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After a lifetime of tonsillitis, it was time. I made the appointment. Was I scared? Yes. Was I prepared for tonsillectomy recovery? NO. Can you be? YES!
Planning for and recovering from a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy procedure, (often referred to as T & A Surgery), can be daunting experiences. The days leading up to your surgery can be frightening. If you haven’t read up yet, you can find information on tonsillectomy methods, risks, costs, adult tonsillectomy, sleep apnea, and numerous tips for tonsillectomy recovery on the other pages of this site. I’ve even added pictures of a post tonsillectomy throat by each day, and a shopping list of things you’ll need before your surgery. Study, talk with your doctor and consult with your friends about the decision to undergo tonsillectomy and adenoid surgery. Explore the pages created here to aid in your journey.
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Day 2
(19, Female, Canada)
Today was much tougher than yesterday to cope with the pain. I looked in my throat today and it looked absolutely terrifying ha ha.
I woke up every hour last night to take sips of water and every few hours to take pain meds/antibiotics. The humidifier ran out of water in the morning, so when I woke up, my throat was very dry and painful.
My uvula is extremely swollen making it hard to speak, and the scabbing is beginning where my tonsils used to be. I’ve spent 90% of the day in bed today resting and icing my neck. Swallowing is harder to do today, but after I take pain meds, the pain becomes a bit more manageable. My diet consisted today of lots of water, gatorade, wildberry tea, watermelon, chicken noodle soup, and I even had a bit of fettuccine alfredo pasta today (such a milestone! it was super delicious and didn’t give me too much mucous either). As soon as the pain meds start to wear off the pain hit me like a brick wall. The morphine has made me extra sleepy today, so I’ve been napping in 45 minute intervals and keeping myself busy by watching tv, reading, and using my laptop.
I’m guessing today, tomorrow and the day after will of equal pain level (hopefully less!), but I’m hanging on. Posting on here definitely makes me feel better and helps me vent when I can’t really speak out loud to my family without my throat really hurting. Plus it’s hard to understand me because my throat is so swollen!
Thanks again for the comment Beth. So nice of you to take the time to read everyone’s experiences and give each person unique advice on how to deal with their post-op woes. I am thankful I haven’t experienced some of the horror stories I’ve read in the forum! I’m pushing through this and surrounding myself with loved ones who help keep me in good spirits.
Even though today was harder, I would still only rate the pain a 6 out of 10. Not as bad as I expected pre-op, and not as bad as my ENT specialist made it out to be!
I’ll post again tomorrow.
E, I’m glad that you feel like you’re probably starting to turn a corner. I was concerned, too, about things getting stuck in the empty pockets in the back but they really smooth over and fill right in. You’ll be surprised how much different it will look even a week from now! I hope you’ll be able to eat and drink better and that your pain starts to decrease a great deal from here on out. My doctor told me the last discomfort to go is pain while yawning, and that held true. You’re making progress E!!
Hayley, I’m so glad it went well! Being mentally prepared is half the battle. It’s great to get off to such a positive start without the nausea and issues some of us had right out of surgery. I’m really glad you didn’t have any of that. No matter whether or not you have increased pain in the days to come, you KNOW you can face it and will be okay: you have meds that work for you (another half of the battle) and you’re staying well hydrated. So glad for you that you’re starting your recovery on a positive note.
Day 1:
(Age 19, Female, Canada)
A bit of a longer post, you’ve been warned.
So today was the big day, I had my tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy!
Little briefing on what happened before the surgery. I didn’t eat or drink after midnight yesterday, but I ate a heck of a lot of food and drank as much water as possible to hydrate for the surgery. This morning I gargled with the gross original listerine and did a saline nose rinse this morning to clear out any germs and excess mucus. Such a smart decision, I recommend that to anyone pre-surgery, it makes such a difference when it comes to breathing with your nose afterwards!
When I finally was admitted, I was given two extra strength tylenol (plain, no narcotics in them) about an hour before the surgery. The nurse says apparently it helps…?
