Tonsillectomy tomorrow!!!
dcmartinpc
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Well folks, I am going in for a tonsillectomy tomorrow... I am a little freaked out. While it is not my profession, I am a musician and I do a lot of singing. I am terrified it will mess up my voice. I have asked the surgeon to be extremely careful, and he keeps reassuring me, but it still freaks me out.... At 30 I hear recovery is pretty rough!
Anyone here have a tonsillectomy as an adult? Any suggestions on things to eat?? I am going to be doing lots of smoothies for a couple days, but can't think of much else!! :eek:
Don
Anyone here have a tonsillectomy as an adult? Any suggestions on things to eat?? I am going to be doing lots of smoothies for a couple days, but can't think of much else!! :eek:
Don
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Had mine out 48 years ago at age 6 and it was a **** even then.
I remember lots of pain, popsicles and Pinky the Puppet (something the Candystripers gave kids after surgery).
I hope it all goes well. Maybe you'll get Candy the Stripper instead :biggrin:.VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
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inspiredsports wrote: »Had mine out 48 years ago and it was a **** even then. I remember lots of pain, popsicles and Pinky the Puppet (something the Candystripers gave kids after surgery).
Somehow, I think Pinky the Puppet won't be much consolation to me :biggrin:
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dcmartinpc wrote: »Somehow, I think Pinky the Puppet won't be much consolation to me :biggrin:
Don
I was editing/adding that last line after you responded. That should be more consolingVTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
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inspiredsports wrote: »I added that last line after you responded. That should be more consoling
I noticed that. My wife got a chuckle out of that!
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Would suggest soft foods, like applesauce, jello (whipped or not), milkshakes slushies, etc"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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Applesauce, great idea. I enjoy fruits and eat them daily and I was going to miss it, that will help some!
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Don,
Absolute best wishes to you with your surgery. Get yourself on the mend and of course some good news is you dont have to talk to post at Club Polk!!
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reeltrouble1 wrote: »Don,
Absolute best wishes to you with your surgery. Get yourself on the mend and of course some good news is you dont have to talk to post at Club Polk!!
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Thank you! I hope the recovery goes as quickly as possible...
Bingo! Posting is easy on the throat!!!
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dcmartinpc wrote: »Posting is easy on the throat!!!
And always more fun during the 4 hour window your not supposed to make life decisions during :biggrin:"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
EndersShadow wrote: »And always more fun during the 4 hour window your not supposed to make life decisions during :biggrin:
I will be taking my laptop with me! Please do not judge me on any posts I make from approximately 2:00 - 6:00 PM EST tomorrow!!!!!
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Popsicles. Lots and lots of popsicles. You probably won't want to be doing to much sucking, so if you do smoothies, make sure to have a spoon handy. I had mine out around 8 and it was no fun. I had a bad infection when they removed them and that didn't help much.
While they're in there, you ought to have them do an upgrade, maybe to Sonitonsils. They should bring a little more clarity to your high notes.
Thanks for the laugh!!!! I will see what they can do!
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dcmartinpc wrote: »I will be taking my laptop with me! Please do not judge me on any posts I make from approximately 2:00 - 6:00 PM EST tomorrow!!!!!
Don
I'm looking forward to your anesthetically inspired posts.
Good Luck. My thoughts and prayer will be that it's painless.VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
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inspiredsports wrote: »I'm looking forward to your anesthetically inspired posts.
Good Luck. My thoughts and prayer will be that it's painless.
Thank you very much! If you weren't so far away I would say for you to come to the LSiM demo I am having at my house in a couple weeks. Although, you are welcome if you want to make the drive!
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Good luck on the surgery. I'm guessing your voice will change, purely from the absent of mass being removed. I know my daughters voice changed when she had hers removed.
Curious as to why now at this age you decided to have them removed. Just askin' is all.HT SYSTEM-
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Good luck on the surgery. I'm guessing your voice will change, purely from the absent of mass being removed. I know my daughters voice changed when she had hers removed.
Curious as to why now at this age you decided to have them removed. Just askin' is all.
I have severe tonsillitis... I have had strep throat 6 times in the past year and it has caused me to miss a lot of work. This is pretty much the only solution...
It sucks, but it is what it is.
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Best of luck, I'm sure you will be fine. And you will be extremely happy, when it's all over and you are healthy again.Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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Good Luck! But I am a bit confused. This procedure is far more 'rare' these days owing to antibiotics and other drugs. Back when I was a kid, they often yanked them unnecessarily (of course I still have mine). I doubt they do this today.
But have your tonsils essentially failed to function, or do you just have too many infections?
In any case, I hope they don't change anything for the worse.
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Why are they coming out? Best of luck though, hopefully the healing is quick.
I still have mine, along with my 4 wisdom teeth and I've never even broken a bone or had any type of surgery, never even had stitches.If...
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Why are they coming out? Best of luck though, hopefully the healing is quick.
I still have mine, along with my 4 wisdom teeth and I've never even broken a bone or had any type of surgery, never even had stitches.
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Too many infections and they are swollen so much my throat is almost closed shut. My ENT basically said he doesn't like to do it, but I needed it.
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dcmartinpc wrote: »Well folks, I am going in for a tonsillectomy tomorrow... I am a little freaked out. While it is not my profession, I am a musician and I do a lot of singing. I am terrified it will mess up my voice. I have asked the surgeon to be extremely careful, and he keeps reassuring me, but it still freaks me out.... At 30 I hear recovery is pretty rough!
Anyone here have a tonsillectomy as an adult? Any suggestions on things to eat?? I am going to be doing lots of smoothies for a couple days, but can't think of much else!! :eek:
Don
They're probably planning to intubate you (put an endotracheal tube in) and use general anesthesia. The tube, while it will slide between your vocal cords, should not do anything to harm your voice. You may be hoarse for a few days, but that will resolve without any permanent issues.
I never had surgery my whole life until the last 18 months. Then I ruptured my achilles tendon. The surgery wasn't bad - the recovery sucked! :eek: The anesthesia made me so sick for about 15 hours I couldn't even keep a glass of water down. :frown: Ask you anesthesiologist for medicines that'll prevent nausea/vomiting after you wake up so that you don't have to go through this.
I requested them for my second surgical event last Friday: an inguinal hernial repair. Post op went much better, the anti nausea meds worked like a charm.
It will take probably a week for you to feel normal again as it takes a while for the anesthesia to fully leave your system. You'll think your OK and then you'll feel really spacey - a good time to play some tunes!
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I have had surgery before actually. They put me fully under for a cyst removal on my tibia. No fun, but thanks for the heads up on the anti nausea, that is the last thing I need with surgery on my throat!
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I have heard this surgery can be pretty tough as you get older.
Also, you will find out what foods you can stand pretty quickly, but i just dont see acid fruity type foods being a lot of fun, salty also, but as i said you will find out quickly.
As a survivor of 13 surgerys, a car crash, and twelve broken bones, trust me on this, after THREE days you will feel a difference in the pain, there is something about the bodys healing timetable.
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Percocet will be your best friend. Initially take it as they suggest because if you get behind on the pain curve it is hard to catch back up!
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dcmartinpc wrote: »getting ready to head into surgery. Wish me luck!
Good luck!VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
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dcmartinpc wrote: »Getting ready to head into surgery. Wish me luck!
Good luck, you'll be fine - post when you can!"Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer -
In a lot of pain, but my doc said it went well. They pulled both tonsils and adenoids. It still hurts a lot even on liquid hydrocodone and percocet. I have just been sitting watching movies all night on the LSiM 703s Not a bad way to spend my time in pain.
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