Tonsillectomy Day 6
A collection of various experiences of adult tonsillectomy patients on their sixth 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 6. 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 6
Tonsillectomy Day 6 : I can only eat popsicles. That is all.
Tonsillectomy Day 6 : Knives in the throat. Splitting earache. Huge uvula. …Gurgle
Tonsillectomy Day 6 : At 5:30am, I started to panic because I coughed a lot and when I spit up some saliva in a tissue (which I have a habit of doing to see if there is any blood); I saw a slight hue of red. RED=BLOOD! So, of course I got nervous. After drinking some water, I tasted some blood but I didn’t see anymore and I was able to swallow with a bit more ease. It wasn’t the full scab that came off, but a piece of the scab on the right side. When I woke up, I drank water and felt a burst of pain in my ear and stinging in my throat for a couple minutes. When I brushed my teeth this morning, there was a little more blood when I spit into the sink, so I’m assuming I lost a little more of the scab. I’ve been sucking on ice chips the past few days and it really feels nice on my throat. I ate applesauce and soup today with a little ease. I’ve notice my ears get worse when I eat. I was craving pizza tonight and it was sitting on the counter (my family had it for dinner), so, I decided to be a champ and try it. I was able to eat all of the toppings off of a slice of pizza minus the spicy pepperoni. Let me tell you, it was a blessing! I tried gargling with cold water and even though I refuse to look at my throat, I can tell that it feel fresher and cleaner. Good news – I was able to swallow the amoxicillin today; it feels awesome because if I had to eat another cup of jell-o and medication, I’d die! Fifth day post-op and I actually stepped foot out of my house today. Since we have a huge snow storm, I had to make sure I was fully covered. Nevertheless, even though I only sat in the car, it felt good – it was progress! I was told that taking a warm shower before bed will help moisten my throat and potentially prevent coughing at night, so I tried it.
Tonsillectomy Day 6 : Day 6 and the pain is just about the same as yesterday, but that relentless ache is exusting. I know there’s a light at the end of the tunnel (and it’s not a train) but when I am tired and weak and freaking out because my Mom went home and my husband decided to sleep in this morning leaving me to take care of my nearly 7 year old son…. Well, I got a little teary.
My husband took a gander at my throat today and declaired it “gross, but healing.Tonsillectomy Day 6 : Day 6 = Ouch = (
Tonsillectomy Day 6 : day 6 here and I have to say, it definitely has been the hardest two days so far. I am spent and am sick of not eating the way i want to. I have been sticking to cold drinks and liquid meals. Spoke with my PA today and she said to do my best to keep the scabs on for a minimum 10days by drinking tons of liquids. The longer they stay on, the better the new skin underneath will be…so I am doing all I can to keep these puppies attached. I have given up on eating anything warm or slightly solid,I just want this over with!!
Tonsillectomy Day 6 : Yeah, so I slept for about 12 hours. But now I think sleeping that long was the worst idea ever! My hot pot ran out of water and I wasn’t sipping on water for those 12 hours. I just drank a smoothie mix every 4 hours to take my meds. I woke up with about 8/10 pain, tried to get up and passed out in the hallway. Oh Joy! My ears are killing me!
Tonsillectomy Day 6 : Side note, i have lost like 12 lbs. Probably not healthily as all i have consumed it water, gatorade, jello and apple sauce. Those products are not known for their nutritional content. I have made two healthy juice drinks using my juicer, but don’t think that compensates for the lack of nutrients for the last week.
Tonsillectomy Day 6 : The pain is rather terrible today, it was much worse last night.
