Health: We are the 99%

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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By Anonymous - 22/11/2015 04:54

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

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By Anonymous - 11/03/2010 22:23 - United States

Today, I became that small percent of people who face three different kinds of complications after their wisdom teeth are removed. FML

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By LeoCor - 27/08/2018 20:30

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

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By Medfail - 20/06/2016 07:13 - United Kingdom - Bath

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

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Inconvenienced

By Anonymous - 06/05/2022 20:00 - United States - Dover

Today, I got a nosebleed. For 7 hours. I ended up in the ER. FML

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Pills, thrills and bellyaches

By Anonymous - 24/09/2019 20:00

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

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By Merlin - 17/04/2012 17:37 - United States - Fairfield

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

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Very much "hands off" parents

By Anonymous - 03/10/2023 08:00

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

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Snap, crackle, and pop

By Anonymous - 30/09/2023 22:00

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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Pink eye, white throat

By Stephanie Kugelman - 27/04/2022 22:00

Today, I'd finally had enough of feeling awful and went to urgent care. As it turns out, the reason my throat was sore was because I have a sinus infection. The doctor explained my nose is producing pus, and that's what I'm swallowing and coughing up. Yuck. I also have pink eye on top of that. 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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whipmie87 0

Sunday 3 July 2011 13:35

i was part of the 1% also, no worries.

kgage88 0

Sunday 3 July 2011 13:55

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

Sunday 3 July 2011 14:05

I hope you're okay! same thing happened to my dad and he almost died. it's very scary!

mdraniga 3

Sunday 3 July 2011 14:28

did they give you a transfusion?

JF72 6

Sunday 3 July 2011 14:57

*wibbles* I'm 20 and get mine out Tuesday... This made me no less nervous! :(

sarahmcgeee 5

Monday 4 July 2011 9:17

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

Sunday 3 July 2011 15:30

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)!