Tonsil Removal

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My daughter is having her tonsil's removed on Tuesday, but for other reasons.

Our greatest fear in the decision was if it does cure it, will it come back. I

know there has been story after story about how great it is after the

tonsilectomy...but there have also been many stories about it returning at 13

and 14 years of age. So, do you let them suffer through it for the short term

(it seems on average about 5 years) and then it seems to be gone, or do you take

the chance and get rid of it now, with the chance that it will return and who

knows how long it will last. Like Fran has said, there just isn't long term

studies...I wish it was that easy.

Trish

Leanne <leannedavis@...> wrote:

Hey everyone,

I am going to ramble here and I don't want to offend anyone. But

here goes.

I am amazed at how many Doctors recommend and don't recommend T & A.

Is it because of the danger of surgery or because the parents are

scared? I don't know but all I do know is this has worked for our

son. We asked, do we need further test? The exact answer was no..

if it was any other PFS it would be treated the same way. (with

exceptions) Not my words his. You know we trusted him. And thank

goodness we did. Please don't shoot the messenger but if your Dr.

recommends T & A please consider this option as it is not that bad of

surgery. I know, it probably really needs to be considered if your

child is very, very young. My Cade was 3 1/2.

I don't want to talk you into this because it is surgery but if it

helps stop the fevers and lets your child be a normal child please

consider it. I read all of the posts and am amazed at the kids that

could possibly benefit from this surgery. If your like any number

of us you probably had your tonsils out when you were young. Anyway

I hope I have not offened anyone and I hope you will consider this

If your Dr. recommends and if he don't ask him/her about it. I know

that some of the kids on here have other issues that this may not

help.

Please don't think I'am crazy or anything I am a normal person with

a family. Alisha 21, Texas A & M leaning towards Dental Hygiene,

25,graduated from University of Texas and is now in Grad

school (pharmacy). Husband . My names is Leanne and I am 45

yrs old and have sold real estate for over 15 yrs now. Just laying

out the background of me and my family so maybe you won't think I am

crazy. If you need to talk to me hey, I am here and will answer any

questions I can.

Thank you Fran for creating this site, as I don't know what I would

have done without it. Also I will continue and will always continue

to read posts. This is a great group and I appreciate you letting

me get this off my chest. Please, please don't be offended because

I am not a Dr. just a realtor.

Leanne

Cade 4yrs old fever free for 7 months now.

Waxahachie, TX 75165

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[Guest guest]

Hello,

A friend is planning on having her tonsil's removed - after a few

years of having a lot of sore throat issues it is her doctor's

recommendation. She also has had her appendix removed about 12 years

ago (9 years old). I am concerned that the tonsil procedure will

further diminish her immunity. Does anyone know of any information,

research or articles I could send her way to give her another opinion?

Thanks! Sue Bette

[Guest guest]

Hi,

It is my personal belief that tonsils serve a function even if it is only to

slow down & not gulp down foods, encouraging proper mastication. I left the

tonsils in all my children who are trim healthy adults now, they tend to not

overeat & eat as fast as others who had the ectomy performed.

Best Always, Jim

feelgoodeats <sue@...> wrote:

Hello,

A friend is planning on having her tonsil's removed - after a few

years of having a lot of sore throat issues it is her doctor's

recommendation. She also has had her appendix removed about 12 years

ago (9 years old). I am concerned that the tonsil procedure will

further diminish her immunity. Does anyone know of any information,

research or articles I could send her way to give her another opinion?

Thanks! Sue Bette

Well done is better than well said..., Jim Igo

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I think, and this is just my opinion,

that it is better to leave your organs

where they are unless death is imminent.

I had my appendix out 20 years ago and

it just came out in the past month that

they finally figured out at least one of

the things the appendix does... that it

helps metabolize the B vitamins. Don't

you know but that I suffer from depression

which is greatly helped by taking B complex

vitamin supplements. If I still had my

appendix I would probably not need to

supplement. I now have problems with

low thyroid and adrenal function. I believe

that when one organ cannot do it's job

another will step in and help out but it

was never mean't to do the job full time...

something has to give... so you end up with

problems downstream; ie. I know someone who

had her gall bladder out. Now she has cirrosis

of the liver... not because she's an alcholic

but because the gall bladder is not doing it's

job and her doctor never told her to take bile

salts so the liver got overwhelmed trying to do

two jobs. Does your friend eat NN way ? I also

think poor nutrition led to the downhill slide

of my health. I'm sorry I don't have any articles

to point you to... I know that would have been more

help than just my opinion. If only health and the

way our bodies organs and glands work were taught

in school in such a way that would help kids/us take

responsibilty for our own health and well being

and being proactive in keeping our immune system

strong !

> Hello,

>

> A friend is planning on having her tonsil's removed - after a few

> years of having a lot of sore throat issues it is her doctor's

> recommendation. She also has had her appendix removed about 12 years

> ago (9 years old). I am concerned that the tonsil procedure will

> further diminish her immunity. Does anyone know of any information,

> research or articles I could send her way to give her another

opinion?

>

> Thanks! Sue Bette

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Well done is better than well said..., Jim Igo

>

> ---------------------------------

> Never miss a thing. Make your homepage.

>

>

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--- Sue Bette " feelgoodeats " <sue@...> wrote:

> A friend is planning on having her tonsil's removed - after a few

> years of having a lot of sore throat issues it is her doctor's

> recommendation. She also has had her appendix removed about 12 years

> ago (9 years old). I am concerned that the tonsil procedure will

> further diminish her immunity. Does anyone know of any information,

> research or articles I could send her way to give her another

> opinion?

