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Having a tonsillectomy Monday morning
June 25, 2023, 08:07 PM
MaestroHaving a tonsillectomy Monday morning
I’m told it won’t be fun to have a tonsillectomy at 43, but I have spent the last few weeks sampling popsicles and ice cream to figure out what I want this week.
Not looking forward to it.
June 25, 2023, 08:08 PM
P250UA5Best of luck! Hope it's an easy recovery for you.
I've heard it's rough to have done as an adult, compared to a child. My 8 yr old got hers done about 1.5 yrs ago & did great.
The Enemy's gate is down. June 25, 2023, 08:21 PM
P220 SmudgeOh man, I hope for a speedy recovery! I got mine done when I was 19, and used to get sick at least seasonally prior, usually more. Doc said they were all rotted out. Getting sick is a very rare experience now. I hope the same for you.
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June 25, 2023, 08:50 PM
parabellumOne of my oldest memories.
I had mine out when I was six. I remember being on the table and the anesthesiologist putting a black rubber mask on my face, then the next thing I knew, I woke up in a hospital room- the old kind- no modern decor. Sparse. Clinical. Sterile. No flowers, no pictures on the walls, no TV; just the room, a bed, a couple of chairs and a nightstand with a lamp. Pastel green and white walls and floors and a metal-framed bed with the supports painted the same pastel green color. Old school.
On the stand next to the bed was a little stagecoach being pulled by four horses. This toy couldn't have been more than about four, four-and-a-half inches long.
And my parents.
God, that was a long time ago.
June 25, 2023, 09:16 PM
dsietsquote:
Originally posted by P250UA5:
Best of luck! Hope it's an easy recovery for you.
I've heard it's rough to have done as an adult, compared to a child. My 8 yr old got hers done about 1.5 yrs ago & did great.
I don't know. Maestro is still pretty young at 43. I just always pictured him communicating w/ a stick and not his voice? Maybe in practice there's more vocals than I realize.
Let us know how it goes, Maestro. We're pulling for you.
June 25, 2023, 09:20 PM
Gene HillmanHad mine out at 38. Piece of cake, easy peasy.
June 25, 2023, 09:24 PM
RedhookbklynBest wishes for a quick and full recovery.
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June 25, 2023, 09:28 PM
PKFanquote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
One of my oldest memories.
I had mine out when I was six. I remember being on the table and the anesthesiologist putting a black rubber mask on my face, then the next thing I knew, I woke up in a hospital room- the old kind- no modern decor. Sparse. Clinical. Sterile. No flowers, no pictures on the walls, no TV; just the room, a bed, a couple of chairs and a nightstand with a lamp. Pastel green and white walls and floors and a metal-framed bed with the supports painted the same pastel green color. Old school.
I could have written the above almost verbatim about mine also when I was six. And yes, that was a long time ago.
June 25, 2023, 10:16 PM
BlackTalonJHPI hope your surgery goes well. Please be sure to have plenty of ice cold water on hand to deal with the bleeding if/when it occurs. It can be rather difficult to stop the bleeding when the scabs come off and the location near major veins and arteries can make bleeding problematic.
June 25, 2023, 10:22 PM
urbanwarrior238Had mine out as a 5th or 6th grader...well most of them out but that's another story. I asked if I could have the tonsils to take home. They obliged. A vial of "tonsil" in a liquid. I swear they looked exactly like those little chicken squares in Campbell's chicken soup.
Which is probably what they were, chicken, but some nurse or Doctor was being kind and humored the "dumb" kid who wanted his tonsils.
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June 25, 2023, 11:44 PM
konata88Good luck. Well wishes for a smooth procedure and speedy recovery.
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charlie12My friend that is about 50 had his out awhile back. I took him some of these New Orleans Sno Balls. He was a happy camper and loved them.
Sno Ball link I was 16 months old when they took mine. I didn't know it until I was older and asked my mama. Good luck with yours.
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June 26, 2023, 02:12 AM
Sig2340I’m having a broken toooof removed.
Raw, raw, raw.
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June 26, 2023, 04:31 AM
henryazquote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
One of my oldest memories.
I had mine out when I was six.
Same here, though I was six in the early 1950s. The T&A (tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy) was pretty much standard practice for all youngsters back then.
Now, when I go to the doctor, and the assistant wants to record what surgeries I have had, and I say T&A, they go "huh?"
When in doubt, mumble June 26, 2023, 08:31 AM
selogicMy wife had it done when she was 45 or so . It can be hell for an older person .
June 26, 2023, 08:47 AM
sredingHad mine out in my late 20s. It was pretty painful - the pain got progressively worse until about day 12 and then it quickly decreased. I was pretty sick of ice cream and mashed potatoes by the end of it.
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June 26, 2023, 09:06 AM
BurtonRWI’m 42 and haven’t had my tonsils or my wisdom teeth out. Not planning on it unless medically necessary.
God bless you.
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A=A June 26, 2023, 09:12 AM
lymanquote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
One of my oldest memories.
I had mine out when I was six. I remember being on the table and the anesthesiologist putting a black rubber mask on my face, then the next thing I knew, I woke up in a hospital room- the old kind- no modern decor. Sparse. Clinical. Sterile. No flowers, no pictures on the walls, no TV; just the room, a bed, a couple of chairs and a nightstand with a lamp. Pastel green and white walls and floors and a metal-framed bed with the supports painted the same pastel green color. Old school.
On the stand next to the bed was a little stagecoach being pulled by four horses. This toy couldn't have been more than about four, four-and-a-half inches long.
And my parents.
God, that was a long time ago.
I may have been 5, or 6,
remember going early, way early, in the AM,
don't remember much about all the process but do remember waking up on the table, thankfully before they got started, and distinctly remember hearing someone say,, 'he's awake'
next thing I recall was I was in the room, (had a room mate, that I recall was in the hospital for burns related to walking across some charcoal or something accidently,
popsicles and vanilla ice cream were on the menu for a few days
St Mary's Hospital in RVA, back when the nurses were or looked like nuns
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June 26, 2023, 09:45 AM
MikeinNCI had mine removed when I was 35. The doctor said I should have had them removed when I was in the service. But you know how that goes.
Anyway when I asked about recovery, he stopped and turned to me and said, “Brutal, doesn’t describe it”
I was like WHAT, all these kids are running around (in his office). He said “they don’t know any better”
My throat hurt for two weeks and then one day it just turned off.
They gave me Percocet which is painkillers and Tylenol. So you can’t just take another one or you’ll ruin your liver with too much Tylenol.
Good luck. I hope yours doesn’t turn out like mine.
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6gunsBest of luck and hoping you have a speedy pain-free recovery.
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