Surgery...

mbuckley85 · June 2012

I have to have my tonsils out and they just called me to try to schedule for two days before my shower...ugh.

Fourtunately, they were finally able to give me 7/12, which gives me 17 days to recover before bridal shower time!

Anyone have a tonsillectomy in their 20s? I'll take any advice you want to give me!

kaos16 · June 2012

I think I was 19 or so when i had them out. I drank a lot of slurpees for a few days. It's not that bad, i promise. . . . cool, smooth liquidy type nourishment will be your friends for a few days Godd luck!

teachergurl2002 · June 2012

I had my tonsils out 5 days before my college graduation. Had to get it down before I went off my parents insurance. The surgery itself is very simple however you do not bounce back as easily as a child does. Its much more difficult as an adult. I also have problems with anesthesia so it made it much more difficult. I lost about 20lbs and could not eat solid foods for almost 3 weeks. Milkshakes, ice cream and yogurt will become your best friends. I think you will be fine for your shower but seriously do not push it. Do not talk or even whisper unless absolutely necessary. Get a lot of rest and sleep as much as possible. If you do not tolerate anesthesia well tell the doctors before your surgery. They do not want you throwing up at all and will provide something in your IV to prevent it. I told my doctors and they did not take it seriously and I ended up violently throwing up and it caused a lot of problems. Like I said earlier, its a relatively easy surgery but atleast for me, I did not have an easy time. Hopefully you will have a better experience than I did. The upside of it was when I fully recovered I was 20lbs lighter and I hadn't felt that healthy in about 10 years. It was a great feeling.
Good luck and listen to your doctors!!!!!

Girlie1030 · June 2012

I'm sure you'll get information on what to expect and instructions for after surgery.
My only tip is that if you're told something will be "mildy uncomfortable" in my experience that means it's going to hurt like hell.

mbuckley85 · June 2012

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[QUOTE]I'm sure you'll get information on what to expect and instructions for after surgery. My only tip is that if you're told something will be "mildy uncomfortable" in my experience that means it's going to hurt like hell.
Posted by Girlie1030[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>Haha...Yeah, I'm looking more from personal experience stories. I'm a nurse and I discharge a lot of tonsillectomy patients so I know what the aftercare etc looks like. The only problem is that my tonsillectomy patients are children since I work pediatrics, so they bounce back super quick! </div><div>
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maggieandrey · June 2012

I had my tonsils out at 27, and yeah, it SUCKS. I found that I had to take both crushed up percocet AND the liquid stuff (I think it's tylenol with codeine) just to take the edge off the pain enough to sleep. Like PP said, the milkshakes, yogurt, ice cream will be your best friend... until you're sick of all that two days in. Some other things that might work: pudding, grits, apple sauce (warning: it may hurt.) My favorite thing to eat on a normal day is pho, and my favorite vietnamese place hooked me up with the broth only, and that was a small slice of heaven for me. Get a small white board and write to people, it could take weeks for your voice to recover.

I worked at a really demanding job at the time... Had my surgery on Friday before a holiday weekend, then went back to work on Tuesday. That was a big mistake. Partially because of the meds, but also not being able to eat solid food made me even weaker. With the benefit of hindsight, I should have waited at least a week before even attempting leaving the confines of my apartment...

Good luck!!

mbuckley85 · June 2012

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[QUOTE]I had my tonsils out at 27, and yeah, it SUCKS. I found that I had to take both crushed up percocet AND the liquid stuff (I think it's tylenol with codeine) just to take the edge off the pain enough to sleep. Like PP said, the milkshakes, yogurt, ice cream will be your best friend... until you're sick of all that two days in. Some other things that might work: pudding, grits, apple sauce (warning: it may hurt.) My favorite thing to eat on a normal day is pho, and my favorite vietnamese place hooked me up with the broth only, and that was a small slice of heaven for me. Get a small white board and write to people, it could take weeks for your voice to recover. I worked at a really demanding job at the time... Had my surgery on Friday before a holiday weekend, then went back to work on Tuesday. That was a big mistake. Partially because of the meds, but also not being able to eat solid food made me even weaker. With the benefit of hindsight, I should have waited at least a week before even attempting leaving the confines of my apartment... Good luck!!
Posted by maggieandrey[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>Thanks! Yeah, I'm totally taking 2 weeks off, plus I had already scheduled some vacation (staycation) days for the end of July and therefore I will not be back full time until August! I really lucked out there!</div><div>
</div><div>I really can't be at my job if I'm taking pain meds since I need my mind to be clear. Otherwise its a lawsuit waiting to happen, lol.

