Quote Originally Posted by Grace View Post
I was also 5 when my tonsils were removed. Ellie, we were living in Cranston then, and the doctor took them out in our kitchen!!

My brother also had his removed at home - about 6 months after I did.

The only thing good about the entire experience - all that ice cream I got to have post-op
OMG - that thought makes me cringe. I can just picture you on the kitchen table with that as the operating table. LOL!! At least I had the benefit of the hospital for my procedure. Yup - ice cream and jello made it somewhat worthwhile. Now they encourage roughage to speed up the recovery time, instead of babying the throat with the good things that we had, at least they did with my son after the first day post-op. Makes sense I suppose, since medical practices and ideas have changed so much. I can remember my mother telling me that she was in the hospital for over 2 weeks when she gave birth to me - and that was common practice at that time.