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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, after having my tonsils removed, I coughed so hard in my sleep that I woke up spitting blood. Turned out I'd ripped my throat. They had to put me to sleep and cauterize the damaged area. Now I'm in even worse pain than before. FML
Today, I became that small percent of people who face three different kinds of complications after their wisdom teeth are removed. FML
Today, and for the past 2 weeks, I've had a massive pain in my throat. It went down for a while with antibiotics, but when it came back I had to go to the hospital for an emergency surgery. There was a 3 cm abscess growing in my throat. Happy birthday to me! FML
Today, at the age of 27, I learnt that your tonsils aren't the dangly bit at the back of your throat. I work in healthcare. FML
Today, I got a nosebleed. For 7 hours. I ended up in the ER. FML
Today, I came home from surgery to remove my tonsils. It's a much better surgery to have as a kid, because when you get older it's much more painful. I didn't know my mom liked pain killers. I do now, because I have none left and I haven't even taken any yet. FML
Today, I got a one-inch fish bone stuck in my throat. I went to the doctor, who claimed he couldn't see the long white thing embedded next to my tonsil. He charged me $70, and told me to eat some bread. I had to pull it out myself with a pair of tweezers. FML
Today, since I've been enduring a sore throat, I got Chloraseptic lozenges to finally get a bit of relief. When I put one in my mouth, I nearly choked on it. Imagine that: trying to soothe your throat, and you almost die by accidentally obstructing it instead. The irony almost hurts even more than my throat does. FML
Today, my son had an excessive nosebleed, like I did when I was little. I called my parents to ask what the name of the surgery was that I had to stop the bleeding. They don’t know because they don’t remember me needing surgery for that, OR when I had my tonsils and adenoids removed. They remember my brother’s though. FML
Today, I woke up from my wisdom tooth surgery… while they were still sawing my jaw. I had such a bad panic response that they also cut my lip, so I have stitches inside and outside of my mouth, as well as the haunting crackle of bone being removed from my skull stuck in my head. FML
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block1 2
I'm part of that 99%
Ashleywright32 0
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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whipmie87 0
i was part of the 1% also, no worries.
kgage88 0
I have known roughly 5 adults to have tonsils removed and I believe all of them ended up getting a throat bleed, I would dare say the 1% has to do with it being deadly not that it bleeds at all.
sabembermoff 1
I hope you're okay! same thing happened to my dad and he almost died. it's very scary!
mdraniga 3
did they give you a transfusion?
JF72 6
*wibbles* I'm 20 and get mine out Tuesday... This made me no less nervous! :(
sarahmcgeee 5
I'm getting mine out Thursday, just stay hydrated no matter how much it hurts to drink and you won't end up like this dummy
Spokanelady 0
That happened to me, too! I had mine out when I was 25, due to the fact that they were so large they were effecting my breathing. On the third day, I woke up with blood in my mouth. After vomiting a LOT of blood, I was back at the hospital having the wounds cauterized (awake & feeling everything)!
turtlehands 0
hope you get Better!!
TbZ_x_PaRAdoX 0
So you took the time to write a FML?
lillygreen024 0
i had that problem and died, then apperently cam back, it was pretty damn scary
kristengray 4
omg im so sorry!! :(