Gromet op
By Humbug25
@Humbug25 (12540)
March 24, 2009 5:37pm CST
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 operation to have them corrected. I was next in hospital to have my tonsils removed when I was 21. The last 3 times I was in hospital was for much more happier occasions, having my babies though I had no operations at that time, thankfully.
What operations have you undergone?
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
25 Mar 09
this is pretty boring stuff but here goed.
1. tonsils out when i was 5. 2 c-sections- 1961& 1981.
3. surgery for a brain aneurysm in 2000.
4. carotid surgery in 2004 after a stroke.
5. blessed to be here.
@littleowl (7157)
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25 Mar 09
Hi Humbug, once again I find it hard to remember what and how many operations I have had, one I had my tonsils and adenoids out, a catheterisation which is a camera that looked at my heart as I have a hole in there, a hysterectomy and there have been others but they are the ones that come to mind at the moment...hugs littleowl
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@sweetdesign (5142)
• United States
25 Mar 09
Well I had tubes put in my ears several times before the age of 5. I had my tonsils and adenoids removed when I was 5. I had a csection delivery of my daughter when I was 19. That is all.
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@aidenw (632)
• United States
25 Mar 09
hi humbug, what is "gromet?" sorry i had to ask. i looked it up in the online dictionary but there was nothing. anyway, i had a hernia repair when i was in middle school. i also had a wisdom tooth removed a few years ago. does that count as an operation?
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@rocketj1 (6955)
• United States
25 Mar 09
I had a small mole removed on my leg a couple of years ago in my doctor's office. But other than that, I've never had any surgeries. Sadly, our first child was stillborn but even then, I delivered without a c-section. Then my other kids were born without one too. So I have spent time in the hospital but did not have any surgeries. But... who knows what life will bring?
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@cynthiann (18612)
• Jamaica
25 Mar 09
I've led a very sheltered life. What's a gromet? I hope that it is nothing serious. Remember to disinfect the place thoroughly yourself (use wipes) and don't let he cleaning staff see you. wipe down bed etc with the strongest wipes possible and anything that he will touch. Insist thaT THE DOCTORS WASH HANDS BEFORE TOUCHING YOUR SON. h
HAVE HEARD SOME HORRIFIC STORIES FRO FRINEDS AND FAMILY IN THE u.k. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. Yes, I camn see that I went into capitals but today, I am not changing it and retyping. Feel tired today. Have a great day.
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@Humbug25 (12540)
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30 Mar 09
Hi ya cynthiann
Thankfully he will only be a day patient and my mum is coming up from Cornwall to look after my other two kids so that I can give my middle one the attention he needs. A gromet is like a little tube they put in the ear to help drain fluids so he will be able to hear properly. I don't mind that you have typed half in capitals, it really doesn't matter, I can understand you all the same. Now, if you had started typing in a different language then there might have been a bit of a problem. I hope you are well rested now!
Thanks cynth
Thanks cynth@cynthiann (18612)
• Jamaica
30 Mar 09
I am so happy that it is not a serious operation. Am also fglad that your mother will be there with you. This is the time when we need family or close friends.
years ago when my second son, Stefa, was about 1 year and had to have a hernia operation. Whilst they were operating I went around the back of the hospital and started crying- loudly.
After the operation the doctor said that I had quite put him off when he was operating as I was bawling right outside the operating theatre! One love.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
25 Mar 09
tacky me. i hope your son gets along just fine.
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