warneckutz
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They can swab it too...
Tonsillitis
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They can swab it too...
Radiant1
Soul Probe
I've heard that that is stunningly painful recovery and not a very high success rate.
As for myself, the apnea has subsided and the snoring comes and goes, I guess that can be considered a success.
I've had 13 surgeries in my lifetime and this by far this was the most painful recovery. Up side -- I lost 15 pounds during my recovery because there was no way in hell I was going to swallow any more than I had to. It took a week before I could handle Jello.
kwillia
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Yep... I was 32 when I had someone drive me to Urgent care because I had the most absolute worst (what I thought was) strep in my life. I could hardly swallow my own saliva. The step test was negative. I believe it was two days later when I got the call that it was mono. It took a steroid shot to get the swelling and pain down enough to function. It took weeks to get my energy level back up.
warneckutz
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I had mono and it didn't bother me much.
kwillia
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Mine hit with a vengance. I believe my white blood cell count was 21,000 or something outrageous like that... they were afraid my spleen was going to explode.
On the upside, I spent 5 weeks resting, eatting health foods to boost immune system, etc. and came to the conclusion that I needed to stop focusing on working so dayum hard (I was on call 7/24 and worked 12 hours or more most days) and needed to put myself higher on the priority list.... I joined Pro Fitness and spent the next 3 1/2 years loving the gym...
To this day I have fond memories of just how much I loved the Body Pump classes and the cardio marathons and weight circuiting that I still wish I could quit my day job and become a personal fitness instructor...
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warneckutz
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Mine hit with a vengance. I believe my white blood cell count was 21,000 or something outrageous like that... they were afraid my spleen was going to explode.
On the upside, I spent 5 weeks resting, eatting health foods to boost immune system, etc. and came to the conclusion that I needed to stop focusing on working so dayum hard (I was on call 7/24 and worked 12 hours or more most days) and needed to put myself higher on the priority list.... I joined Pro Fitness and spent the next 3 1/2 years loving the gym...
That warms my heart...
The doc told me to take it easy but I just kept the same routine with no adverse effects... I did come down with it a second time years later though with little effect... I dunno how that happened.
MMDad
Lem Putt
I've heard that that is stunningly painful recovery and not a very high success rate.
It is stunningly painful. It isn't a cure all, but success rates are good - 50-60% cure and 90% improvement. It has to be part of a total package. I lost about 40 lbs. and the ENT still saw excess soft tissue, so she did a UPPP (Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty) to remove tonsils, uvula, and part of the soft palate.
I didn't have apnea - I would just wake myself up if I started snoring, 20 times per hour. I think it was because I knew that if I snored my wife would kick me, so I started waking up first. The UPPP solved the snoring - I can't even make a snoring sound if I try. The only real down side is "nasal reflux." If you aren't careful when drinking it can end up in your nose.
My wife had hers done too and it solved her apnea and snoring. But then she put weight back on and the snoring came back.
MMDad
Lem Putt
That is the upside to this ordeal.Atkins shakes, btw, make a wonderful liquid meal.
If you are stuck on a liquid diet, those aren't too bad at all. "Nutritional" shakes used to be so nasty - we have it good now!
Was War there?.... I joined Pro Fitness and spent the next 3 1/2 years loving the gym...
You just hook up with War and get some roids.That is the upside to this ordeal.
This thread will get picked up in the search engines so I'm going to put this here for those who are googling about tonsillitis:
1 part Milk of Magnesia
1 part Benadryl
Mix together and rinse your mouth with it, gargle if you can. It stings at first but then your mouth and throat go numb.
Bliss.
1 part Milk of Magnesia
1 part Benadryl
Mix together and rinse your mouth with it, gargle if you can. It stings at first but then your mouth and throat go numb.
Bliss.
Roman
Active Member
Nice! How often can you do that? My Daughter just had a Throat Biopsy in both areas her tonsils use to be. It's been almost 2 weeks, and she's still having a bit of pain. Her Doctor gave her something called Magic Mouthwash.
When I was elementary school age the dr used to give me a mixture to swish around in my mouth for canker sores...it was called 1-2-3 mixture. It was a minty, milky solution and it numbed the pain!
It sounds similar to what you & Vrai mentioned. I think the Benadryl/diphenhydramine takes the place of lidocaine.
Good stuff!
Are canker sores herpes?
I'm surprised you still have your tonsils.
As kids, my brother had lots of ear and throat problems. When my parents agreed to have his tonsils removed, Dr Barbarich said 'Let's take them all out', and my dad thought three for the price of one was great. So 3 yr old brother, 4 yr old sister and 6 yr old me were in the hospital having tonsils out on the same day.
As kids, my brother had lots of ear and throat problems. When my parents agreed to have his tonsils removed, Dr Barbarich said 'Let's take them all out', and my dad thought three for the price of one was great. So 3 yr old brother, 4 yr old sister and 6 yr old me were in the hospital having tonsils out on the same day.
No, cold sores are herpes. Trust me, I'm an expert now.
Canker sores are just lesions in your mouth for whatever reason: you bit your cheek; ate hot cheesy pizza fresh out of the oven; got tonsillitis....
No, cold sores are herpes. Trust me, I'm an expert now.
Canker sores are just lesions in your mouth for whatever reason: you bit your cheek; ate hot cheesy pizza fresh out of the oven; got tonsillitis....
Exactamundo - they are not herpes! Their medical name is Aphthous ulcer. 
I, too, have researched the heck out of these things and am an expert. 
I get canker sores, but I have never had a cold sore, fever blister, etc. So go figure. All I know is if I have a lot of stress, or have some kind of indigestion/acid reflux going on and I scratch the inside of my mouth on a tortilla chip or bite my lip or the inside of my mouth - that can turn into a canker sore and it HURTSLIKEFREAKINGSH*T for about 7 days, at least.
