Please Can I have tonsillectomy and adenoid removal positive stories

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My research suggests coblation may be the method to go for, but I am not a consultant.
Please can I hear some positive stories about children having tonsils and adenoids removed, any negatives I have probably heard in some form or another.
The most conservative GP in the practice has referred DS, it has been mentioned a few times over the last few years by other GPs as a sort of "if this keeps up we will have to consider removal" but this GP thinks we are now way over the threshold.
The last DR we saw 2 weeks before (very junior) said to DS he would never recommend the operation, "don't let anyone tell you it's a good idea, it's awful"
Everyone has horror stories.

There are 2 issues the tonsils and adenoids are huge (adenoids blocking the nose)
He has frequent tonsillitis, he currently has almost constant sore throats, tummy ache and sickness, and has been on antibiotics so often in the last few years (not every time they flare up, just when the fever gets very high as it causes hallucinations)

I should add that I had my tonsils out age 14/15 and it was fucking horrific!

Thank you these messages are really supporting me in realising this is the best choice
Sleep us a big issue for him he really needs it but also tonsilitis has meant 80% attendance so far this year at school. The GP said DS nose is blocked by adenoids no one had told me that before listening to all of you I wish we'd pushed years ago for this but all the Drs said he was on the cusp and it really isn't recommended he'd grow out of it

Hi OP, my DS had his tonsils and adenoids out when he was 2 due to sleep apnoea. The only issues we had were him being confused and sore afterwards - think he was just too young to understand, the slightly older kids on the ward were fine with it. We carried on with painkillers for 2 weeks (following the consultant's recommended schedule) but he wasn't quite himself for a month - again may just be because he was so little. We used my work's private healthcare just so we could manage timing - was done in an NHS hospital by an NHS consultant who works privately part of the time so otherwise no difference. If your DS is at school and you are able to use private healthcare it might be worth seeing if you can line up the op for early in the summer hols to give him a good long time to rest and recover.

To be fair some kids do seem to grow out of it.

DS2 also had sleep apnoea but it took 6 months from the gp referral to the overnight sleep study, by which point it had stopped and his blood oxygen levels were absolutely hunky dory.

Interesting what pp said about growth spurts. I know there’s no established link between apnea and growth, but DS1 went from 50th centile to 90th height centile within 12 months of the op. It was very marked.

I had tonsils and adenoids removed in 1993 aged 6. Previously I was off school once a month with tonsillitis for the entirety of Primary 1. After the surgery I had no issues going forward. Best decision my parents made for me.

My BIL had his adenoids removed at 7 as they were stunting his growth. He's now 6ft 3in so safe to say the surgery resolved the problem.

My little grandson had his tonsils and adenoids removed at the age of 3 due to enlarged tonsils and the fact that he snored loudly and had bouts of briefly not breathing during sleep. He sailed through and had a quick recovery. Never looked back.

I'm really hoping for a swift recovery
I had a wobble at the weekend when the news said the NHS was considering withdrawing tonsilectamy as an NHS service as it was risky and unnecessary but I do think it's the right thing to do for him.

I had mine out when I was 16. It was the best thing for me as I used to get tonsillitis every month and missed a lot of school.

I remember being in a lot of pain after surgery, but it's been a real life saver long term. Gargling salt water was no fun and the nurse wanted me to eat toast! Like hell!

12 years on and nearly no sore throats and only one infection since which was quinsy (a couple of years ago) and I was in a very bad way!