Who still has their tonsils??

mckayleesmom wrote: I know this is a wierd question....I was just curious because I heard its worse on an adult to have them removed. I still have mine

MommyToAshley replied: I do.

jcc64 replied: Everybody in my family, nuclear and extended, still has their tonsils.

A&A'smommy replied: I don't but I have to tell you my FIL and BIL have had their tonsils removed TWICE they grew back and my FIL was an adult the first time he had his removed I think he said he was in quite a bit of pain.

KingMom replied: My hubby and I still have ours, and my brother does too.

MommyToAshley replied:
Wow! I've never heard of that! Poor guys.

My grandpa did have three sets of teeth though...sorry OT.

A&A'smommy replied:
I never heard of that either until my FIL started having all these problems he was in the hospital and then they saw that the cause of his problems were his tonsils it was WEIRD!

Kaitlin'smom replied: Both DH and I do.

Maddie&EthansMom replied:

I have mine. I had tonsillitis twice a year or more as a child, but I grew out of it as an adult. My mother didn't want me to have surgery so she left them in. If I had tonsillitis as an adult I would consider getting them removed, but I never get sick anymore. I guess I got it all out of my system when I was young b/c I was sick A LOT as a child. My tonsils stayed red and swollen.

ETA: Any surgery is harder on an adult than it is on a child.

Also, my mother's tonsils rotted out Weird huh? She doesn't have any tonsils, but they were never surgically removed.

5littleladies replied: I do!

My 23 year old brother had to have his out a few months ago and this is what the Dr. told him, word for word- "When this operation is over you will not be in so much pain that you want to kill yourself, but you will want to kill me". Lol!! He really was miserable-I hope I never have to have mine out.

MommyToAshley replied:
LOL! Do all the docs where you live have a sense of humor. (Your ped included)

toady_buckshot_noodle replied: I and my whole family have ours but Tristan is sceduled to have them removed on the 15th.

C&K*s Mommie replied: I do too!

~Roo'sMama~ replied: I have mine still. When my sister and I were kids we had strep throat so often that our doctor told my mom we'd have to have out tonsils out if it kept happening, but not too long after that we stopped getting it.

dolfinrse replied: My whole family still has theirs too.

CantWait replied: Still have mine also.

MyLuvBugs replied: I do!!

3xsthefun replied: I still have mine

mom21kid2dogs replied: I still have mine but my poor husband is going to demand today at the Doc that they remove his. He has continual infections all winter and serious gagging issues and they are caused by his tonsils.

You are correct~tonsillectomy is a much more complicated procedure for adults than for children. I didn't post this before because aspenblue was having hers out but one of my sorority sisters died at age 20 from complications to the procedure (she bled to death 2 days after surgery). I've always been really freaked when Stephen mentions getting this done but at this point it is a necessity.

FWIW, sometimes your tonsils will just shrivel & disappear on their own in adulthood. Weird!!

mom21kid2dogs replied:
I had three sets of teeth, too! So did my grandma. It's very freaky!!!

Sarah&Mackenzie replied: Me and DH both do. I am surprised that I still do. When I was younger I had strep throat at least 4 or 5 times a year and my doc never took them out. My sophmore year of high school I got mono and have never had strep throat again.

My2Beauties replied: I still have mine, but growing up I had tonisilitis all the time. I have not had it in years (knock on wood) but I never had surgery.

mommy2owen replied: I still have mine!

redchief replied: Mine were removed when I was three.

zdk753 replied: I still have mine.

gr33n3y3z replied: Everyone here does but Ed and katie

5littleladies replied:
Hee hee!! It seems that way!

USMCwife replied: I still have mine.

holley79 replied:

I still have mine.

Mom2Boyz replied: I had mine out when I was 12 or 13.

adixon24 replied: I do....but Ive heard it's worse on adults too

absentnowpresentmom replied: I still have mine as well and I am approaching 30.

kayla's mama replied: DH and I still have ours

SOUTHERN MOMMY replied: Mine were removed at 11 Andrews were removed 1 month before he turned 2 and nates were removed at 5 Boy we wave VERY BAD problems with them

MamaJAM replied: I still have mine - so does my DH.