B.C.
My son had his tonsils/adenoids removed when he had just turned 4. His were so large they almost touched each other at the back of his mouth. We tried reducing them with steroids but as soon as we finished the series they swelled right back up again. He didn't have a fever and they weren't infected, but they had become an obstruction that was having him snore all night and have trouble eating and swallowing.
He had him at the hospital very early in the morning and we brought him home around 11am. The pain medication was very effective. He didn't feel like eating at first but then Popsicles and jello were good. He liked cold things, then warmer things were ok (soup, etc). In a few days he was eating scrambled eggs, mashed potatoes. They heal up really quickly and he was fine before 1 week was up.
The snoring was gone right away and he slept so much better.
We were very glad we had them out when we did.