I went to see the throat specialist today because recently I've been having problems with my throat with infections and tonsillitis. Basically, my right tonsil is unusually large and this worried my GP. She wanted an expert to have a look at them (what a thing to be an expert in - tonsils....)

So off I went to specialist and he's going to have my tonsils whipped out - for diagnostic purposes. That is, they want to perform a biopsy on my right tonsil so they're taking the whole lot out. I'm getting a two for one really - we're going to take youe right tonsil out, so we'll take the left one out while we're in there. I get two weeks off work after the op!!
I told everyone at work that I wanted to get my left tonsil in a jar and put it on my desk. This is the end of life as my tonsils have previously known it and Lefty's been a little trooper (little being the operative word here). No one at work really liked that idea?

Did you know that adult tonsillectomies are really painful. Don't know why that is but it seems alittle unfair if you ask me. And I could bleed to death in the two weeks I'm recuperating at home. God bless Jamie, but he's no Florence Nightingale. I could die!!!! Children can have the operation done as day surgery - lucky bastards!

Anyway I'll keep you posted as to my progress, pre- and post-op.