My daughter had her tonsils and adenoids out last May when she was 4 years old. There voices definately changes right after the surgery. Her voice before the surgery was very low..Right after the surgery it was very high. Very different but after a couple of weeks her voice then did even out and even to this day I don't remember what she sounded like before. She sounds just fine now.. nothing out of the ordinary. She loves to sing and she still sings very well. My daughter did very well in recover but don't be scared if they spit up blood for a few days afterwards. It is normal because of all the blood they swallow during the surgery. That was the only very scary thing for me. Make sure to have water ready in the middle of the night. Before surgery my daughter breathed a lot through her mouth at night and snored. After the surgery they have to get used to breathing differently and she would wake up and along with her throat hurting it was very dry and she would gasp. The water would moisten her throat and it helped her alot. She no longer snores which was different for me to get used to since that was how I knew she was breathing since birth. Good luck.
I know you have had lots of responses but here is mine...
My 5 year old daughter had her adenoids and tonsils out in December. Her voice did not change at all. And just a heads up... Your 5 year old should do great (they are at the age that they can understand that they HAVE to take the medicine and drink and eat popsicles... to get better). The 2 year old might be more of a challenge. If my younger daughter needs hers out in the future I will probably wait until she is 5. But I totally understand that you probably just want them to both get them done at the same time. Good luck, it is a long road, but worth it :)
My 3 year old dd had her tonsils removed when she was 2 and didn't have any adverse effects on her voice what so ever.
I had my tonsils and adenoids removed at age 4 and again at age 7 (at that time if removed before age 5 they could grow back as mine did). My voice never changed until I was 16 (at the time I didn't know females voices could go lower just like guys.) So I say don't worry just stock up on popcicles, ice cream, and juices, and cartoons or other small one shows they will be fine. The best of luck to all.
My daughter is 2 and had her tonsils out in December. Her voice did change - it got more high pitched and 'girly'. It almost seems a bit whiny to me but that could just be actual whining at her age! :) As for the recovery, I concur with the other people who posted that the 2 year old will be tough, it was a rough 2 weeks. But we're thrilled it was done and it's like a whole new world for her!
My little sister had this done at the age of 5 or so. Her voice was squeaky/raspy/whiny afterwards, in a very irritating way. My mom and I hoped it would go away eventually, and it did. I think it took about six months though.
It's good that you're getting this done now. The younger they are, most of the time the better the recovery. My sister was eating french fries the day after her surgery. On the other hand, our older sister who was around 12 when she had it done, took two weeks to recover.
No, his voice wont change. But his penis will fall off and he will begin to grow another set of tiny testicles.