Surgery started at 11:45, I fell asleep no problem, and the operation only took 30 mins. I was discharged a little after 2 p.m.
Good news, all went extremely well! No post-op bleeding, vomiting, nausea, neck pain, blood transfusions, allergic reactions, etc… All I can say for today is that thankfully my throat pain hasn’t even that bad throughout the day.
I ate 3 popsicles in the recovery room and had 10 cups of water in those little styrofoam cups. It was surprising that I was able to consume all that!
I was given liquid amoxicillin (tastes like fruit punch), liquid tylenol and liquid morphine (because I’m allergic to codeine). I was afraid the morphine would be a little intense, but the doctors said to mix it with tylenol and I wouldn’t feel so bad. Works like a charm! I take it every 4-6 hours and I have no grogginess or stomach pain, I just make sure to keep up with the pain meds to maintain this feeling!
More popsicles when I got home, followed by apple sauce, soup broth, jello and 3 whole water bottles (I’m so proud, he he)! By mixing my other pills I need to take in the jello and I didn’t even feel them go down which was a relief.
Today, I would rate the pain a 3.5 out of 10, 4 out of 10 more into the evening. I’ve had sore throats I’ve rated an 8 of 10 so this feels like a breeze to me!
I’m just praying the rest of my recovery stays in the positive direction. I feel so blessed that the surgery turned out so well and how great I feel. I suppose I’m just one of the “lucky ones”.
I’m taking everyone on the forum’s advice by resting, drinking water and eating as much non abrasive foods as I can now so that it will help my body heal faster. Beth’s advice really helped me, having a positive attitude really allows me to push through this bump in the road. I know the next week will be tough, especially losing the scabs, but I’ve made such great turn around I feel as if I am capable of making a speedy recovery.
My thoughts go out to everyone who just had/went through a tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy. Stay strong, take your meds, and win the battle against pain!
I’ll do a short update tomorrow.
Thank you so much for your posts. It helps keep me strong for the decision to have them removed. I just have to keep my eye on the goal and take yoru wonderful advice and encouragement.
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I had my operation on June 18th. As many of you may of read I’ve had it pretty rough to say the least. Agony for the first week then they found an infection and it was too painful to cope so I’ve been in hospital JUST discharged. I was so annoyed as I’d tried so hard and felt I’d let myself down for not coping but now I realise it wasn’t my fault and these things happen. I’ve had three days on all sorts of pain meds and been pretty much out of it. I still have loads to take at home and I am praying I can manage on what I have. Last night I coughed a huge scab off and apart from a thin coating I seem to have lost all the scabs.
I don’t want to put anyone off having this operation as everyone is different. I was just unlucky.
I’m still fighting and have a way to go but I’m now on day 9/10 and beginning to look forward to things again.
It’s great to hear all the good stories too and I’m happy than mostly it’s not bad for people.
I can feel a pulling sensation at the back of my throat now – how long does this last?
and also whatever I eat it sticks back there, will this stop?
Glad to hear that the scabs are pretty much gone. Hopefully with infection treated you’ll be on a much easier path to recovery. It’s so easy to get down on yourself when it doesn’t go as well as you’d hoped. Keep hanging in there.
Thank you KATHLEEN
Yes I hope so. I am still fighting and have medication to take all day long so I hope gradually I can ease off on those. I’ve got antibiotics, anti sickness,3 types of painkillers,oral thrush spray all on top of my usual medication. I’ve been out of it on the strong things they gave me in hospital so the days in there felt quick. I just need to rest and look to the future
Hope everyone else is doing well.
I’m on day 10/11
DOES ANYONE know if the food will always stick to the back of my throat?
I’d not eaten in 3 days and just starting to try
E, eventually things do stop sticking in the back of the throat. The ‘holes’ where the tonsils were will fill in completely and be smooth so food won’t get stuck – is that what you’re referring to by things sticking in your throat?
Hi Beth,
Yes that’s what I mean. It’s so weird haha I tend to swallow any food with water to help push it along right now.
