Comments on: Me and My Freakish Uvula

By: jim

jim — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:30:16 +0000

Hi Dewde
Any further comments to add to your message received one week ago???
Keep well

Old friend jim

By: Big JJJJJ

Big JJJJJ — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:28:04 +0000

Hi Dewde,
Apologise for my lack of understanding of the word ER mentioned at the time you were in hospital. I thought that this meant that you had gone through surgery to have uvala shortened.
Really appreciate all your help and for contacting your Dad to get some more details.

Great site for all uvala members. I will spread the word to other folk.

jim

By: dewde

dewde — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:38:05 +0000

I did not get mine removed. My dad go this removed for snoring. I will ask him how long the recovery was, etc.

By: Big JJJJJ

Big JJJJJ — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:36:47 +0000

Hi all my uvala buddies,
I'm also big in all the wrong places. By signing in I.m now a member of this group of nasty long uvala sufferers.
Jim hasa raised some interesting points which we are waiting holding our uvala for Dewde to respond to????

In this area Big is not always best………….

By: jjj

jjj — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:08:07 +0000

Hi there dewde.

Real good to touch base with you again. Appreciate your comments.
How long were you in hospital?
Any side effects after surgery?
Was laser used during this operation?
How long did discomfort last?

In an earlier comment of 26 weeks ago you mentioned that some of your friends had a similar problem but their uvula was now longer than before.Did this happen after surgery to shorten it ??

Great to see this site back in action.

Old friend Jim.

By: dewde

dewde — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:15:35 +0000

Hey Jim:

Today my uvula is normal. It has been inflamed a few times since the incident, but never as bad as it was that day. To hear that that your uvula is 1 inch longer than normal, for over 3 years, is a bit startling. I would seek out physician that specializes in this sort of thing and seek counsel.

As a side note, I know of people who have had their uvula removed (laser) to reduce snoring. So my guess is, you should be able to have yours treated with surgery. Something for you to think about.

peace | dewde

By: jjj

jjj — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:48:38 +0000

Hi big uvula guys and gals,

How about replying to the previous message ?????
Many members of the uvula club are waiting for some comments.
Lets keep this site up and running if not it will come to an end thus preventing many folks with the answers they are waiting for, Come on lets read more about this dangling uvula.
What about a reply from Dewde?????
Keep swallowing. Big JJ

By: jim

jim — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:13:54 +0000

Hi David,
Good to read that I am not the only one who has had a long uvula for over 3 years.My doctor said that he hasn;t seen anyone with a uvula as long as mine,one inch longer than normal. It is thick and inflamed yet he feels that I should live with it and not go to hospital to have it cut back to normal size. He says that after the operation one can suffer a number of side effects???. Any help on any medication to help the inflamation? Has anything changed since your last message? Any comments from anyone would be much appreciated.
Thanks again folk.
jim

By: David

David — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:01:55 +0000

Haha, yeah, I know your EXACT feeling, man. I've been having a problem with my uvula for the last three years or so. Usually it will only infame to about 3/5 the size of what yours did with this episode. I've had the swelling get to the same size as yours two times, though. It's definitely the pits. Once, I almost bit down on it when I was eating! Similar to you, when I went to the ER the person who checked me out first asked if he could call some other people over to take a look at it lol.

Just like some others you have talked to, my uvula is no longer the normal size. My uvula is about 2-3 times the length of a normal person's. It is skinny though, most of the time. About four times a year it will inflame. My uvula probably has a higher chance to inflame when I'm sick, but it has inflamed out of the blue before as well.

By: jim

jim — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:51:24 +0000

Hi Dewde!
Your quick reply most appreciated.
My symptoms are very dry and tender throat. Always trying to clear mucus from back of throat owing to length of uvula. No pain when eating or swallowing. Breathing normal.

what is a normal length for a uvula? and how long is your uvula as you now say that it has returned to normal?

I gargle with salt water drink plenty water and sip Manuka honey.

Thanks again for your moat appreciated comments.
Warm regards
jim

By: dewde

dewde — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:29:52 +0000

My uvula shrunk back to its normal size, but I have friends, who had similar experiences, tell me that their uvulas are now longer than before.

I am not on medication. Within a few days… all was normal.

If your uvula isn't causing you any physical discomfort… I say leave it alone. Love you for you.

Thanks for stopping in!

peace | dewde

By: jim

jim — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:53:26 +0000

Me and my freakish uvula. Your pictures most helpful. Reasures me that I'm not a freak after all. My question is ( Why the consultant didn't trim your uvula further back to leave only half an inch long? why still leave it so long?) I've had a long uvula for over 3 years. Please let me know if your uvula has got smaller since pictures were displayed? Are you on any medication? thanks again.

By: Miki

Miki — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:31:32 +0000

I have the best friends!!!

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:16:42 +0000

Freakish indeed! I found your blog though Human3rror's blog. Good read!

By: John

John — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:07:04 +0000

YO, switch the side that the comments are on and the side that the info is on. This way I won’t submit my own rant before realizing there are required fields that I never noticed.

Beam me up scottie.

By: dewde

dewde — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:02:33 +0000

@Wendy:

Don rocks. Yeah they said it was just an infection. It appears that once it happens the first time it is likely to occur again and it has. I had to go to a clinic about 6 months later for the same thing. I caught it earlier so it wasn’t as severe. Both times I had a cold with sore throat, so that is the first clue I need to be mindful.

By: http://wendyschewonthis.blogspot.com/

http://wendyschewonthis.blogspot.com/ — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:10:36 +0000

(I got here via don miller’s blog)

I have had this happen before. It is very freakish and scary. And please forgive me but I laughed out loud till I cried as you described you situation in the first few paragraphs.

Glad eveythings o.k. now. What was the cause? The bug party? Did the ER folks get more specific?

By: dewde

dewde — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:16:38 +0000

Me too!

It was a lot scarier than I made it sound here. It kept slipping back down into my throat and causing me to gag, gasp, and sputter. I was drooling all over the place because I literally could not swallow without accidentally ingesting my uvula.

But yeah, in hindsight pics would have rocked.

By: Chris F.

Chris F. — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:10:57 +0000

I just wish you and dewdette had the foresight to recognize the importance of this moment and taken photos in the beginning!

By: dewde

dewde — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:19:44 +0000

LOL Thanks Sue!

John, I can’t do the Seesmic deal on my blog. I’m involved in other sites that attract a lot of attention from griefers on a routine basis. It wouldn’t be pretty.

Matt, but of course!