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TarHeel-blues CH.com Veteran Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 132 matthews nc Gender:	tonsil time Mar 26^th, 2009 at 9:02am taking my 5 year old son to have tonsils and some other noid taking out..IM WORRIED TO DEATH..more than he is im sure. just wondering if you guys could say a prayer for him i would appreciate it.. thanks,jason
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Melissa CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Don't give up! Posts: 7238 Central WI, USA Gender:	Re: tonsil time Reply #1 - Mar 26^th, 2009 at 9:46am Hey Jason, he'll be just fine. My eldest daughter had her tonsils and adenoids out when she was 4. Other than waking up crying because I wasn't standing by her (she woke from anesthesia quicker than we expected), she was a trooper. Your son will be too! hugs
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QnHeartMM CH.com Sponsor Offline I AM a Phoenix! Posts: 1783 San Diego, CA Gender:	Re: tonsil time Reply #2 - Mar 26^th, 2009 at 10:21am Prayers from here. You know, when I was a kid EVERYONE had their tonsils out? I remember being jealous cause they got to eat ice cream and jello. I never got mine out. WHy did/do they take them out? ANd why don't we do it as much these days?
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Reply #3 - Mar 26^th, 2009 at 10:57am

now they give em toast and crisps! They want them to eat rough stuff to make it heal quicker - sadistic gizzards huh?!

Good luck for you AND your son honeybun - it's harder on you than on him! I'll never forget when I saw Barney have a general anaesthetic.. he was sat up and just flopped - scared the living shit out of me. I screamed and burst into tears.. they didn't warn me what would happen and I thought he'd died or something. I was still crying when he came around, it was over THAT quick! Awful memory though so please be warned!!

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Reply #4 - Mar 26^th, 2009 at 11:41am

Christy,

I believe the reason that tonsils are left in more often is that they have discovered that they really do help in fighting infection. They take them out when one is getting Strep very often... 6 times or more in a season.

My daughter had hers out when she was 7. She was not getting strep that often but hers were so big that they touched one another. Her food was getting stuck in between them and she was not gaining weight. It also caused her to have sleep apnea.

She had to stay the night in the hospital because she had some trouble with the anesthesia. She vomited for about twelve hours after waking up. She also had a few episodes of apnea when she would fall back to sleep and needed to remain on a monitor. She was fine the next day and recovered well!

Hugs to your little guy, Jason. Once it's done you'll be happy he had them removed! It'll make a world of difference!

Jeannie

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Redd CH.com Sponsor Offline Posts: 8457 Stevens Point USA Wisconsin Gender:	Re: tonsil time Reply #5 - Mar 26^th, 2009 at 11:47am Dyl had his out at 11. Icecream was on the outs due to the mucus if can leave...but popcicles are great...specially if you make your own fruit smoothies and freeze them. Keep the food values higher. Jello and puddings, and lots and lots of Bob the Builder on DVD...
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Reply #6 - Mar 26^th, 2009 at 1:04pm

Hugs and quick healing vibes going out to your son. My daughter had constant strep. I was fed up and so was she so I told her Dr to take em out. She ended up having her tonsils, adnoids and deviated septum surgery all at the same time back in 2003. She healed up much faster than I thought she would. I'm sure your son will be just fine.

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Guiseppi CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline San Diego to Florida 05-16-2011 Posts: 12063 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA USA Gender:	Re: tonsil time Reply #7 - Mar 26^th, 2009 at 1:08pm Hugs and prayers from our family to yours. Joe
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TarHeel-blues CH.com Veteran Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 132 matthews nc Gender:	Re: tonsil time Reply #8 - Mar 26^th, 2009 at 3:07pm thanks for all the support everybody..matthews at home chillin out.. everything went great and he was a real trooper. jason
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midwestbeth CH.com Sponsor Offline Posts: 1123 Edwardsville, IL Gender:	Re: tonsil time Reply #9 - Mar 26^th, 2009 at 3:15pm Thanks for the update Jason. Glad to hear all went well (just like we knew it would) Beth
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George CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Black-Billed Magpie Posts: 8126 Boise, Idaho USA Gender:	Re: tonsil time Reply #10 - Mar 26^th, 2009 at 4:12pm Glad everything worked out fine, Jason. Hope Matthew enjoys the inevitable spoilin'. Best wishes, George
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Grandma_Sweet_Boy CH.com Alumnus Offline What Goes Around Comes Around! Posts: 4496 Georgetown,Ontario Gender:	Re: tonsil time Reply #11 - Mar 26^th, 2009 at 4:21pm Matthew - glad to hear your tonsils came out with no troubles. Now hold out for all the popsicles your little tummy can hold. Sending you big hugs honey. Carol
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Reply #12 - Mar 26^th, 2009 at 6:34pm

Grandma_Sweet_Boy wrote on Mar 26^th, 2009 at 4:21pm:

Matthew - glad to hear your tonsils came out with no troubles. Now hold out for all the popsicles your little tummy can hold.

Sending you big hugs honey.

Carol

i just made the popsicle run,,,3 different kinds of popsicle madness.
he was starving when he got his wits about him..first thing he asked for was mashed potatos and green beans Huh

go figure
hes doing great though,,im very proud of him

jason

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