At about 3am i woke up with pain, it was as if someone was stabbing my throat with a needle or pin
and i woke up this morning with blood in my mouth. Not a lot but it still scared me! I rinsed my mouth with ice water and sucked a piece of ice and it stopped.Tonsillectomy Day 6 : Day 6- good morning, post op appt- stints in nose removed, I can BREATHE again
went shopping at the mall for a few hours after- got home exhausted & later in pain ;(
Tonsillectomy Day 6 : Recovery Day 6 (post-op day 7):
Another day filled with pain. Was able to drink an ensure today but did not eat much. Was able to eat some popsicles. During the evening time had horrible pain shooting from the right side of my throat and it felt like a burning feeling when I would drink anything almost as if I was drinking acid even when I drank water. Had to take a bit more Lortab to curve the pain. Looked at my throat with a flashlight for the first time since the surgery and it looked like a battle zone in there. Lots of white coating all over the tonsil beds and my uvula is still swollen very large and kind of sticking to one of the sides of my throat. Could see the white scabs as well.Tonsillectomy Day 6 : Day 6: I cried over applesauce and pudding. It hurts to swallow, I can’t yawn and just try to blow your nose without wanting to fall over and die. This pain is ridiculous. I woke up in the middle of the night with a dry throat and more pain than I could imagine so I dragged myself downstairs and forced down some pain meds to help me take the pain.
Tonsillectomy Day 6 :day 6 of my recovery and in the worst pain ever. I thought I was on the mend, only having pain on the one side but then I started to cough, and it kept me up all of last night and all of that white membrane over teh surgery site is starting to come off as well as some of the scabs… is that normal? I am very scared that with my coughing it’s going to cause issues that will result in another surgery.
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Alicia,
My daughter, Amelia, is having a much better day today, after a very rough night. I got her some small heat packs, and they seem to help a bit. The salt water helped a bit too. Thanks so much! She had 3 episodes yesterday with the ear splitting pain but none today!
Unfortunately she did have 2 bleeds last night, both quite considerable but we were able to stop it so no ER visit! I took her to the ENT today and they gave her the Benzocain drops for her ears and she is easily eating some soup right now! Yay! She did have some fluid behind one of her ears, thinking that could be contributing to the pain. And they said her scabs were gone so it’s sounding good.
I think we are on the road to recovery finally!
Thank you for your concern! Hope you’re doing better also
I’m glad some of those things worked for her. Glad she’s feeling better make sure she stays right on top of the meds to the minute.
Its so hard for them to work once the pain hits – is she still drinking a lot of water?
Thank you Matt and Alicia – I can’t reply to the comments?? I will certainly try the warm towel as her biggest complaint is her ears. She has had a much better day after all but just had an episode with her ears
Her spirits seem to be lifted and I pray she is turning a corner.
I have another question – does anyone know whether or not a salt water rinse would be helpful or harmful. I’m very old school when it comes to medicine and salt water gargles growning up always helped my throat. I know this situation is different but was curious all the same.
If I remember correctly Alicia had some luck with salt water. Anything involving salt made my throat burn for hours afterwards around that time in my recovery. It is probably something worth trying but I would go very light on the salt for the first try. I am interested to see what Alicia has to say about this.
-Matt F.
Hi Monica, yes I was advised by my physician assistant to gargle with warm/room temp. salt water (I use sea salt) to help with the thick saliva and mucus 2-3 times per day. It didn’t burn me at all and it actually helped to break it down. Just keep an eye on any bleeding if that happens immediately gargle w/ ice water to stop the bleeding if it doesn’t stop – call doc immediately.
Also, I had a miniature heating pad I used on each ear for a few minutes. I’ve also heard people say they put cotton balls in their ears and that helped…didn’t help for me. In addition I was prescribed some ear drops but when I went to fulfill it i couldn’t use it because it had benzocaine which I’m allergic to so I couldn’t use it. You may want to ask doctor about the ear drops tomorrow.
I hope this has helped. Don’t forget have her keep drinking as much as possible; shoot for 64oz a day.
Alicia
Hi Monica, how is your daughter doing now? Did any of the suggestions help?
