Please help me be prepared for DDs tonsillectomy

I had two kids done privately at age 5&7 as we had many years of suffering but not bad enough to get nhs op

My ds sailed through. Ate hula hoops a few hours after he bounced back easily

Dd was
More scared of eating but they both got through it with pain killers and were completely better after a week.

They get ugly looking white scabs on the area which need to drop off so don't be alarmed by that.

Both my kids had their removed.

It was really not a huge deal. They should eat proper foods afterwards and we didn’t need pain relief for as long as thought.

i really wouldn’t get too anxious, they’ll just pick up on it. I also think 5 is old enough to explain why they can’t eat - I certainly did with my two.@

Was sore but had ice cream/iced water etc, was also given tomato soup before discharge and my mum was calling my dad to collect (pre mobile days) so didn't know. Was blue lighted back to hospital within an hour or so when I started vomiting blood..... 😂

But did learn I react to GA to now have to get the anti sickness jab.

I've also still had tonsillitis a few times over the years.

The only thing I can help with is the anaesthetic. My daughter had the mask when she was 2. It was upsetting for her but honestly didn't take that long and didn't cause pain like a cannula would in such a tiny hand. Good luck

My daughter was four and she was fine with the not eating. Her operation was in the late afternoon so we kept her at home having a really long breakfast with all her favourite things chosen the day before (normal breakfast then fruit, berries, yoghurt, ham and cheese sandwich) and brought her late to school where she stayed until the beginning of lunch. We ate while she was out to avoid eating when she couldn’t. When she came home she didn’t ask for food.
As your daughter can’t eat after 7 am you will probably have to get her up a bit earlier but perhaps a really big breakfast could work.
We had a book on the operation and she had a good understanding of it, it went a lot smoother than anticipated.

I got lots of ice cream after.

I had adenoids out 8. It was sore, but the team was great. I still remember them being nice and counting back from 10 under mask. Terrified of needles.
It's life-changing and massive positive if you have chronic issues.
The eating is terrible but you will just have to go through it. Distractions helped me apparently. A lot of distraction according to my DM😂

I'm not sure if anyone has had the same experience. But I had my tonsils removed when I was your DD's age and it was awful! The recovery I mean. Expect a lot of pain and her only being able to eat soft foods. They advised, then, that it is best to eat hard foods like crisp/toast to speed healing. The morning before the operation is not bad, it's the recovery. But it was all worth it. Instead of suffering from tonsillitis every 4 weeks. I only get it once every two years.

Are you the poster who's child has been ill for most of the year? If so, congrats on finally getting a date for the operation! Hope it all goes well, and I hope it stops the constant illnesses in your daughter