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[quote=Anonymous]I have had 2 kids that had tonsils and adenoids removed. They were 6 and 9 years old. Both had sleep apnea. You don’t want your child to develop sleep apnea as they get older so getting them out before they are school age is critical.

The surgery was life changing for both children but I won’t pretend it is painless or without risk. The 6 year old had bleeding complications a few days after surgery and had to go under anesthesia again to cauterize the wound and stop the bleeding. There were no problems after that. It is rare but it happens. My kid would not take pain medication or drink fluids which is why there were bleeding problems.

The first few days after surgery is very painful and you will have a very cranky and irritable child that won’t want to eat or drink. If you can get the child to take pain relievers around the clock and drink fluids regularly, they will likely be fine. My older child had an easier recovery but was more aware of what was happening so was more scared.

Your child is young and probably won’t remember it. Kids that age typically stay overnight for monitoring.

Definitely get it done. I didn’t hesitate to have my older kid get surgery even though my other child with complications had it performed first. [/quote]

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