Oh, you want me to post you say?  Well ok then.  Here’s what I want to talk about.  Tonsils. 

I’m getting mine removed a week from Tuesday.  Wah.  Lots of people get this done when they’re kids, and they’re lucky they did, because for some reason, getting them removed as an adult is much more painful.  When my Ear Nose Throat guy first suggested it to me, I said, "I’ve heard getting your tonsils removed as an adult really, really sucks."  His reply was, "Oh yeah, it really does."  He told me to expect severe pain for at least the first 2 days, to be out of work for 5-10 days, and for it to take 2 weeks until I can eat normal food again. 

I’m collecting DVDs from friends, and I intend to spend next weekend readying my recovery fort.  We’ve got a pull-out bed in front of the TV, I’ll have my laptop, some work stuff in case I feel productive or think pain-killers would add a fun twist to my projects.  I’ll have a dry erase board to communicate with my caretaker (Nate).  And while all you other suckers are packing on those holiday pounds, I will be slimming down into post-tonsillectomy Svelte Karen.  Jealous much?

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