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Hi Greg and anyone else reading this!. I really appreciate you putting this great website together. I am 31 years old and had my tonsillectomy this past Tuesday February 7th. I am going on day 5 and I am still feeling so miserable. It hurts to talk and swallowing anything is excrutiatingly painful. I keep reading and hearing people say that it will get better and I just need time to heal, but I’m beginning to feel as though the pain will never go away and I’ll never be able to function normally again. Of course, I’m being melodramatic, but this is how I feel right now. I feel like my throat is not healing. The only thing I’ve been able to eat since Tuesday are popsicles. I tried applesauce, yogurt and noodles and none of these went down well at all. I feel like I’m doing everything I’ve been told to do: humidifier, keeping on schedule with pain meds, drinking water as often as I can, putting ice bags on my neck and ears…etc. I am so frustrated right now!!!!!!!!! I’m mostly just venting to someone who understands. Thanks for “listening.”
Aw Jessica- go ahead and vent. It IS hard! You ARE healing though, and the pain IS temporary. Have you tried eating jell-O? I loved it and found it easier to swallow than water. Try to plan some simple activities in advance, like a short walk, or a long bath. It’ll give you something to plan and look forward to. Hang in there.