My daughter, age 11, had her tonsils and adenoids removed on Aug 6. She seems to be getting worse, depressed like and in considerable pain. She is still on Lortab around the clock and the biggest complaint is in her ears. She is chewing gum like prescribed but nothing seems to be helping. Her scabs are white but it’s red around the area. She has no fever but her breath smell a bit infected. She lives off Ensure and water as most everything else is uncomfortable
I’m hoping to find some words of wisdom here and maybe some ideas on how to help lift her spirit. Thanks 
I had my surgery on the 2nd and this is very similar to what I experienced. Things got worse and worse until right around that day 6/7 range when my scabs fell off. At this point I had the worst pain of my recovery followed by a quick turn around and steady progress towards less pain. I found that ice packs around my neck and a steady diet of popsicles were some of the best things I could do for my throat. It is miserable and sometimes seems unending but you do get better.
-Matt F.
Monica, I didn’t have much luck with the gum for my ears as there was too much saliva and the gum tasted horrible. Try a warm towel or heating pad for her ears ONLY. Don’t put them on her throat at all as heat will increase the chances of bleeding. Also, a cool mist humidifier will help for when she sleeps as it will allow her throat to sty moist. Make sure she takes her meds on time exactly no matter how she feels for the first few days…don’t let the pain creep up on her or it will be worse. Have her drink or eat about 20-30 min after the meds as this will be the best time to get the fluids and food in. If no help call Doc I and was advised to change up the frequency of the meds. Try to be patient..this too shall pass…I had tonsils removed on 8/6 and still waiting for the final scabs to come off…but I feel so much better.
Day 6, very painful. Had an episode with hiccups again this morning but they have subsided. Throat, tongue, mouth, gums, etc extremely sore. Still have scabs, have not noticed them coming off. Edge of my throat is very agitated and looks bruised – maybe from hiccups? Able to get down some more food today but nothing crazy. Replacing narcotic meds with liquid Tylenol and it seems to be helping just fine. The swelling and pain is intense today. Still have some narcotics just in case. Hopefully tomorrow is not as painful. I want to get out of the house but today I didn’t feel like doing anything.
This is the worst day yet. Over night was horrible. The only way I am surviving is constant icing of my neck and jaw. I now have 7 ice packs in the freezer and may get a couple more… The ear pain is the worst. And of course I’ve got some bad nausea popping up as well… I am so hungry, all I have eaten in the last two days is popsicles and a bowl of ice cream…
-Matt F.
Things got better later in the day. I hope this means I have turned the corner. I was able to get about a 1/3 of a box of macaroni and cheese down tonight. It did still hurt, and I still don’t have much of an appetite, but it is nice to have some food in my stomach that is not sugary. I get acid reflux pretty bad and all the sugar and acid of popsicles along with the meds have been ripping up y stomach pretty good. Time to sleep now, I hope its not as bad as last night with pain.
-Matt F.
hi Matt how are you today? better i hope!! just checking on you.
Doing well. Off the narcotics tonight for the first time. I am giving a try to go to the midnight showing of Bourne Legacy tonight. It feels good to be getting out of the house. How are you doing Alicia?
-Matt F.
I’m just seeing this because I just finished having an episode. I know you’re at the movie, but you’ll see this in the am. I fell asleep just to wake up 3 min later choking,,,afraid i’d busted something….ran to bathroom to spit….you guessed it….scabs and mucus. Have you had any come off yet? I think your surgery was on 8/2 right? Mine was 8/3 and I’m surprised this happened tonight..I didn’t feel pain as I’d just taken night time meds about 40 min prior. Now I’m afraid to try to go back to sleep. After spiting the multiple chunks and stuff out I gargled w/ warm salt water out of panic then gargled with ice water for a few min. Not sure what to expect next…more scabs to come off i guess but when?? Let me know how u like the movie…i may try one this weekend…
For some reason it won’t let me post to your most current post… Oh well, anyways I had mine come off in my sleep two nights ago. I did not wake up for the scabs so I assume I just swallowed them. That being said I woke up during the night with the worst pain I had experienced through the whole recovery. I would rate it at a 7/10 with a fresh dose of pain meds and ice packs on my neck. It was a bad night. But I got through it in about 6 hours and have been on a steady recovery since. The only thing I notice is my throat is sensitive to acid, salt, carbonation, and mint. I made it over 12 hours between half doses of my codeine today. I took a big 1000mg dose of liquid tylenol at about 7:30pm. I probably pushed it a little too far again tonight so I am going with some narcotics to help me get the pain to a place where I can sleep. But the time out was fantastic, even if I couldn’t talk with my friends much. The movie was a decent mindless action movie. No plot but good chase scenes so it was worth while. I may be giving another run at a movie tomorrow with my girlfriend if I’m up for it but this one did really tax me. I am definitely ready to crash. Good luck at sleep tonight. I hope you don’t have a night like I did when my scabs came off.
