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Lolol !!! The smell was due to the infection... Am now on anti-biotics and a higher dose of pain meds following a second emergency operation to re-cauterize the wounds. (Severe bleeding yesterday morning.) Just left hospital again. Under strict instructions to stay in bed and do NOTHING. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Because there is nothing controvertial about a tonsillectomy "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Who is anyone to judge? Whatever works, buddy... These things are hard. More hugs going out to you. Hope the silence in the house is not too deafening... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Bump! Emergency op today to re-cauterize as the wounds were hemorageing... Was drinking/choking on my blood - bleurk! Turns out the pain (and the dead-rat-breath) was because it was infected. So cleaned/fixed it all and put me on antibiotics for next 6 days. Rough day but feeling heaps better now "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Fuuuuuuuuuck... I was in a world of pain this morning... Meds took ages to kick in but pain under control now. Whoa that was BAD... I was told days 3-4 might be like this but it was going so well thusfar I kinda thought it was exaggerated. But yeah... Mind-numbing pain to the point I thought I would puke - not fun. Head throbbing, jaw aching, ears hurt like mad, and most of all the throat - ohhhhhhhh the throat. Meds + hot bath + plenty of water + cold apple sauce and some cuddles all helped, methinks. Wow. Should all be worth it in the end, but wow. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

A physiology book I was reading sometime back mentioned that tonsils generally atrophy after puberty, leading experts to believe they are probably only useful prior to puberty. My poor mom was heartbroken when I told her I was getting the surgery... When I was 6, I had painful and recurring ear infections and the doctors removed my adenoïds. They wanted to also remove my tonsils - just in case - and my mom said no to the tonsils, thinking it was an unnecessary additional procedure. Well, the adenoïdectomy cured me of ear infections but I was then plagued by painful and recurring tonsilitis... My mom was right that tonsils should not be removed for no reason as a mere preventative measure. In fact, they probably did me a lot of good until they started acting up (in my teens, if I recall correctly). Anyhoo, long story short, I got it done under pretty ideal conditions, in a country that has excellent health care... Can't really complain much

WOO HOO!! My work colleagues pulled together and bought me an ICE-CREAM MACHIIIIIIIIIIINE! YAY YAY YAY!!! My company ROCKS! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Hahahahaha!! My parents stopped feeding me 20 years ago! But my work colleagues bought me an ice-cream maker - how cool is that??!!! Woo hoo!! They took them out because I have been getting recurring tonsilitis for years and years now. More recently they have been bothering me since June and despite 4 bouts of anti-biotics, nothing helped. The specialist told me there was nothing to do but remove them. Turns out they were really really bad - the worst case he has seen in 20 years! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Thanks for this - a helpful message indeed

Lol!! That would have been neat but I reckon it's too late now! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

That first pic was just to tease the Stalkers Club, wasn't it? The one with my MASSIVE uvula??? You guys are weird! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Whew - sexy stuff!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Thanks for the heads-up! Not a massive fan of ice-cream anyway Op went well. Just saw the doc... He said in his 20 years of work he has never taken out such large tonsils... And to think I nearly cancelled because they shrank back down to what I considered an "acceptable" size and thought it just might go away like it always does... (Have had pain/swollen tonsils etc since about June now... And recurring tonsilitis my entire life... Hmmm...) Moral of the story... When you are 6 years old and the doc says "they need to go" he just might be right... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Well, I'm getting my tonsils removed in about an hour... Not looking forward to it much, but I know one person who is rejoicing!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Sorry for your loss - my thoughts are with you "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Sounds like you've had a pretty good run so far, which is a lot more than a lot of people get... I would take it as a good sign that they are including you in their "vision of change" as opposed to looking to recruit new staff... Perhaps you would have felt better had they consulted you about it but ultimately they are not required to do you this kindness. I say give it an honest go... If after 6 months you feel like your responsibilities have increased, consider having a chat with the bosses and arguing that your salary should match your new role... If you find it's the opposite, approach them about your eagerness to do more. Either way, change is a reality of any business. An unwillingness to adapt (perceived or real) doesn't go down very well with upper management... Also, periods of change are often where management notices or decides who is loyal just before they axe a bunch of people... Just sayin'... Do your best and keep an open mind (and an eye on the market). You might just find the change suits you

They are traditional, but French-Canadian... Cipaille, tourtière, pâtés de viande... MMMMMMMMmmmmmmm

Hey, there's a ring you don't have to take off when you jump. So have you tied the knot yet or just getting the rings "sized"?

You're not even close to the point of no return. The closest that I have ever read about was the gal & guy who were standing in front of the preacher. The guy turned around and asked everyone to get out the photo that was taped to the underside of each chair. The photo was of the gal & the best man having sex. That sort of put a halt to the show. Jerry Baumchen Yes, well there are countless examples of couples that don't work out... But every once in a while there are those that last. I hope we are the latter "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

No going back now!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

A picture of him in his 30s... Grrrrrrrr!!!

That sounds about right!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

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"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Yup and yup!!!