WhenIComeAround answered Thursday November 1 2007, 9:02 pm: Hi :) I got my tonsils out when I was 9.
It seems scarier than you'd think, and that comes from expierience. You don't need to know or do or think any plans, so don't worry about that.
After (Or maybe even before) the operation your doctor will tell you everything you need to know, so you don't need to make assumptions and last of all - you don't need to worry!!
The weirdest thing will be when you get put to sleep, it'll happen so suddenly and then you wake up, and the operation has been done. It will feel like you just shut your eyes and opened them. So don't feel scared about that part.
After the operation, drink a lot of water or drinks. It will hurt, yes but it helps a lot. I nearly had to stay an extra day from being dehydrated from refusing to drink.
Make sure you do eat. Your throat needs to get used to eating again so the pain will hurt a loss less. I don't know how old you are, but I was a pretty wussy 9 year old so it killed. It probably won't hurt at all. But because I didn't eat the pain took a long while to heal, and I didn't eat anything for 2 weeks.
Goddess767 answered Wednesday October 31 2007, 2:20 pm: just be calm its not that big a deal most the time go in be calm get it done and when you wake up your gunna wanna cough DONT!!!!!!! or youll tare the stitches! you may puke for awhile but its normal just drink alot of cold fluides and eat soft and cold foods like popcicals icecream isnt the best it can make you puke more if you dont get enuf fluides youll end up in the hospital wit ivs out your arm thats what happened to me cuz i puked to much lol but dnt worrie the docs will walk you threw it no worries good luck! [ Goddess767's advice column | Ask Goddess767 A Question ]
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