How many of you have had your tontonsils taken out?

@Hannihar (129376)

Israel

December 2, 2017 9:06pm CST

This post came out of something ElusiveButterfly said in a post. I have never had problems with my tonsils and still have them in. I am way past the kids stage to get them out. I heard that when you are an adult it is harder to take them out or something like that. I hope I will have mine the rest of my life.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (57717)

• Centralia, Washington

3 Dec 17

When I was a kid, it seemed to be a fad that the docs took the kid's tonsils out. Both me and my brother had ours out. I still have the teddy bear from that time!!

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@vandana7 (98718)

• India

3 Dec 17

There must be some function these tonsils are there for.

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@Hannihar (129376)

• Israel

3 Dec 17

@vandana7 That is a nice souvenir Lenore to keep. Did you get lots of ice cream afterwards?

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@Hannihar (129376)

• Israel

3 Dec 17

I have no idea Lenore but understand what you are saying.

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@Hatley (163781)

• Garden Grove, California

3 Dec 17

I had mine it at age sixmn butteynleft noe infected oiece iny throiat so I hado ngobackto surgery nti s wasanoirdeal scaredme so I sill have fear every timeIhaved nhad to haved surgery of any kind

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@vandana7 (98718)

• India

3 Dec 17

I wonder how they used to manage such things when surgeries were not in vogue.

@Hannihar (129376)

• Israel

3 Dec 17

@vandana7 Good question vanny. Sorry do not have an answer.

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@Hannihar (129376)

• Israel

3 Dec 17

I can imagine Patsie. So they took yours out at age 6. You were young. Do you feel anything in the back of your throat where they were?

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@pitstop (13018)

• India

6 Dec 17

I've had a few tonsil infections but never had to take them out.

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@pitstop (13018)

• India

6 Dec 17

@Hannihar they weren't that frequent. My wife used to get them frequently and almost needed to have them taken out, but thankfully magically she got well.

@Hannihar (129376)

• Israel

6 Dec 17

Did they tell you if that continues you will have to have them out pitstop?

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@Hannihar (129376)

• Israel

6 Dec 17

@pitstop pitstop, I am glad she got well and did not have to have them out.

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@lady1993 (27225)

• Philippines

3 Dec 17

I heard Josh Groban doesn't have them

i still have mine though, which is good since if they are taken out, we would be more prone to sickness

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@lady1993 (27225)

• Philippines

4 Dec 17

@Hannihar yeah, so we better take care of them

@Hannihar (129376)

• Israel

4 Dec 17

@lady1993 Thanks lady Di and you are right about taking care of them.

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@Hannihar (129376)

• Israel

3 Dec 17

lady Di, I think I heard that too. I guess I have glad that I still have mine.

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@jstory07 (134267)

• Roseburg, Oregon

3 Dec 17

I had mine taken out when I was a child of ten. All of my kids still have their tonsils.

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@vandana7 (98718)

• India

3 Dec 17

I find a lot of Americans undergo a lot of treatment. There are very few Indians who lose their tonsils early on.

@Hannihar (129376)

• Israel

3 Dec 17

I still have mine too Judy.

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@Hannihar (129376)

• Israel

3 Dec 17

@vandana7 Vanny, I do not know about that but I still have mine.

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@JudyEv (325336)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Dec 17

It was pretty much the done thing for kids of my generation to have their tonsils removed and mine were at about 9 or 10 I guess.

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@JudyEv (325336)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Dec 17

@Hannihar Perhaps I got a lot of sore throats. I don't really remember. I used to get 'run-down' at the end of each school year and Mum would put me on a tonic so I don't know if that had something to do with it.

@Hannihar (129376)

• Israel

5 Dec 17

@JudyEv Judy, I understand.

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@Hannihar (129376)

• Israel

5 Dec 17

Judy, was something wrong that they removed them or they just did it?

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@vandana7 (98718)

• India

3 Dec 17

Oh my god...I am an adult, and I have my tonsils intact. I hope god does not put me through all that pain, if it is likely to be painful, ever..

@Hannihar (129376)

• Israel

3 Dec 17

Vanny, I still have mine too.

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@tammys85 (29922)

• Baltimore, Maryland

8 Dec 17

I've never had mine out. I didn't know it was harder to take them out as an adult tho.

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@tammys85 (29922)

• Baltimore, Maryland

12 Dec 17

@Hannihar Not really. I do wind up with a lingering cough, but I usually see a doctor, and it's from a cold.

@Hannihar (129376)

• Israel

8 Dec 17

Tammy, I believe it is. Do you have problems with sore throats or your sinuses?

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@toniganzon (72285)

• Philippines

3 Dec 17

Like you, I too don't have problems with my tonsils. I'd like to keep it.

@Hannihar (129376)

• Israel

3 Dec 17

Well, so far so lucky you do not to have them out.

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@rina110383 (24495)

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3 Dec 17

Yep, I still have them.

@Hannihar (129376)

• Israel

3 Dec 17

Do you have problems with yours rina?