I remembered this funny story the other day and thought you all could use a good laugh.
So, about 3 yrs ago Tim had shoulder surgery. Surgery went well and we left the hospital to go home. Tim was in pain obviously and on percaset. The next day he kept complaining of a sore throat and I told him it was probably just from the tubes down his throat. Well, he kept complaining so I took out the flashlight to take a peek. I noticed that his little hangy ball in the back of his throat(I refer to it as dingaling) was pretty swollen, so I called the nurse and she said that he may have just had an allergic reaction to the anesthesia so to give him some benadryll. If you ever want to have a good laugh - give your husband some percaset and benadryll. Wow - quite the combo. Tim was in some other world... seriously. He was a zombie. The next day it wasn't getting any better - it was actually getting worse. It was turning purple and swelling up more, so since it was the weekend and the doctor wasn't in, I called my mom. This is how the conversation went...
Me: Mom - Tim's dingaling is purple and really swollen and laying on his tongue. I'm not sure what to do.
Mom: WHAT?!
Me: His dingaling is really swollen mom and it's laying on his tongue
Mom: DAWN!! What is going on over there?!?
Me: Mom... what do you mean?
Mom: How in the world....
Me: Oh Mom!! Not THAT dingaling!!! His hangy ball dingaling!!
Mom: Oh my goodness Dawn.... I had no idea what you were talking about.
So, since I freaked my mom out and she wasn't sure what to do - we called the doctor on Monday morning. They had him come in and they were stumped - they had no idea why his dingaling was like that. They had him go over and see an ENT (ear/nose/throat) doctor right away. He said that when they put the tubes down his throat that they scrapped the outer layer of skin on his dingaling and it became infected. Crazy, huh? So, I suppose I should tell you now that its actually called a uvula in case you didn't already know. And is it just me or does that sound like a female body part? I don't know.. I just don't like that word. Anyways... he tells Tim that he needs to CUT it off. Yes, cut off his hangy ball!!! So, he puts a needle in it to numb it and then snip snip... GONE. Just like that... gone. Doesn't your throat hurt right now thinking about it? Mine does. Tim now has a uvanub. So, I then wanted to know why we have a hangy ball. Is it just for decoration? Nope, it's not. It's actually used to help push food down your throat and it's also used to pronounce some words in some foreign languages. I bet you never knew that.
Moral of the story... appreciate your dingaling!
11 months ago
9 comments:
oh my gosh, gasping for air and laughing.....i think tim needs to make up a new quiz on fb and this needs to somehow be included,,,,,
Ha ha! Too funny!! I totally needed the laugh tonight!
great story! thanks for the laugh:)
OK seriously, you crack me up! When I read the post title I was like, "Oh Dawn, where are you going with this? This is a family blog." HAHAHAHAHAHA!!
See you in 3 1/2 weeks! YAHOO!!
Totally crackin up over here. Dawn you are a funny funny girl thanks for the laugh to get my day started.
Oh my gosh Dawn, your poor mother! I'm just imagining her face when you said his dingaling was laying on his tongue! Bahahahahahahaha.
Too funny, Dawn!
So, does he choke a lot now? Or have difficulty with Swahili?
And yes, I have always thought it sounded like a female part too!
awesome...that story should be told whenever possibl! so funny.
Couldn't think of a clever comment when I first read this, but it's a week later and I'm still laughing. Such a funny story.
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