-Matt F.
Im 19 and today is the absolute worst! I have been in pain for every day since the surgery but today is the worst. I woke up and my throat muscles hurt so bad and my ears hurt ridiculously today. I was in so much pain I nearly fainted when I went to take my pills. I was given elixir pain medicine which I took day 1-4 but the last two days I have been taking tylenol pills because the taste of liquid medicine was making me nauseous and giving me horrible headache side effects. I am thinking of going back to the hydrocodone just because the pain is so bad. I was eating eggs, soup, even fish before, today I can’t even get down juice. My muscles in my mouth and throat hurt horribly when I talk or move my neck. Is that even normal?
For the first time since my op, I woke up in the night with the pain. So took my meds and slept another 5 1/2 hours… making me late for my morning dose, which again was pretty painful to wake up to. I was hitting a 6/10 on the scale, which makes this the first ‘unpleasant’ morning so far (but still nothing close to what I have been bracing myself for).
Then, weirdly, the rest of the day was fine, with no pain at all. In fact I had a full evening meal and didnt limit myself food-wise. It was like tonsillectomy – what tonsillectomy! I skipped my afternoon painkillers, even did housework
Now it is close to bedtime, and I have crashed back down to square 1… OUCH! So my not-tonsils did a complete pain yo-yo on me.
I wish I could dispense some advise from this, some helpful ‘tips’, but no, it just sucked…. and caught me completely off guard.
Maybe the lesson is: dont over exert yourself / jump the gun just because you think youre fine. Take your prescription, and stay in bed!
44 year old, on day 6 of the recovery. It hasn’t been easy, but by the sound of it a lot easier than some. Day’s 1-2 weren’t too bad and I joined the family playing pool etc. Days 3-5 were the hardest days so far, with most of the time in bed or trying to push water down my neck. I stopped taking the pain medication yesterday morning due to the side effect of being constipated. Rather just deal with one type of pain! I was lucky enough not to suffer the nausea a lot of people are reporting here. Since stopping taking medication things have improved and I just put up with the headache, ear ache and sore throat. I was suppose to be back at work yesterday, but can’t talk easily so I am taking an extra day or two off until I can at least talk freely. It is an mental, physical and emotional journey and it isn’t over yet, but everyday is a step in the right direction. Best advice I can give is to read this very informative forum learn what works for you, keep drinking and keep hope. One final comment is I a UK citizen but had the tonsillectomy in the UK. The appears to be a big difference in advice from the countries, with the US going soft foods and the UK harsher foods. I stuck with the softer foods as I didn’t feel like explaining to my US ENT why I had been eating toast!
Im 20 and Its the morning of day 6 and the pain is pretty bad. It hurts worse in the ears. I’ve been using an icepack which is temporarily soothing the pain. I’ve been eating solids since day 3 and it hasn’t been too bad. Other than ice packs is there any other tips to relieve the ear pain?
Heating pad for the ears! Works great,
Hi Megan- Try chewing sugarless gum for the ear pain. Something minty… Good luck!
When I woke up this morning, I was in the worst pain that ive had through this entire recovery. I think it was more where my adenoids were taken out than my tonsils, so ice water and italian ice werent helping it. I was eventually able to manage the pain and then I immedately called the doctor to see if they could give me something stronger for pain. They told me that there wasnt really anything else they could give me, but I could start taking ibuprofin regularly to help with the swelling. I got out of the house for a while today with friends, and felt pretty miserale the whole time, but hung in there for my friends. I had to take a lot of sit-down breaks. When I got home it was way past my next dose of pain meds so I was hurting. The rest of the day went pretty well after that, although around 11, I looked at my throat in the mirror to see what my throat looked like and saw that there was some blood on the left side. I woke my mom up in a panic and she told me not to worry and that I probably just lost a scab. I guess I will only worry about it if I start spitting up blood.
