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elleng

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1. Interesting.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Dec 22, 2024, 01:25 AM

Dec 22

Maybe those who do the removing treat the children in such a way as to encourage such conditions as (PTSD), depression, or anxiety.
Fortunately, I avoided all such conditions.

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Having Your Tonsils Out as a Child May Have a Drastic Impact on Your Life [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 22 OP

Interesting. elleng Dec 22 #1

Or maybe all the illness and infections ... krkaufman Dec 22 #5

Wow. Interesting - all I remember is lots of ice cream. LoisB Dec 22 #2

I remember being TOLD that I'd be allowed unlimited VTderry Dec 22 #4

I am so sorry you had such a bad experience. The nurses I had actually gave me a lot of LoisB Dec 22 #8

I'm inclined to doubt this. Prior to antibiotics, tonsillectomy was commonplace. No Vested Interest Dec 22 #3

Personally speaking, my tonsillectomy was a horror. no_hypocrisy Dec 22 #6

My younger sis had her tonsils out in 5th grade. Prior to that she had one strep throat after another Hekate Dec 22 #7

My sister and I were like your sister, always sick with throat infections. lark Dec 22 #9