my sons having his adenoids took out and maybe his tonsills out?

Question

how long will it take him to recover? hes only 3 years old...is there anything special i will need to do? i.e the foods he eats and so on

Answer 1

The pain is excruciating for the first four hours, then tapers to tolerable in about 24 hours. It should essentially disappear in a week or two. He'll likely get pain killers, which will make him sleep--a lot.

Listen very carefully to your doctor about foods; take notes if your have to. Soft and non-scratchy as you don't want to scrape off the white scabs.

Answer 2

I was 17 when I had my adenoids (so much for leaving during puberty..gah!) and tonsils out at the same time. The old adage that you can have as much ice cream and Popsicles as you want only works when the cold doesn't actually hurt, and that's why they offer it to you, because you don't want it. You are going to have to have him swallow things, room temperature fluids may be better then actually straight from the fridge at the beginning, I drank warm apple juice because it was the only thing that tasted good. Another good thing is to leave some ice cream out til it's nice and soft (or get a dish of soft server from an ice cream place) anything that requires too much pressure in swallowing generally didn't go over well. I was in recovery for 5 hours and then they released me, and everyone else around had the same five hour thing. They usually want to see you swallow some in the hospital to make sure that everything is good before release.

He's going to be hoarse and talking will probably be bothersome. I had some blood around my nose from the adenoids and try not to have him blow it because, yea that hurts IMMENSELY as I found out. No foods that are hard (chips and things like that) soft foods are best. But have juice or water on hand for swallowing because it REALLY does help with the healing. No foods that are extremely hot so if you make him something like mashed potatoes, let them sit and sorta not get -cold- but get room temp really.

Answer 3

My friends son had just his adenoids taken out and He was fine that same day... Couldn't even tell he had had surgery that morning.. BUT he is 9.

I am not sure what he could eat.. Your Dr. will tell you..

It might be different now..I had my Tonsils and Adenoids out 25 years ago.. I was 4 and I remember the Dr. giving me this little coloring book that said all the things I could eat.. (ICE CREAM AND POPSICLES) I know my mom would make me different kinds of soup to. But you Dr. will tell you what would be appropriate.

It is an outpatient surgery now so he should be home that afternoon. If he has his tonsils out then the recovery time will be a bit longer.
GOOD LUCK!

Now they try not to take out the tonsils unless they have to.

Answer 4

A year ago my daughter got tubes in her ears and her adenoids taken out ,she was 2 in a half at the time .She was only sore for 3-4 days ,after that she was running around and playing like normal .As far as the tonsills i dont know

Answer 5

They have changed how the procedure is done. They aren't cut out, they're cauterized. The healing process is much quicker. He will be a bit hoarse for two or three days, but his appetite may be completely normal. Offer him popsicles, etc. Ask your doctor about ice cream and shakes--I would think they'd be ok, but they also coat and stick to your mouth and throat as it goes down and could be a cause for infection. I'd stock up on jello and popsicles. He should be fine pretty quickly. The evening following the surgery, my niece at age 2.5 wanted pizza and a chocolate shake and ate it with no troubles.

Answer 6

If they're doing tonsils, they're doing adnoids. This surgery takes out both. As far as recovery, the average if a few days to a week. Young kids are supposed to heal faster. As far as foods, talk to your ENT. Recovery and pain also depend on which technique the ENT uses. My son will be 3 next monday, and we're also doing his now rather than waiting- I had mine taken out, and so did my daughter.

Answer 7

My step-daughter had her's taken out many years ago. It took a couple weeks for the pain to go down. Lots of cold things like icees or ice cream. She hurt pretty bad when she would swallow and went through a time where she refused to. She would spit her saliva into a napkin. We almost had to force her to swallow. The throat will heal faster if they swallow. I can't remember but I think Tylenol was given for pain.