I had my tonsils out in 2010 at age 46. I don't think of myself as having a particularly high pain tolerance, but for me it was a big nothing. The doc gave me a huge number of pain pills. I had half the prescription filled and only ever took one before bed the first night.
Yeah, my throat was sore, but it just didn't seem like it was any worse than an average sore throat. My main issue was tongue and jaw pain. I think they used a clamp to hold down my tongue and possible strained my jaw muscles while I was out.
My tonsils were always infected. I only wish I'd had it done sooner.
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