5 Yr Having Tonsils Out..

Each child is different. My son has his out at 2 yrs of age and he was a total bear. He cried and cried and cried. He wouldn't take his pain medicine b/c his throat hurt so bad and if we did get it down he would make himself puke it back up. On the other hand, my daughter had hers removed at 3 and she was eating cheez its 10 mins after she woke up. She came home took a nap and was back to playing as usual and the surgery didn't even phase her.

I would take your son shopping before hand and let him pick out a few easy foods to eat. I like to use the Liptons double noodle soup when we had sore throats or other mouth/throat issues going on in our home. Anyways, but to taking him shopping tho - my son thought it was great to pick out his own jello and posicles and yogurt and stufff. Maybe take him tot he movie store too and let him pick out a few movies to watch also.

Good luck!

My son had his removed around the same age too! Stock up on ice cream, popcicle's, yogurt, pudding, gatorade, etc! Things that will be soft on his throat. He is going to probably be tired and in alittle pain as my son was. It took my son about a week to heal. Also, try to keep a vaporizer in the room with him, it helped my son out alot! Oh, also, when he goes in for surgery he may wake up in alittle pain and may even try to cry, just hold him and cradle him like alittle baby -I know it sounds weird but thats what the doc's told me to do when my son woke up and it helped alot!. Hopefully it'll work out! I know my now 8 year old son is happy he had his removed! And soon enough so will your little boy will be happy too! Good Luck!

My daughter was 4 when she had her tonsils and adenoids removed. She was disoriented when she woke up. She first woke up with a start, sat straight up like she was surprised or something. I was sitting right there by her with a stuffed animal for her but she went back to sleep after a minute. About an hour later they slowly woke her up. Having a familiar item or, like for my daughter, a stuffed animal ready can help. After, my daughter hated taking the pain medicine because she said it hurt her throat more. It helped a tiny bit keeping it in the fridge. Also, we kept pudding, yogurt sticks, ice pops and jello ready for her. I also bought pediasure for her and we kept that chilled as well. She did not however get regular yogurt in a cup or milk. We let her chill out in front of the tv or with books and other toys. The one scary thing was she would wake up screaming for the first week in the middle of the night because her throat hurt so much.

My daughter had hers out when she was 5. The day of the surgery is pretty "easy," but maybe because she already had her adnoid removed it didn't seem like a big deal. The procedure is quick and afterwards in the recovery room we watched lots of movies and the nurses provided lots of popsicles. My daughter reacts oppositely to anesthesia so instead of being groggy when she comes to she gets really aggitated and restless. So be aware that is a possibility, its a little unsettling because you think something is wrong but its just how her body processes the anesthesia.

She was in a lot of pain for the next few days. I did a lot of the motrin/tylenol routine. It took her almost two weeks to be eating normally. She couldn't eat anything other than snowballs, icees, or chicken broth for the first week. I guess she had a lot of swelling in her throat so anything that was thick like yogurt, chocolate pops, icecream etc. would make her gag and throw up. The following week she ate a lot of soft food but really didn't have much of an appetite. It took her longer than the doctor said to get back to normal. The health benefits afterwards were definitely worth it. We have had 1 ear infection in 3 1/2 years and no cases of strep throat, which were constants in her life up until then. She is almost 9 now and doesn't remember having her tonsils out at all, so it mustn't have been too traumatic.