Guest guest Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 I'm not judging parents who choose not to have their child's tonsils removed. I'm judging the Drs who say there is no evidence out there and that you and your child have to suffer for the next who knows how many years till this goes away. There is positive research out there and if a parent wants to try it I think it's wrong for a Dr to refuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 I agree.. and <kkjtskjohnson@...> wrote: I'm not judging parents who choose not to have their child's tonsils removed. I'm judging the Drs who say there is no evidence out there and that you and your child have to suffer for the next who knows how many years till this goes away. There is positive research out there and if a parent wants to try it I think it's wrong for a Dr to refuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 SO DO I!!! Kathleen On May 5, 2007, at 1:36 AM, Bridget Gentle wrote: > I agree.. > > and <kkjtskjohnson@...> wrote: I'm not > judging parents who choose not to have their child's tonsils > removed. I'm judging the Drs who say there is no evidence out there > and > that you and your child have to suffer for the next who knows how > many years > till this goes away. There is positive research out there and if a > parent > wants to try it I think it's wrong for a Dr to refuse. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 I agree, but with that said, I would ONLY do so after you have ruled out as many options as you can. I think to jump the gun at a very young age COULD be a mistake. But again, we all have to make our own decisions and live with it, just because it feels right for my family does not make it a solution for everyone else. It took us 9 years to decide to have a tonsillectomy but only after having gone through many specialists and having tried many many options! Azzie mom to Kianna 9 1/2 From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of and Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 8:37 PM Subject: Re: Tonsilectomy I'm not judging parents who choose not to have their child's tonsils removed. I'm judging the Drs who say there is no evidence out there and that you and your child have to suffer for the next who knows how many years till this goes away. There is positive research out there and if a parent wants to try it I think it's wrong for a Dr to refuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 All, I just want to share with you the outcome of getting my daughter's tonsil's out. My daughter's name is . She is 7 1/2 years old. She was diagnosed with Periodic Fever Syndrome when she was two years old. She got her tonsils out in March 2006. She has not had a fever since. She used to be so lethargic for three days and her fevers would usually be around 102 to 103. She had terrible stomach pains, headaches, sore throat and pains in her legs. I thinks she still goes through episodes today, but they are more milder. She still gets a little moody at time, gets headaches on occasion, gets sore throats, but she is much better than before. She hasn't missed a day of school this year which is amazing! I would highly recommend getting your tonsils out. Kathy Leanne <leannedavis@sbcg lobal.net> To Sent by: @groups cc .com Subject 05/04/2007 04:26 Re: Re: Tonsilectomy PM Please respond to @groups .com Amen! I concur. Leanne and <kkjtskjohnson@...> wrote: I have never heard something so ridiculous. Because the fevers may stop 10 yrs later we aren't supposed to do something about it now?! These kids have seizures because of high fevers, they get large doses of ibuprofen, get hospitalized, miss out on activities because of recurring illness not to mention the high monetary cost. If I can stop my child's fevers even one year before they naturally stop by taking out their tonsils I'm going to do it. We don't need our tonsils to lead a normal life and the risks of surgery are so low I think it's in the best interest of the children for us to at least try to put a stop to these fevers by taking out their tonsils. I guess it would be good to hear from the parents who have had their children's tonsils removed and the fevers haven't gone away. Do you regret taking out their tonsils? I'd have to question a lot of the studies used to come to this conclusion when you look at the number of patients in each of the studies. 7 of the reports drew a conclusion from 1 or 2 patients. I wouldn't take any medical recommendation from a study involving 1-2 patients. