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HBO Poll: Still Have Your Tonsils?

Posted by DFO

May 15, 2009 9:42 a.m. • 11 comments

CindyH: Remember tonsillectomies? When I was a kid it seemed like everyone had their tonsils removed. What was up with that? I’ve got four kids. Nobody wanted to yank out any of their tonsils, nor do I recall any of their friends have the surgery. (Follow-up Question: How many of your kids have had tonsillectomies?)

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Lynne on May 15 at 10:03 a.m.
I had tonsilitis (and sinus infections) a lot as a child. My mom went on some kind of health kick, diet and vitamins, and I never had any problems again. So, yes, I still have them.
A lot of my other innards are gone though. LOL
misc on May 15 at 10:24 a.m.
Tonsils are like foreskins. God put ‘em there for a reason.
DFO on May 15 at 10:41 a.m.
Anyone have a good idea for an avatar for Misc? I’ll post one for him/her as soon as I/you can think of something.
Dennis on May 15 at 10:49 a.m.
My tonsils are about the ONLY thing on my body that that’s still intact.
jreighley on May 15 at 11:02 a.m.
My Daughter (8) had hers removed earlier this year.. Not because of tonsillitis though, but because of sleep apnea..

I think it was well worth it..
Bent on May 15 at 11:07 a.m.
Umm, Dennis, do you mean the you know what no longer functions? Geez, I am always sorry to hear that.

BTW, I had my tonsils yanked in kindergarten, but only one of my four children had hers removed.
OrangeTV on May 15 at 11:15 a.m.
My mother was too chicken to put me under the knife when I was a kid, so now I suffer annually from tonsillitis, which just plain isn’t fun. Excruciatingly painful to swallow for a week followed by a week of having no voice at all. Haven’t had my bout with it this year, but it usually hits me in about June. Thanks, mom.
Walkabout on May 15 at 11:21 a.m.
Mine were severely infected so they needed to come out, I think I was in the 5th grade.
Dennis on May 15 at 1:24 p.m.
Yea Bent,,,,, I Know,,,,, Scares me too!!!!

;-)
JeanC on May 15 at 1:46 p.m.
Had mine out in kindergarten. Hubby still has his and they give him trouble once in a while.
Escapee on May 16 at 2:18 a.m.
I still have ‘em. They’ve never given me that much of a problem. Or, I just didn’t notice since I’d get so sick of hayfever every year…