extremely unlikely. Riding in a car is more dangerous.
You will have a sore throat. There will be pain meds prescribed.
All the instruments are scrubbed and sterilized by steam under pressure. No chance of AIDS.
You are not supposed to eat before the surgery to reduce the possibility of vomiting during the procedure. You could get pneumonia from aspirating. That would be treated with antibiotics. A healthy 17 year old would not die from it in this modern age.
I am a RN. I have dealt with a lot of little kids and a few adults post tonsillectomy.