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dmiller9274 · June 2012

I had mine out in my early 20s. Everyone said it would be awful and they told me I would have to take off 2 weeks of work. It was slightly uncomfortable for 2 days and then I was totally fine.

NicoleSahara · June 2012

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[QUOTE]I had mine out in my early 20s. Everyone said it would be awful and they told me I would have to take off 2 weeks of work. It was slightly uncomfortable for 2 days and then I was totally fine.
Posted by dmiller9274[/QUOTE]

I just decided dmiller is like the Chuck Norris of TK.

maggieandrey · June 2012

I'm an accountant so showing up blitzed wouldn't be outside the realm of social acceptability... but if I were my employer I wouldn't have required my doped-up input on any of the contracts I was working on at the time. It's scary looking back on it.

But since you're in health care, I'm sure you'll take it more seriously than I did. My dr threatened to admit me because I was answering emails for work on my iphone as soon as I woke up from the anesthesia. Sounds like you've got plenty of time worked into your plan for your recovery. I went in assuming it wouldn't be as bad as everyone made it out to be. (Everyone else was right!!)

mbuckley85 · June 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Surgery... : I just decided dmiller is like the Chuck Norris of TK.
Posted by NicoleSahara[/QUOTE]

<div>Yeah! No kidding!</div>

mbuckley85 · June 2012

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[QUOTE]I'm an accountant so showing up blitzed wouldn't be outside the realm of social acceptability... but if I were my employer I wouldn't have required my doped-up input on any of the contracts I was working on at the time. It's scary looking back on it. But since you're in health care, I'm sure you'll take it more seriously than I did. My dr threatened to admit me because I was answering emails for work on my iphone as soon as I woke up from the anesthesia. Sounds like you've got plenty of time worked into your plan for your recovery. I went in assuming it wouldn't be as bad as everyone made it out to be. (Everyone else was right!!)
Posted by maggieandrey[/QUOTE]

<div>Yeah, handling a 1 pound micropreemie with all its tubes and wires while all drugged up, would not be a good idea. Most people wouldn't even do it on a good day <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-tongue-out.gif" border="0" alt="Tongue Out" title="Tongue Out" /></div>

maggieandrey · June 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Surgery... : Yeah, handling a 1 pound micropreemie with all its tubes and wires while all drugged up, would not be a good idea. <strong>Most people wouldn't even do it on a good day </strong>
Posted by mbuckley85[/QUOTE]

yep, that's me lol

Girlie1030 · June 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Surgery... : Haha...Yeah, I'm looking more from personal experience stories. I'm a nurse and I discharge a lot of tonsillectomy patients so I know what the aftercare etc looks like. The only problem is that my tonsillectomy patients are children since I work pediatrics, so they bounce back super quick!
Posted by mbuckley85[/QUOTE]

That is my personal experience. Eye surgery, back surgery, tonsillectomy - if they tell you it will be mildly uncomfortable, prepare to have it hurt, a lot.

I'm struggling with why a nurse is asking internet strangers instead of colleagues what to expect though. Surely you know people outside of pediatrics.

mbuckley85 · June 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Surgery... : That is my personal experience. Eye surgery, back surgery, tonsillectomy - if they tell you it will be mildly uncomfortable, prepare to have it hurt, a lot. I'm struggling with why a nurse is asking internet strangers instead of colleagues what to expect though. Surely you know people outside of pediatrics.
Posted by Girlie1030[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>I actually really don't know anyone outside of pediatrics, lol. I work in a children's hospital and while we have adult units as well, the children's hospital is its own separate group. I work with NICU, PICU and general pediatric populations but NEVER in my four years as a nurse, have I touched an adult patient.</div><div>
</div><div>That being said, I have had a colleague or two offer me advice based on personal experiences.

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mbuckley85 · June 2012

In Response to Re:Surgery...:[QUOTE]Crap. I'm going to have mine out at 40 and after reading this thread I'm kind of dreading it. However the pain from LASIK was actually even less than they said it would be for me so that was cool. I'm hoping for the DMil tonsillectomy experience. Posted by Dot Dash[/QUOTE]

Well good luck with yours as well! Better to get it over with, I'm thinking.

angelsong21 · June 2012

I had my tonsils out at 25. I'm sorry to tell ya, but for me at least, it hurt like hell. I knew it was going to be bad, but I was totally unprepared for how bad it really was. They told me it wouldn't hurt any worse than the strep throat I was getting every 3-6 weeks did and that I'd only need 2 weeks off of work.

oh.my.shiiit.

