I've gotta have my tonsils out

[xjay1337]

.... and I'm bricking it.

Never had surgery and never been under General Anaesthetic.

Sometime within the next 4 weeks .. joys.

And yes, I know it's a low risk easy procedure taking 20 minutes and you're usually out within 4 hours.

[sidicks]

xjay1337 said:

.... and I'm bricking it.

Never had surgery and never been under General Anaesthetic.

Sometime within the next 4 weeks .. joys.

And yes, I know it's a low risk easy procedure taking 20 minutes and you're usually out within 4 hours.

Had mine done around 8 years ago - fairly painful at the time, but certainly nothing to worry about. My bouts of tonsillitis were becoming more frequent and more severe, so taking them out was by far the best option!

[Riley Blue]

I can imagine how you feel, I was over 60 before I was an inpatient. Just remember one thing, they'll have done it thousands of times before and you'll be fine.

[WinstonWolf]

I had mine out back in the eighties, the buggers grew back

[sidicks]

Highlight was getting off the trolley which had taken me from my room to the theatre and being asked to walk across the room onto the operating tale.

I somehow missed the massive surgical light hanging from the ceiling and walked straight into it, knocking myself to the floor - I guess it would have saved on the anaesthetic...!

[battered]

GA is fun. Quite scary, but fun. You feel the cold fluid going up your arm, they ask you to count to 10, things get fuzzy about 4, 5 never comes, you wake up talking sh*t to a nurse and hurting like hell.

I came round dreaming about a car's front suspension and the nurse said "Oh hello, you've been talking to me about cars for 5 minutes. Are you a mechanic?"
-No, but I do DIY my cars a fair bit. Erm, did you ask me how to change the trunnion on a Triumph Spitfire front suspension?
"No, love."

I was all over the place but even I could hear her rolling her eyes at that one.

[C0ffin D0dger]

Three times I've been under, bricking it beforehand every time but it's always gone to plan. So odd when the stuff goes in, you feel yourself going, try to fight it, but it's impossible. Wake up sometime later with absolutely no recollection as to what has gone on besides whatever pain you might expect to be in.

The last op I had, just under two years ago, the anesthetist was really nice, he could tell I was bit nervous so was keeping me calm. Took ages to get the cannula in as my viens are always hiding but he took his time and wasn't going in with it until he knew he'd hit a vein. He kindly hit me with a dose of sedative shortly after getting it in

[battered]

I had my arm operated on, under local. The medic put in 2 injections and said "that should go numb now". It didn't. He then explained that the wiring went through 2 of 3 nerves and you could never tell which 2 were concerned in a particular individual. He then gave me a 3rd injection and seconds later my arm was totally out.
"It's gone numb now" I said.
"Well, there's a surprise" came the rather laconic reply.

Numb it certainly was, I had to pick it up with my other hand, it was like picking up a warm, heavy limb attached to someone else.

[Fastchas]

Dunno why they don't put a cannula in earlier before you're wheeled into the air-conditioned theatre. Your veins are harder to find when you're lying in the cold wearing just a gown and no socks. Surely must be better to find them when you're warm.

[davhill]

Nowt to fret about mate, A GA is a piece of piss. I've had six so far and I'm still here. I sometimes wish for one when I can't get to sleep

I had a double tonsillectomy at age 5. It was ether back then. The bloke put a cloth with a hole in it over my face, so my nose poked through. He said' "When you smell the gas, use your nose to blow it away." And what must you do to establish nasal gas - blowing pressure? Very clever.

I got jelly and ice cream for a couple of days in the (cottage) hospital. When I got home, I polished off a bag of crisps!

[anonymous-user]

GA is great. As people have mentioned you do try and fight it but you just can't.

The medical team knows people are uptight about it so they are very nice.

Watch this to calm your nerves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65knkJ3aQGE

Knowledge is power and will stop you from worrying.

Just remember the pain you have when you wake up will be controlled with painkillers. Do not be scared to ask for if you are sore.

