On this day, 25 years ago I had my tonsils and adenoids removed and tubes put in my ears. It was a decision that wasn't taken lightly by my parents. My pediatrician at the time didn't believe in this surgery. He felt it had been done needlessly in years prior and wasn't that useful of a surgery. I'll estimate, by the age of 9, I had at least ten cases of strep throat and minimally 25 ear infections. My health was bad and my parent decided, on their own, that it was time to see a specialist. Within a few weeks, I was scheduled for surgery.
On the day of it, I was so nervous I developed a fever and the date had to be rescheduled. Then, on January 13, 1984, Dr. SomethingWithAnF helped me out quite a bit. It hurt like hell and I wasn't terribly thrilled at the time, but I haven't had strep throat since!
So thank you, Doc. And ironically, on this day this year, my older daughter is home with school with...drumroll...double ear infections. :-(
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