The first two days weren't too bad. I slept most of the first day after the surgery early that morning, and I was still pretty tired the second day as my body got used to the pain medication. The third day is when shiiit hit the fan. I felt awful, and to make matters worse, I became aware that I am allergic to hydrocodone (pretty common). You know what hurts like hell when you just had your tonsils out? Vomiting. I was switched over to Darvocet, which isn't as strong but it was far better than just Tylenol alone. I took that and Tylenol and spent the better part of the next two and half weeks being miserable. My surgeon said he had to dig really, really deep to get all of the affected tissue out, so the scarring was very painful. When your doctor tells you to take your pain medicine every 4 hours as prescribed, even if it means setting an alarm in the middle of the night, you need to do that. If you don't do that and you go too long between doses, your pain can easily become out of control, and once its gotten to that point its very difficult to bring it back down to manageable. If you are given a medication that makes you ill, you need to call your MD immediately and ask for something else. Also, Ensure is a GREAT thing to have. It's thick enough to put a nice coating on your stomach when you take your pain meds to prevent you from getting sick, even if you can't manage to eat. It's also dairy-free, which helps (dairy hurt like hell for me, but everyone is different).

Once I was able to get solid food down after about a week and a half, I discovered how far back my surgeon really did have to dig. Everything would get caught in the pockets where he dug out my tonsils. And it HURT. I felt like I was choking on top of the pain I was already experiencing. It took about 4 weeks for all the scabs to fall off, and I had to take an additional week and a half off work because of the slow healing.

I still have problems with food getting stuck in those pockets. Also, because he had to dig so far back, I have residual ear pain as well, which is something I never experienced before.

There is an upside though: I have never had strep again, I get sick FAR less often, and I lost 25lbs, LOL. Despite how painful it was, I would absolutely do it again if I had to. I'm sorry to be so blunt about it, but I wish I had known how much it was going to hurt. I thought it was going to be NBD when they compared it to my strep pain... Maybe if I had known the reality of it, I could have prepared myself better. One other thing I will say is PROTEIN. Protein speeds healing. When patients are in wound care or trying to recover from the damage left behind from radiation in their cancer treatment, they are usually prescribed a high-protein diet. That Ensure/Boost High Protein comes in handy here. There is also a product called "Juven" which is used a lot in wound care patients as well. I have heard it has amazing results and its available over the counter. It's a powder (flavored or unflavored) that you mix with water.

GL!

cardmonsta · June 2012

I had them out two years ago. It wasn't as bad as everyone told me, but my surgeon was brilliant and I was able to speak upon coming out of the anesthesia.

NO MILK. NO ICE CREAM. Despite what everyone tells you, these create a film in your mouth and throat which welcomes bacteria.

Coughing is hard and it's something that you'll want to do anyway, because you'll be intubated during the surgery. So ask for them to write a prescription for something like Tussionex to keep you from coughing.

Swallowing sucks. Anything that is acidic (like tomato-based foods or citrus foods) should be avoided because THEY FUCKIING SUCK going down.

If you find yourself swallowing a lot, call the doctor immediately because that's usually a sign of bleeding.

I survived on jello and mashed sweet potatos with tons of butter.

(ETA: I'm an adult-care nurse)

kroot87 · June 2012

I had my tonsils out in my late teens, and to be honest it SUCKED. I have a really high pain threshold, but I remember having awful pain for like 3 weeks. I also lived on jello and mashed potatoes. I agree with PPs, no citrus and no dairy.

It's so worth it though, I rarely get sick anymore. Also, my tonsils were HUGE and I used to snore obnoxiously loud. I didn't even know the two things could be related, but once the tonsils were gone, so was the snoring.

Good luck!

