Tonsillectomy Day Five

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
Tonsillectomy Day 5
  • 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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356 comments

  1. Day 5 for me, felt nauseous all day, threw up dark green throats feels tighter and almost like I’m choking all the time. Tried eating jello, still nauseous

  2. Day 5. Had surgery Thursday 30th march. Started feeling slightly ok last night and figured I’d wake up feeling better, boy was I wrong! Was at the doctor waiting before they even opened as I was in so much pain! This whol experience has been horrendous! Trouble breathing, can’t even swallow from the pain let alone drink water to stay hydrated. It’s worse than the pain I had from a ceasearian! Docotor gave me antibiotics.. at the moment I feel like a drug addict I’m taking so much endone and other pain meds that wear off after 4 hours 🙁 30 years old and this is the worst week of my life!!! Wouldn’t wish it upon my worst enemy! Please tell me I will wake up feeling better one day? I see no light at the end of this tunnel

  3. Take NyQuil!! Life saver! I took some with Ibuprofen and i slept for 10 hours total! Also a humidifier right beside me and sleeping on a reclined couch/chair helps so it doesn’t swell!

  4. Day 5, currently only the morning but definitely feeling the worst, woke up at around 5:30 with both ears killing and swallowing burning at the back of my throat, feels the same as it did post operation just stinging my throat, uvula is massively swolen still and can’t open my mouth very much, hoping this improves soon

  5. Day 5 is the worst day yet. Right ear is in a tremendous amount of ear pain, as well as my throat. People have been saying to drink water every 10 minutes but i physically can’t without sobbing my eyes out uncontrollably. When the water touches the back of my “dry throat” it stings for a horrible 10seconds. Mornings ARE DEATH IN ONE. Dry throats may not be noticeable when asleep but if you can’t notice any morning pain PLEASE tell me what you have been doing. Swallowing is probably one of the worst things, the saliva just comes back up as mucus and most of the time it is bloody, considering that both of my scabs have already fallen off and almost fully grown back. If any of you have finished the post appointment horror please comment when this gets better.

    1. I’m the exact same.. when will this get better have you recovered now I’m on day 7 today woke up horrendous stinging pain haven’t ate or drank since night before my op.

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