Tonsillectomy Recovery Day by Day
Day 5
A collection of various experiences of adult tonsillectomy patients on their fifth day of recovery
From thousands of post comments to the tonsillectomy recovery forum, I have assembled a sampling of various accounts and impressions of tonsillectomy recovery for each day. Below I share comments about tonsillectomy day 5. These comments are taken from tonsillectomy patients who were kind enough to share their experiences to help others as they navigate the bumpy road of tonsillectomy recovery.
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- Tonsillectomy Day 5 : Can I take the pain killers every two hours?
- Oh God. PAIN. …And why am I constipated??
- So, the pain is a little better today. I took Tylenol at 2:00am and didn’t need it again until 12:00pm – I’d consider that progress! The coughing is still present. I’m trying to avoid it, but it’s harder than you think. There isn’t much to say about today. I’m talking a little more, but don’t want to strain my voice even more, so I’m still writing a lot down. I had soup again today and canned peaches are awesome – even though I had to puree them. All in all, the throat is feeling okay; the ears – still painful.
- Day 5 and so far it has been pretty tolerable
- Day 5: so today i woke up feeling pretty good, my throat was a little tender but once i took the meds the pain was almost gone and i didn’t need to have any ice or Popsicles. i ate some noodles and pesto sauce. drank water and coca-cola and had some ice cream. I ate potato smileys for dinner. they went down pretty well although thier was a little pain but once i drank some pop it went away. The scabs fell off today as well and i didn’t feel it at all just the occasional tickle and i could feel them hanging down but then i looked in the mirror and they were just gone, so i’m assuming that i just swallowed them :s ( kinda gross)
- Day 5 and still not getting better. When does it start getting better?! Im nauseous all the time because I have no food in my stomach but i have to take my pain meds because the pain is incredible! I started out weighing apprx 108lbs and weighed myself today and I weigh 101lbs. I hope I dont lose much more. This is depressing
- Day 5 for me and definitely the worst day yet…woke up so nauseated and was so nervous about throwing up and ripping a scab off..got a hold of my doctor who ordered me some anti Nausea med’s
- Day 5. I’m very thankful that I’ve had a great recovery so far. No major pain other than a sore throat. Today I substituted a dose of the Hydrocodone for a dose of ibuprofen and am doing well. I’ve been eating since the very first day (applesauce, grits, milkshake)
- Day 5 and I had my best night sleep yet last night. Had to stop by Drs office yesterday. My tongue felt swollen and getting a lot of itching with the Roxicet. He said I was doing fine. Still taking Benadryl at night though. I find if I talk I pay for it later on so trying to talk as little as possible. Went to my office for an hour to do payroll but had to leave as I wanted to talk. Still eating good and no stomach issues at all. Hoping to get out of the house tomorrow even just to take a short walk.
- Throat is a little more tender today, and ears hurt when i swallow now. From what i have read/heard it is just the progression of the healing.
- Day 5-7–nothing exciting to tell, tried to eat a few more interesting things, but throat hurt too much since I wasn’t taking pain meds. Soft boiled eggs were my friend. Getting bored being home by myself all day so I went shopping for an hour and had to come home and take a nap!
- day 5 and so far it has been pretty tolerable. First day I had only soft food and lots of coke and water but from day 2 I ate normally. Doctor prescribed Voltaren 100mg suppositories which works like a charm for 8 hours, the 4 hours before the next dose however is excrutiating to say the least.
- Day 5- horrible morning, good during day.
- Recovery Day 5 (post-op day 6):This day was pretty much a blur. More pain and not a lot of food or water. Was in too much agony to do much of anything. Taking the liquid Tylenol and chasing it with a teaspoon of lortab each dose time.
- Tonsillectomy Day 5 : Day 5: I am still trying to just get through the day. I sleep much better at night and have noticed a major difference in how I feel; I have more energy and I feel rested after sleeping. I cried today over mashed potatoes and small curd cottage cheese. I am not a happy camper.
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I thought yesterday was bad. Oh my goodness today (Day 5) is horrible. I have only been able to eat eggs (medium well) which are absolutely delicious. It hurts to swallow anything (liquid, or even my own spit). My ears ache, I can barely talk. Sleeping is the worst. I woke every 2 hours last night. I guess sleeping with the mouth open dries out the throat and it takes like an hour to get it better (popsicles, loratab, pain lolipops, drinks). I find myself falling asleep without warning. Tomorrow has to be better.
Today wasn’t to bad but the nights are terrible waking up every 2 hours in bad pain and taking me a hour to get under control, sleeping with a humidifier, not helping my throat isnt dry just swollen…..It’s got to start to get better soon….
hello people, im karla im 21 and pretty thin.. im on my 5th day and it only really hurts in the morning. onces i take my tylenol i feel much better and well enough to eat…today i managed to eat a mcmuffin from mcdonalds lol and a slice of pizza..it really doesnt hurt that bad..the pain is like if u have strep throat..i think it depends on the age of the person..the older u are the more pain u have
O.K..so yesterday I proclaimed that things could not get any worse; apparently I was wrong.
But now, it just can’t get any worse- right??!?!?
Still sipping on peppermint tea, which is very soothing, drinking lots of water, but really unable to eat. I am forcing food down w/ every pain pill I take (which is every 4 hours). Still forcing down scrambled eggs, veggie soups, mashed potatoes, and little pieces of bread dipped in chicken broth. Also, for sanity purposes, I am hitting the sunshine for at least 15 minutes a day- it feels really good on throat!
Surviving day to day- can’t wait for this day to be over, though!
Day 5, June 26, 2012. Pain was the worst today. Sitting at an 8, 10 when swallowing. Later in the day it crept to a 9. Nothing I could do, ice, pain meds, etc, nothing helped. It was ok, still did everything the same as the days before. The worst problem I am having is with swallowing, not because of pain, but because things go up my nose and stay in the back of my throat. For example, swallowing some noodles, I have to swallow 3 or 4 times just to get everything to go down my esophagus. I envy those would can eat normally. Because I can’t.
I’m 15 and i got my tonsils out Thursday. I have done the whole think without pain medication and just Tylenol. I still have a lot of swelling in my tongue and Uvula but i think its going down. I’ve attempted many foods along with countless glasses of water and shaved ice ive had buttered noodles, lots of broth, chicken noodle soup, eggs,popsicles,ice cream, rice and even a cheese enchilada. The 2nd night i threw up because of the pain and the worst thing i could have done was panic! That was honestly one of the worst nights of my life. Happy i’m healing though, And something to think about. Your pain meds will slow down your healing process so if you want to heal quicker you can stop taking them. Food and sleep will help you too! Just channel your inner warrior and be strong!