Sue Bette,

I agree with and Barbie that in most cases there is no need to

remove the tonsils. They are useful part of the immune system and it

makes sense to eat foods to strengthen the immune system like bone

broth and probiotic foods and to avoid foods that weaken the immune

system, like sugar and polyunsaturated fats and oils. Also, the

appendix apparently is involved in helping to maintain good flora in

the digestive system, which in turn supports the immune system.

Here's a couple of articles by Dr Mercola:

" Avoid the tonsillectomy! "

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/09/29/tonsillectomy.aspx

" Is your appendix really a useless organ? "

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/10/23/is-your-appendix-r\

eally-a-useless-organ.aspx

Doctors took out my tonsils when I was about 5 years old in 1957.

I don't remember very much from that age, but I can still vividly

remember the awful smell of the ether gauze being pressed over my face.

[Guest guest]

Tonsils are a filter for the immune system. She needs them! You will

have to google. . . no links here.

Desh

[Guest guest]

Dr Norman W. in his book on COLON HEALTH: THE KEY TO VIBRANT

HEALTH says the following concerning the tonsils. And let it be noted

too that he is giving a description of the colon and where the different

organs are affected by it. I am quoting from his book. Concerning the

tonsils:

Tonsils, should we keep them?

Next further upon this side of the Cecum, we find that the middle of the

pouch or sacculation is labeled tonsils. This is to indicate that this

area has some relationship to the glands in the throat known as the

tonsils.

Did anyone ever tell you that tonsils have no useful purpose, and that

they should be removed during childhood in order to prevent their having

to be taken out later in life? Those who ascribe this theory do not know

what they are talking about.

My medical dictionary brushes off the subject by merely stating that,

" The tonsil is a small almond-shaped body situated on each side, between

the front and the read pillars, of the soft palate. It consists of an

aggregation of from 10 to 18 small follicles (bags or crypts) covered by

a mucous membrane. " The entire healing profession has greatly minimized

the vital importance of the these two indispensable glands, the tonsils.

It is true Almighty God made man out of the dust of the earth, in His

own image, and when He breathed into him the breath of life, Man became

a living soul, and it was good. God never placed in the human body any

thing that was not useful and necessary. So, like every other gland in

the body, the tonsils have their part in the economy of the human

anatomy, its functions and activities.

I have studied very carefully may of the books published by the brothers

I. and G. Calderoli of Bergamo, Italy, recounting in detail the results

in the Universities of Vienna and Berlin. I have many of their books,

written in Italian, and refer to them often. When I met Dr G. Calderoli

in Bergamo, Italy some years ago, we discussed this subject very

thoroughly. I asked him if any of his patients suffering with tonsils

happened to be bothered with aches or pains in the right side, under the

ribs. He never paid much attention to this, but as he thought back, he

remembered it was a frequent complaint which was often attributed to

some disturbance in the appendix. I asked if any of his patients had an

appendectomy after the tonsils had been " taken care of. " He did not

remember any instance where this took place, and he agreed taht

undoubtedly the clearing up of the tonsil ailment may have indirectly

had something to do with the colon.

Some people assume the most important function of the tonsils is to

collect germs, microbes and bacteria, preventing their entrance into the

system. Such statements come from those who either are not aware that

the body is literally filled with conflicting germs or do not know the

deeper activities of the glands in the body. Swollen tonsils are among

the most notorious afflictions of children and young people, purely and

simply because they neglect to respond to the call of their bowels and

fail to understand the importance of proper nutrition. Adults are just

as prone to neglect these two basic principles in the attainment and the

maintenance of health. Without having studied the reason why Almighty

God placed the tonsils where they are, not investigated the after

effects or removing afflicted tonsils, the general custom for

generations has been to cut them out.

Unquestionably, ther is an endocrine gland correlation between tonsils,

reproductive organs, and the cecum pouch of the colon. Man cannot

interfere with this intimate relationship with out grave danger.

A Young doctor, only 38 years of age, whose tonsils were removed

declared, " I myself feel a progressive weariness, I am always tired,

even after resting.

This is the end of my quoting from the book. You can get the book on

Amazon.com and read the whole book.

Here is a chart by Dr on the colon showing where all the organs

of the body are affected by the colon.

http://www.colonicsbykathy.com/hydrotherapy/colon-health/colon-therapy-c\

hart.html

Regards,

>

> Hello,

>

> A friend is planning on having her tonsil's removed - after a few

> years of having a lot of sore throat issues it is her doctor's

> recommendation. She also has had her appendix removed about 12 years

> ago (9 years old). I am concerned that the tonsil procedure will

> further diminish her immunity. Does anyone know of any information,

> research or articles I could send her way to give her another opinion?

>

> Thanks! Sue Bette

>

[Guest guest]

The Tabor's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (#18) states: " The tonsil produces

lymphocytes and monocytes, and contains macrophages that phagocytize

pathogens that get through the epithelium. "

-Lana

On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 8:21 AM, De Bell-Frantz <deshabell@...> wrote:

> Tonsils are a filter for the immune system. She needs them! You will

> have to google. . . no links here.

>

> Desh

>

[Guest guest]

> ago (9 years old). I am concerned that the tonsil procedure will

> further diminish her immunity. Does anyone know of any information,

> research or articles I could send her way to give her another opinion?

My entire life, my tonsils were the size of quarters. They were so huge

that even as an adult, they were a choking hazard. Amazingly, my doctor

growing up was hesitant to remove them. I avoided surgery as a adult based

solely on my belief that God didn't create spare parts when he made us.

When I was diagnosed as celiac in 2006 and went off of gluten, my tonsils

shrank to a normal size in less than 2 weeks. I haven't had any problems

since then unless I accidentally get glutened. I recommend anyone attempt

to find and eliminate their food allergies before having their tonsils or

appendix removed- there is also a correction between appendectomy and celiac

disease.

KerryAnn

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