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tonsillectomy (adult)

springlee

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HELLO ASSUMING YOUR HUSBANDS PROBLEM IS RECURRENT INFECTIONS, YES, THE SURGERY WILL DIFINATLY TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I WORK FOR A ENT DR. AND WE HAVE NEVER HAD A PATIENT REGRET HAVING THE SURGERY, AT LEAST, NOT AFTER THE FIRST 1-2WKS. HE WILL HAVE A BAD SORE THROAT FOR ABOUT 7-10DAYS. POSSIBLY ALITTLE LONGER FOR AN ADULT. HE WILL PROBABLY NOT WANT TO EAT OR EVEN DRINK ANYTHING. NOT EATING IS OK, HOWEVER, DRINKING FLUIDS IS VERY IMPORTANT SO HE DOES NOT GET DEHYDRATED. ALSO, THEY RECOMMEND THAT HE NOT DRINK ANYTHING RED, FOR IF THE SX AREA STARTS BLEEDING, YOU WILL POSSIBLY BE UNABLE TO TELL BECAUSE OF THE RED DYE IN DRINKS. BLEEDING IS THE MAIN PROBLEM AFTER A TONSILLECTOMY. IF DOESNT HAPPEN OFTEN, BUT IS IT DOES CALL YOUR DR RIGHT AWAY. THIS PROBLEM USUALLY WOULD HAPPEN DURING THE FIRST WEEK. ALSO, A TONSILLECTOMY CAN POSSIBLY HELP WITH SNORING AND TONSILLAR LITHS THAT CAUSE CHRONIC BAD BREATH. HOPE I HELPED. ALSO, POPCICLES SEEM TO BE A GOOD CHOICE. SPRINGLEE

 


   
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