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19. I had the same problems - finally got them out at 16 because all the recurring bouts of

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 16, 2013, 10:21 PM

Dec 2013

strep. I used to get it 4 or more times a year; out of school a lot and barely passed 9th & 10th grades because of it. Back then you could miss 30 days a year and not be held back. What is it now - 3 days? WTH?

At the time I was mad the doctor - he insisted that I get them out in the summer so I wouldn't miss any school so I could get my grades back up. I guess thinking back on it I didn't get strep in the summer so there was that. Mom said he told her my tonsils were much much worse than he originally thought. Felt like it took forever to recover. Even popsicles hurt.

Cool thing afterwards was I never got a cold or flu until I was 30. I should have had them out at a younger age too.

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Teen left brain dead after tonsil surgery [View all] Judi Lynn Dec 2013 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author MyNameGoesHere Dec 2013 #1

I just corrected that. Embarrassing! Thank you for the "heads up." n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2013 #2

This could've been my high school sweetheart. TexasProgresive Dec 2013 #3

Not nearly enough info here to know what happened. TwilightGardener Dec 2013 #4

They might not know what happened at this point Warpy Dec 2013 #5

Back in the day, tonsils and adenoids were removed when you were little as the thing to do. CTyankee Dec 2013 #6

I had the same problems - finally got them out at 16 because all the recurring bouts of Hestia Dec 2013 #19

Back in the day (70's) I worked for a general surgeon cspanlovr Dec 2013 #7

Wow. I remember when it was commonplace. tblue Dec 2013 #18

So that's why they don't do them very often any more! I thought it was because any surgery in CTyankee Dec 2013 #21

That's a rather confusing headline NV Whino Dec 2013 #8

I don't think it's referring to left vs. right... MoonchildCA Dec 2013 #9

Yes, I figured it out after reading a bit NV Whino Dec 2013 #13

Funny you wrote that, as I had that same impression upon first reading it! BigDemVoter Dec 2013 #16

My sister "coded" during a colonoscopy. Whenever you go under anaesthesia there's risk riderinthestorm Dec 2013 #10

Holy crap! I hope she's doing ok now. JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2013 #12

She is, she is! riderinthestorm Dec 2013 #15

Some of the California papers on this: happyslug Dec 2013 #11

My great-aunt died in her twenties of complications from a tonsillectomy. Brigid Dec 2013 #14

There is a really, really rare anesthesia complication. . BigDemVoter Dec 2013 #17

I had a similar complication when I had my tonsils removed as a child of about seven. crim son Dec 2013 #20