Spring, just wanted to add also that I had my tonsils out when I was 5. Everything went really smoothly. I recovered pretty fast. (as most little ones do) I think the toughest thing was my mum had been telling me how I would get to eat lots of ice cream and jelly in hospital, but they'd just changed the rules and instead I was made to eat dry toast to help clear all the gunk out of my throat. That did not make for a happy little 5 year old!