Tonsil removal

last SG · 2005-05-25T15:30:33+00:00

Yeah... And I even hardly have the chance to use it... And heard that the new policy for healthcare is gonna be very much more complicated...?? Wonder why th...

hypercurry SG

For the past few weeks i have been suffering from tonsilitis (infection of tonsils). Actually its just the left tonsil. Have been eating med from the doc but still not recovered. Doc says i have to go for op to remove it if it is still not ok.

Anyone been to such operation before? What is it like?

the Bear SG

well, it hurts really bad for a couple of days but after it heals, you'll be right as rain Wink

food-wise, you'll be eating stuff like sorbets and ice-cream for a while..

you'll be in hospital on an antibiotic drip for a few days while the wounds close.. try not to talk as it'll hurt and it may mess up the closing wounds..

dragg SG

i didnt know tonsils can be removed.

Surprised

hypercurry SG

Thanks for your fast response. So will they remove both or just the one that has problem?

Looks like i have to stay in hospital Sad Sad Sad

dragg SG

Sad

there goes your medisave....

the Bear SG

probably both... tonsils are supposedly like the appendix.. they aren't much use and are better off not being there...

mine was due to obstructive sleep apnea...

stay in the hospital and then at home for a couple of weeks...

and in future, you'll never get tonsillitis again Razz

elektra SG

ya… u will haf to stay in hospital until doc says u can discharge… shd be like stay overnight maybe, or jus a few hours , it depends. yeh its a surgery done by some throat specialist. ya lor, here goes ur medisave liao…

shinta SG

whats tonsil?

hypercurry SG

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsil

the Bear SG

feel the soft tissue on the both sides of your windpipe just under the jawbone..

there should be 2 lumps..

those are the tonsils

FeowFeow SG

YUK, after seeing wat u went thru, I wun put my guy thru it, it's Not worth the heartache I feel.

FeowFeow

hypercurry SG

Too bad... guess im gonna go thru it soon.

MY girl is gonna break her heart...

shinta SG

windpipe?

jaw bone?

can't picture >.<

the Bear SG

well, gotta say, sleep becomes more restful after that Wink

besides, the heartache is a short time.. the long term is that snoring and sleep apnea can cause terrible heart problems later in life.. as well as the cutting off of the oxygen to the body when asleep may cause problems to the brain too..

but ultimately, i figure, if tonsils are to be taken out, the decision would have to take into account all these..

elektra SG

if u go google search and browse over the pictures of removal of tonsils.. i duno about u but it scared the hell out of me... awful surgery it was Sad

for the past 3 mths i had 3 times tonsilitis liao and the doc wanted to write me to a throat specialist to let me remove my tonsils but i said wait first...

the 3rd time the antibiotics didnt reali help because 2nd day of my medication the fever did not improve, so i presume it is still fighting the bacteria. i did not care about taking pain killers as i could take the pain and fever.

my mom, still dubious about the western medicine and doc's explanation of the cause of tonsillitis, went to chinese medical hall to get chinese medicine for me. and a few hrs i took the chinese medicine, my fever subsided and 2 days later ( i took a risk of taking western antibiotics and chinese med together but at different times of the day) the tonsils got less swollen.
suppose there's alot of bacteria in ur mouth, u shd keep ur mouth hygienic and as lil bacteria as possible.

be kiasu abit -- starting today, u will brush ur teeth after every meal, eat jelly food, porridge. rinse and gargle ( up to almost swollowing) salt water every 2 - 3 hrs. drink plenty of fluid and go toilet every 30 min. drink lots of liang teh. rest more, like 10-12 hours of sleep.
* well for me i sleep for most of the day and night*

it took me 5 days to get rid of the swollen and pain and fever...
and omg i cant believe u could bear wif tonsillitis for a couple of weeks?!! tats so long time.

hypercurry SG

Will there be any scars?

This should have come 1 yr later. Then i can get MC during my BMT when the time comes... Twisted Evil

dragg SG

open up your mouth and look at the mirror.

you see a small lobe hanging inside.

in many lozenges advert they show the animated version.

shinta SG

that lobe hangin there?

or is it around there, at the back of the mouth?

FeowFeow SG

The flipside is tt it'll actually feel nice for u to be pampered Razz

Imagine being fussed over & cooked for, etc Razz

Altho I dun think I shd subj my guy to my cooking now, it's severely deteriorated Razz The last time he got sick, the poor thg felt worse & worse after eating my cooking Razz I went thru the whole day bustling abt, buying ingredients, washing, cutting, chopping, cooking Razz He dutifully swallowed spoonful after spoonful, but aiyo, he felt worse after the meal Confused

FeowFeow

dragg SG

you are not referring to the thyroid glands are you?