Today-Day 6 has been the worst… the pain hit me so strong in the middle of the night which was close to the 10 on the pain scale. However the pain is manageable just follow your doctors orders. Ok I am 33 and have put this surgery off for years but am glad I did it. My relief has been believe it or not constant swallowing. The more water I drink, the better I feel so the key is hydration just like the others experiences. Drink Drink Drink. It makes the pain go away and helps. I saw a little blood today and drunk more cold water so it must have been a piece of scab but it was small. I am trying to keep them on for as long as I have to. Ice packs are helping me it keeps my neck cool. Day 7 here I come. Thanks for a great informative site.
Day 6 is similar to 5 for me. Still feels like swallowing razor blades. Got a refill on the pain meds, so I feel prepared for the next few days in which I hope to round the corner on pain. Just powering through the days at this point.
You’ve the right attitude Andy. Hang in there man!
Day 6, didn’t think it could get worse but it did. I cried today trying to drink a smoothie from Jamba Juice. I can’t eat anything but eggs and cottage cheese still. Don’t really want to eat anything anymore. The pain meds don’t seem to be working as well anymore.
Days 3 & 4 were horrible, the pain in my ears was almost unbearable. The only thing that helped me was the medicine my ENT prescribed. Eating was difficult and applesauce has been my bestfriend through this entire ordeal. Also on day 4 I found a warm compress to be more soothing than the cold ones.
Day 5- Horrible earache once again, more difficultly swallowing, and I continued my regimen of warm compresses and applesauce.
S/n : do not over exert your voice.
Day 6- Started badly, I could barely speak, my ears hurt, more continued dufficulty swallowing. But some relief came with now ice cold water. The more I drank the easier it was for me to swallow. The scabs have started to come off, unfortunately I have swallowed some and spit others out.
Day 6 sucked. When I woke up and had all this throat pain, I about had a breakdown, punching and throwing things. At the restaurant eating a hot beef, one piece hurt terribly and cut my throat and I wanted to frisbee the plate across the room at the waitress, not caring about the consequences.I’m normally a happy, loving human being but I’m pretty fed up with the consistency of the pain. Can’t seem to get much relief. I really don’t see any end in sight. At this rate, I feel like I’ll be in pain for at least another week.
Day 6 has been the worst day yet. I woke up with my ears feeling like they were going to fall off and my throat feeling like it’d been
Attacked by a pack of razors. Day. 5 had actually gone pretty smoothe and I thought I was finally going to wake up
With some relief. I ate a peice of chocolate pie and then my mouth felt disgusting and I felt like I couldn’t swallow or like something was caught in my esophagus. I opened mouth so see if there was food caught in the back of my throat and saw huge white scabs with black dots. I thought it was peices of chocolate cake but after I gargles the black dots were still there. So if this happens, don’t panic, the white stuff on your tongue is residue left from the white scabs and the black holes are where the scabs have begun to fall off. This day 6 I’ve chopped up
Painkillers to powder form and swallow them with liquid in a shot glass.
On day 6 stick to multi gummy vitamins, ice chips, and ice cream. Other days where you’re feeling better try quiche( a little better than plain nasty eggs), Popsicles, baked potatoe soup, broccoli And cheese soup, and mashed sweet potatoes. Gargle with the salt, baking soda, and a VIP
Of water every 3 hours. Drink lots of water even if it hurts like hell, it will help you not bleed and help with pain. So far I’m still Alive and the pain won’t last forever so good luck to everyone else out there!
So I did not really think things could get any worse- but then a storm rolled in. And guess what?? No electricity for 32 hours (which for us also means no water as we are on a well.) Oh yeah, did I mention it is 100 degrees, too? Good times, good times.
