text: getting my tonsils out? what should i expect when getting my tonsils out?  how long will i be sick, is it safe to be put under (to sleep), is it a quick surgery, how will i feel, how long till i start feeling better?  just what should i expect?  thanks! the drs staff should tell you all this.  safe as anything else invovling general anesthesia.  helluva sore throat for a few days. if young be up and around in a day or two.