I actually looked in my mouth and it’s amazing the change from Monday until Thursday apart from it looking a little red being sore it’s like a new mouth and and big one at that:)
I can’t believe how fast the scabs come out once they start and getting the nasty taste away really is a relief
Going on day 9 post-op and starting to feel slightly better. Was able to just eat some KFC gravy, almost a bowl full
. I have my post op appt. Tomorrow with my doc. And still having a hard time with swallowing,ear pain, and swollen uvula. Almost our of pain Meds, and hope my doc. Will be sympathetic and write me one more script. I see the very faint light at the end, just can’t wait to get there!
Glad you’re doing well
Alright, t-minus 12 hours until my tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy. I’m currently enjoying my last hearty bowl of ice cream before I start fasting and ate all my favourite foods earlier to hold off my cravings for a bit.I’ve been hydrating all day long plus doing saline nasal rinse and listerine to get rid of any yucky stuff lingering around.
I’ll post tomorrow on how it went, if I’m able to function enough to use my laptop for 5 minutes.
Hoping for a smooth surgery!
I had my tonsillectomy on Friday June 22nd. I started bleeding about two hours into recovery and had to be put under again. Mine were a bit strange though. They were swollen for years but never hurt and I rarely get sick (maybe a minor head cold). Doc said they were the hardest to get out on here 20 years. Saturday was spent mostly in the hospital and wasn’t super miserable due to the drugs. Sunday and Monday were the worst days of my life. This morning around 3am I began choking on what I thought was saliva as this had happened previous nights. Turns out it was blood. I freaked out and went to the ER. The doctor at the ER gave me a steroids and I feel about 10x better. I’m eating a bowl of overly buttered noodles right now and have had a super smooth day. I am still terrified of the bleeding but know its not a huge deal.
Yes, it’s very normal to have increased pain while/after eating. Absolutely. But I agree completely with Karhleen – push through the pain and eat, drink, eat, drink, etc. the swallowing motion naturally helps the scabs to slough and believe it or not, I really think that people heal faster the more they swallow (IMHO). Hang in there – take the pain meds!! Tylenol did zero for me and Percocet really was all that worked for me. (I’m two months post-op).
I’ve been continuing to eat and will finally see doctor tomorrow for better pain management. This site has been a HUGE help! Reading everyone’s posts keeps me grounded (there are many much worse off) and gives me hope (there is an end).
Yes, it’s very normal to have increased pain while/after eating. Absolutely. But I agree completely with Karhleen – push through the pain and eat, drink, eat, drink, etc. the swallowing motion naturally helps the scabs to slough and believe it or not, I really think that people heal faster the more they swallow (IMHO). Hang in there – take the pain meds!! Tylenol did zero for me and Percocet really was all that worked for me.
I had my tonsils out on June 21st. I felt so sick after taking the pain killers and am scared to death of throwing up so I take only Tylenol every 4-6 hours. Needless to say I am in agony! I lost 9 lbs in the first 5 days, I felt much better this morning so I decided to eat Mac & cheese for lunch and now my throat is killing me. It is so painful to swallow and the Tylenol doesn’t even touch the pain. Is this normal for the pain to increase after eating? Should I go back to eating less (although I was beginning to feel dizzy and like I was going to pass out) or should I push through it and continue to eat soft things?
Keep eating, even if it’s not a lot or even nutrtious. I had my surgery the same day as you and I haven’t let myself get hungry. It hurts to swallow, but I’d rather deal with a little pain instead of throwing up. I really want to eat real food, but I am not ready for it. So I am still subsisting mainly on ice cream, jello, and pudding. And lots of water. I had a couple bites of mac and cheese and some mashed potatoes, but I realize that it’s going to be awhile before I can eat normally. I am taking Lortab, which really does help. If you can get something a bit stronger than Tylenol, do so. I always eat before taking my medicine to avoid the upset stomach.
