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Judy Evans @JudyEv (381760) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Aug 20

When I was about ten, I had my tonsils removed. I was distraught about the thought of going into hospital and Mum tried to make me feel better by saying I’d be given ice-cream afterwards. This was a big deal in 1956. However, I...

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I Nose You Well

Amber @AmbiePam (120533) • United States 24 Feb 18

Friday morning my nephew had surgery nearby. My sister and brother-in-law live three hours away, but the specialist was near us, so my sister and niece stayed at my dad's house Friday night while my brother-in-law stayed at the...

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The Logic of a Three Year Old

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (97912) • Daytona Beach, Florida 26 Jun 16

Let’s see how well I can explain this to all of you. Latvian tradition has it that on holidays and birthdays people would bake a special kind of sweet bread called a klingeris which would be shaped like a large pretzel. It would...

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Flu Without Fever

hereandthere @hereandthere (45628) • Philippines 19 Nov 15

Waking up with swollen tonsils or difficulty swallowing is one of my body's early warning signs. It means I'm coming down with a cold, so what I usually do is take vitamin c and paracetamol or cold medicine for two, three days so...

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Tonsils: with or without?

sherrybelle @sherrybelle (707) • United States 14 Apr 12

Great health is important, but for some people, it isn't handed to us on a silver platter. I began having problems with my tonsils 40 years ago. I later learned that I carry the Epstein-Barr virus and when it becomes active I...

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Tonsils

SmOreS1 @SmOreS1 (40) • United States 15 Dec 11

My tonsils are swollen & i think that I have tonsillitis. Is there any thing I can do to reduce the swelling or should I just go to the doctor for some antibiotics?

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Ohhh nooooo!! I'm fighting off a cold. I HATE COLDS! don't you?

MissAmie @MissAmie (717) • United States 1 Sep 09

I think my 7 year old brought a bug home from school. I feel like poo. So far I've taked 2 doses of Dayquil and some benydryl. My throat is sooo sore, and my job is talking on the phone! ACK! I've gargled in salt water,...

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Gromet op

Humbug25 @Humbug25 (12540) 24 Mar 09

Well my son has now got his date for going in for his gromet operation and it got me thinking... a lot. I had my first operation when I was about 7 years old. I had a squint in both of my eyes and went into hospital to have an...

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Recurring tonsilitis!!!!!

sambhavana @sambhavana (226) • India 6 Nov 08

My son get sour throat or tonsilitis every second month. I take so much care that i donot give him cold stuff to eat. I avoid giving him icecreams and coldrinks. Any citrus fruit which just not sweet and very sour cannot be given...

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tonsilitis!

jingbautista @jingbautista (2456) • Philippines 24 Sep 08

i have this tonsilitis right now.. it is hard to swallow. i have difficulty in swallowing. the tonsils are enlarged. please do help me///...

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Tonsills x2 How on earth did this happen to me?!

keelymcilwain @keelymcilwain (797) • Canada 2 Apr 08

Well when I was 18 years old I had my tonsils removed due to illnesses I was getting. The surgery went fine and recover was about 4 weeks. After 2 months of being tonsil free I felt this lump growing in the back of my throat. I...

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Have you ever heard of Tonsils Rottening Out?

icyorchid @icyorchid (2564) • United States 31 Mar 08

My daughter's boyfriend has been feeling sick, and he thought it may have been tonsilitus. He still had his tonsils and his throat was really sore. He made a doctor's apt. for today and the doctor told him he has bad allergies...

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Tonsil Removal

carolbee @carolbee (16230) • United States 27 Jan 08

How many myLotters have had their tonsils removed? I was about 4 years old and had nothing but trouble with my throat and tonsils. I vaguely remember being in the hospital but remember eating popsickles after the surgery. As a...

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My son is having an operation soon

violeta_va @violeta_va (4831) • Australia 3 Oct 07

We took our son to hospital (royal children hospital) to see a specialist today for his ears. we were told some months ago that he has fluid in his ears and that he would have to have gromits put in. Today they checked it all out...

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ChocoLates-- to eat or not to eat, that is the problem..

sarahdell @sarahdell (130) • United States 22 Mar 07

i have been absent this whole week because my tonsils are swollen.. to add, they are just soooo infected with i don't know what bacteria.. i'm taking 3 anti biotics now but it seems that it's not helping.. i'm so sick because of...

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Tonsillectomy ?

engeekay2003 @engeekay2003 (211) • India 26 Jan 07

Is Tonsillectomy really good or bad ? some surgeons advise against it nowadays..but some surgeons go ahead with it now also ...?? who is right ?

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Removing tonsils in children: is it ok?

nickventere @nickventere (1420) • Zambia 21 Dec 06

I have 3 cute girls. The older one is 11 and recently was operated on to remove tonsils. She usually developed tonsilitis at the slightest taste of cold fluids, and it really used to bring her down with fever and all. She had a...

What is the function of our tonsils? Is it okay to have it removed?

Jestin @Jestin (560) • Philippines 19 Dec 06

I've always had problems with my tonsils because they easily get inflamed. I can't enjoy chocolates because if I eat more than a bite, it'll be surely painful to swallow the next day. I've been thinking about tonsilectomy but I...

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Have you ever had an operation?

Mickie30 @Mickie30 (2626) 10 Dec 06

Have you ever had an operation? If so what have you had? I had my adanoids out when I was 9. I had my tonsils out when I was 11. I had a Caesarian section when I was 29 just over a year ago.

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To remove tonsils or not, surgically.

mauier113 @mauier113 (688) • Philippines 3 Dec 06

My mom is diagnosed of a chronic infection of her tonsils. She's always suffering from tonsilitis almost every week. Her eent doctor advised her to remove it. But her cardiologist says no, because it's no longer advisable at her...

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