"I kept my cool and said nothing. At the end of the session he did tell me that I had to be the most patient person he had ever worked on. I do not consider myself a patient person." Same here. I swear I kept waiting to hear a snap or crunch of my nose from the pressure the person on my left put on my nose. I kept thinking 'does she think my nose is a handle to move my head around?' I'm surprised I didn't end up with a headache just from that! I only got 6 pain pills I think. the 2 types together were only 10.00. I told them at my check up that I'd keep them in case I break a leg or something, ya never know. that could be a time that I couldn't get out to the pharmacy. Haven't even looked to see what they actually are! I'm very careful taking things like that. I seldom even take Tylenol anymore. I think I'm always in enough pain that I think it is normal - lol! I was on tramadol for yrs (for fibro) but stopped those last fall. that was really bad - mostly because of the restless leg syndrome that came with the withdrawal. I survived that and don't want to depend on anything like it again. I do hope you get those pain pills and antibiotics into you for this healing process. And do take some 'friendly flora ' type stuff after the antibiotics are done to get your intestine tract back in order. Antibiotics will throw it off and cause many other problems for you. I take a capsule will each meal. They did tell me to keep the incision moist, to coat it with Vaseline or some such type thing. they gave me some samples of a dermo recommended ointment. It's about 30$, so I've used Vaseline so far (after samples ran out), but think I will be buying it because it didn't have the greasy feel that Vaseline does. My surgery was very, very close to the tear duct - and that worried me. I go in next week for another check up and then in mid Aug I go in for a check up on my right eye cataract surgery (that was done at the end of January). I hope you get pain free quickly!

Ruby, I’ve been wondering about you and your sister. I’m sorry that her recovery is taking so long. I also understand her desire to be in her own home. I don’t know about being released from a rehab center, but to be released from the hospital we (DH and I both released from hospitals too recently) had to sign paperwork stating that - 1. Stair climbing was not necessary to function at home. 2. there would be another adult home around the clock 3. agree to home PT and OT 4. probably more stuff I can’t remember. We already had walk in showers, with pull down shower heads. Our handyman came immediately to install grab bars in the primary bathroom. This was an emotional step for me (I didn’t want old people stuff, even though we are old people) but having grab bars has been a godsend. The one thing I needed, that my DH didn’t, was a raised toilet contraption. It, too, was necessary. I did a happy dance when I was able to sanitize and donate that. Once she is home I hope she’ll take advantage of every home health professional available (insurance coverage) to her. Good luck to her, you and team of caregivers.

Sue, as the spouse of one with sleep apnea and the mother of a son who had his tonsils removed due to sleep issues, I can tell your son the risk of complications from not having his tonsils out greatly outweigh the risk of having a major complication, much less death, from a tonsillectomy. It was hard to see my son wheeled away, even though I knew this was "Minor" surgery. I had similar fears about going under a general to have my meniscus repaired and wanted to do anything to avoid going under. Worrying and avoiding were worse than the surgery. Your son needs to remind himself that his doctor has probably done thousands if not tens of thousands of these procedures. They are competent and skilled, and your DS is going to sleep and feel so much better after this is done. And he will have the expectation of a longer, healthier life with a greatly reduced risk of heart attack, stroke, diabetes, obesity and possibly even Alzheimer's. I'd get my tonsils out (or my meniscus repaired) twice to avoid all those issues! Getting hm a big Lego set, puzzles or quiet games could be good for Christmas. He is going to need some quiet time

So glad you have a good update! Yay! Going to say like the others, taking your thyroid medication at the same time each day is important, on an empty stomach. Birth control pills/HRT pills and calcium supplements or calcium containing drinks or foods can interfere with absorbtion of thyroid medications. In time, you'll find your time of day to take your thyroid pill that works best for you. I take mine at bedtime as that works best for me, but it's always at the same time. If I'm out and about at that whippersnapper hour, I bring it with me and take it at the same time, regardless of what I'm doing, which is usually heading straight to bed ; ) Wishing you continued healing and a smooth experience going forward!