Thanks so much. Glad to hear that we are on the same path, that is comforting
Ice packs to my neck have helped. I’m going to try the pain meds again now that I’ve been eating maybe it won’t cause such stomach upset. Best wishes for a happy recovery.
And I actually did throw up the first night home, from the anesthesia. It was NOT fun, and I was terrified, but had no bleeding. Hioe your recovery goes well!
Thanks for your support. I can’t imagine throwing up, I feel so bad for you and anyone that has had to go through that.
Tonsillectomy in 16 days and already dreading it. I am 42 in USA. This site has certainly helped in my prep along with the many YouTube vblogs documenting the recovery.
You will be just fine. Do what the doctor says, otherwise you will regret it. Take one day at a time, because if you don’t you will have a panic attack. Stock up on Jello, pudding, stuff that goes down easily.
I’m posting this out to everyone in the UK who are due for a tonsillectomy and are dreading it because of all they have read.
Im 25 and have had both tonsils removed yesterday (25th June) and I can HONESTLY say I feel fine. I was absolutely petrified from what I had read and been told about the ‘intense’ pain and being unable to eat so was extremely nervous, especially as I was last on the list!
Including anaesthetic, operation and recovery it was a total of 2 hours. Speaking to the anaesthetist before, I was given a very high amount of painkillers (fentanyl) during my op as i was so scared of waking up in pain, i needant of worried! I woke up with my throat being a little sore but manageable so was given some IV morphine. I was then taken to my ward, as I staying in overnight.
My throat felt very swollen but completely fine and was drinking water normally. I even ate food I was given. Although I didn’t feel like it I knew I needed to for recovery so I have a bit of pasta, potato and some sponge. No problems, no pain! Just what I can describe as eating whilst having tonsilitis, bit uncomfortable!
I had been prescribed regular co-codamol (paracetamol and codeine) four times a day and diclofenac three times a day. I was even swollowing the tablets! I’ve been told I have to take these regulary for the full 2 weeks even if I feel fine.
My night was okay, I kept drinking constantly!! And I was in a bay so wasn’t exactly quiet
The only thing I will say in my oxygen level was abit low as my mouth and throat are quite swollen but I slept upright and was fine!
I had cornflakes for breakfast and was discharged at 10 this morning. My blood pressure is abit low but that’s because of the anaesthetic so abit wobbly.
I’m not 100% sure how they did my surgery but am assuming it was a combination of cold steel and just heat to seal but I’m not sure.
Please don’t be scared of all the messages on here!!! I freaked myself out so much by reading stories. Don’t get me wrong, people may have gone through that but you only write about things if there bad! Also a lot of the comments are from US surgery so may be different than the UK.
I feel drowsy and wobbly but my throat is just uncomfortable and pretty swollen! I’ve also been told I look like a hamster! Charming! The doctors were happy with the surgery and I need no follow up!
I’m hoping my experience will help others not to worry as much as I did! You’ll be fine! Just think of it as the last episode of tonsilitis you’ll ever have!!
Good luck!
Excellent post! Thanks for showing the ‘uoside’ to those reading and probably researching prior to surgery (as I did and others on here!). Horror stories just strike fear and nervousness. It’s good that people DO post their honest experiences (and some have had harder recoveries than others) but it varies a lot from person to person so, nice to hear your story!
Day 6 now. My husband returned to work yesterday and my sister took the kids for most of the day. Today I really do have them all to myself. Tuesdays are TV-free day in iur house, but I think I will skip that rule today.
I was able to get 4 solid hours of sleep last night! It felt so good, but now I am behind on my meds schedule. And my bedside water is warm.
I ate mac and cheese last night. It felt good to eat something more substantial than jello or pudding. I think my dad is bringing me KFC mashed potatoes for lunch. Yea! Eating hurts but I have been doing pretty well. The thought of vomiting is so much worse than the discomfort of swallowing, so I haven’t let myself get hungry.
