Post Tonsilectomy Food/activities Ideas Needed

Yogurt, mashed potatoes, scrambled eggs after a day or so. And yes, tv and movies. Maybe go to the library to get lots of free movies and some new books to read. My mom gave me a bell to use to call her from the other room if I needed something because my throat was too sore to talk very loud. Lots of juice too, maybe watered down, but not O.J.!!!

I just remembered that my mom bought me some baby food fruits to eat like tutti frutti and hawaiin delight, that I loved!!!

My son was six at the time and had about a week and half off. Movies, TV and video games worked great for him. The only thing I could get my son to eat was soup(but not hot just luke warm) and yogurt.

I was really surprised at how my daughter bounced back. She was up and goin after 3 days but............... they say in like a week after the surgery the scab comes off inside the throat from where they cut it out. So alot of kids experience pain in a week from that. Believe it or not my daughter didn't take any of the tylenol that they gave her. Alls kids react different from surgery. GOOD LUCK

Milk Based foods are not a good idea because they are mucus forming, and the last thing you want after your tonsils are out is to cough or clear your throat because it's full of mucus!

My kids had their tonsils and adenoids removed at the same time. Both kids were on the hide-a-bed for a week. My 3 year old bounced back quicker than my 5 year old (their ages at the time.) For the first few days, they didn't even want the popsicles. I let them pick out stuff they normally don't have like Trix yogurt and Superman ice cream. For them to be completely back to normal, we counted 11 days. My son was fine, my daughter lost 6 lbs. Some of my friends kids bounced back in 2 days. It really depends on the kid. Like others have said...movies, books and TLC.

The one thing that was hard for my husband and I was that both kids were extremely scared of the mask coming at them. They both cried and complained of the smell. I think that was the worst part of it all...just to prepare you.

Soup, and Mac 'n Cheese. Coloring books, Video games. Make sure you tell him the special treatment is just for little while, so he don't expect to watch T.V all the time.

Hi A.~
I would stop all talk about the procedure, itself. He has no concept of 'instrument' or 'medical instrument' and telling him the doc is going to take something out of him can be traumatic for a little one. I would play up the painless things he's going to do like ride on the rolling bed, wear the hospital pajamas, get neat bracelets, wear a cool mask (like you told him). The rest is just confusing to him. You can answer his questions more honestly when he wakes up and it's all done.

Also, I echo the milk products. The last thing you want to do is add more mucous to his little throat. Water is always the best, but nothing citrus. Just read his cues, he'll tell you what he is ready for. I think he'll have an easier time than you expect. Good luck!
L.