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I'm scared to get them out even though I know that I need to
Sorry if this is under the wrong category.
This Thursday, I am getting my tonsils out at the ENT. I'm so scared though. Everyone is telling me that it hurts to bad afterwards and a bunch of other bad things. I can't even sleep because I'm so scared that something will go wrong. If I'm like this now, I'm going to be even worse the day of the surgery.
Does anyone know of something I can do before the surgery to help me relax about this? Or if you have had your tonsils out, what did you feel like afterwards and what all happened?
Thank you in advance.
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You need to know that the doctors and everyone involved in this operation have gone to medical school for years and they routinely do this operation several times a day, week etc and that you are in good hands with people who deeply care about your welfare as that's the business they are in.
What you ought to do is talk to your doctor again with your parents present and tell him or here what your real fears are about this and then have them give you more answers that will help you feel a little bit better about this.
It's perfectly natural to feel scared about this and if you didn't feel at least a little scared I would wonder what was wrong with you. The number one thing you need to do is relax. I can sense from your letter that your biggest fear is of death. That simply will not happen here and precautions are always in place in any operation to never allow for that. Perhaps you ought to tell your parents and doctor that this is what is eating at you.
As far as the operation itself once they put an IV in and knock you out you'll have no recollection of anything and will wake up in a nice room with a hopsital bed. The IV does hurt like hell in my opinion (just being honest) but once it's in everything is fine.
You can expect your throat to feel very sore and that's why they give you jello and icecream for a while. Quite common especially the first day or two after is vomiting as th drugs they do administer to knock you out has that effect for a while afterwards according to a cousin who recently underwent the procedure.
I saw how well she was taken care of. Bottom line: talk to your folks and your doctor once more before surgery and get those fears and concerns out into the open for reassurance and peace of mind.
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alright well i had my tonsils out and really the part that hurt the most was the IV. when they put the anestesia in though it felt cool =) when i woke it hurt a little but i was more confused. when i was in my bed i cried for no reason at all haha. it was kinda funny actually. but i didn't really feel anything until after i had left the hospital. but they give you medicine and stuff so it didn't really hurt, i was just tired alot. one time though my wound bled and i barfed up puke, and i know that may scare you but it wasn't bad, i just had an alergy type thing to the medicine and it made my wound bleed. so it probably won't happen to you. even my doctor said that that happens rarley. so there's really nothing to worry about. it is a common procedure that your doctor has probably done at least 1000 times. don't be so nervous cuz i swear you'll be fine, tell me how it works out
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All I can tell you is this much: Once this is over, you will never feel the pain of sore tonsils again in your life. Won't that be so wonderful?
Also, as an added bonus, you will get to eat lots of ice cream for a couple of days. Hope you like ice cream...
Don't listen to what people say. Everyone's experience is different, I'm sure.
Hey, I'm getting ready to have a baby here in about a week. If I listened to all of the labor horror stories I have been told, I would be a nervous wreak. I don't think I would ever be ready!
People tend to elaborate on the truth a little, too, just to freak you out.
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