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Forgive my absence. I've been, and still am, ill.
It started with a big puffy red eye, remember? Well, according to the doctor, that was an allergy attack. Some pollen in my eye.
It then morphed into a full-blown sinus infection, complete with swollen glands and fever and all that, and requiring giant horse pills, which gave me, shall we say, digestion issues.
From there, it moved into my throat, inflating my tonsils like balloons, and inviting some viruses (not bacteria, which would have been killed by the horse pills, oh no!) to move in on said tonsils, creating giant pustulent colonies! You do not want to know about my breath, despite the constant and compulsive brushing of my teeth.
The worst part? The insult to my injury? The swollen uvula. Uvula? You know, that hangy-downy thing in the back of your throat. Something in my freakish genetic code makes mine swell to about four times its normal size a couple of times a year. It's the most unpleasant sensation. Makes me feel like I'm choking on my own flesh. I googled "uvula" to put up a funky picutre for you guys, but all I got was either medical diagrams or photos of freaks who, for reasons unfathomable, found it necessary to have their uvulas (uvulae?) pierced and/or bifurcated. Be glad I did this for you. Now you don't have to do it for yourself.
But I do seem to be on the other side of this. Fever's down, eyes are white, uvula is near normal size, and I haven't needed a nap yet this morning. All of this is critical, as I am spending the weekend in New York with a friend, and that is non-negotiable. On the agenda:
Both my boys had their tonsils and adenoids removed, as well as tubes put in their ears, due to chronic ear infections. I don't think the surgery was performed much during my childhood years, but I wish it had been. I'm always having problems with inflamed tonsils.
Hope you feel better soon!
Posted by: cybrsane on May 4, 2004 03:49 PMfor the life of me, I don't know why I have mine! lots of kids I knew had their tonsils out, and I was forever getting huge throat infections, complete with very high fevers, yet I don't remember ever hearing discussion of having mine removed. dad...?
Posted by: terry on May 4, 2004 10:32 PMHeh I get that Uvula thing at times too... usually after a nights drinking. I think it's just dehydration mucking up the muscous membrane around the uvula which makes it swell up. Not entirely sure but do the whole drinking lots of (non alcoholic) fluids and it should go away that day ;)
Posted by: Neil on June 2, 2004 01:50 PMinteresting theory, the whole dehydration thing. I will have to take note of what I'm up to the night before the next random stealth uvula attack.
Posted by: terry on June 2, 2004 02:53 PM