Well I had my tonsils taken out last Thursday, so I've had nothing but time and boredom and playing on the computer since then. Have spent a lot of time on mothering.com that I don't usually get to do while working and taking care of the babe.
Spending time on this forum made me think that there are parallels between the two procedures. A while ago(50's,60's I believe) most kids got tonsillectomies, it was "routine". The reasons for that were because it was felt that tonsils weren't needed,and to prevent infections(like strep throat). It is a much more painful and harder procedure to do on adults. Many kids had their tonsils taken out without ever having a case of strep or tonsillitis.
However, now doctors are much more reluctant to do tonsilectomies on kids unless they have had repeat strep infections. Every time I mentioned getting my tonsils out people kept saying, oh its much worse as an adult, why didn't you have it done as a child?? I didn't have any problems with my tonsils until I was in my twenties. While this surgery did SUCK A LOT and my throat still hurts, I am glad I was able to consent to the risks myself, and understand the consequences of the surgery.
Isn't it odd that doctors won't do tonsillectomies on kids to prevent the chances of getting repeated tonsillitis or strep infections, but they will circumsize boys to prevent the chances of having UTI's?? I've had BOTH strep and UTI's(sometimes at once!) and strep is MUCH worse in my opinion!!
I'm sure someone else could do a better argument of this, and it may be the Lortab talking
but I think that this may be a good argument for medical types. Obviously I haven't done any research(except my own field research o f having the worse tonsils on earth and an intact son who has never had any UTI's) but just wanted to throw it out there! 
Spending time on this forum made me think that there are parallels between the two procedures. A while ago(50's,60's I believe) most kids got tonsillectomies, it was "routine". The reasons for that were because it was felt that tonsils weren't needed,and to prevent infections(like strep throat). It is a much more painful and harder procedure to do on adults. Many kids had their tonsils taken out without ever having a case of strep or tonsillitis.
However, now doctors are much more reluctant to do tonsilectomies on kids unless they have had repeat strep infections. Every time I mentioned getting my tonsils out people kept saying, oh its much worse as an adult, why didn't you have it done as a child?? I didn't have any problems with my tonsils until I was in my twenties. While this surgery did SUCK A LOT and my throat still hurts, I am glad I was able to consent to the risks myself, and understand the consequences of the surgery.
Isn't it odd that doctors won't do tonsillectomies on kids to prevent the chances of getting repeated tonsillitis or strep infections, but they will circumsize boys to prevent the chances of having UTI's?? I've had BOTH strep and UTI's(sometimes at once!) and strep is MUCH worse in my opinion!!
I'm sure someone else could do a better argument of this, and it may be the Lortab talking
but I think that this may be a good argument for medical types. Obviously I haven't done any research(except my own field research o f having the worse tonsils on earth and an intact son who has never had any UTI's) but just wanted to throw it out there! 
She was too little to understand, she refused to eat or drink, got dehydrated and had to spend a day in the hospital on an IV. Then she did it again, so they gave her a shot of morphine. Suddenly she was eating! lol Anyway, she wasnt allowed to take anything stronger than ibuprophin at home and I'd imagine her throat was killing her (even with percocet and vicodin, my throat was still a bit sore). It really does have a lot of paralells to infant vs adult circ.