My physical activity is still pretty limited. I can be up doing light housework for about 45 minutes but then I am driven back to bed for a couple of hours. My life is pretty much reading and playing games on my Kindle. I have never felt so lazy, but I know I don’t want to overdo things.
I am too scared to look at my throat so I have no idea what it looks like. Anytime it feels funny, like there’s skin caught, I just drink water and hopefully swallow the junk. I really do not want to see blood or anything nasty. I think I am doing well with my recovery, but I know I could yet experience the worst.
well i got so bad i begged my gp to send me to hospital. ive been on morphine all night so many injections i feel too tired. got an inection hope it will improve later.day 8/9
E, are you in the hospital still? I hope you’re getting in some nutrition!
E, it was Beth asking. Sorry, I put my info in wrong and it came up anonymous.
Thank you BETH I thought it was you. I’ve posted my update ^
Thanks for asking.
I am on my 7th night going into the 8th day tmrw. I’m actually starting to see progress in recovery. (knock on wood) I think I’m healing quick. However tmrw will be my 3rd day with no food whatsoever. My throat is way to sore to swallow anything. Also, I spit probably ever 10 seconds-so much drainage. Any suggestions?
A, you have to have something. Your body very much needs the nutrition to heal. Yes, it’s very sore (I’m 2 months post op) but believe it or not, the more you avoid swallowing the harder it is. If you can mentally just push through it, you’ll be much better off. The swallowing motion cleanses the throat, moving things along (scabs, debris, etc) naturally.
Hang in there and try some Slimfast or Ensure shakes. Stouffer’s Mac and cheese goes down easily too!
Mid-July! I had had an awful bout of tonsillitis last week so they moved it up a month.
Jessica, go to the baby food section. You’ll be surprised how much dairy less food is in that dept. you want soft foods for the first 10 days. Toast and other hard foods can rip your scabs off before they’re ready to come off. Pancakes are great too!!
When is your surgery?
My surgery is coming up way too quickly and every day I remember to pick up something else I need from the store!
I want to go dairy-less after surgery! Meaning no pudding or Ice cream! I have heard a lot of people say the mucus dairy creates is no fun to do with after surgery! So I need suggestions on what else to stock up on!!!
Instant mashed potatoes were my life saver (u can make them as thick or runny as u can handle) and the warmth feels so good on your throat.
Hope this helps!
E, you’re not complaining – you’re in pain and need to just vent and that’s what this board is for. I’m sending out a hug to you because I know how frustrating the healing can be. Don’t want to sound like a broken record but the more frequently you eat and drink (even if small amounts), the better you’ll feel. I know it’s awful when the pain is right there in your mouth and throat. It’s ‘in your face’, literally. Not like if it was foot surgery (which could be very painful) but at least you could eat and drink normally. I wish I could help more. Each day you’re one day closer to turning that corner. Keep taking those spoonfuls from your mom.
Go Adam! Just reading that is making me hungry!! Glad you had that yummy treat!
E, the only thing I can think of is to very gently gargle with a diluted salt water solution. You see your doctor today is that correct? I would ask him/her.I know you’ve been in a lot of pain
but eating and swallong is the solution to a lot of this. The swallowing motion moves everything along naturally. Have you been drinking a lot and what have you been eating?
