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15 year old undergoing a tonsillectomy and removal of adenoids soon, what to expect? am extremely worried about scabs and exessive bleeding! help!

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Tonsillectomy: Yes, these are important questions to talk to his surgeon about. He will have post op instructions for this.

Answered 3/5/2015

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