mbuckley85 · June 2012

In Response to Re:Surgery...:[QUOTE]I had my tonsils out at 25. nbsp;I'm sorry to tell ya, but for me at least, it hurt like hell. nbsp;I knew it was going to be bad, but I was totally unprepared for how bad it really was. nbsp;They told me it wouldn't hurt any worse than the strep throat I was getting every 36 weeks did and that I'd only need 2 weeks off of work.oh.my.shiiit.nbsp;The first two days weren't too bad. nbsp;I slept most of the first day after the surgery early that morning, and I was still pretty tired the second day as my body got used to the pain medication. nbsp;The third day is when shiiit hit the fan. nbsp;I felt awful, and to make matters worse, I became aware that I am allergic to hydrocodone pretty common. nbsp;You know what hurts like hell when you just had your tonsils out? nbsp;Vomiting. nbsp;I was switched over to Darvocet, which isn't as strong but it was far better than just Tylenol alone. nbsp;I took that and Tylenol and spent the better part of the next two and half weeks being miserable. nbsp;My surgeon said he had to dig really, really deep to get all of the affected tissue out, so the scarring was very painful. nbsp;When your doctor tells you to take your pain medicine every 4 hours as prescribed, even if it means setting an alarm in the middle of the night, you need to do that. nbsp;If you don't do that and you go too long between doses, your pain can easily become out of control, and once its gotten to that point its very difficult to bring it back down to manageable. nbsp;If you are given a medication that makes you ill, you need to call your MD immediately and ask for something else. nbsp;Also, Ensure is a GREAT thing to have. nbsp;It's thick enough to put a nice coating on your stomach when you take your pain meds to prevent you from getting sick, even if you can't manage to eat. nbsp;It's also dairyfree, which helps dairy hurt like hell for me, but everyone is different.Once I was able to get solid food down after about a week and a half, I discovered how far back my surgeon really did have to dig. nbsp;Everything would get caught in the pockets where he dug out my tonsils. nbsp;And it HURT. I felt like I was choking on top of the pain I was already experiencing. nbsp;It took about 4 weeks for all the scabs to fall off, and I had to take an additional week and a half off work because of the slow healing.I still have problems with food getting stuck in those pockets. nbsp;Also, because he had to dig so far back, I have residual ear pain as well, which is something I never experienced before.There is an upside though: nbsp;I have never had strep again, I get sick FAR less often, and I lost 25lbs, LOL. nbsp;Despite how painful it was, I would absolutely do it again if I had to. nbsp;I'm sorry to be so blunt about it, but I wish I had known how much it was going to hurt. nbsp;I thought it was going to be NBD when they compared it to my strep pain... Maybe if I had known the reality of it, I could have prepared myself better. nbsp;One other thing I will say is PROTEIN. nbsp;Protein speeds healing. nbsp;When patients are in wound care or trying to recover from the damage left behind from radiation in their cancer treatment, they are usually prescribed a highprotein diet. nbsp;That Ensure/Boost High Protein comes in handy here. nbsp;There is also a product called "Juven" which is used a lot in wound care patients as well. nbsp;I have heard it has amazing results and its available over the counter. nbsp;It's a powder flavored or unflavored that you mix with water.GL! Posted by angelsong21[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the advice. The funny thing about my tonsils is that they are actually small and always have been. I had strep a ton in elementary school and they became very scarred and have deep crevices in then that food and bacteria collect in and harden into stones. These stones irritate my throat and give me referred pain to my jaw and ears. The stupid things ate nearly impossible to get out too!

So that is mainly why I'm having them out. The stones are increasing in frequency, gross!!

Ensure is a good idea. I'll have to add it to my presurgery grocery list and make sure FI knows where it is in the store in case he needs to pick more up! I'll look for juven too!

I had some vacation time in July with no plans to go anywhere so as it turns out, I'll be off from the day of surgery July 12 until August 3rd then I work 3 12 hour shifts in a row and am off another 8 days! Hopefully nothing goes wrong with the day and it needs to be changed!!

