Ugh, I’ve had so many sinus and throat problems in my life and none of the doctors I saw as a kid would agree to take them out. I no doubt need it but these stories are terrifying.

I wish they’d taken mine. Nobody would do it even though I had tons of throat problems. The stories in this thread are terrifying me, because I’m pretty sure I need them out, but I’m in my 40’s now.

The ones I’ve encountered have generally had a frame the door sits in. Even if there isn’t a raised lip on the shower itself, the frame if left could serve the same purpose. There are lots of weird houses out there, though, so I’m sure there are all kinds of exceptions like yours.

Obviously it’s going to depend on the setup, but doors aren’t a seal, they’re just blocking the water from getting out. If there’s still a lip at the bottom even with the door gone to keep stuff on the floor from flowing out of the shower, a curtain can work. My family had to take out the doors and put up a curtain in my mom’s shower to accommodate things like her shower chair and nursing aides after she was severely injured in a car accident. It worked just fine. Given how many different setups are out there, I’m sure there are circumstances it won’t work, but it is workable for at least some shower layouts.

That’s pretty universal, I think. There’s definitely a paint-splattered flat head screwdriver at my house.