Kerry had things go better than I did
36 yr old Male, Final update for me for a bit, but I wanted to give those who are in the thick of things now, some hope. I am 30 days post op and things continue to get better every day…I had a 3 week post op check up last week and it was a bit sad, as my Doctor told me to have a great life and that I didn’t need to see him again…But not that sad! I am glad those tonsils are gone!
I still have a little soreness at times on one side, the side where my doctor told me I had serious tonsil stone issues (“the worst he has ever seen”) and major crevices…There is still a little white film on both sides, but it gets less and less every day. My taste is still off a bit, but improving. In my 3 week post op appt. I asked if there was still a chance of a major bleed and my doctor told me no, that the chance drastically diminishes at Day 14. Quick recap for the newer people on here: After the surgery, I was put on Steroids for 7 days, Antibiotics (Augmentin), Hydrocodone and beta blockers to keep me from freaking out…All worked great for me. The pain was horrific through Day 9, and on day 2 my doctor told me to cut the time between my taking hydrocodone down by a half hour to 3.5 hours instead of 4. The last hour before the medication was always the worst, so that loss of 30 minutes really helped. I slept with a neck pillow and humidifier (thanks for the advice, Greg). I set my alarm for every 3.5 hours, even in the middle of the night, to not miss a dosage of my Hydrocodone. I drank GALLONS of ice water a day until day 14. Things turned the corner on day 10 for sure…I went back to work on Day 14, which was too early for me…I should have waited until Day 21 or at least a few more days past 14…I was exhausted and still sore…I didn’t eat anything solid until Day 18 though, and I rapidly increased the food I ate through Day 25 and now I am eating everything normally. Best advice my doctor gave me was not to worry about eating anything until Day 5 or 6 and to just focus on staying hydrated with Ice water or any other liquid I could take (besides dairy). At about day 7 I had a blood clot that didn’t bleed, but it disappeared in one day as I drank ice water and avoided anything solid to eat, my doctor saw it on the 1 week follow up and said to watch it, but there was nothing to do unless it started to bleed…I felt nauseated from the meds and on day 4 I almost threw up but was saved when I was prescribed a Promethazine suppository (couldn’t swallow anything hard)…it worked immediately. I am off to Florida for vacation tomorrow and 4 weeks ago I didn’t think I was going to make it to this day! Everyone who is going through it now, know that it does get better and by day 10 you will see the light…Don’t over do it…Don’t try to eat too much, focus on Jello and Cream of wheat (cooled) and things like that until Day 10…Take this time to watch some bad TV or read a book, you may never get time to do nothing again! Good luck and thanks again, Greg, for setting this site up.
