I am getting Tonsil surgery soon.

[Sixpac_XP]

I am getting my tonsils yanked on the 19th of Nov.

I have to get them out because they are always inflamed and makes it hard for me to breath.

Now I am 31 years old and I heard that it can become a very bad experience for recovery from the surgery. I have booked 2 weeks off from work (thank god for sick time) and I don't expect to be eating solid food for at least 7 days.

I've heard of people going back to the emergency room because their stiches bleed and what not...

Anyone had theirs yanked out and can tell about it?

[jman01pa]

I dont have tonsil experience and dont want any. Good luck. At least your typing skills will not diminish. Eat alot of Ice Cream and get well soon.

Jay

[thekingofpain]

Yer not gonna wanna read this as there is nothing positive about it---

EXCEPT MY TONSILS ARE GONE FOREVER!!!

Hope it goes better then mine (im sure it will)--- I was having chronic tonsilitus and am antibiotic allergic, prior to havin em removed I was airlifted from a ship I was working aboard off the coast of Chile being stricken so bad and ended up in a San Fran hospitol havin em removed, I didnt have to worry about stitches as they snared em with a wire loop and cauterized em off---it burned the surface shut as they closed the noose wackin/burning em off---did it while I was awake with a local anesthetic---I spent 2 unreal weeks in the hospitol afterwards due to the threat of bleeding from such a large area (adult tonsils are much larger then when we were kids) see? told ya you wouldnt wanna hear about it...

Hope it goes well and a different method is used...

Turkey dinner for Thanksgiving will be replaced by ugggg---jello...

[brandon184]

May god have mercy on your soul.

I apologize for not being able to put a positive spin on it, other than being able to look back a year from now and be appreciative of the fact that you aren't having problems anymore.

I can think of about 1000 other things I would rather have done, though.. *shudder*

~ Brandon

[Sixpac_XP]

ughhh...

[thekingofpain]

Im sooo silly---you Canucks dont celebrate Thanksgiving do ya?...

[brandon184]

Yes, we do. It was just last month. :P

[Wizzard~Of~Ozz]

TKOP, Please tell me you're kidding

Our thanksgiving was back at the beginning of october.

[thekingofpain]

What the heck, I thought the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts or somethin---you guys had pilgrims too???

(guess its been awhile since I was payin half attention in a history class)

[Knothead]

Tonsils. Pleh. No big deal. You're better off without the infection-gathering-little pus-bags. PLEH!

You WILL, however, be surprised at the throat pain. Swallowing. GAAH! But it goes away in a day or so, no big deal.

You'll be fine in a few days. IMHO, make some plans for that second week, since you have the time off. ya know?