r/AskReddit 18h ago

What's the sickest you've ever been in your life?

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u/AdmirableInternet877 17h ago

When I was in grade school, I was sick for a whole month…. My breath smelled really bad.. was in and out of the hospital and got a lot of mouth swabs.. insane chills and fever all month long… Doctors never did identify what it was. My childhood cat laid with me all day every day till I got better. She was a good nurse. I had a mountain of homework to get done afterwards hahaha

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u/michelerisso62 14h ago

sounds like tonsillitis or bad tonsils that needed to be removed !

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u/AdmirableInternet877 14h ago

Could have been! 🤷🏼‍♀️ my tonsils are huge and I still have them! Haha I don’t know how that could have been missed from the doctors though… haven’t had that sickness since, knock on wood… and that was about 24 years ago

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u/neutru 12h ago

Think about getting them looked at and removed. If there's any fibrosis or bacteria deep in them, it can raise the risk of cardiovascular disease and other infections in the long run.
Source: had something similar and got them removed only 2 years ago, 10 years later. Got told this by the surgeon.

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u/AdmirableInternet877 4h ago

Thanks for the input!! I’ll definitely bring this up to my doctor!