Tonsils and Adenoids
FINALLY!!! i have been given a reason for my continous tiredness and my ability to pick up bugs and viruses with great skill. After my bout of pneumonia I visited the Superdoc and she referred me to a specialist ENT down in Orange.
After sleeping in the car whilst Mr Grump drove we arrived to the medical centre promptly got lost - yep, map reading skills after sleeping for 30 minutes not good. Got into SPecialists office sat down, chatted, sat me in a chair stuck cold metal things in my mouth and up me nose..then sprayed anaesthetic up my delicate smell-o-meter and then stuck a camera up there. The whole thing was really fascinating for Mr Grump and myself, however i was left with a odd sensation and a big ball of bitter shittiness at the back of my throat.
Story short - tonsils - huge, adenoids - huge + severe obstructive sleep apnoea = sick me all the time, all the time sleepy and tired.
I am now on the list for surgery - its the short list but I may not get in there until February just in time for Uni to go back.
SCA stuff - not much at the mo - just more website updates with legalese for external website connections - 'the boss' has asked ie: chronicler, heralder with big stick - Col. Started making hose to wear under garb with Francesca last week - I'll ask her to help me finish on Sunday at A & S/fightie prac. Tourney soon again - I will do voice heraldry despite big pink fleshy things not being nice to me, I've started to advertise at Uni for one and all - the word is getting out there and continously makes life fun to chat to people.
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Adenoidectomy is the surgical procedure in which the adenoids are removed. The adenoids are two small lumps of tissue that lie on either side and at the very back of the throat, where it meets the back of the nose. They often are not understood by the lay public or by physicians who are not otolaryngologists because they are not observed during routine physical examinations because of their location. Between the ages of two and six years old, the adenoids can often swell up and become inflamed (possibly due to a viral infection). This can make it difficult to breath, especially when asleep. Swollen adenoids can also block the eustachian tube, a tube that connects the back of the throat to the middle part of the ear. Blockage of the eustachian tube can lead to a condition called 'secretory otitis media' or, more commonly, 'glue ear'. This reduces the child’s hearing until the blockage is relieved. Swollen adenoids are often associated with tonsillitis (infected tonsils) and are usually removed as part of an operation to remove them. In most situations, this surgery is performed as an outpatient at either the hospital or the surgicenter. The adenoids are most commonly removed through the mouth after placing an instrument to open the mouth and retract the palate. A mirror is used to see the adenoids behind the nasal cavity. Several instruments can then be used to remove the adenoids. Adenoids may also be removed through the nasal cavity with a surgical suction instrument called a microdebrider. With this procedure, bleeding is controlled either with packing or suction cautery
(Sources: emedicine.com, hcd2.bupa.co.uk, answers.com)
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