Weakly Retort Nov 22, 2009
After I had my throat surgery in 1999 (uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with a tonsillectomy) to correct sleep apnea, they put me on pain killers which unfortunately put me in a strange state of mind where I paced the house convinced that the government had put small transmitters inside the pills in order to control my mind. I also did a whole lot of obsessive scratching of the back of my head. (RaiderPower.com)
After Tonsillectomy, Short-Term Antibiotics Effective Oct 27, 2009
Pain after a tonsillectomy can make children reluctant to eat and drink, leading to a risk of dehydration, noted Dr. Paul E. Johnson, of New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, and colleagues in a news release. "The use of postoperative antibiotics to relieve pain following pediatric tonsillectomy was first reported more than 50 years ago," the study authors wrote ... "It is thought that the normal oral bacterial flora colonize the denuded tonsilar fossae [cavity] and... (MEDLINEplus)
Right on track Oct 26, 2009
Over the summer, she underwent a tonsillectomy that set her rehab back a little, but she was determined to be back for the start of practice. Still, all her worries didn't magically vanish when the doctor gave her the OK to return to the court. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Three-day Course Of Antibiotics May Be Sufficient Following Tonsillectomy Oct 21, 2009
20, 2009) Children who receive a three-day course of antibiotics following tonsillectomy rather than a seven-day course appear to have no differences in pain or how quickly they return to a normal diet and activity level, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals ... Tonsillectomy is a relatively safe procedure with a low death rate, but complications such as pain, bleeding, lethargy and bad breath often occur,... (Science Daily)
Protein Receptor For Carbonation Taste Found Oct 16, 2009
(July 17, 2007) In a small study of patients undergoing tonsillectomy, or removal of the tonsils, none reported an ongoing dysfunction in their sense of taste following the procedure, according to a report in the. (Nov. (Science Daily)
Surgery is an option for some patients hoping to get a good night's rest Oct 9, 2009
The procedure involves a tonsillectomy along with additional surgery to the palate and uvula. This is done to diminish the constriction of the throat tissues during sleep. (EurekAlert!)
Radiofrequency energy technique as effective as tonsillectomy surgery Oct 5, 2009
In the past, children with symptoms of tonsillar hypertrophy have usually been treated with tonsillectomy. Such surgery is a relatively common and safe procedure, but complications can include post-operative bleeding and infection. (EurekAlert!)
Speaking, Eating Possible After Tonsil Cancer Surgery With Reconstruction Oct 3, 2009
18, 2007) Patients who have a tonsillectomy using an "intracapsular" technique -- which removes at least 90 percent of tonsil tissue, but spares the tonsil capsule -- appear to have less postoperative heavy ... Tonsillectomy remains one of. (Science Daily)
Health care in Massachusetts: a warning for America Oct 1, 2009
There is no such thing as a right to a car or a tonsillectomy. Individuals do have the right to seek healthcare and health insurance in the free market from any willing providers. (Christian Science Monitor)
Health care scare Sep 30, 2009
Rule303 wrote on Sep 25, 2009 4:58 PM:" Well, once again, it's another undecipherable opine from the Doddering Thomas.I think this article is about health care. But with Helen wandering all over the place it's a little hard to tell. She seems to be saying the government should pass a health plan that will 'leave no one behind', believing that only the government can provide affordable health insurance to all. I'll ask again - do you really want the government running anything? Take a look at the... (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Some Parents Aren't Giving Kids Pain Meds Post-Surgery Sep 11, 2009
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (to remove the adenoids) are among the most widely performed procedures in younger people. As hospital stays get shorter and more procedures are done on an outpatient basis, medication is given more often in the home. (MEDLINEplus)
Study: Parents Reluctant To Give Pain Meds Sep 10, 2009
A recent study followed 261 children who underwent a routine tonsillectomy and found that 86 percent of parents rated their children as experiencing significant pain. However, a quarter of these parents gave their child only one dose of pain medication or no dose at all throughout the day. (KERO 23, CA)
Planning for the family Aug 31, 2009
Before he left Britain a few years ago, he was hospitalised a few times, once after he was hit by a car and another time, for a tonsillectomy. The medical expenses were all covered under the scheme. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Warning Over Codeine Use After Tonsillectomy Aug 22, 2009
21, 2009) A report out of The University of Western Ontario, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, warns the use of codeine to treat pain following a tonsillectomy could prove fatal for some children ... Koren has another concern about giving codeine to children following a tonsillectomy for sleep apnea ... It's called coblation tonsillectomy, and compared to the more traditional. (Science Daily)
Post-Tonsillectomy Codeine May Pose Dangers Aug 21, 2009
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Giving codeine to children after a tonsillectomy may be deadly, a new report warns ... Parents whose children are prescribed codeine should also be aware that codeine can suppress breathing, which is potentially dangerous if the tonsillectomy doesn't cure the sleep apnea. (MEDLINEplus)
