My 5 year old daughter is 5 days post tonsillectomy. After the surgery she seemed to have a lot of nasal mucus and developed a cough that is very wet. I can hear the mucus in her chest. She keeps wanting to cough but says she can t. Is this normal after a tonsillectomy?
Hi... This is not normal after tonsillectomy. I do not think the tonsillectomy is related to this cough and cold. It could be viral. Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in child Chat Doctor.  For cold, you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. For cold, you can use Cetirizine at 0.25\u00a0mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal