Snoring

It's not very lady-like, but for the past few years, I have been bothering my husband with my snoring. He's tried everything from nudging me, rolling me over, to donning ear plugs. Nothing worked. Two years ago, I underwent a sleep study to see if I had sleep apnea. I did not, but I still continued to snore. Last month, I finally got this problem fixed. I underwent palatoplasty. It was a short office procedure lasting only 30 minutes. That was the easy part, though. After the lidocaine wore off, which happened before we even got home to fill the prescription for pain medication, my throat starting hurting.

Now, the doctor warned me I would have a severe sore throat. He didn't tell me that it would feel like I'd descended into the 7th circle of hell.

I settled down to a routine of pain pills and soft foods. I was supposed to be better in 1 week. Unfortunately, a week went by, and my throat still felt like it was on fire. The back of my throat was one big swollen scab. And swallowing anything, including water, felt as if I were drinking molton lava.

So I called the doctor and took another round of solumedrol to control the swelling. I am feeling better now, but I still can't eat anything more solid than soup or scrambled eggs.

Would I recommend the procedure to others? I'm not sure. The good news is that in the past 2 weeks I've lost 11 pounds, and my snoring has also decreased significantly. I'm hoping that once all of the swelling goes down, the snoring will stop completely. But the jury is still out on whether it was all worth it. I'll keep you posted...