angelsong21 · June 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re:Surgery...: Thanks for the advice. The funny thing about my tonsils is that they are actually small and always have been. I had strep a ton in elementary school and they became very scarred and <strong>have deep crevices in then that food and bacteria collect in</strong> and harden into stones. These stones<strong> irritate my throat and give me referred pain to my jaw and ears</strong>. The stupid things ate nearly impossible to get out too! So that is mainly why I'm having them out. The stones are increasing in frequency, gross!! Ensure is a good idea. I'll have to add it to my presurgery grocery list and make sure FI knows where it is in the store in case he needs to pick more up! I'll look for juven too! I had some vacation time in July with no plans to go anywhere so as it turns out, I'll be off from the day of surgery July 12 until August 3rd then I work 3 12 hour shifts in a row and am off another 8 days! Hopefully nothing goes wrong with the day and it needs to be changed!!
Posted by mbuckley85[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>I still have this. :( I don't know that mine ever harden into stones (my ENT didn't say anything about that to me) but he did say the crevices were catching bacteria and also food that starts to basically rot in there. I have chronic sinus issues and allergies, and the constant drainage + strep caused my tonsils to get that bad. The ENT said they were exceptionally spongy and super soft when removed... ick. I still have chronic sinus issues and allergies, so now it just errodes the tissue that is at the surface now instead of my tonsils. :( I've heard sinus surgery is NOT worthwhile though, so I'll just live with it. I still rarely get sick anymore and never have strep, and for that I'm so, so happy!</div><div>
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mbuckley85 · June 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re:Surgery... : I still have this. :( I don't know that mine ever harden into stones (my ENT didn't say anything about that to me) but he did say the crevices were catching bacteria and also food that starts to basically rot in there. I have chronic sinus issues and allergies, and the constant drainage + strep caused my tonsils to get that bad. The ENT said they were exceptionally spongy and super soft when removed... ick. I still have chronic sinus issues and allergies, so now it just errodes the tissue that is at the surface now instead of my tonsils. :( I've heard sinus surgery is NOT worthwhile though, so I'll just live with it. I still rarely get sick anymore and never have strep, and for that I'm so, so happy!
Posted by angelsong21[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>I have terrible allergies too. My nose is never stuffed or runny, but I have CONSTANT drainage from my sinuses down the back of my throat. I refuse to take allergy medicine because my work schedule is inconsistent, leading me to be terrible at taking medicine on a daily basis. Also, it doesn't bother me when I'm NOT on medication, but when I consistently take allergy medication and then I miss a dose, I get TERRIBLE rebound allergy symptoms and want to scratch my eyes out, ears off and have an itch throat, sneezing, etc. </div><div>
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angelsong21 · June 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re:Surgery... :<strong> I have terrible allergies too. My nose is never stuffed or runny, but I have CONSTANT drainage from my sinuses down the back of my throat.</strong> I refuse to take allergy medicine because my work schedule is inconsistent, leading me to be terrible at taking medicine on a daily basis. Also, it doesn't bother me when I'm NOT on medication, but when I consistently take allergy medication and then I miss a dose, I get TERRIBLE rebound allergy symptoms and want to scratch my eyes out, ears off and have an itch throat, sneezing, etc.
Posted by mbuckley85[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>That's me as well. Ever since I had my deviated septum repaired (which lasted for maybe a year, eugh) and my adenoids out, I don't get a stuffy nose -- just a ton of drainage from my sinuses down the back of my throat. I have to take medicine or I can't function. I also do allergy shots once per week and that has helped tremendously!

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blubuilding · June 2012

I had my tonsils taken out in December. It didn't hurt much. Except when I tried to swallow. OMG. I took liquid Vicodin just so that I could drink Ensure and coconut water. The Vicodin knocked me out. I slept for the first week, totally out of it.

The second week, I didn't need Vicodin. I was able to drink Ensure, but no solid foods.

The third week, I could eat soft solids like Cream of Wheat. There was still some discomfort swallowing but nothing to cry about.

The fourth week, I was fine and 5 lbs lighter.

mbuckley85 · June 2012

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[QUOTE]I had my tonsils taken out in December. It didn't hurt much. Except when I tried to swallow. OMG. I took liquid Vicodin just so that I could drink Ensure and coconut water. The Vicodin knocked me out. I slept for the first week, totally out of it. The second week, I didn't need Vicodin. I was able to drink Ensure, but no solid foods. The third week, I could eat soft solids like Cream of Wheat. There was still some discomfort swallowing but nothing to cry about. The fourth week, I was fine and 5 lbs lighter. :)
Posted by blubuilding[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>I hope I feel like eating by the time my bridal shower rolls around! Its 17 days after surgery!</div><div>
</div><div>Maybe I'd better order my dress a size smaller than I normally wear, lol.

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pearlaqua · June 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_surgery?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:95dab41e-0424-4db8-818f-42f2d4300111Post:54536706-2664-4c96-9c27-c372754489e5">Re: Surgery...</a>:
[QUOTE]I had my tonsils out 5 days before my college graduation. Had to get it down before I went off my parents insurance. The surgery itself is very simple however you do not bounce back as easily as a child does. Its much more difficult as an adult. I also have problems with anesthesia so it made it much more difficult.<strong> I lost about 20lbs and could not eat solid foods for almost 3 weeks. </strong>Milkshakes, ice cream and yogurt will become your best friends. I think you will be fine for your shower but seriously do not push it. Do not talk or even whisper unless absolutely necessary. Get a lot of rest and sleep as much as possible. If you do not tolerate anesthesia well tell the doctors before your surgery. They do not want you throwing up at all and will provide something in your IV to prevent it. I told my doctors and they did not take it seriously and I ended up violently throwing up and it caused a lot of problems. Like I said earlier, its a relatively easy surgery but atleast for me, I did not have an easy time. Hopefully you will have a better experience than I did. The upside of it was when I fully recovered I was 20lbs lighter and I hadn't felt that healthy in about 10 years. It was a great feeling. Good luck and listen to your doctors!!!!!
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Watch out, Bridal Diet Alert!!!!!

mbuckley85 · June 2012

Lol...Maybe I should just schedule it for two weeks before the wedding. Some of these wedding diets sound as miserable as a tonsillectomy...

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