Angelica Panganiban

Due to her heart problem, young actress Angelica Panganiban has been advised to undergo tonsillectomy.

“It's something [like a] clog. I don't know what it is exactly pero link 'yon sa tonsil niya. Ina-advise nga sa kanya na tanggalin ang tonsil niya," Derek Ramsay, Angelica’s long-time boyfriend.

Angelica told that in an interview last year that she was planning to undergo the surgery of having her tonsils removed, which is said to precede a heart operation.

“Natatakot din po ako, syempre, kasi sa age ko may heart ng issue na pinag-uusapan. Hindi pa rin kasi ganun ka-advisable na magpa-opera ako dun sa heart ko so gusto nilang unahin ‘yung tonsils ko,” she was quoted as saying.

The actor is trying to convince Angelica to push through with the operation, the same way she and his family prevailed over him with his knee surgery in February.

"So, ikaw kailangan mo ng gawin 'yon dahil nagpa-opera na ako sa tuhod," he recalled telling her.

The actor refers to an injury he sustained during a game of Frisbee. He got injured in the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and lateral collateral ligament (LCL) of his right knee, while his left suffered a fracture.

He, however, deferred his operation because he is afraid of staying in hospitals, “scared of needles [and] of the fact that they're going to cut me open,” as he puts it in another interview with ABS-CBN. Derek only gave in when he could no longer stand the pain.

Derek recovered from the operation a month later and eventually resumed playing Frisbee. His return to the sport proved to be a rewarding one as he, along with his teammates, triumphed at the 2010 Singapore Ultimate Open last September.