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Not eating after tonsillectomy

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Mum2Nat · 06/09/2014 22:34

DD, age 3.10, was discharged from hospital this morning following a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy yesterday. After the surgery she was unsettled, crying, but eventually ate a bowl of Coco Pops and drank a little, though not as much as we would have liked. The next morning she just about ate and drank enough to satisfy the nurses and reluctantly took her meds. Since we got home, however, she has hardly eaten or drunk anything, just an occasional mouthful of soft pear, a prawn, a sliver of chocolate. She even refuses the frozen yoghurt 'ice cubes' which she loved before the op. We're really worried about dehydration too as she's only taking sips of liquid (water, juice and milkshake offered). The medication is a total nightmare, we've had to force it down her. And day one is supposed to be relatively easy! It gets worse later on. We've obviously tried reasoning with her and it hasn't worked. Has anyone got any tips? Thanks.

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chloeb2002 · 07/09/2014 20:18

Ds had his androtonsikectomy aged 2. Far out! It was a nightmareConfused. He didn't eat before leaving. Under duress they let him home. I'm an Icu nurse so that swung it!
Endone ( oxycodone) liquid. Was my best friend for about a week. Pain relief is hugely important and Jeepers someone has just removed part of the throat it hurts!
Lots of fluids. Anything. Ds drank lemonade and coke. Flattened with some water.
It will pass ??

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chloeb2002 · 07/09/2014 20:20

Also she won't starve.. I promise. She may feed off anxiety if she sees you worrying about her not eating. Go with the flow. Chocolate mouse. Pain relief. More pain relief.. Wink

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Mum2Nat · 07/09/2014 22:49

Thanks, Chloe. She is taking her medicine a bit better now that we've swapped the paracetamol provided by the hospital for Calpol. She has eaten some bizarre things like raw red pepper and a raw green bean but refuses ice cream and yoghurt! We will keep trying, anyway, and thank you for your help. x

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Ourbabyava · 22/03/2024 10:03

Hi I know this is an old thread but this sounds exactly like my 3 year old, except we are on day 10 of recovery and she's still the same. Struggling to get enough fluids in her and she is eating bits but appetite certainly not normal. She did spend the first few days in hospital as she was so swollen she completely stopped eating and drinking and wouldn't even swallow her saliva. She still has a lot of white in the back of her throat, doesn't seem in much pain now but just won't eat and drink properly, we really have to push particularly the drink. Is it normal it can last this long?

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Ourbabyava · 23/03/2024 10:49

Does anyone please have any experience of this? She is a completely different child, refusing to do anything like she's rebelling against us. Before she would almost always have medicine, get in her buggy etc without issue now everything is a fight. She woke up this morning and was really upset, didn't want either of us to come near her and just don't know what is wrong with her 😥

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rainrainSummerornot · 23/03/2024 11:06

Contact the ward where she had it done. Or go for a review of the same hospital has children's A&E- similarly you could access a GP via OOH/111

Has she got a temperature?

Post op infections do occur & it sounds like she has not bounced back so I would get a review.

Will she have an ice lolly?

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Ourbabyava · 23/03/2024 14:37

She had a temp after so was on antibiotics until Wednesday, no temperature now. She is eating a bit but more crisps, pasta, sausage and biscuits rather than ice cream lollies etc. it's hard to tell but doesn't seem in pain now she's just acting so unlike her

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Ourbabyava · 24/03/2024 22:14

Is it possible she could be traumatised by surgery/hospital stay afterwards? Off food and drink, easily upset, uncooperative, not sleeping well. But do get flashes of her being normal, family over today and she was singing and dancing

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