Tonsil and Adenoid removal - Any tips?

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DS is having his tonsils and adenoids removed this week. He's 4 turning 5 this year.
Does anyone have any experience with this? I feel sick thinking about how much pain he will be in during recovery as his consultant has said he will be in extreme pain for 5 days after and likened the care to a new born baby.
I'm also seeing conflicting info regarding food afterwards. Some sites say avoid toast for 2 weeks, others say give them dry toast. Some say don't encourage eating sold foods, others do. Very confused

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It's best for them to eat foods as normal. The production of saliva and swallowing helps keep the tonsil beds clean. Things like Haribo and starburst are good too and kids normally take them pretty happily! Just give him what he would normally eat.

Make sure you have plenty of paracetamol and ibuprofen in and give them regularly for at least the first week. It can be a hard time but most kids get through with no real problems. Make sure you have lots in things in to keep him entertained while hes stuck inside and if he's not great with medicines maybe something like a sticker chart with a small reward to encourage him to take the painkillers.

Ice cream was a big hit with my DD. Helped numb the throat. Chewing gum is good if they don't want to eat It helps produce Saliva which helps with keeping it clean. Loads of distractions is a must. New colouring book or comic ect.

Also when I got mine removed I was forced to eat toast and I remember how sore it was put me off toast for ages

Hi we had this last year.

I would say sort of opposite to above in our experience. Eg go for something soft straight after and build up in the 2 weeks following to more normal foods. We were back to normal after week 1. They will make you order food and want to know they’ve eaten before discharging so go for omelette etc. we took a flask of noodle soup too.

They will give you ibuprofen and paractemol
According to your child’s weight and some oramorph (oral morphine) for night so they can sleep without having to keep waking and give meds.

Take your iPad they will be drowsy etc. Take anything that will keep them snuggly and happy eg blanky.

My daughter was very sick after until they gave anti sickness meds so don’t be scared to ask.

Another thing - they couldn’t find. Vein for my child’s anesthetic so we had to do the gas. Just prepare yourself for watching them go under my child got quite flappy which was a bit horrible to watch and had a nose bleed after.

I’m trying to prepare you for what you might see as I had no idea of any of this!

Take change of clothes for them and you. I was wicked on and had to wear paper trousers 😀

Sicked on!