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Hi Kathy, Did you have her adenoids removed as well? Azzie mom to Kianna 9 1/2 From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Kathy Mackay Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 9:45 AM Subject: Re: Re: Tonsilectomy All, I just want to share with you the outcome of getting my daughter's tonsil's out. My daughter's name is . She is 7 1/2 years old. She was diagnosed with Periodic Fever Syndrome when she was two years old. She got her tonsils out in March 2006. She has not had a fever since. She used to be so lethargic for three days and her fevers would usually be around 102 to 103. She had terrible stomach pains, headaches, sore throat and pains in her legs. I thinks she still goes through episodes today, but they are more milder. She still gets a little moody at time, gets headaches on occasion, gets sore throats, but she is much better than before. She hasn't missed a day of school this year which is amazing! I would highly recommend getting your tonsils out. Kathy Leanne <leannedavis@sbcg lobal.net> To Sent by: <mailto:%40> @groups cc ..com Subject 05/04/2007 04:26 Re: Re: Tonsilectomy PM Please respond to @groups ..com Amen! I concur. Leanne and <kkjtskjohnson@... <mailto:kkjtskjohnson%40sbcglobal.net> > wrote: I have never heard something so ridiculous. Because the fevers may stop 10 yrs later we aren't supposed to do something about it now?! These kids have seizures because of high fevers, they get large doses of ibuprofen, get hospitalized, miss out on activities because of recurring illness not to mention the high monetary cost. If I can stop my child's fevers even one year before they naturally stop by taking out their tonsils I'm going to do it. We don't need our tonsils to lead a normal life and the risks of surgery are so low I think it's in the best interest of the children for us to at least try to put a stop to these fevers by taking out their tonsils. I guess it would be good to hear from the parents who have had their children's tonsils removed and the fevers haven't gone away. Do you regret taking out their tonsils? I'd have to question a lot of the studies used to come to this conclusion when you look at the number of patients in each of the studies. 7 of the reports drew a conclusion from 1 or 2 patients. I wouldn't take any medical recommendation from a study involving 1-2 patients. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 > I have never heard something so ridiculous. Because the fevers > may stop 10 > yrs later we aren't supposed to do something about it now?! These kids have > seizures because of high fevers, they get large doses of ibuprofen, get > hospitalized, miss out on activities because of recurring illness not to > mention the high monetary cost. If I can stop my child's fevers even one > year before they naturally stop by taking out their tonsils I'm going to do > it. We don't need our tonsils to lead a normal life and the risks of > surgery are so low I think it's in the best interest of the children for us > to at least try to put a stop to these fevers by taking out their tonsils. > I guess it would be good to hear from the parents who have had their > children's tonsils removed and the fevers haven't gone away. Do you regret > taking out their tonsils? I'd have to question a lot of the studies used to > come to this conclusion when you look at the number of patients in each of > the studies. 7 of the reports drew a conclusion from 1 or 2 patients. I > wouldn't take any medical recommendation from a study involving 1-2 > patients. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Thanks for your reply. Azzie F Re: Tonsilectomy Hi Azzie, yes she had those removed too. Kathy, Mom to 7 1/2 7 1/2, Sydney 2 & 11 > > Hi Kathy, > > Did you have her adenoids removed as well? [truncated by sender] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 YES, both were removed. Kathy, Mom to - age 7 1/2, , 7 1/2, , 11 & Sydney, 2 1/2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 I don't know if having the material will do, but my trick was to be very adamant about what you want, I was lucky and got a doctor that was very easy to sway to my side, but you may need to just lie, I know it sounds bad but you may need to say that your child has sore throats with the fevers and than that would qualify as having " episodes " of tonsillitis as they call it and that is one of the markers they use to validate taking their tonsils out. That is what my doctor told me. Hope that helps! ~Seneschel Getting my son's tonsils removed was the best decision I ever made. It > really is a minor surgery. He was 8 so he was a little older than a lot of > the other kids with . They made us stay in recovery for 5 hrs but he > was ready to go home after about 1hr. He didn't talk or eat anything but > popsicles for about a week but then was completely fine. That was 4 months > ago and so far he has been fever free ever since. Prior to the > tonsillectomy he was having fevers every three weeks. Even if it didn't > take away the fevers I wouldn't regret taking out his tonsils because he did > so well with the whole procedure. It's way better than planning your life > around fevers and steroid doses. Our infectious disease Dr. says that his > success rate with kids with diagnosed having their tonsils removed is > 100%. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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