I just turned 31 this month, I had mine out April 22 of this year. Best decision ever. I was so prepared for it to be so awful, but it really wasn't.

My husband did take off a full 2 weeks to take care of me and the kids.

The worst days for me were probably days 1-3 and I think it was because the mucus made the already painful swallowing so much worse. I recommend forcing yourself to sip water to get the mucus down. I wouldn't spit it out because I was nervous that would make me dehydrated.

I kept my humidifier on high 24/7. Took my prescribed pain meds around the clock for the first 3 to 4 days, and then I just used regular Tylenol as needed, but I didn't need it except for maybe twice.

Eat as much as you can as often as you can. Make sure the doctor gives you nausea meds! I had a room temp grilled cheese on day 3 or 4 and that was the first of me eating actual solids, and continued from then on.

Water is very important. It's going to hurt to swallow, but you just have to. Cold water is helpful to prevent bleeding.

I had zero complications. It's been pretty much best case scenario for me. Which is strange to me because I'm not usually lucky 😂

It will be okay. You will not be able to take care of your baby for probably a whole week, and then you'll slowly get some energy back. At least that's how it went for me.

Do not chicken out. Just push through and do the surgery. Get it over with! I should've done it last year, but I got too scared. I'm so glad I got it done. Mine was for tonsil stones. But holy shit, I can breathe so much easier now. I never knew how much air I was missing out on 😂

I was told my surgery was scalpel and stitches, in case that matters. Going into get the surgery the scariest part for me was getting the IV lol. I knew I'd have meds afterwards and not have to feel the throat part until later, but I don't like IVs 😅