Toncillectomy

Everything you have for them is GREAT! It will take about 3 days. My daughter had the tonsils & adnoids out when she was 5. Keep them hydrated at all costs.

my oldest son had his tonsils removed when he was about 8 (he's 13 now) and my middle son had his adnoids removed when he was about 4 (he's 10 now). the tonsils were harder than the adnoids. with the tonsils they gave my son tylenol 3 w/codein to help with his pain. he took it every couple of hours and after 8 days he was not taking it as often. then on the 10th day he started asking for it again. i thought he was just asking to be asking and then that night i put him to bed and he woke me up around 11pm calling to me. i went to his room and almost cried. his bed was full of blood and he had a blood clot hanging out of his mouth that was bigger than his tongue. i calmly called 911 then my mom. it scared the sh*t out of me. the dr who had removed his tonsils had told me that there was a 1 in 100 chance that when the scabs came off (in the back of his throat) the veins may not be all the way healed. THEY WEREN'T!!!!!! he was rushed into emergency surgery to have the veins carterized (burned closed). he stayed in the hospital for almost 2 days and then was released. he has been fine since then. i am not telling you this to scare you... i just want you to be prepared. the dr who did the surgery said he had done over 100 surgeries and had never had it happen before. i guess my son was just the lucky one. but i was glad the dr had warned me about it because it did happen. as for what he ate... just lots of popcycles, juice (with no acid), koolaid, and cream soups. after a couple of days he started eating soft foods like bread and bananas. we didn't go back to hard foods until after the second surgery (like chips and stuff). i think he had them removed on a thursday and was back at school on tuesday (but check with the dr before you send them back to school). as for the adnoids. we didn't do anything that special. again, they were taken out on a thursday and he was back at school on monday. we gave him about the same things as my oldest son. ice cream, koolaid, juices without acid, cream soups, soft foods.
i wish you the best of luck...

I had a toncillectomy when I was 7 so I can remember it completely. I know that I was out of school for about 10 days and only wanted cold things to eat or drink. My mom used to freeze my juice so I could eat it like a shaved ice or a popsicle instead of regular ice cream or popsicles all the time. I know she made me a lot of smoothies as well. As I got better I started eating soups and warm things but not until I was closer to going back to school. I also liked mashed potatoes during "recovery". My mom just kept me out of school until I felt better instead of sending me back early and then having to deal with the fallout.

I hope this helps, good luck.

It sounds like you've pretty much got everything you need. I have heard of children having their tonsils out and being up and running the very next day. I, personally, didn't get mine out until I was 17 years old, and it was a miserable experience. They say that the younger you are, the better and faster the recovery.

When my daughter had her tonsils out she wasn't allowed to have ice cream or popsicles, the doctor wanted her to have anything and everything warm. He said they've decided now that cold things can cause bleeding and other problems. You did good getting all the fluids, that was the one thing they really had us push. Also, they can't drink from a straw or a sippy cup, just a regular cup. Maybe you can try some ramen noodles or macaroni and cheese. One of my daughters favorite things to eat is refried beans, she was eating those the day after she came home lol.

It seems like my daughter got to go back to school about 10 days later (we had her surgery done over spring break)but wasn't allowed to do any jumping/running/hard playing or participate in PE for several days longer.

I hope everything goes well for you and your kids.

Yogurt, rice pudding, pudding.

My son had his done when he was 2 1/2. He is now 3 1/2. Our list from the hospital was quite helpful. Jello, ice cream, lots of liquids, soup, etc. just like you have listed. The only thing we were told besides that was not to give them anything to hot or to colored, red, purple, blue, etc. so that it wouldn't mask anything if there was a complication. mashed potatoes, well cooked mac and cheese and yogurt were some other items that he would eat. Hope this helps...

I went through the surgery myself and recently my youngest daughter had it done also. Let them be their own gauge on when they feel well enough for school or other activities. Initially, I would avoid giving them milk based products because it can cause mucus in the throat and the LAST thing they'll need to do is cough. I found that the low-sodium soups were the easiest all the way around. We went through several dozen popcicles the first 7-10 days as well. Be careful of oatmeal or other cereal that might "stick" in the throat. They'll give you a list after recovery, but the kids will be their own best monitors. Good luck!

sorry i don't really have any suggestions other than get some help if you can and don't let them give your son the same drugs this time b/c a reaction like that usually means they are allergic. But I do have a question. How does a tonsillectomy, adnoidectomy and pe tubes help ADHD, bed wetting and night terrors?? I've never heard that before...very intrested.

It sounds like you are doing everything right and are prepared to comfort your little ones. Lots of kisses, maybe some movies. They will bounce back I'm sure. You just remember to be kind to yourself too and ask family, friends and neighbors for help. Don't try to do this alone. It is not a sign of weakness to ask for help. It's a sign of wisdom!