SORRY Beth to moan so much I just feel this is never ending. I have now got antibiotics in case there is an infection the three types of pains killers and another oral thrush thing to put into my mouth all say on a full stomach but I’m struggling. Every time I see my Mum she’s coming at me with a spoon of something or other
I have been eating just mashed potatoes and gravy as my tongue is too sore but this morning I ate some toast, that’s when everything started shedding. Quite frightening as it just wouldn’t move. I’ve got my ears covered for heat today as they are really bad today. This corner I need to turn can’t come quick enough. I’m managing to sleep three hours then wake in agony take more meds and sleep two more hours. I can take pain but right now I can’t cope with any more. Sorry again the pain makes me moan. I’ll try salt water Thanks
PLEASE HELP IF YOU’RE GOING THROUGH IT NOW OR HAVE EXPERIENCE –
PLEASE what can I do when the scabs start going down my throat but they are thick so they’re getting sick half way down my throat making me choke and I can’t move them down or cough up. Feel like I can’t breathe. Please anyone?Anything to loosen them or thin them when they are stuck
I had mine on 6/11 and am on day 13. As mentioned, days 1-5 are not bad and just when I was thinking I was gonna heal and go back to work after a week the pain and bleeding (which I did not have the first few days) began. On day 7 I went back to the doctor’s office in the morning and he cautherized the bleeding areas and went home. In the afternoon, I started to have bleeding again and returned to the office again and he repeated. That night I had more bleeding that wouldn’t stop. It wasn’t gushing but enough that I was continuouly swallowing blood all night and was a little scared of the situation. Contemplated going to the emergency room that night but went back to the office the next morning again. The area of bleeding was out of reach so he sent me to the hospital where they put me under so he could cauterize the bleeding. Even on day 13, I still have some minor bleeding and my throat still has pain. I do feel like I am turning the corner and healing. I was overconfident the first few days because I had minimal pain and bleeding and even started to eat some solid foods and did physical activity when I shouldn’t have and paid for it. The bottom line is that you’re having surgery to an area which you have little direct control over except for what you choose to eat. Have only liquids and very soft foods for at least the first 10 days. Plan to take off for 2 weeks. And do not think you are back to normal after day 5 when you don’t feel any significant pain because it does get worse on about day 6.
Was just able to painfully get down a syrup/butter drenched pancake! It tasted sooo good, but I think my body is in shock that it has something in it that wasn’t Jell- o.
. Hopefully going on day 8, starting to turn a corner.
I just had my tonsillectomy June 21st. I have lost track of the days so I have no idea what day of recovery I am at. The pain is bearable because of the medicine but I get so tired so fast. I am trying not to lounge around doing nothing, but I lack the energy to do much.
I had major jaw surgery a few years ago, so I was expecting some of the same pain (the ear pain is far less this time), but I did not expect to be this tired. I am trying to eat filling foods and not just popsicles, but it hurts. Sleeping is hard but at least I always wake in time for my medicine.
My husband goes back to work tomorrow and I get all three kids to myself all day! Not sure how I will manage. At least the oldest can read, since talking really hurts.
Thank you BETH for your advice I saw someone today
Where do I start? Today has been a nightmare. Day 6/7. Woke up crying in agony. Took painkillers. Stayed away a few hours and then slept for about an our. More painkillers. Even took the strong one’s that make me feel weird and sick – must be bad! Can’t eat anything because my tongue is so raw and full of spots. Found a clot at the back of my throat, scared me. Scabs coming off a bit but building up again due to lack of food. Cried loads. Called emergency out of hours had to go out, first time in a week. Got antibiotics because may have infection and thrush. Still in agony. I’m still fighting….just.
Adam, often days 5-10 or so are THE most trying. Glad your bleed got under control. Sorry you’re feeling a downturn but it WILL improve, I promise! And when it does, the improvement can be rapid. Hang in there! You seem to have a very realistic and good perspective, so keep those thoughts!
E, my heart goes out to you with the pain you’re in. It really sounds like thrush or at the very least, canker sores. I so hope your doctor will prescribe something for your mouth and tongue issues.
I’m not familiar with the names of the medications you mention other than paracetamol as the names are totally different here in the US. So I looked them up, and it looks like you’re taking two over the counter pain relievers (Tylenol and Ibuprofen) as well as a codeine based cough medicine and you also have a codeine based pain killer. I can see why it would make you feel sick taking these if you aren’t able to eat much.
The paracetamol would be the gentlest on your system in terms of stomach/nausea issues. If you can get the tongue sores/pain under control it’ll go a long way toward getting you able to eat and heal.
Please let us know how you make out at the doctor? You’re a trooper!! I probably would have gone to the emergency room by now demanding something for those sores!
Hugs E, good luck tomorrow!