For years I have had ongoing problems with my tonsils. Even when they weren't infected, they were unusually large and looked as though 2 globulous alien creatures had taken up residence on either side of my throat. In recent years, if a case of tonsillitis got bad enough, my throat would be almost swollen shut. Yeah, not fun. Back in 2006 I was actually scheduled to have a tonsillectomy, but then surprise! We found out I was pregnant with Savannah, and so the surgery was canceled. Fast forward 4+ years and here we are today. During the time since that canceled surgery, I've had 2 kids and lived in Japan--all conditions which were prohibitive in me moving forward with any plans to eradicate the little suckers.
Finally, when I stopped nursing Ella, I talked to my general physician who agreed it was time to move forward with our tonsil war plans. She referred me to an ENT, who I saw in July. He asked me a couple of questions, took one look at my tonsils, and immediately decided to schedule me for surgery. Unfortunately he's a very busy guy, and was booked 2 months out, so I was given a surgery date of September 3. On August 19th, just 15 days before my surgery date, I came down with a nasty case of tonsillitis and a sinus infection. Is it just me, or does it seem like those suckers were
determined that they weren't going anywhere? Luckily, I got in to see my general physician the next day who put me on antibiotics and I narrowly missed having to call my surgeon to reschedule my surgery. So
finally, THE BIG DAY rolled around. I've never been so excited to be in pain in my entire life.
From everything I've read, and from everyone I've talked to who has had this done as an adult, life is 100 times better once you have recovered from surgery. The surgery went well and I had a tonsillectomy
and an adenoidectomy (lucky me). Once I got home I was definitely not feeling so excited about things because it hurt like the dickens.
I just have to keep reminding myself that the end result is very worth it! WARNING: If you have a weak stomach, I suggest stopping here, because I'm about to show you a small glimpse of why I'm so uncomfortable right now. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
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TONSILLECTOMY CARNAGE: You can't see, because I just can't open my mouth wide enough, but my uvula is so swollen that it actually rests on my tongue. That makes swallowing interesting!
7 comments:
Oops. That first attempt had a missing word. Anyway...
A true Cannon. Just like your dad asking to see your appendix after the appendectomy, you take pictures of your post-op tonsil-less throat. Hmmm...maybe you should have asked if you could bring the removed parts home in a jar? We could store them for you with all your dad's baby teeth and wisdom teeth.
Ouch! :(
Wow! Hope you get better really fast.
I hope you are recovering well! C lost his uvula during his surgery, but he also had a lot more done.
And you are right, he feels a thousand times better now.
In spite of the fact that I was warned about the graphic nature of the photograph, it was like watching a train wreck. I had to see it and regretted it the moment I did.
You poor thing. That just looks so utterly painful. :(
Wache, your throat really does look horrible. It definitely looks like it hurts. I've had uvulitis several times and it drives me crazy, but my uvula has never been that big! I guess one blessing of the sore throat is that it must reduce the desire to swallow the uvula which you would otherwise have. I hope you are feeling a little better today than yesterday.
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