Health: We are the 99% - FML

We are the 99%

By blahdyblahblah33 - this FML is from back in 2011 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I was rushed to the emergency room. Apparently, there is only one serious side effect of getting your tonsils out when you're an adult, which is only seen in about 1% of patients: bleeding of the throat. It can be deadly. I'm part of that 1%. FML

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block1 2

Sunday 3 July 2011 9:13

I'm part of that 99%

Ashleywright32 0

Sunday 3 July 2011 9:12

I faced the same issue..... In the hospital for two and a half weeks! Good luck hope ya get to feelin better soon.....

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bigmanj28 0

Sunday 3 July 2011 9:22

You're alive aint'cha?

alicethehatter 0

Sunday 3 July 2011 9:22

Yikes, that sucks. Hope you feel better soon. :)

xXSillyLoveXx 0

Sunday 3 July 2011 9:24

So this is what they mean by drowning in your sorrows?

trellz17 19

Sunday 3 July 2011 9:26

you'll be ok

CateXOX 0

Sunday 3 July 2011 10:22

... Unless they die.

trellz17 19

Sunday 3 July 2011 11:16

obviously she's not dead or worried about dying if she logged onto FML and wrote this.

love0128 5

Sunday 3 July 2011 9:30

Well, at least we know you're not dead.

Snowble11 13

Sunday 3 July 2011 9:33

Well your alive to write this FML, so you'll live

jkfutter 0

Sunday 3 July 2011 9:36

haha when I first read this I thought it said toenails not tosils. I was so confused until I read it again.

CaptainDouche 0

Sunday 3 July 2011 9:46

it actually said neither. ;)

amazingxmadissa 0

Monday 4 July 2011 22:51

Yeah I thought that too .

diva_lulu 0

Sunday 3 July 2011 9:36

oo that's sucks

knocking 0

Sunday 3 July 2011 9:49

Aren't you special, being part of a 1% minority! But in all seriousness, get well soon OP.

princesslexy 2

Sunday 3 July 2011 9:53

I had that something happen to me when I has mine taken out

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