Tonsils and. Adenoids.

[Lana]

We went private. If you have private health cover the costs will all depend on the terms and conditions of your policy. We had to pay an excess (but if you have already had one hospital admission for the year you may not have to pay again...depends on policy as to how much your excess is). We then had to pay a bit for the surgeon and then about $500 for the anesthetist can't remember what we could claim back from medicare. The advantage was we could get the operation done within weeks of the appointment and we then got a private room where I could comfortably stay in too over night. I could also ring and chat to the surgeon before about any questions or concerns i had. So yes it cost a bit but we were happy with the outcome and follow up care.

[~ Mylitta ~]

I was born with adenoids the size of a teenagers which made it impossible for me to breathe through my nose and I had a number of ear problems as a child, but it was never suggested for me to have any form of operation. Not sure if it just wasn't done back then or not though because I've heard of kids having operations for adenoids these days. I eventually grew into my adenoids and have no problems anymore

My 11 year old DSS has always had massive tonsils and used to be quite a little snorer. He's never had any problems caused by them though despite doctors along the years expecting him to have issues due to the sheer size. He doesn't snore anymore so I figure he's probably grown into his tonsils too, lol.