A small update
Hey there, guys!
I thought I'd pop in for a sec and give a quick update on Miss Lisey. She did indeed get her tonsils and adenoids removed yesterday, and she's home recuperating now.
It's....a bit rough right now. Tonsillectomy recovery is surprisingly painful, largely because you can never stop swallowing.
If you have knee surgery, you can reasonably expect to stop using your knee while you recover, but your throat just has to keep. on. swallowing.
It's hard.
I had mine out when I was 24 (14 years ago now!) and I still remember the pain very well. Which is kind of good, because I can totally sympathize with her.
Lisey has always, always loved fuzzy stuffed animals, so her little stuffed cat has been hanging out with her while she recovers. 😉
She's not much on talking right now, but luckily, I had a big fat notebook for her, and she's writing down her half of conversations.
Joshua's been decorating her pages for her.
You might recognize her blanket from that year I made fuzzy blankets for all of my girls. 😉
(Good heavens! That was four years ago already.)
Anyhow. She's doing ok, but "doing ok" when you've had your tonsils out is still pretty un-awesome.
Prayers for a speedy, uneventful recovery would be quite welcome.
I think I'll be here with a grocery/menu report tomorrow, but if not, you'll know where I am (busy talking Lisey into drinking, drinking, drinking!)
Wishing her a speedy recovery. It's painful watching our children suffer.
I had my adenoids out when I was 7 (I'm 49 next month!) and I can still remember it!
Children have a great resilience so hopefully Lisey will recover quickly and be back to normal herself soon.
The thinking here (UK) is to eat toast after a tonsillectomy to help the throat, but I always think that ice cream or ice lollies (popsicles?) would be more welcome.
Toast? Yikes! Sounds painful.
It really does, doesn't it?
Best wishes to L for her speedy recovery. And to the rest of you as you help her in the process.
Several UK readers have said that to me now and oh my, I just can't imagine! Toast! I could barely get water down the first few days and I can't imagine doing toast.
You UKers must have throats of steel. Heh.
Wishing Lisey some relief from the pain soon. I know how difficult it is when we have children who are suffering. I would try lots of popsicles, non-acid liquids and lots of jello. Avoid dairy, it's thick and creamy and can aggravate the throat.
Prayers for a speedy recovery for Lisey. My daughter had her tonsils/adenoids removed a couple of years ago when she was 24. Painful and difficult for her and me. I thought she'd get better faster than she did. Pain medication, rest, sleep, ice cream and popsicles. How nice that she has such loving siblings!
Luckily, since I had mine out (at 24!), I know what to expect, at least to some extent. It is a super slow recovery. Oy.
Wishing her a speedy recovery! Pain is just so hard to handle when it won't go away! Here's hoping tomorrow is surprisingly better, and that each day is a big improvement upon the preceding one.
Prayers sent!
Hope she is feeling better soon :((( Not fun, but how nice to have a supportive older brother and family -- makes all the difference. Get better soon!!
It is tough to watch your child recover from surgery. I remember having mine out and then watched all three of my children have multiple ENT surgeries as babies. I feel for you. Prayers for a swift and uneventful recovery. God bless you and keep you and Lisey in his love. It makes me smile to see the drawings. So cute.
I had mine out when I was 22, my senior year in college and it was a whole week of awful. Then another week of "why does my mouth taste so gross?"
On TV and in movies, they always show people recovering from tonsillectomies eating ice cream. NO! There the mucous issue. Gross.
Good luck in her recovery!
Oh I'm so sorry Lisey isn't feeling well! Luckily Pusheen is there to lift her spirits. 🙂 Hoping for a fast recovery!
She loved that you knew what the cat's name was! (she was reading the comments last night)
Best wishes to Lisey for a quick recovery. She is lucky to have a mom like you to empathize and take care of her. We found apricot and pear nectars "softer" and easier to take than juice post-tonsillectomy.
Onward and upward Lisey! The worst is behind you and every day will bring you closer to healing (and just think, you won't have that surgery looming over you in the future). Prayers for healing well in the meantime. You have so many people who love and support you through this!
I remember having my tonsils and adenoids out when I was about 6. I was super excited because my parents said I could have all the ice cream and popsicles I wanted. I wasn't so excited about it after the surgery! I trust Lisey is being spoiled!
Hope she feels better soon! I always thought fuzzy blankets had magical powers so I'm glad she has hers! Wasn't it Snoopy who used it say it was the fuzzy robe that was the secret to feeling better?
Prayers for a less painful speedy recovery and a lot of nice cold ice cream.
My friend has his removed a couple years ago. He's almost 40. He said it was horrible. Not something he'd wish on his enemy. You might also think about using a humidifier when she sleeps. I know I tend to sleep w my mouth open and it can aggravate a sore throat.
Hope your girl is better soon!
May Allah bless her with complete and lasting recovery. Hugs for both of you :).
Wishing her speedy recovery!!
One of the things my Mom would make me for my all to frequent bouts of tonsillitis was warm Jello. Just make it as usual but don't chill it. If regular Jello is too sweet,you can make homemade jello with plain gelatin and juice.
Prayers for a quick recovery and sleep for Mom:-)
Yes!! Warm jello, jelled jello, or Knox Blox (jello with extra gelatin). These are my family's traditional solutions for all throat-involved ailments. Here's hoping for an uneventful recovery!
I hope Lisey has a quick and easy recovery!
Feel better quickly Lisey!
An odd but effective thing we did for our son was to fill a small spray bottle (new and very clean...not the one we keep the off-brand Windex in, obviously. ;)) with water. He would wake up and spray his mouth/throat liberally so that the first few swallows were considerably less awful. I tried watered down juice, too, but he said the plain water felt the best. It was room temperature always because he kept it with him at all times.
Best wishes to Lisey for a speedy recovery!
I had my tonsils out when I was 21. The first thing they gave me to eat was TOAST!!!! I think my doctor was Dr Mengele!
Seriously, what is up with the tonsillectomy recommendations in the UK? It sounds so painful!
Here, they say "no sharp or crunchy foods for 17 days". They're really concerned about bleeding and any foods that could scratch the throat and cause bleeding.
Get well soon! I had mine removed - remember it well x
It's one of those things that's kind of unforgettable! In a not-that-great kind of way. 😉
I know! Just found out Leah's aren't being removed, they did consider it. Hope Lisey feeling more herself soon 🙂
I'm glad she doesn't need hers to be taken out! It's a rough recovery.
Prayers and good wishes for a speedy recovery!
I was 26! It was AWEFUL as you and so many readers said. Poor babe! I had a terrible reaction to the pain med and kept throwing up so not fun! I can't believe they are in and done in less than a day now! I'm not sure if that is good or bad. Take care!
Yeah, it was a pretty dreadful experience as an adult. The doctor said she's supposed to recover a bit faster than I did, and I really hope that's true!
I was 24 when I had mine removed, too. I was allergic to the anesthesia and projectile vomiting for a week. Pain. I finally convinced the surgeon that something was wrong and got some phenergan (sp?), but by that time all of the foods I could eat were repulsive to me (I still can't eat chicken broth). It was one of the low points in my life, but it's really nice to not get strep five times a year!
Also, I hope you're feeling better, Lisey! And I hope you're getting some rest, too, Kristen!