So Day Six has definitely been the worse in terms of pain. I am taking two percosets every four hours, which keeps me in a semi-comfort zone for about two hours, sometimes three is I am lucky. The one thing I can eat is instant cream of wheat, which is helping me to keep the pain medicine down. And, peppermint tea continues to be a life savior. I am back to chomping on ice chips b/c it is so hot and sticky. And, to my surprise, they are really helping with the pain. (I had stopped eating cold things b/c it was increasing my pain, but not the case with the ice chips.)
I am really hoping Day Seven is the turning point for me!
Day 6, June 27, 2012. Early morning I woke up. Completely dizzy and feeling like I was going to pass out. The feeling lasted a few hours. My wife called the on call nurse and with my symptoms she recommended getting evaluated in the ER. So off we went. They didn’t find any secondary infections, but my nutrition was not as good as it needed to be.. They gave me some liquid nutrition via IV, ran a couple tests, and I was on my way home at leat not feeling dizzy. I was scared when I felt like passing out, which is why I went. I’ve started eating yogurt, powerade even though it burns. Just trying to get more calories in. Nothing else has changed.
I’m on Day Five of post-op. I’ve got a few hints. Hopefully people will actually read this and it will be of help. 1) People have talked a lot about nausea even after the perscription has run out. ALTOIDS!!! Mint helps to calm upset stomaches. I had such a horrible upset stomach when I woke up on Day 4 that I sent my cousin running to the store to buy me some. As soon as I took them, I started feeling better. I’ve been keeping them by my side ever since. 2) I’ve seen some people say things about not getting enough nutrition. I take childrens chewable vitamins- not the gummy one, the pressed powder ones. You can fully chew them so it’s very easy to swallow. The other thing is V8 Fusion drinks. A cup has a full serving of fruit AND vegetable, and it tastes good. It’s a whole lot healthier than other drinks out there. Hope this helps people!
I am at the end of day 6 and I am wondering if it will ever end! I can even drink juice, I did on day 4 and I thought my throat was going to bleed and burn forever. Nutrition is a problem, can’t even drink ensure. Pretty much everything burns, even water. Although, I am dreaming of a cheeseburger with chili, cheese, and slaw!
oops, that was supposed to be can’t drink juice. The pain meds are a little strong..
i got my tonsils removed last friday in im still in pain in i have only been eating ice cream in i have been having diarehha o my have anyone experience this at all they gave me hydrocrdone liquid i never had that before im so hungry i was dehydrated in had to get a iv but i just started taking down fluids o my is all i can say but can some who can relate tell me about this please i feel werid
Diareha(can’ spell it) was my friend on day 4, from the antibiotic. With barely eating, I was surprised that I had anything to even come out like that. Im on that hydrocodone liquid, second refill, that’s some nasty stuff! If you can eat baby food, try that. When I can eat, I eat mac and cheese baby food, but choking it down was and still is pure hell.
My stomach started being upset on day 4. It’s mostly liquid and it just kind of explodes out (sorry for the gross visual). I didn’t go at all for the first 4 so I guess I’m glad to be going? Lots of weird things happening to me. Glad I’m not alone, but sorry for your discomfort. Hang in there.
female, 33, had mine on Tuesday. Today is Sunday. the pain is peaking! ear, and throat. had uvula and tonsils out. for the first time, got a torch lite and took a peek at my throat….scarry!!!
have not had any decent meal since tuesday. just custard, tea and honey, bread soaked in tea and egg white (albumen)…. have had tonsil stones for two years now. it was a bad case. like a plague….everyday was torture. right now, my throat and uvula is covered in thick white stuffs (scabs i guess) and i feel like there is no passageway on my throat anymore! quite uncomfortable. please someone tell me:
after tonsilectomy and uvulectomy, will life be normal again like pre tonsil stones days?
will i be able to eat without spending two hours later gargling out food particles from my throat?
will i feel normal and happy again? is this really worth it? comment please, will be grately appreciated. thanks.