Robin's Rants & Raves: Health care reform? Fix, don't destroy Aug 15, 2009
And, for the record, despite President Obama's comments about alleged abuses by doctors, I don't believe doctors intentionally diagnose something (like turning a sore throat into a need for a tonsillectomy) so as to perform unneeded procedures. Most have more patients than they can handle and don't need any unnecessary work. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Steroid Can Ease Severe Sore Throat Aug 11, 2009
"For example, all my pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy get a single dose intravenously at the time of surgery, because steroids are the most potent anti-nausea, anti-vomiting medication we have," she said. Single-dose steroids also help improve eating and drinking, and feeling good, Wei said. (MEDLINEplus)
'SAVING' AT AMERICANS' EXPENSE Aug 10, 2009
Thus, a simple tonsillectomy may still be the best remedy for some cases of chronic throat infection. For more serious, life-threatening or complex cases the same is often true. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Winchester teen-magician pulls smiles out of a hat Aug 7, 2009
Kim Marino, whose daughter Brittany was recovering from a tonsillectomy that morning, agreed. She s been to two hospitals previous to this and never had anyone come in to do tricks, she said smiling. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Health Tip: Recovering from a Tonsillectomy Aug 6, 2009
(HealthDay News) - After having your tonsils removed (a tonsillectomy), expect your throat to be rather sore for at least a few days. With that in mind, the Alaska Native Medical Center offers this advice on what to eat and drink just after the surgery. (MEDLINEplus)
Congress has many clunkers Aug 1, 2009
Can we trust the same bureaucrats to know how much to pay for a tonsillectomy. Doesn t this episode prove that the best fiscal stimulus would have been an immediate tax cut, perhaps through FICA levies, because citizens know best how to spend their own money. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Protecting the Parental Rights of "Dr. Mom" Jul 29, 2009
Something turned out to be a post-tonsillectomy bleed that began 11 days after surgery ... We look back and remember Katies tonsillectomy. (Townhall.com)
Read the 'JER' transcript Jul 28, 2009
" I'm Paul Gigot. From a prime-time press conference to a town hall meeting in Ohio, it was a full court press by President Barack Obama to sell his health care reform plan to a skeptical republic. A new FOX News Dynamic opinion poll shows half of all Americans, 45 percent, think the quality of their family's health care would be worse under the proposed reforms, 29 percent think it would be better. Are they right to be worried? Former New York Lieutenant Governor Betsy McCoy, is a patient... (Fox News)
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports from The AP Jul 27, 2009
Injuries to the Blazers' first overall pick in 2007 -- and a tonsillectomy -- kept Oden from training with the national team. Also there is the 2007 No. 2 pick Kevin Durant, who has spent the last two summers showing what he can do while Oden was on the sidelines. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Rush Riled-Up Jul 25, 2009
Oh, I get this for a tonsillectomy. So I take the tonsils out, even if they don't need to come out. (Fox News)
Oden, Durant in different spots at US minicamp Jul 25, 2009
He was added to the national team roster in 2007, but couldn't come to camp after undergoing a tonsillectomy. Knee surgery a few months later wrecked any chance of playing last summer, so even he was surprised when he was chosen for this week's minicamp roster. (MSNBC -- Sports)
OBAMA: THE BLUE PILL, THE RED PILL... Jul 24, 2009
When Obamarama, who was nothing more than a backbencher politician who had accomplished NOTHING until he ran for the presidency, accused a fictional doctor of going for the tonsillectomy because it "pays more," that's when I started yelling at the TV. ... BHO's tonsillectomy comment was comically absurd ... Furthermore, anyone want to take a guess what the 2009 Medicare reimbursement is for a pediatric tonsillectomy. (The Drudge Report)
Analysis: Obama Goes Small at Big Moment Jul 24, 2009
He described a hypothetical child having an unnecessary tonsillectomy because of perverse insurance incentives, but didnt make clear whether he was talking about an actual child. He added in a puzzling abstraction about cost containment: If theres a blue pill and a red pill, and the blue pill is half the price of the red pill and works just as well, why not pay half price for the thing thats going to make you well. (CBS News -- Politics)
Sleep Benefits from Tonsillectomy Peak at 6 Months Jul 23, 2009
For kids with breathing issues, having tonsils removed helps most right after surgery. Tuesday, July 21, 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
1 of Fla. murder victims lived, worked in Greenville Jul 15, 2009
Bramuchi recalled a time after a tonsillectomy, when she was trying to deal with the stress of recovery and moving into a new home, that the Billingses offered their time and moved her belongings for her. Eventually Byrd Billings moved to Florida. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Kenneth Knepper: Monkey-inspired diet has definite downsides Jul 14, 2009
After hacking up another mosquito that seemed bent on giving me a tonsillectomy, I agreed to go, even though my skills in the wild were novice at best. That s probably why I packed only one bottle of water for the three of us and no snacks. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Lifes too short to count the candles Jun 5, 2009
