Having tonsils out - recovery?? - singing dimension too

After years of being constantly sick in the throat area im finaly having my tonsils out...i was wondering how long it takes to recover, how much it hurts, what it feels like...but most importantly if it will influence my singing or the physical side of singing if its not the sound side...

thanks in advance!!

Reply 1

Hullabaloo

1

-x- Lici

After years of being constantly sick in the throat area im finaly having my tonsils out...i was wondering how long it takes to recover, how much it hurts, what it feels like...but most importantly if it will influence my singing or the physical side of singing if its not the sound side...

thanks in advance!!

I had my tonsils out a year ago, I used to suffer from tonsillitis about once a month so it made sense to have them out.

Well I wont lie, it is painful, but they give you lots of drugs so dont worry. They also make you eat toast to scrap all the gunk of the back of your throat-yucky.

The recovery time is usually about 2 weeks, mine was slightly longer due to serious complications, but thats very rare so dont worry.

So basically its painful in the short term but long term its worth it, I am really healthy now :smile:

Good luck, any further questions ask away.

Reply 2

-x- Lici -x-

OP

toast to scrape away the gunk???? im the same - at least once a month

How many injections did u need/have ( paranoid fear )

Did u notice any change in ur speaking/singing voice??

thanks so much!!

Reply 3

Hullabaloo

1

You only need one injection- to administer the anaesthetic, I had 'magic cream' so didn’t feel anything. :biggrin:

As for speaking/singing your throat is sore for about a week afterwards so your voice sounds different for a bit, just because its sore to speak, after that I noticed no difference in mine.

Reply 4

Bambi

Lucyj

I had my tonsils out a year ago, I used to suffer from tonsillitis about once a month so it made sense to have them out.

Well I wont lie, it is painful, but they give you lots of drugs so dont worry. They also make you eat toast to scrap all the gunk of the back of your throat-yucky.

The recovery time is usually about 2 weeks, mine was slightly longer due to serious complications, but thats very rare so dont worry.

So basically its painful in the short term but long term its worth it, I am really healthy now :smile:

Good luck, any further questions ask away.

I had mine out when I was 19 and my advice is don't do it! I also got tonsilitis about once a month so things were pretty bad.

It is painfull! Recovery is meant to be 2 weeks and it is if you are about 5 but it seems to be worse if you are a lot older. With me it was ages but I was allergic to everything! The pre-med, the anaesthtic, the pain killers and 2 types of antibiotics. Ended up sleeping about 20 hours a day for about a month and only getting up to throw up or take some more pills.

Also, just so you know, you can still get tonsilitis afterwards! During the operation they only actually remove 90% of your tonsils and I have had a few minor episodes since I had mine out.

Reply 5

supernova2

11

supposedly the pain is about the same as getting your ovaries ripped out.

Reply 6

Glory

1

I had mine out when i was almost 20, My throat hurt for about 2 days after.

I could'nt open my mouth wide enough to clean my teeth for 6 hours after i was taken back onto the ward. Although i had tea that evening, avoid soup though have dry stuff cos it doesnt stick to your throat, sandwichs are chocolate mouse were ok. I had toast the following morning, trust me its such a relief makes your throat feels much better, just dont eat it too fast, little well chewed bites at a time.

I only had an IV in my hand, i only had my anestic in it, and prefered oral pain relief. I sounded like i was going to cry everytime i spoke for about a week afterwards, but i found swolling more painful than talking. The tablets i was on were great and eventually its just sore and you can cope without them, its just like having a slight cold.

Reply 7

Leisure17

8

Since you have a general anaesthetic with an intubation when getting your tonsills out the intubation (=putting a sort of hose down your windpipe in order to ventilate you) can cause damage to your vocal cords since you have to pass them with the tube. Usually nothing serious happens apart from maybe having a hoarse voice for some days or even weeks. But theoretically a vocal cord can be damaged more seriously and then the change in voice could be permanent. This is why professional singers dread intubations. There are a few things an anaesthesist can do to prevent all this happening and of course they do all they can. If you are worried about your voice, just tell them in advance.
I don't think that the change in your mouth/throat due to the loss of tissue will change your voice noticably.

Reply 8

lovelee-jublee

12

My boyfriend had his out last year and I've never seen him in so much pain, I didn't know what to do for him! They reccomended 2 weeks recovery time, with the first part of that in the house and not outside to reduce risk of infection (my boyfriend did get an infection though because his dad is an a**ehole and refused to stop smoking in the house :mad:

) They do try to give you rough foods to help heal the throat - it gets rid of the mank, but my boyfriend found it very hard to eat!!!

So yes, it will be painful, but you shouldn't have any more sore throats afterwards! My boyfriend hasn't anyways.

Reply 9

Hullabaloo

1

Bambi

I had mine out when I was 19 and my advice is don't do it! I also got tonsilitis about once a month so things were pretty bad.

It is painfull! Recovery is meant to be 2 weeks and it is if you are about 5 but it seems to be worse if you are a lot older. With me it was ages but I was allergic to everything! The pre-med, the anaesthtic, the pain killers and 2 types of antibiotics. Ended up sleeping about 20 hours a day for about a month and only getting up to throw up or take some more pills.

Also, just so you know, you can still get tonsilitis afterwards! During the operation they only actually remove 90% of your tonsils and I have had a few minor episodes since I had mine out.

I too suffered terribly at the time, had a severe reaction to the anaesthetic, then suffered bleeding then an infection then to top it all of an allergic reaction to the some of the medication. So was pretty ill. But I would still recommend having it done, if you get severe tonsillitis frequently, because now the worst I have had since is a sore throat, and I think that is the same for the majority of people, only a few very unlucky people get tonsillitis again.

As everyone has said the pain can be pretty severe but they try there best to manage it and make you comfortable so don’t worry. :smile:

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