After dealing with strep, at least twice a year since moving to America, I finally convinced Dave to see an ENT and get everything checked out. Especially since we had been passing it back and forth multiple times between our vacations. The doctor took one look at his throat and said, "Those are some angry looking tonsils! They need to come out". It is an outpatient procedure, so we were in and out in about 4 hours. The doctor also decided to take his adenoids at the same time. He felt great as he was coming out of the anesthetic, and was even chatty.
I brought him home, got him settled, called everyone to let them know how things had gone, and headed out to get his prescriptions. The first and second days were okay. He'd get sore if he talked too much, but was pretty mobile and not too sore. Day 3 and 4 weren't as nice. Getting your tonsils out as an adult is a pretty major deal. I was worried about him, and did a lot of research before he went in to the hospital about what I could feed him during recovery. What I discovered is that everyone is different as to what is tolerable, so I stocked up on lots of things so he would have choices. He ended up going with stage 1 baby food (found that idea on a website - brilliant, right?!), tons of blue Gatorade, some water, avocados, natural Cheetos (since they're mostly air, and dissolve), boiled eggs after a week or so, and occasionally a popsicle. From what I read, dairy products aren't good for people recovering from getting their adenoids/tonsils removed. They cause a build up of phlegm, which creates a need to cough. Coughing can rips the scabs off prematurely, and cause a lot of bleeding. Something I didn't want either of us to have to deal with! He did bleed a bit a few times, but didn't ever have any gushing. It took him a full two weeks to recover, but now he's back to full health. We're hoping to have put the strep behind us!
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