How much should my child eat or drink after his or her tonsillectomy? What should I do if my child will not eat or drink? It is less important that your child eat solids after tonsillectomy. It is more important to drink liquids and keep your child hydrated.
Lack of interest in food and drink may be due to still being groggy from anesthesia and from post-operative pain. If you child does not want to eat or drink, this may be a sign that his or her pain is not being controlled adequately. Please ensure that you are following the frequency and prescribed dosage for pain medication.
When can I give my child ibuprofen products before and after tonsil and adenoid surgery? Please do not give your child ibuprofen products for 7 days before tonsil and adenoid surgery.
Ibuprofen may be used after surgery for most children. Your surgeon will let you know what pain medications you may give your child. For other surgeries, please consult your surgeon or call the Nurse Line at option 4. If my child's ear tube is coming out or is in the canal, how quickly should my child be seen?
If your child is having ear pain or infections now that the tube is out, or if your pediatrician is having difficulty visualizing the eardrum, then please schedule an appointment within a week or two. If your child is not having pain or infections, you can proceed to his or her routine follow-up appointment.
When can my child swim after ear tubes? How normal is it to have ear drainage after ear tubes? When should I call the office? For the first week it is very common, and patients may even have blood-tinged drainage. It is more common to have drainage when there is fluid or infection at the time of the ear tube placement.
If the drainage continues longer than the course of post-op ear drops please call our Nurse Line at option 4.
Are nosebleeds normal after sinus surgery? They can be common. For immediate post-surgical patients, there is a sponge or drip pad. IF you need to change the drip pad more than once per hour, please call our Nurse Line at option 4. Their tonsils get infected often. A health care provider might recommend removing the tonsils if a child gets a lot of tonsil infections called tonsillitis.
Experts define "a lot" as when a doctor diagnoses a child with at least 7 infections a year, more than 5 infections a year for 2 years in a row, or three infections a year for 3 years. What Happens Before a Tonsillectomy? What Happens During a Tonsillectomy? The two main types of tonsillectomy surgery are: Traditional tonsillectomy: Both tonsils are completely removed. Intracapsular tonsillectomy: The surgeon removes all the affected tonsil tissue, but leaves a small layer to protect the throat muscles underneath.
There's a very slight chance that the remaining tissue can re-grow or become infected and need more tonsil surgery, but this isn't common. With this type of surgery, kids: recover faster have less pain don't need as much pain medicine have a lower risk of bleeding are better able to eat and drink after the procedure Can I Stay With My Child During a Tonsillectomy?
How Long Does a Tonsillectomy Take? A tonsillectomy usually takes about 20 to 30 minutes, though it can take a little longer. What Happens After the Tonsillectomy? There are risks with any surgery, including infection and problems with anesthesia.
Give your child pain medicine as directed by your health care provider. You can return to school when you can eat normally, are sleeping well, and don't need pain medicine. Get plenty to drink, and eat soft foods like pudding, soup, gelatin, or mashed potatoes until you're ready for solid foods.
Call the doctor right away if you vomit blood or something that looks like coffee grounds, or have trouble breathing.
After tonsillectomy, you can still get colds , sore throats, and throat infections. But you won't get tonsillitis unless the tonsils grow back, which is uncommon. Even though the tonsils are part of the immune system, removing them doesn't affect your body's ability to fight infections. The immune system has many other ways to fight germs.
Reviewed by: Patrick C. Barth, MD. Larger text size Large text size Regular text size. What Is a Tonsillectomy? Why Are Tonsillectomies Done? Teens usually have a tonsillectomy because: Their tonsils are so big they block the airway and make it hard to breathe.
Tim Mitchell, a consultant otolaryngologist and council member of the Royal College of Surgeons, said the findings were interesting and "certainly warrant further investigation".
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