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  • #1
    PadresFan
    Underrated
    • Feb 2003
    • 1147

    Tonsil Surgery

    So, everytime I get bad sore throats, my tonsils become swollen, nearly closing my throat. This has been a reoccuring theme since high school but I never had issues prior to that so they weren't removed. Well, now I average 5-6 sore throats a year which causes me to miss work (atleast a week at a time). I recently had a consultation on getting them removed and the recovery time is horrendous. 2-3 weeks recovery with a sore throat the entire time. I can only drink liquids because hard food could scratch and irritate the tissue. And the best part is after one week recovery, there is a 20% chance my throat could bleed profusely after the scabs come off. This would be a trip to the ER and operated on AGAIN.

    I'm leaning towards the surgery so I don't have to suffer 5-6 times a year, but the bleeding part is bothering me. Anyone have this surgery as an adult, since recovery time for adult is much greater?
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    • #2
      slickdtc
      Grayscale
      • Aug 2004
      • 17128

      Re: Tonsil Surgery

      Re: Tonsil Surgery

      Refer here: http://www.operationsports.com/forum...omy-adult.html
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      Originally posted by Money99
      And how does one levy a check that will result in only a slight concussion? Do they set their shoulder-pads to 'stun'?

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        • #3
          BurghFan
          #BurghProud
          • Jul 2009
          • 10048

          Re: Tonsil Surgery

          Re: Tonsil Surgery

          What's weird is that we had a thread on the exact same topic last week though apparently the titles were sufficiently different that it didn't come up as a suggested thread when you created this on (I actually tried it myself just to see).

          http://http://www.operationsports.com/forums/os-neighborhood/535020-having-tonsillectomy-adult.html


          Experiences seem to be a bit varied. The chances of bleeding appear to be very low from what I read but doctors are just required to inform you that there is that risk. Also, there seem to be a number of different methods for the surgery, some of which seem to have almost negligible recovery time.

          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsillectomy

          Yeah, I know its wikipedia but you can check the external links for more info.
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            • #4
              PadresFan
              Underrated
              • Feb 2003
              • 1147

              Re: Tonsil Surgery

              Re: Tonsil Surgery

              Originally posted by slickdtc
              Refer here: http://www.operationsports.com/forum...omy-adult.html
              Sorry about that... I will refer to this.... please lock this thread.

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                • #5
                  nc0ffey
                  PS/XB: nc0ffey84
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 6223

                  Re: Tonsil Surgery

                  Re: Tonsil Surgery

                  Haha, I will keep you updated (in that thread) on the recovery process next week Padres.

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