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CTyankee

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2. Heh, I remember being told that...at 5 or 6 that has more appeal than at 17 but still...
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tonsillectomies for kids... [View all] CTyankee Feb 2013 OP
Tell her post-op she will have to eat ice-cream. True, I ate it everytime they brought it in...LOL. monmouth3 Feb 2013 #1
Heh, I remember being told that...at 5 or 6 that has more appeal than at 17 but still... CTyankee Feb 2013 #2
They were done much more frequently in the past, and many were probably unnecessary. cbayer Feb 2013 #3
but don't you think our advances with antibiotics have changed our thinking here? CTyankee Feb 2013 #5
Could be a factor, but sore throats are often caused by viruses and antibiotics aren't cbayer Feb 2013 #10
I had mine out at 16 NV Whino Feb 2013 #4
How was anesthesia different then? CTyankee Feb 2013 #7
different type NV Whino Feb 2013 #13
When my tonsils were removed in 1960 LiberalEsto Feb 2013 #14
Yeah, I had general when I had hernia repair in December. I really hate general but my CTyankee Feb 2013 #17
My son finally has his taken out at 14 yrs old after several sore throats. He had it done southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #6
Oh, ugh! What a terrible story! I feel for you and your son... CTyankee Feb 2013 #8
Well I know how you feel. My son went to parent/teacher conference on Thursday. southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #12
They won't do them now unless there's little choice Warpy Feb 2013 #9
Yeah, she lost 20 pounds in the last couple of months (altho part of it is her picky eating) CTyankee Feb 2013 #16
I had mine out when I was 15 mercuryblues Feb 2013 #11
Get her ice cream. Downwinder Feb 2013 #15
I avoided the whole tonsil removal situation - Mine disappeared, on their own Siwsan Feb 2013 #18
I remember the smell of the ether Gman Feb 2013 #19
we must be in the same age group. That was my big memory so when my dtr said how bad the CTyankee Feb 2013 #20
my dad was an ENT doctor way back when Celebration Feb 2013 #21
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