Ach Maisie, I'd probably opt out [whimp out ;-) ] at having all of my choppers pulled at one time.  My grandmother Anderson did that, but she probably had anesthesia.  She regretted doing it for the rest of her life though. Cliff. On Sunday, November 29, 2015 4:33 PM, Maisie Egger <campsiehills@sbcglobal.net> wrote: One-upmanship coming along, Cliff! My aunt had her tonsils removed without any anaesthetic (whether on the kitchen table, I don’t know!).  Can you imagine that!  She lived until she was almost 100 so that trauma was overcome seemingly. My grandma and my mother had all...repeat all...their teeth pulled at the one time without any numbing, such as Novocaine, back then.  Dentures were immediately popped into their gums.   The dentists here do cartwheels to save teeth, but some of my relatives ‘at home’ didn’t want to be bothered with fillings and had all their teeth whacked out at the one time, again, and opted for dentures.  Crackers!  I just don’t think the dentists would do that here...malpractice? I can’t imagine what childbirth must have been like for my grandma (1876-1959) and mother (1896-1988), both of whom had eight children.  My grandma was 83, when she died, my mother 92, one sister (of the tonsils drama) just shy of 100,  and the other sisters were in their eighties also, one insisting upon taking a cold bath every night.  I think she was into ‘Scandinavian health notions’ and latterly became a vegetarian.  The males in my mother’s family did not fare so well and died young or in their teens. On my ‘tree,’ even far back, people seemed to live a good long life.  I have outlived the allotted three score year and ten and if I behave myself could match my mother or her sister’s longevity. Maisie -----Original Message----- From: Cliff. Johnston via Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2015 7:50 PM To: Ken Harrison ; lanark@rootsweb.com ; lanark@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Lanark] Cod liver oil, contd.  Maisie,My, my but you went to a hospital to have your tonsils removed?  I had mine taken out on our kitchen table at home by a doctor.  When I awoke my parents gave me some ice cream - not that I wanted to eat it...lol...The cod liver oil didn't happen until we moved from Toronto up to Ear Falls in the bush country (most maps still don't have it).  I agree.  It tasted...yuck :-(Cliff.P.S.:  I don't know what is going on with this list, but I seem to be unable to delete most of the preceding posts...       On Saturday, November 28, 2015 4:42 PM, Ken Harrison via <lanark@rootsweb.com> wrote:  I think my tonsillectomy is my earliest true recollection.  I remember theecho chamber effect as I drifted into unconsciousness and I remember thenurse promising me beforehand that after the operation I could have "as muchice cream as I liked".  One tiny spoonful of ice cream afterwards hurt somuch that that was "all I liked".  I feel cheated to this day.... :-) Ken HarrisonNorth Vancouver, Canada-----Original Message-----From: lanark-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:lanark-bounces@rootsweb.com] OnBehalf Of Dora Smith viaSent: Saturday, November 28, 2015 11:28 AMTo: Maisie Egger; LANARK@rootsweb.comSubject: Re: [Lanark] Cod liver oil, contd. When I was a child tonsillectomies were standard operations; I had one at age 5 and a nurse pounced on me every time I cried.  I woke up crying.  They did sensibly give the children ice cream, however (atleast if they didn't cry), not cod liver oil and orange juice.  I'm trying to imagine drinking orange juice after having tonsils removed!    I expect I was too woozy from the surgery to have eaten the ice cream even if I ever got some. Dora   -------------------------------