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Posted: 10/8/2005 12:50:58 PM EDT
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Pics?
ETA a friend had his removed a while back. While everything is fine now, the recovery is not all sunshine and happiness. He almost bled to death down his throat when something broke loose a week after surgery. So, how ya' feeling? |
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Posted: 10/8/2005 12:51:16 PM EDT
[#2]
My wife wants me to get the laser stuff done so I won't snore anymore. Is it a similar procedure?
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Posted: 10/8/2005 1:02:30 PM EDT
[#3]
Ok. But remember, you asked for them....  
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Posted: 10/8/2005 1:06:31 PM EDT
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I am not feeling too bad at all. The Percocet does a great job of keeping the pain in check. It hurt pretty bad when I woke up this morning, but I popped a couple of those babies, and it knocked the pain (and me) right out.
A friend of mine had serious bleeding after a tonsilectomy that was performed by the same doctor who did my laser procedure. The great thing about the laser is there is almost never bleeding, whereas a regular tonsilectomy has bleeding around 10% of the time. |
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Posted: 10/8/2005 1:07:56 PM EDT
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CRAP!!!
those pictures..... Put up a warning for the squeamish. |
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Posted: 10/8/2005 1:08:26 PM EDT
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I think that it is a very similar procedure. Your snoring could be interrupting your sleep, it might well be owrth getting done. If it is anything like my surgery, it is not much worry about. |
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Posted: 10/8/2005 1:09:58 PM EDT
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Holy shit, looks like you gave head to the thing from Aliens.
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Posted: 10/8/2005 1:10:00 PM EDT
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Uhhh, yeah.  That's worse than bacterial vaginosis. 
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Posted: 10/8/2005 1:14:19 PM EDT
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Please tell me there aren't any pics in that thread... |
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Posted: 10/8/2005 1:20:10 PM EDT
[#10]
 Damn, that's nasty ! Now I can handle those suicide bomber pics. 
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Posted: 10/8/2005 1:21:53 PM EDT
[#11]
 ROFLMAO, Thanks! I needed a good laugh.ETA: Get well soon slinger! |
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Posted: 10/8/2005 1:29:45 PM EDT
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Oh, honestly.
The pictures aren't so bad.  You just need to look at them the right way. |
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Posted: 10/8/2005 2:28:10 PM EDT
[#13]
Jesus Christ 
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Posted: 10/8/2005 4:35:35 PM EDT
[#14]
LOL. They feel like an alien visited them. |
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Posted: 10/8/2005 4:43:24 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/8/2005 4:49:04 PM EDT
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<-------------NEVER visiting any thread in GD again
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Posted: 10/8/2005 7:01:09 PM EDT
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So THAT is where the tonsils are?
I thought they were farther down the throat than that. Hell, I can reach them with a pair of pliars. |
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Posted: 10/8/2005 7:01:53 PM EDT
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By the way, how the hell did you get such a good photo.
Most flash units are far enough away from the lens that you would sun burn your nose and get a bad shadow in your throat. |
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Posted: 10/8/2005 7:03:45 PM EDT
[#19]
yuck....
hope it gets better |
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Posted: 10/8/2005 7:04:46 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/8/2005 7:05:59 PM EDT
[#21]
+10000 owch! Patty *eta*  on many comments from above!
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Posted: 10/8/2005 7:22:55 PM EDT
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I used a mirror so that I could see the LCD display of my camera. I have a pretty small camera, so the flash is close enough to the lens for it to work. |
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Posted: 10/8/2005 7:23:43 PM EDT
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I just took another couple Percocets about 20 minutes ago. Starting to float away.......... 
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Posted: 10/8/2005 7:28:59 PM EDT
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You said "took" as in swallow? Dumbass, those are supositories! Did you think your doctor would give you a pill after throat surgery? |
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Posted: 10/8/2005 7:31:37 PM EDT
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I could of taken those out for half the price he charged you, Leatherman and a Bic lighter
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Posted: 10/8/2005 7:38:50 PM EDT
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Why did you have them half lasered out? Looks like a lot left. Also,
If your tonsils are small or gone, look for an ENT doc that will do an injection snoreplasty. A 3-500 dollar shot in the roof of your mouth (soft palate).....in about 93% of patients, no significant snoring for at least 2 years (study ended at two years)...... |
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Posted: 10/8/2005 8:01:49 PM EDT
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Good lord, no. That's why this thread is worse. 
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Posted: 10/8/2005 8:02:01 PM EDT
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Now that I can see them, I am wondering that myself. I suspect he was trying to remove as little tissue as necessary. The main goal was to destroy the crypts, as that was where my problems seemed to be stem from. I had HUGE crypts. |
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Posted: 10/8/2005 8:08:33 PM EDT
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Is the white shit burned tissue?
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Posted: 10/8/2005 8:16:54 PM EDT
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That is the "scab". |
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Posted: 10/8/2005 8:22:57 PM EDT
[#31]
That looks kind of nasty
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Posted: 10/8/2005 8:54:26 PM EDT
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My wife just had her tonsils removed Monday. When I talked to here last night (I'm in Korea and she’s in NC) her voice was about back to normal, but she still cannot eat any solid food yet. I don't remember what she told me the Doc gave here for pain, I know it wasn't Percocet, but it works really well.
Hope you get well soon. |
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Posted: 10/8/2005 8:58:36 PM EDT
[#33]
And DUCT TAPE...THEY ALWAYS FORGET THE DUCT TAPE!!! |
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Posted: 10/8/2005 9:00:59 PM EDT
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Thanks for all of the well wishes. You all rock.
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Posted: 10/8/2005 9:07:26 PM EDT
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Let me ask you something... what time did you go to the hospital, the duration of the surgery and when did you go home? Reason why I am asking... I got my tonsils removed in 1971 with a 2 day stay in the hospital. My bride had hers removed in 1991 and she had a 8 hour stay (outpatient) |
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Posted: 10/8/2005 9:10:14 PM EDT
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I have been thinking about that, never had my tonsils out and have always had problems breathing while sleeping. Went to my otolaryngologist and he said my tonsils were very close together, gave me some flonase to try and see if it helped. I haven't started using it yet, but I have always thought my tonsils were the problem. Couple questions, was it covered by your insurance? And if not, any idea how much the procedure was?
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Posted: 10/8/2005 9:20:15 PM EDT
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My wife only spent about 3 hours at the doctors office when she had hers removed Monday. |
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Posted: 10/8/2005 9:23:55 PM EDT
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Three hours!!! we have gone from 48 hours hospital stay 34 years ago to 3 hours. Cant wait to see in the future 100 years... "Oh you have an inoperable brain tumor? Here take this pill... there. tumor is gone" |
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Posted: 10/8/2005 9:24:52 PM EDT
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Oh shit, that makes more sense. I thought those were the BEFORE pics.  I was thinking, "Laser!? My ass! You need thermite!" |
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Posted: 10/9/2005 7:56:49 AM EDT
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I was at my doctor's office for about 30 minutes. But, I didn't have a tonsilectomy. This laser procedure is something entirely different. I still have part of my tonsils, he just lasered away the parts that he thought were giving me trouble. |
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