How are you feeling now? Please tell me does it get better? I see you posted 12 days ago. Please tell me things get better? I too had tonsil stones and that’s why I had the surgery everyone says to me if you suffer tonsillitis then it’s kind of like that pain but I never really got it in the first place.
Wow, I feel like an idiot! I had no idea this website had different pages for each day of recovery on which to leave comments! I have no idea where I was posting before, I can’t even find it now! lol
Well, I’m just starting Day 6 and I have some concerns I was hoping someone might be able to address.
I woke up at 5am and spat up a small amount of blood that I was able to stop with cold water and an ice pack. My scabs seem to be sloughing off somewhat, leaving sore-looking patches that feel like they could start bleeding any second.
Is this normal?
I thought the scabs didn’t start coming off until around Day 10. I haven’t been eating or drinking anything unusual, still sticking to very soft things.
Thanks.
Supposedly, the bleeding is from the scabs coming off. Sounds like you are healing quite well, just take it easy and behave, you should be just fine.
Day 6 was bad. I spent as much of the day sleeping as I could. The Lortab side effects got to be way too much for me, so tonight I’ve used extra strength tylonal instead. The shallow breathing was just too scary for me. My goal is to no longer use that pain medication at all. The pain is not unbearable with the tylonal, but it’s there, absolutely. It hurts to swallow but I am pushing myself. Ate nothing all day and then decided I HAD to, so I ate a bowl of Italian Wedding Soup (very mushy) and a lot of nice cold watermelon. The watermelon was very soothing. Tomorrow is Day 7, so I’m hoping that from here it only gets better, but we’ll see.
I wanted to post a follow-up to this. I’m on Day 10, and starting to feel a LOT better. But please, take it from someone who’s been there, do NOT change or stop your meds without speaking with your doctor first. I had a bad time with the Lortab, but without meds (just Tylenol) I was miserable. And then I got another medicine with Tramadol in it…which made me throw up. So the moral of the story- I personally am not great with pain medication, but it was STUPID to just stop taking anything. It was painful and unnecessary!!!!
Hi just wanted to everyone somewhat of a good story!!! I got my tonsils out last Wednesday its now day 6!! The first 2 days were pretty horrible and then kept getting a tiny bit better im on day 6 and im pretty much all better little soar throat and ear pain but for the most part up and about my advice to everyone is think POSITIVe take showers watch ur favorite shows. I wasn’t eating for about 4 days …. but it will get better I promice!!! I didn’t take very much medicine at all either because it hurt my stomach s bad but all these horrow stories just make it worse! Try to relax don’t cry its just puts strain on ur throat making everything!!! Ache horribly!! So don’t listen to everything u read I was terrified have been terrified but everyone diffrent try to eat alot of ice gadorade is great keeps you hydrated!! Also try eating to get stuff in your stomach yeaster I had pasta with butter, mashed potatoes and today eggs. Didn’t eat alot and took forever but its a start!!!!
Day 1 for me and you guys are really making me nervous! i had a lot of issues in the OR because i swelled up so bad i couldn’t breath and the mucus was terrible, but after going home i feel fine. I’m in no pain just a little uncomfortable from swelling and i even have yet to take my pain meds. I still can’t really swallow food, but its ok for now. If i’m doing this good now will it get as bad as what you are all describing or did you have it bad in the beginning too?
Anyone else have intense nausea alongside the normal healing process? Every time I try to eat my stomach does a somersault and I have been sick several times. Even when not taking the pain meds I have the nausea. Cannot eat anything. Anyone have A similar experience?
It’s very common Paul. It’s a side effect of the pain meds. Try getting something in your stomach before taking them. There are also anti-nausea meds that work well. Take care, Greg
Im also on Day 6 of recovery. I’m female, 33 and live in Australia. Today has been the best day so far! I woke up at 6am (I’ve been sleeping in 2-3 hour blocks) in not too horrendous pain. I’ve found that holding some water in the back of my throat in the morning really helps. Also, covering my mouth all night every night with a blanket or a bit of your dressing gown works wonders in keeping your throat warm. I’m able to talk pretty well (if not a little bit foggy). Some of the scabs on my uvula have come away which has made life a LOT easier. I’m hoping I’m on the upward spin now! Mainly been eating mash pototo, apple sauce, yogo and drinking HEAPS of water and lukewarm tea. Let me know if you want to know more about my recovery, there hasn’t been a lot of info on the web about how the recovery has been for people in Australia.
