I had mine removed at age 70. I’ve never experienced pain like that in my life. If you do have a tonsillectomy be sure to stay ahead of the pain. Take the pain meds on schedule. The 5-6-7 days are the worst. A total nightmare. A spinal fusion for me was a walk in the park by comparison.

All I can say is that if I had to do it over again I wouldn’t elect for a tonsillectomy. Worst pain& recovery of my lifetime and I’ve had many many major surgeries. My sense of taste is still “off” and I still struggle with the globus sensation due to lingual tonsil hyper trophy and such thick mucus in my throat 24x7. I’ve grown to deal with it but it really sucks. I elected the surgery due to chronic stinky tonsil stones I had since a kid. So glad they are gone but now i will be dealing with these chronic issues for the rest of my life apparently. I guess you need to weigh your pros & cons. And I could be a unique case so please don’t just make your decision based on my experience. However, my ENT surgeon warned me that as an adult, all of his adult patients electing for a tonsillectomy said recovery was the worst pain of their lifetime. I wholeheartedly agree. Surgery doesn’t use cutting any longer due to higher post surgery bleeding risks. They now use cortorization (burning) which I truly believe it is what causes the worst pain ever because it is a deep deep burn. I was on pain meds for 21 straight days every 4 hours. And I am not a pain med person by any means. I’ve had 3 children, shoulders surgery, a hysterectomy, ankle reconstruction and many other surgeries. They all were walks in the park recovering compared to my tonsillectomy. Sorry to scare you but just being completely transparent. If you have any other questions feel free to reach out. I’ll tell ya anything you want to know.

Oh and btw like the other post that replied to you…. I too lost 25 lbs during recovery. That was the only pro to the tonsillectomy. Completely awful weight loss program.