Tonsilectomy

[Mom2grls0204]

Hi, I hope someone can help me.  When I was 3 I had my tonsils and adenoids removed.....Last month I had tonsilitis, didn't think anything of it...Came home told my mother and she said you couldn't have you had a tonsilectomy.  

Well, this morning I went to the dr because I had another sore throat for the past 4 days.  Once again was told tonsilitis.  I said something to my dr and he said that they regrew and his exact words was "Man are they huge".

I have never had a problem until now.  So my ? is if I  keep getting tonsilitis, would removing them again be a problem. What would that be worse for an adult as say a child.

Thanks....

Ps.  I was told that having your tonsils regrow puts you at a higher risk now for throat cancer.  Is this true.

[mizz97]

hi , i had my tonsils out on 18/08/09 and at the begining of sept i had a sore throat so i told my mum and she said what ever. we rang the dr and he said well it cant be ergent see me in 2 weeks. the 2 weeks went by and i went to the doctor , he was very surprised about the lump in the back of my throat and surgested that i went to see my consaultant so the next day i rang the hospital and they said come up but i dont think that it could be another tonsil . i went to the hospital and he said that its very rare but he thinks its another tonsil so on the 7/1/10 i am going back to the hosp to find out another date to have another tonsilletami

many thanks
K.Osborne

[andyg23]

I am 30 years old and I had my tonsils removed on the 5th October. I have found the pain excruciating (sorry). However, a friend of mine who is older had the same op about a month ago and didnt find it half as bad.

I would recommend that you ask them to a strong painkiller before you leave hospital because I was sent home with paracetomol and ibuprofen and they really didnt touch the pain I started to feel on from day 4 onwards. Very interesting what you say about pain coming back between day 7 and 11 - no one told me but I am on day 7 and would agree this seems to be the case. i was just told that day 4 and 5 would be the worst !!

I tried to get home visit but they wouldnt come and then only reluctantly sent me a prescription for something stronger. I was put on diclofenac but even this doesnt seem to be enough (aside from first dose which worked really well) so im now trying to get something better....

[pmacca]

Hello to you,
I was just wondering, is it right that tonsils do regrow? only i had mine out as a child and have heard that they do, if yes, do they always regrow or ?
Thanks
Jenny Chatfield

[lumley801]

I'm having my tonsils out on 12/21.  I had also heard that it was pretty bad having it done as an adult.  The only thing the doctor could tell me was that the area tended to be a lot bigger as an adult which would cause more pain.  Another thing he said is that the pain is manageable in the first couple post-op days but then the pain comes back with a vengeance 7-11 days post-op and this is because the scabs come off...

I haven't heard that about the regrowing tonsils and throat cancer so I can't answer that question.