Oh Stacie, I was in my mid twenties when I had my tonsils removed, in the hospital, and they brought me dry toast. Can you believe that?...I was so hungry I ate it with tears running down my cheeks.

I really don't have much in the way of suggestions, maybe some rather bland soup, pureed?

Good luck. You are a glutton for punishment!

jude

Your biggest baby is probably going to suffer the most (or make you suffer the most).

Hudson is young so he might not have a problem at all. I remember when my younger brother had his tonsils out he was not quite three years old and the first thing he wanted to eat was an apple.

Ann

First--no orange juice or acidy food or drink!
I used to be a pediatric nurse on a floor that also had an occasional adult tonsillectomy patient. My experience was that really young children did very well after the anesthesia wore off. One of my sons was a pre-schooler and the other was in first grade when their tonsils came out. The doctor always instructed the parents of young children to keep them quiet for a week because the tonsil area is very raw post op and can bleed easily. When I told my doctor that my school age son was outside, climbing trees a week after surgery, the doc blew up at me and said I really should know better. My son felt fine but the surgeon still wanted him to be rather quiet. My kids are 37 and 40 now and the post op recovery could be different today if tonsil removal is an easier surgery in this modern era. I haven't heard of any change in the surgical procedure so I can't be certain. Patients that I privately referred to a "geriatric tonsillectomies" were any that were older than mid teen. The older the patient, the more painful. Your husband may be very uncomfortable. Adding nasal surgery to a tonsillectomy means he will be doubly uncomfortable due to nasal swelling and difficulty breathing through his nose. Poor guy! When I worked on Peds the adult patients were given Demerol while in the hospital and controlled drugs by mouth (usually codeine) when they went home. Very little children got only Tylenol. Ouch!
If either you son or your husband doesn't want to eat, at least MAKE them drink. Dehydration only makes the pain worse. If they don't eat much for a week that is no big deal, but they absolutely have to stay well hydrated. Any soft food, even soggy Cherios, are fine the day after surgery. Avoid all food that is rough or scratchy. Pudding, ice cream, soup etc. are all good. Avoid all acidy foods even when the patient is feeling well and eating regular food again. My son was about a week post op and feeling fine when he ate a slice of tomato and almost choked because he was in so much pain. The acid in the tomato was strong enough to cause him real pain.
Any vomiting of blood, other than old, blackish blood shortly after waking up from anesthesia (in other words, blood swallowed during surgery) is always a reason to call the doctor. Very occasionally, a patient started to bleed about a week after surgery. That time frame seemed to be when we saw the very occasional post op bleed. These patients sometimes had to return to the OR. Please--don't let this information scare you, because it is a very unusual complication. I mention it only to make you aware of the worst case scenario.
One last thought-- My kids had the surgery because they had so many ear infections. I expected that immediately afte surgery the ear infections would cease. However, they bot got a few more ear infections and then never had any again.

Nancy

I was thinking - soft oatmeal or Cream of wheat type cereal, ice cream, applesauce, cottage cheese, soup, yogurt, lots of liquids - those were given to me when I was on a semi-liquid diet after surgery 3 years ago.

Donna

Junket rennet dessert will slide right down. It is less sticky than pudding and less acidic than yoghurt.

Jim

My doctor explained to me that one of the main reasons adults have a more difficult or painful recovery from a tonsillectomy was because the tonsils are much bigger (obviously) in adults so the healing area is much greater, therefore causing more pain in contrast to a small child. Eating will probably be a bigger obstacle for your husband during recovery than for your son.

I'm thinking that in addition to sweetened soft foods, things like pureed potatoes or sweet potatoes, or even cauliflower will be welcomed by your husband after a day or so of puddings and ice cream. Banana smoothies (maybe with a little protein powder mixed in?) will make for a good breakfast in addition to the already-mentioned oatmeal or Cream of Wheat.

Btw, I would have been okay with you just telling me your DH and DS were having their tonsils out... without all the gory details! I'm a self-professed wuss! LOL

Lori :D

Your biggest baby is probably going to suffer the most (or make you suffer the most).

No kidding, Ann.

Pureed soups - chicken tortilla for example (without the tortillas, just masa for thickening), split pea with ham, etc.

I'm so sorry! Lucy had her T&As out last year when she was 4. No fun, and I seem to remember day 1 and 2 being better than day 3 or 4. Maybe her painkillers were wearing off?

Words of advice - Do NOT look in their throat. It is awful.

We gave her a lot of pudding, applesauce and jello. You need extra protein when recovering from surgery, so for your husband, mix some protein powder into his soft food. We got something called "magic cup" which was a sort of ice cream like substance with extra protein and extra calories. It looked like ice cream but didn't melt. It helped a lot.

Good luck!

AM

Mashed potatoes and gravy. You could even puree some meat in there with it.
Soft scrambled eggs with cheese melted on top.
Mac 'n' cheese (a little overcooked noodles).
Smoothies.

When my DD had her wisdom teeth removed she wanted it done right before Thanksgiving because, as she said, most of the foods are soft. Potatoes, jello, cranberry sauce, deviled eggs, and the middle of the pumpkin pie. Even stuffing.

Obviously, the cranberry sauce will be far too acidic, but much of the other stuff will work with little or no modification.

I would think even pasta dishes without anything chunky will work after a couple of days. Fettucine Alfredo?

Anything with some protein and carbs is going to keep them feeling full longer (read, easier on you!).

Pick up some Ensure or Slim Fast type canned meals too. At least they'll get in some vitamins they're missing in other foods.

Good luck,
Deanna

Ice cream!!! Popsickels, milk shakes,jello anything liquid and cold at first will be the best to sooth the throat. Then progress to other soft foods.\
Joann

Yeah, I know that I am a little crazy doing both at once, but would rather have 2 to baby and cook for a week than spread it all out. Add to that, Rhiannon broke her leg before Christmas and still has 2 weeks left on her cast. It is from the top of her leg to the tip of her toes. I am thinking it will be more than a little crazy around here for a while!!

Stacie

ps I am sure that DH will be my big baby. Hudson is my cuddle baby, he is 2 and the only way to get him to sleep is to lay on the couch with him and cuddle until he is asleep, so don't think things will be much different with him.