Grandson Having Tonsils Out Tomorrow

[Caran]

He had a Quincey a week or so ago. Very poorly with it. Couldn't speak. Had steroids and other things, calmed it down a bit
. Got an early appointment as an emergency. He is 21 and not been in hospital before.
I had my tonsils out when I was 17. I was put in the baby ward. No evening visitors nad told to go to bed at 6.00. I complained and was put in geriatric ward full of old ladies moaning and groaning about hysterectomies!
Hope GS does better than me!

[Mamyalynne]

Poor young man -quinsy is horrible,I wish him well Caran.

[Caran]

Thank you Mamya.

[Stargazer]

I had my tonsils removed when I was 21. I had had quinceys on several occasions when my throat would almost completely closed up. The severe soreness after the op is horrendous.

[Caran]

Oh dear star gazer. I hope he fares better than you did.

[gness]

Had mine out when I was 40, Caran. So disappointed when I found out ice cream has been replaced with dry toast. Couldn’t leave til I could swallow the dry toast. No ice cream. :-(

[Caran]

I remember having copious icecream too. He is going to be so disappointed.

[tiggerblue10]

I had mine out at 21. They gave me toast as well and ohhh the pain when swallowing....

Good luck to him, Caran x

[New Judge]

I suffered from tonsillitis twice a year during childhood. My doctor "didn't believe" in routine tonsil removal (when almost every other GP did) and told my mother I would "grow out of it". I never did.

When I was 21 and suffering one of my bouts I developed Quinsy (proper name "peritonsillar abscess"). My throat closed almost completely and I was struggling to breathe. My Mum called a cab and took me to A&E. I was seen immediately by an ENT consultant who lanced my tonsils there and then. No anaesthetic, nothing. (To be honest my throat was so painful that it didn't really matter). I was admitted and spent four days on various drips, rehydrating me and pumping me with antibiotics. I learned during that stay that the quack almost certainly saved my life.

Three months later, after all had settled down, I was back in for a planned tonsillectomy. It was not a pleasant experience (such a procedure even now is not very clever once you reach adulthood). I spent ten days in dock, seeing two lots of children come and go, having had their tonsils out. They were usually playing football up and down the ward the day following their surgery. The only adult among my fellow patients was an Australian Speedway rider by the name of Gary Middleton, now sadly deceased:

http://www.speedwayplus.com/MiddletonMystery.shtml

He was also in for the same reason as me and we gave solace to each other in our misery. So good luck to your grandson, Caran. I wish him well. If tonsils have to be removed, far better it is done in childhood, I think.

[Peter Pedant]

h god sqad is ENT
so I will leave any comment to him

[jno]

mine were done when I was 5 or 6, which is probably the best time; there wasn't much pain afterwards (or maybe there was and I've blanked it out). They did adenoids at the same time, which was apparently common practice. But I've no idea why it any of them needed removal; at that age nobody tells you anything.

[Tissy]

I had mine out when I was 6, they tried to make me eat ice cream, I didn't like it then and I still don't, I would rather have the toast.

[Peter Pedant]

it is quite a big deal for an oldster
expect a few weeks off
I was surprised how much weight they lost
* you know from billy bunter to bill nighy