[Daigotsu]

So, since 2010 I have had strep throat nearly 20 times. That is no exaggeration, friends. I have taken almost all prescription antibiotics you can think of. For a year now doctors and myself have toyed with the idea of just getting my tonsils out to see if that helps. We think I am more prone to the illness than most (though I have never spread it before). Currently, I have Mono. With mono, the virus takes up residence in the back of the throat, forming whitish, yellow gunk much like strep. The infection is nearly gone from back there, but it has left deep cavities in my throat where it was.And for the past 24 hours I haven't had a voice. I made an appointment with a throat specialist to start the process of just getting the suckers out.

So my question I pose is: Who here has had the surgery? How old were you? What was your experience with the actual surgery and then recovery? Any tips or advice you could give? This will be my first (other than getting wisdom teeth out, which they didn't even put me to sleep for).