I spent that non-milestone birthday recovering from a tonsillectomy. My previous concern with regard to the number of birthday candles it would take to cover my cake wasn t an issue. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
Boy, 5, Dies After Routine Tonsillectomy May 23, 2009
Boy, 5, Dies After Complications From Routine Tonsillectomy - Children's Health - FOXNews ... Boy, 5, Dies After Complications From Routine Tonsillectomy ... A 5-year-old southwestern Michigan boy has died from medical complications following a routine tonsillectomy. (Fox News)
Looking Back May 7, 2009
Gary, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. John J. Miller underwent a tonsillectomy and adenoid removal, May 14. Greggory, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clair Halter underwent a tonsillectomy May 12. (Kalona News, IA)
This is a test of the emergency room writing system Apr 29, 2009
I remembered back to the age of five, facing a production line tonsillectomy with a gaggle of kids at Weymouth Hospital. I went to the knife first that day, because after trotting to the front of the line to see what was happening, I was shanghaied. (Weymouth News, MA)
Tonsillectomy Linked to Weight Gain in Kids Apr 1, 2009
Previous research has linked tonsillectomy to accelerated weight gain, but whether it is a risk factor for becoming overweight was unclear, noted Dr. Alet H. Wijga of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands, and colleagues ... Annual parental questionnaires were used to assess weight, tonsillectomy status, and other factors ... Tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy significantly increased the odds of being overweight and obese at 8 years by... (Newsmax)
Hospital: A new surgeon is in town Mar 11, 2009
The doctor has already begun surgeries and assisting Dr. Karl Gutierrez on recent gall bladder and tonsillectomy operations. If someone has an operation, you want your loved ones to be able to come visit you without driving for an hour, was another reason given by Odocha for wanting to help people to remain closer to home. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
Sweden's Government Health Care Mar 5, 2009
For example, after a Canadian has been referred to a specialist, the waiting list for gynecological surgery is four to 12 weeks, cataract removal 12 to 18 weeks, tonsillectomy three to 36 weeks and neurosurgery five to 30 weeks. Toronto-area hospitals, concerned about lawsuits, ask patients to sign a legal release accepting that while delays in treatment may jeopardize their health, they nevertheless hold the hospital blameless. (Townhall.com)
Local Veteran Convicted Of Defrauding Dept. Veterans Affairs Feb 27, 2009
To support this claim, REMY obtained medical records from Queens Medical Center in Hawaii relating to admissions he had to this facility in 1974 and 1975 for a tonsillectomy and circumcision. He altered the documents to make it appear he had been treated for a heart attack earlier in the year when a heart attack would still be considered to have occurred during his time in the U.S. Army. (KERO 23, CA)
Chavez to miss early Cactus games Feb 17, 2009
His rehab from offseason hip surgery was interrupted by a tonsillectomy, and he lost about 10 pounds as a result. "It was a rough winter, but I'm fine," Barton said, "I didn't want to lose the weight, but what can you do? I'm sure I'll put it back on pretty quick.". (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
Using Personal Digital Assistants To Track TB Data Feb 17, 2009
(May 4, 2007) Adults with recurrent sore throats may benefit from having a tonsillectomy in the short term, but the overall longer term benefit is still unclear, and any benefits have to be balanced against the. . (Science Daily)
A's aim to answer health questions Feb 12, 2009
Barton: In addition to having a miserable rookie season, Barton had minor hip surgery and a tonsillectomy in the offseason, limiting his workouts. He'll have to prove healthy and productive at camp to force his back way into the mix at first base. (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
Steroid After Tonsillectomy Raises Bleeding Risk Feb 7, 2009
TUESDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Children who were given the steroid dexamethasone after a tonsillectomy had less nausea and vomiting, but they also faced an increased risk of bleeding that was significant enough to end the trial early for safety reasons, a new study shows. "The clinical implication is that children undergoing [tonsillectomy] should not receive dexamethasone prophylactically unless an adequately designed, valid study has shown that our findings can be refuted," said senior... (MEDLINEplus)
Patients invited to rate hospitals after surgery Feb 7, 2009
Try it this weekend for just 1. Navigation - link to other main sections from here. (Times Online)
Tonsillectomy Results Unaffected by Kids' Obesity Feb 7, 2009
Furthermore, they add in their report in the medical journal Chest, "Adenotonsillectomy for sleep-disordered breathing is not always curative and obese children are at increased risk for residual disease postoperatively.". To look into these issues, the researchers examined the outcome of adenotonsillectomy for sleep-disordered breathing in 22 obese and 48 non-obese children between 5 and 7 years old ... There was no difference in the effectiveness of adenotonsillectomy between the groups: 22. (MEDLINEplus)
Variability of adenoidectomy/tonsillectomy rates among children of the Veneto Region, Italy Feb 7, 2009
Despite national guidelines in 2003 aimed at limiting the recourse to tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy (A/T), the latter are among the most frequent pediatric surgeries performed in Italy ... 2 (tonsillectomy), 28 ... 3 (adenotonsillectomy), 28. (BioMed Central)
