Tonsils and adenoids removal toddler

[Maisie2019]

My son (2.5) is due to have his tonsils and adenoids removed next month, due to constant tonsillitis, mouth breathing, grunting when eating etc. He also gets awful temps with the tonsillitis causing seizures.
Im wondering if your little ones around this age have had this procedure how it went, particularly what the recovery was like? I’ve heard the first few days are pretty awful in terms of pain and sleep etc. Was it worth it for the outcome?
Im pretty scared to be honest but praying it makes his life so much better.

My little one was exactly the same as you are describing your little one, in the end my boy had both his tonsils and adenoids removed at 3.5. The difference was immediate for us…. No more dreuling, no more choking in his sleep, no more sleep apnea, improved eating habits, improved speech and language… the list goes on and on and all of this was petty much immediate results!

The few days after are rough for them though and my son woke up extremely upset and inconsolable from the anaesthetic. Follow the pain management treatment they send you home with to the dot and you should be able to control the discomfort he’s in though.

You wont regret it, if he’s anything like our boy it’ll be life changing for him and for you (lack of sleep, worry etc…)

Hope all goes well for him next month!

My ds was 3.5 so a bit older but it's been life changing. He sleeps soundly, no sleep apnoea. In the 10 years since he hasn't had tonsillitis or any breathing issues once, while it was a monthly occurrence before. He can eat a wide selection of food and his voice changed from gunky and thick to clear. The recovery was fine. A few days of pain relief where we kept up with the maximum dosage as well as soft food and he was right as rain!

I'm sure your ds will be fine!

My daughter was nearly 4 and I can assure you it was an absolute game changer. The difference in her health was incredible. I actually was quite annoyed that we had to wait until she was nearly 4 .

My son had his tonsils removed at 17 months (albeit using a different method so completely shaved back rather than full removal, so not sure which method your little one will have). Recovery was tricky but not nearly as bad as some of the worst bouts of tonsillitis he suffered with and honestly it’s made such a difference to him, by 15 months he’d had bacterial tonsillitis 9 times and they were absolutely enormous.

i would agree with Pp that the hardest parts were how disoriented and inconsolable he was waking up from the anaesthetic, which is apparently very normal. We did round the clock painkillers for 7 days, though actually after the first night he didn’t actually need them during the night at all. Absolute game changer and no regrets at all.

Wishing your little one the best of luck

Thank you everyone for your replies! It’s quite reassuring that even if it’s difficult for a bit it will be definitely worth it. I think we had around 10 lots of antibiotics last year.
I am definitely expecting the bit where he wakes up to be hard and very scary and upsetting for him. But it’s good to hear that the painkillers make the first few days relatively bearable. I’ve been having visions of screaming for days and nights. He’s had super severe tonsillitis before where we’ve had nights he can barely breathe and has had multiple seizures when we can’t bring the temp down and ended up in hospital. If we can get through that we can do this!!
@Cdoc my son is similar his tonsils are so large they are pretty much touching even when not infected!
@tightarses thank you for the reassurance, why did you have to wait so long if you don’t mind me asking?
@Sherrystrull my sons voice is quite nasally I do wonder if that will change!!??
@arwilsx how was the sleep first few nights? Was he awake a lot?
thanks again ladies

I'm sure it will! I didn't notice it at the time but rewatching videos from before the removal it was shockingly noticeable!

My daughter had hers removed when she was 4, it was horrendous for us watching her go out from the anaesthetic, but then it didn’t take long, she was tearful when waking, but after getting back to the ward she was fine! I’d bought in loads of soup, ice cream soft foods etc at home, but within an hour after op at hospital she asked for cornflakes and merrily ate them! 😂 then later a sausage dinner!
we had to stay in overnight just for observations but went home the next morning. She didn’t seem to suffer much, if any pain and was absolutely fine. No sleep problems since and she’s an extremely healthy 17 year old learning to drive 😊