Is It Normal For Red Bumps To Appear Along The Tonsils Area After A Tonsillectomy?
HI I ju at had a tonsillectomy 20 days ago and the past few days I’ve bern noticing reddish hard bumps along where my tonsils used to be and on the back of my throat they look like they could be filled with fluid- and also my throat is starting to hurt again... is this normal? I’m all worried..
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It’s quite normal and are nothing but small bleeding spots that develop after tonsillectomy procedure. It’s normal finding and nothing to worry about it. You can do saline gargles for symptomatic relief.
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Is It Normal For Red Bumps To Appear Along The Tonsils Area After A Tonsillectomy?
Hello and welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. It’s quite normal and are nothing but small bleeding spots that develop after tonsillectomy procedure. It’s normal finding and nothing to worry about it. You can do saline gargles for symptomatic relief. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.