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jRuntlets · 06-01-2005, 07:15 PM

Hey everyone,
I've been pretty absent lately (not that I did much contributing anyhow) because the boyfriend came home on leave from the Army last Thursday.... and I had a Tonsillectomy today! I've never had surgery before, I'm really proud of myself for being so brave.

I must say, I'm in quite a bit of pain but the pain killers they have me on work (as much as they can for having most of the muscles in my throat cut into). I'm 19, and just had my chronically infected tonsils removed. Just as a note to any of the parents out there if your child gets "chronic upper respitory infections", please make a point to have the doctor look at your child's tonsils. If they're an issue then they need to be removed. Tonsillectomies are easier for children because the tonsils grow OUT of the throat, as compaired to when you're an adult and they begin to grow into the muscles of your throat. Thus, getting your tonsils removed as a child (under 16), is much easier. My tonsils had clearly been infected all my life, each were about the diameter of a quarter, they had huge craters (which food got stuck into, gross, I know), were cutting off quite a bit of my breathing and making my voice raspy (once healed my voice is going to change).

The surgery itself wasn't bad, after they gave me an IV and hit me up with some anti-anxiety meds. I woke up quite happy and had a cotton candy popsicle. Haha.

Yay for me, I've never had surgery before and I have intense anxiety when it comes to anything going on in my mouth due to massive dental work to make all of my permanent teeth fit.

I just want everyone who has a child or themselves who has allergies/asthma ect... that as cronic throat pain, joint pain and upper respitory infectons to have their tonsils checked.

Sorry for the typos, it's the pain killers. Fingers aren't so coordinated.

06-01-2005, 07:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
jRuntlets Crazy	Ugh... but yay me for being BRAVE! Hey everyone, I've been pretty absent lately (not that I did much contributing anyhow) because the boyfriend came home on leave from the Army last Thursday.... and I had a Tonsillectomy today! I've never had surgery before, I'm really proud of myself for being so brave. I must say, I'm in quite a bit of pain but the pain killers they have me on work (as much as they can for having most of the muscles in my throat cut into). I'm 19, and just had my chronically infected tonsils removed. Just as a note to any of the parents out there if your child gets "chronic upper respitory infections", please make a point to have the doctor look at your child's tonsils. If they're an issue then they need to be removed. Tonsillectomies are easier for children because the tonsils grow OUT of the throat, as compaired to when you're an adult and they begin to grow into the muscles of your throat. Thus, getting your tonsils removed as a child (under 16), is much easier. My tonsils had clearly been infected all my life, each were about the diameter of a quarter, they had huge craters (which food got stuck into, gross, I know), were cutting off quite a bit of my breathing and making my voice raspy (once healed my voice is going to change). The surgery itself wasn't bad, after they gave me an IV and hit me up with some anti-anxiety meds. I woke up quite happy and had a cotton candy popsicle. Haha. Yay for me, I've never had surgery before and I have intense anxiety when it comes to anything going on in my mouth due to massive dental work to make all of my permanent teeth fit. I just want everyone who has a child or themselves who has allergies/asthma ect... that as cronic throat pain, joint pain and upper respitory infectons to have their tonsils checked. Sorry for the typos, it's the pain killers. Fingers aren't so coordinated. __________________ Horses come and go, but some leave permanent hoof prints on your life.