Basic Instructions by Scott Meyer for August 22, 2011

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    margueritem  over 13 years ago

    They used ether back when my tonsils were removed. Ice cream was the last thing I wanted when I woke upā€¦

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    alviebird  over 13 years ago

    I had frequent strep/tonsillitis while growing up. But I was an Air Force brat. So every time Iā€™d show up in the clinic they would say, ā€œCanā€™t operate, heā€™s too sick.ā€ If I wasnā€™t sick, it was, ā€œNo need to operate, thereā€™s nothing wrong.ā€<><><>Iā€™m 56 and I still have my tonsils.

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    luckylouie  over 13 years ago

    I had my tonsils out in 1945 (3 years old) and spent 5 days in the hospital. My wife had hers out in 1952 (5 years old) and spent 3 days in the hospital. Our grandson had his out in 2004 (6 years old). It was a half-hour procedure in the doctorā€™s office and he went home an hour later. The miracles of modern science!

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    ChukLitl Premium Member over 13 years ago

    I was 5. In the early ā€™60s they used ether.In the deep, velvety black unconscious, I saw a beautiful dragon. I could see the black velvet through it, though every scale & detail was outlined in fiery green.The ice cream was okay, but I wanted hot, spicy spaghetti.

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    aarken  over 13 years ago

    ChukLitlā€¦.I see things like that, but I donā€™t need chemical help. Iā€™d love to know whose dreams Iā€™m having.

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    Jeff0811  over 13 years ago

    If ā€œScottā€ is the sick one, why is the doctor green?

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    heather dunham  over 13 years ago

    Tonsillectomies arenā€™t commonly performed anymore and have nothing to do with strep throatā€¦ we now know that the tonsils are involved with the immune system, so they actually help you ā€˜get curedā€™. If this was a real situation ā€œScottā€ was in, he needs a new doctor. If he made it up for the comic, he needs to catch up on the science, because it actually makes it not all that funny. ā€œMost of my tonsillectomy patients are 5 years oldā€ would have been a good punchline in 1970, but now itā€™s just ā€œhuh? 5-year-olds donā€™t get unnecessary surgery all the time like thatā€¦ā€

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    WaitingMan  over 13 years ago

    I was five when my tonsils came out (1958). The ether started, the doctor said count backwards from 100. I think I got to 97 before blacking out.

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    runar  over 13 years ago

    I may be one of the few baby boomers who survived tonsillitis fully intact. It was in the early ā€˜60s, and my pediatrician didnā€™t believe in tonsillectomies. I had several days of gargling with salt water (my motherā€™s favorite home remedy for sore throats) and a missed birthday party, but I still have my tonsils.

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    spelvin2002  over 13 years ago

    This oneā€™s absolutely brilliant. I hurt myself laughing.

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    tsandl  over 13 years ago

    I laughed till my sides hurt. Either that or I need an appendectomy.

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    gasouthpaw  over 13 years ago

    I had to have mine taken out this year (Iā€™m 43), after my sixth bout of pneumonia in four years, which was related to the chronic tonsillitis Iā€™d been suffering since I was 33 or so.Iā€™ll spare the gross details, but the doctor agreed with my self-diagnosis of the causal relationship- and that my tonsillitis (after 10 years) was beyond the point where antibiotics would be effective, since thatā€™s how every other doctor Iā€™d seen in the previous 10 years would treat them.Iā€™d managed to go the first 33 years of my life without having tonsillitis- and Iā€™ve only had strep once in my life. I have no clue if tonsillitis and strep are related, but I know you donā€™t have to have one to have the other.That was in April and I havenā€™t been sick since. It was two weeks of hell (the older you are, the harder it is to recover- and the most dangerous time for adults is 7-10 days after the procedure), but totally worth it. So, Scott- if your doctor is recommending the procedure, I suggest following his advice. Most reputable otolaryngologists (hell, most reputable doctors) only suggest surgery as a last result. Also, they gave me some really good painkillers.

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    alviebird  over 13 years ago

    Iā€™ve still got everything.

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    pcolli  over 13 years ago

    Iā€™ve got one tooth missing but only because it shattered in a car accident. If itā€™s not harming us it should stay where it is.

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    spinner13  over 13 years ago

    I got everything but my baby teethā€¦ and I think my mom collected those. Iā€™ve never had any sort of serious sickness, either, although I must admit that Iā€™m only in my late teens so I canā€™t be sure of never having something. Worst Iā€™ve ever had was a bad fever and some trouble with my sinuses that quickly cleared up. ā€¦and it is a bad sign when doctors start using pedophile tactics. I have a slight phobia of men in white coats already, so if one of them said something like that to me Iā€™d be out the door.

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