I would kill for some mashed potatoes! Drinking water is normal for me, but geez this operation has got me drinking gallons of it!
Hi, I would love some feedback – I’m 25 in Sydney and got tonsils out last Weds, so tomorrow is Day 6 I think. The surgeon sent me away with Endone and Panadeine + Codeine but both were too strong for my stomach and was vomiting badly. Now an taking 2 panadol every 6 hours and am managing…but a bit worried about the pain getting worse again when scabs are coming off or if there is bleeding, eek!
I was doing fine on just panadol (as morphine and codeine makes my chest tighten to the point of feeling like my heart will stop!) but am starting to worry that it’s not enough. I’m taking it every 4 hours, but at day 6/7 I’m really starting to feel the pain.
Is it because I can’t take codeine that it hurts so much?
How did you go with just panadol, in the end?
Untill this day, everything was going good. My pain was under control with paracetamol and diclofenac and I was eating soft food. All the sudden, it seemed that the painmedication wasn’t working enough. I started to have unbearable pain. I couldn’t eat and even drinking was torture. When I looked at the wound, I saw the edges of the wound were very red. Also my tongue felt raw and looked white. I went to the doctor . He diagnosed a mouth thrush: a fungus in the mucosal layer of the mouth and also in the wound. I got nystatin for it (an antifungal antibiotic). I went back the next day because the pain had not been reduced. When the doctor looked at the wound, he saw the woundedges where less red and the wound looked less inflamed. Later that day, the pain seemed to reduce.
omg what can i say i had my tonsulls out on monday im on day 4 and i feel awfull had to go back to doctors has when i looked down my mouth it was white which is normal but also green yes u guess it i had a infection to deal with as well i find the mornings are the worst in the afternoon i start to feel a bit better then approuching t time yep feel awful again ive been suffering with bad acute tonsulitus every month for the past 23 years im now 34 years of age and at this moment in time wished id never had it done the pain is awful cant eat, drink, up every few hours in the night ive found eating jelly really work and it soothes ur mouth ive got ulcers under my tongue .u always need to keep topped up on ur medication and the hospital said even if u feel loads better u need to keep takeing ur pain killers im trying to last every 4 hours but if i get near to 3 hours the pain is afull and i have to take the painkillers a bit early.im so scared that im going to bleed its worring me silly. ive been on this site and it has reasured me that all im feeling is normal.
Hang in there Becky- You’re right: there is light at the end of the tunnel. btw, there’s a bit more discussion on the live forum: http://tonsillectomyrecovery.com/my-tonsillectomy/
I’m on day 6. I was warned the worst was day 3-5 and was hoping day 6 would ring in pain free. Well, I think day 4-6 is the worst so far. I woke up 3 times for my meds last night. They are making me feel so sick and nauseated. I can’t eat, can’t sleep, my ears are killing me and when I swallow, it feels like razor blades. I am slightly comforted in the fact that this seems to be normal and that I am not dying.
omg i so feel ur pain the hospital did tell me that if i could to eat chips and ruff food it helps the process heal quicker so far ive managed 4 chips and it took me about an hour to eat them but i did try so hope u will be feeling better soon and we also need to write our comments on here in a few weeks time there is light at the end of the tunnel thats what i keep tellling my self through all the tears that i keep sheding ever few hours hope u will be ok love bec
My recovery as of Day 6 has gone very well. It hurts to eat though… and watch out when I get in a coughing fit. I have these coughing fits that just SEAR my throat in excruciating pain. If those are my only worries, then I am thankful for this recovery…
I have attached a link to my own blog about my tonsillectomy recovery.