Aaron had surgery yesterday to remove his tonsils. He has been having problems with them for several months and he is so relieved to have them out. We took him at 8 a.m. yesterday, left to take Kate to preschool and Vivian to her fall/Halloween party at the library, and got back just as he was getting to the recovery room. We were out of there within 20 minutes after that and even early to pick up Kate. The whole process was very efficient and organized, we were so impressed!
He is in pain, but so far he's a good patient for me. He isn't talking much, to avoid swallowing when possible. He went in to work today, and hopefully he can go with us to the Reformation Celebration tonight! Praise God for a drama-free surgery and first two recovery days.

This is Aaron. This is why my tonsils were taken out.

What is that? I am glad you asked. This is a tonsil nugget. The scientific name for these awesome creatures is tonsiliths.

Well what is a tonsilith? I am glad you asked. In short, a tonsil nugget is a chunk of calcified puss that gathers in the crypts of your tonsils.

Well why do these things bother you? I am glad you asked. The main reason is because they smell like rotting flesh. Other reasons would include but not be limited to: bad breath, the feeling of something in your throat all the time, your body recognizes the nuggets as foreign objects therefore treats them as infections, and bad breath.

Would it be possible to see a video of these little pieces of hell on earth being remove from a human mouth? Yes you can!