tonsils out as a teen

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Registered: 01-03-2005
tonsils out as a teen
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Tue, 03-27-2007 - 2:58pm
Anyone here with experience on their teen having to get tonsils out? Trying to decide whether to wait till school is out or go ahead with it now. I've heard its a longer recovery in older kids and my dd is 17 and really can't afford to miss much school with all the ap classes she is taking. On the other hand we are in this cycle of strep, anitibiotics for 10 days, about 2 weeks of feeling fine, then strep again. This has been going on since October. She is really sick of not feeling well. Anyone think she could get them out on a Thursday and be well enough to go back to school by Monday?
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 03-27-2007 - 3:07pm

My dh's sister had them taken out when she was about that age - I'm sorry I don't remember her recovery time though :( Do the doctor's think it will be feasible for her to be back that soon? Do you have a spring break coming up that maybe she could use that to recover? Will the school work with her?

Sorry I only have questions and no answers - my dd is just recovering from mono and missed approximately 20 school days and I will say in the end the school was great working with her and gave her a temporary 504 plan to get through it....




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Registered: 01-07-2007
Tue, 03-27-2007 - 3:17pm

BTDT.

I had my tonsils out in my mid-20s.
Took me about 3-5 days to recover, as best I can remember.

(Oh, and the story about eating ice cream afterwards wasn't true for me. Couldn't eat it, felt like glass. Keep jello on hand just in case!)

Good luck.

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Registered: 08-17-2005
Tue, 03-27-2007 - 5:20pm

Not my teen, but my DH. He was about 37 and it took him a good 10 days to feel back to normal. He also was having bouts of strep and finally just got them taken out.

3 days doesn't seem like enough time to recover. However, everyone is different!

When is Spring Break? How much longer 'til school is out? If you are concerned about missing school, I would wait....

Karin

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