# I need a "It's going to be ok" thread (tonsillectomy/septoplasty) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 27, 2007, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-its-going-to-be-ok-thread-tonsillectomy-septoplasty/417042 "2007-08-27T02:15:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-its-going-to-be-ok-thread-tonsillectomy-septoplasty/417042/1 "2007-08-27T02:15:28Z")
I just typed out the entire last five days, but then erased it all. If you’ve been through it, you know what it’s like. And I have just survived the dreaded “Days 3-5.” I’m still not on solid food, but the pain has subsided a LOT. I would LOVE to read some “Yeah, I went through it, it was pure hell, but it will get soooo much better from now on” posts! The one thing I will say…after I searched the web and the Dope for stories before my surgery, I was in full blown panic mode. EVERY post was a horror story. But I’m actually glad I read those, because if I hadn’t, I would have called an ambulance to tell them to take me to the morgue. My poor nose…it’s saying, “Hey! I got my deviated septum fixed during the same surgery and you didn’t even MENTION that!” Wah, wah, wah. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pendgwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@pendgwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pendgwen)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-its-going-to-be-ok-thread-tonsillectomy-septoplasty/417042/2 "2007-08-27T03:00:46Z")
A friend of mine had that done a couple of months ago. It was miserable for a while but it did get better. He just got back from a lengthy camping trip.