I had the tonsillectomy surgery on September 29th. I was super worried because of what I read about the recovery and what my doctor said about it also. Days 1 and 2 for me were not bad at all, lots of soft foods but was able to talk with ease and really no pain!
The eastern side of the state lays claim to six of the nation's top 18 counties with the highest thyroid-cancer rates, according to figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pennsylvania ranked as the No. 1 state in thyroid-cancer cases between 2001 and 2005, 12.8 cases per 100,000 residents.
Southeast states had the highest rate of currently depressed adults, with Mississippi leading the way at 14.8 percent. West Virginia, Alabama, Oklahoma and Arkansas also had significantly higher rates than the other states that participated. The colder states fared better on happiness, with North Dakota at the top of the list of least depressed states at 4.8 percent, followed by Minnesota, Alaska, Iowa and Colorado. Not all states participated in both years of the survey, and five states did not participate at all.