I Have Had Five Ectomys How Many Have You Had?

So many ectomies.... so little time.

I'm up to four now.... I forgot about the adenoidectomy that went along with the tonsillectomy... does that count?
 

Ooh, ooh, ooh, I've had one! :cool:

Removal of tooth pulp prior to root canal is called a pulpectomy.

Everyone can probably add +1 to your total now.

(My tonsils just disappeared on their own eventually.)
 
NancyNGA said:
Ooh, ooh, ooh, I've had one! :cool:

Removal of tooth pulp prior to root canal is called a pulpectomy.

Everyone can probably add +1 to your total now.

(My tonsils just disappeared on their own eventually.)
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Great!!! I've had several root canals... so that would be five ectomies..
 

NancyNGA said:
Ooh, ooh, ooh, I've had one! :cool:

Removal of tooth pulp prior to root canal is called a pulpectomy.

Everyone can probably add +1 to your total now.

(My tonsils just disappeared on their own eventually.)
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+ 1 pulpectomy......thanks, Nancy!
:D
 
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NancyNGA said:
Ooh, ooh, ooh, I've had one! :cool:

Removal of tooth pulp prior to root canal is called a pulpectomy.

Everyone can probably add +1 to your total now.

(My tonsils just disappeared on their own eventually.)
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OHHH Nooo....the numbers are getting just too high. Have lost count. I had four root canals, along with a oophorectomy....with the hysterectomy.
 
Nona I feel for you with all those procedures but I particularly identify with the parotidectomy , about 3 years ago I had ''dozens' of stones in my parotid gland and the pain was horrendous..so I had to undergo a saliendoscopy with no anaesthetic because he needed me awake to understand his instructions ..and because the duct was soo narrow the consultant had great difficulty getting the long needle implement inserted ..OMG the PAIN!!! I had a 3 day labour and I would have gone through it again rather than the 2 hours it took for the Saliendoscopy..so god alone knows what pain you must have endured to have to undergo in the lead up to a full Parotidectomy (((hugs))) you are one brave lady!!
 
hollydolly said:
Nona I feel for you with all those procedures but I particularly identify with the parotidectomy , about 3 years ago I had ''dozens' of stones in my parotid gland and the pain was horrendous..so I had to undergo a saliendoscopy with no anaesthetic because he needed me awake to understand his instructions ..and because the duct was soo narrow the consultant had great difficulty getting the long needle implement inserted ..OMG the PAIN!!! I had a 3 day labour and I would have gone through it again rather than the 2 hours it took for the Saliendoscopy..so god alone knows what pain you must have endured to have to undergo in the lead up to a full Parotidectomy (((hugs))) you are one brave lady!!
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OMG I'm in pain just reading about this!
 
hollydolly said:
Nona I feel for you with all those procedures but I particularly identify with the parotidectomy , about 3 years ago I had ''dozens' of stones in my parotid gland and the pain was horrendous..so I had to undergo a saliendoscopy with no anaesthetic because he needed me awake to understand his instructions ..and because the duct was soo narrow the consultant had great difficulty getting the long needle implement inserted ..OMG the PAIN!!! I had a 3 day labour and I would have gone through it again rather than the 2 hours it took for the Saliendoscopy..so god alone knows what pain you must have endured to have to undergo in the lead up to a full Parotidectomy (((hugs))) you are one brave lady!!
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I think you and Nona are both brave ladies, Holly.
 
Misty that's very kind of you ...there's a few more things I haven't added to the list cuz I'll end up sounding like a walking disaster LOL..

....however, in all seriousness I'm fortunate that I've not had cancer or heart disease or other seriously debilitating conditions (touch every piece of wood that I never do) unlike Nona and so many others who've bravely borne it
 
Tonsilectomy on my 8th birthday and probably an adenoidectomy along with it,although I don`t remember. 1 pulpectomy. Otherwise,I still have everything I arrived on this earth with....
 
I was 4 years old when I had my tosills and adenoids removed. I believed that line of BS about getting all the popsicles and ice cream I could eat... Of course they don't tell you it's going to hurt like hell to swallow it.
 
QuickSilver said:
I was 4 years old when I had my tosills and adenoids removed. I believed that line of BS about getting all the popsicles and ice cream I could eat... Of course they don't tell you it's going to hurt like hell to swallow it.
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I think we all fell for that one! In fact,I think kids today are still falling for it lol. Funny thing for me was,doc took my tonsils out because I had a swollen gland on the side of my neck. He said it was from my tonsils. I never had tonsillitis or anything like that. He took out my tonsils and I still had the swollen gland for oh,ten or more years. I now know (since my son had the same thing) that it was from all the ear infections I had.
 
Did everyone have their T&A surgeries done in the hospital? At the time I had mine done it was rather routine for all children to have them removed. My two cousins and I had ours removed at the same time, on a kitchen table. Ether was used, and I remember being nauseous for several days afterwards. And all the blood on the sheets that covered the table. Barbaric?
 
hollydolly said:
Nona I feel for you with all those procedures but I particularly identify with the parotidectomy , about 3 years ago I had ''dozens' of stones in my parotid gland and the pain was horrendous..so I had to undergo a saliendoscopy with no anaesthetic because he needed me awake to understand his instructions ..and because the duct was soo narrow the consultant had great difficulty getting the long needle implement inserted ..OMG the PAIN!!! I had a 3 day labour and I would have gone through it again rather than the 2 hours it took for the Saliendoscopy..so god alone knows what pain you must have endured to have to undergo in the lead up to a full Parotidectomy (((hugs))) you are one brave lady!!
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I have had RA since childhood, so my pain tolerance is probably higher than most. I had a large benign tumor that was affecting my breathing vs stones. But, during the surgery they did not give me enough anathesia....I saw a bright white light and a Crucifix and said, "OMG I died"...before they slapped a mask on me and put me back out. Of course the bright white light was from the OR lights and I was in a Catholic hospital, thus the Crucifix.:lofl:
 
Yep... I had mine done in a hospital and stayed overnight.. They had a HUGE ward filled with kids.. The kid in the bed next to me was a boy and I remember him turning over in his hospital gown and I saw his butt.. I was so upset... and embarrassed I cried.. hey... I was only four.. what did I know..
 
ndynt said:
I have had RA since childhood, so my pain tolerance is probably higher than most. I had a large benign tumor that was affecting my breathing vs stones. But, during the surgery they did not give me enough anathesia....I saw a bright white light and a Crucifix and said, "OMG I died"...before they slapped a mask on me and put me back out. Of course the bright white light was from the OR lights and I was in a Catholic hospital, thus the Crucifix.:lofl:
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I can still remember the smell of ether.. and I remember having a merry-go-round dream during surgery.. with all the music and the lights.
 

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