The best part is the more days that pass the better you will feel.

Good luck and tell us how it goes.

[C0ffin D0dger]

Fastchas said:

Dunno why they don't put a cannula in earlier before you're wheeled into the air-conditioned theatre. Your veins are harder to find when you're lying in the cold wearing just a gown and no socks. Surely must be better to find them when you're warm.

You do have socks though, everyone has to wear those surgical stockings these days for guard against thrombosis unless you leg is being operated on. Weirdly on my last one whilst they were prepping me in the room just prior to the theatre I got covered in this insulating blanket and something like a pipe from a fan heater / hair dryer shoved under it blasting me with warm air so I really wasn't cold!

[xjay1337]

I appreciate all the nice and supporting comments.

I know I'm a wet bag.

Ive had a call 5 mins ago... going in on the 18th at 7.30am :-(

They said I have to stay over night but the op is at 7.30 (well i have to be there for 7:30 so assume it'll be around 9/9.30 can i effectively discharge myself ama ?


Again call me a wet bag but i hate staying away from home .

I had an ex who had a tonsilectomy and she was allowed out that day.

Edited by xjay1337 on Wednesday 16th November 19:11

[uber]

I remember watching tonsil removal on Wac a day when I was a kid and thought it looked pretty awesome as you got lots of free ice cream! From what I remember it was like a big ice cream scoop with scissors on it. Took a few minutes.

Just relax and stock up on ice cream!

[Lynx516]

xjay1337 said:

I appreciate all the nice and supporting comments.

I know I'm a wet bag.

Ive had a call 5 mins ago... going in on the 18th at 7.30am :-(

They said I have to stay over night but the op is at 7.30 (well i have to be there for 9 so assume it'll be around 9/9.30 can i effectively discharge myself ama ?


Again call me a wet bag but i hate staying away from home .

I had an ex who had a tonsilectomy and she was allowed out that day.

You can always discharge yourself against medical advice. But considering we try to discharge people as fast as possible if we want you to stay overnight there is usually a good reason

[CanAm]

My Sister-in-law had hers done and was eagerly awaiting the jelly and ice cream. "Oh no dear, we don't do that any more. Just lots of hard dry toast to help scrape away all the gunk!"

[xjay1337]

Bricking Friday..

What?? No ice cream??!

Lynx516 said:

You can always discharge yourself against medical advice. But considering we try to discharge people as fast as possible if we want you to stay overnight there is usually a good reason

I understand.

I will see how it is. If I need to or feel awful or have bleeding or whatever then I will stay but I have to check in at 7:30 on Friday morning so I can't see how my op will be after 12 - I would just feel a lot better at home and there is an A&E 5 minutes from where I live, which is open till 10 , and I am only 20 minutes from Royal Berks (where I am having the op) so can't see why I need to stay.

Edited by xjay1337 on Wednesday 16th November 19:05

[anonymous-user]

[quote=xjay1337]

I understand.

I will see how it is. If I need to or feel awful or have bleeding or whatever then I will stay but I have to check in at 7:30 on Friday morning so I can't see how my op will be after 12 - I would just feel a lot better at home and there is an A&E 5 minutes from where I live, which is open till 10 , and I am only 20 minutes from Royal Berks (where I am having the op) so can't see why I need to stay.


Good luck for tomorrow. You will be perfectly fine.

Give us a message to tell us how you are when you can.

[alfie2244]

uber said:

I remember watching tonsil removal on Wac a day when I was a kid and thought it looked pretty awesome as you got lots of free ice cream! From what I remember it was like a big ice cream scoop with scissors on it. Took a few minutes.

Just relax and stock up on ice cream!

Bit different now .........bowl of roughage like cornflakes IIRC.

[Sheetmaself]

I woke to the most beautiful blonde girl i have ever seen, but then fell asleep again and by the time i woke again she was gone. Of course god knows what it actually was probably the drip i was attached too.

Or an 89 year old gran with one tooth