Adult tonsillectomy - any advice/experience?

Hi! I had mine removed last year and it was the best decision I ever made! I'd been suffering for years with throat infections but just kept putting it off. I would recommend Dr John Mcewan who has his own clinic, Sohar clinic and he did my operation at City Hospital. He will also be very honest with you and if he doesn't think the surgery is necessary then he won't go ahead with it. The procedure was nowhere near as bad as I thought it was going to be and he prescribed plenty of pain killers to help with recovery. Only 1 night in hospital is needed. I think I was off work for about 10 days in total and probably took me just over 2 weeks to fully recover. Since my op, I've only had a cold once and really felt so much better. The fatigue has definitely gone and I'm so glad that I did it! Best of luck!

I had mine removed as an adult I was 26. Not due to tonsillitis but due to chronic sinusitis and post nasal drip which left my tonsils in a permanent state of infection. The NHS in the UK would not remove them because they were not enlarged (their general requirement) but my private ENT who I had been seeing for years had done all he could to correct my sinuses and I was still suffering with bad breath, fatigue, general unwellness. When he removed me he informed they were not enlarged because basically they were completely rotten and shrunk up and disgusting. Since having them removed I have felt better, not radically but certainly better. I do still get some sore throats and take longer than others to recover from coughs and colds etc. I don't however wake up with a disgusting yellow tongue every morning anymore and no longer need to spend 10 minutes every day scrubbing my tongue with a tongue cleaner (or credit card lol) and thinking about how gross it is! The bad. After the surgery I had eustachian tube dysfunction, this could be due to my severely messed up sinuses but it is agony. I mean serious uncomfortable pain. Basically if sitting upright all is okay but the moment you lie down it feels like someone is putting hot pokers in your ears. Unfortunately I decided in my infinite wisdom to have a bone tumor removed from my foot at the same time as the tonsillectomy. A bad idea as trying to keep your foot and your head elevated at the same time is not the easiest thing to achieve. I would wake up at night having slid down the pillows and painkiller had worn off and I would be in agony for about 30mins until the next one kicked in. The good. After the pain in my ears, my throat really wasn't that sore. Just avoid eating fruit and other acidic things milk, ice cream, yoghurt (make nasty mucous and you can't cough) and rough foods (crackers etc.) are also not good. But pasta, bread, slow cooked stews and other soft plain foods all seemed to be okay. I cannot recommend a surgeon in Dubai unfortunately. I'm actually pretty terrified of surgery in Dubai in general based on the lack of connection to teaching hospitals. In the UK I have always gone private but always with a surgeon who is in a good position in an NHS teaching hospital as well never someone who is wholly private. If you are going to look for a surgeon in Dubai I would recommend looking for someone that hasn't been here long and doesn't plan on being here long. Someone who has worked in a teaching hospital in their native country at a reasonable level. This is because Doctors 'practice' medicine. As in are always learning which is why most Doctors will, if possible (and if they are happy settling into the culture), head to a location with good teaching facilities so that they can continue to learn throughout their profession and even teach others later. Dubai healthcare appears to be more like pure private medicine, that is purely money driven, however there are some good doctors here, some people will come for a few years for the experience or due to family commitments or because of the Islamic culture etc. you just need to be very choosy.