A collection of various experiences of adult tonsillectomy patients on their first 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. We shall start with tonsillectomy day 1. 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 1
Tonsillectomy Day 1: This is not too bad. Pussies on the forum!
Tonsillectomy Day 1:(surgery day): Thank God I woke up! Whoa – drugs.
Tonsillectomy Day 1: I had a freezie when I got home and lots of water. I watched some television and took the amoxicillin that I was prescribed to prevent infection. I decided to try to swallow the capsules because they looked small enough…BIG MISTAKE! After the first one, it felt like it was stuck in my throat, but I tried to take the second one…even bigger mistake. So I start getting anxious because I feel like the pills are stuck in my throat and not going down – even with loads of water. It turns out they did go down, but because my throat was swollen, they felt like they were just sitting there. I was prescribed liquid codeine and told to buy liquid Tylenol. However, the only liquid Tylenol my mom could find was for children, so instead, she decided to buy Tylenol caplets that melt in your mouth – which turned out to be for children as well. The first night I only took Tylenol because I wasn’t in that much pain at first. Needless to say, I was in pain during the night and slept maybe 1-2 hours in total.
Tonsillectomy Day 1: i had the surgery at 3:20 pm ( they were over an hour behind schedule).I woke up feeling like crap and the nurse had to give me lots of morphine through the IV drip. I spent the night in a hospital and it was the worst night ever. My throat was in pain all night even though they gave me the liquid codeine. There was only 2 of us in the “day surgery” ward ( where they keep the overnight patients) but the other lady was snoring all through the night! which made things even worse haha. I only got about 4 hours of on and off sleep. My mom picked me up at 6am and i went home and slept for a bit.
Tonsillectomy Day 1 : My surgery was at 9:30am ET this morning and I was home by 1:30pm which included a 20 minute drive home. I had a tonsillectomy and he just trimmed a little of my extremely long uvula. I woke right up from the surgery with no problems at all. The pain I had was a 1or 2 on a scale of 10. hardly any pain after the surgery and I was able to eat apple sauce, ice and water immediately after waking. No side effects from the surgery med’s. They did give me some anti-nausea drugs. I still feel like I have just a mild sore throat.
Tonsillectomy Day 1 : Days 1&2 were definitely the honeymoon phase. All was grand in tonsil land
Tonsillectomy Day 1 : I just had it done this morning, massively consming water, pain meds every 4 hours, popsicles, little apple sauce and trying to maintain a healthy probiotic regimine. Its weird because it feels like a bad case of strep throat….so far. But I do feel instant relief with my breathing.
Tonsillectomy Day 1 : Well i just got home from surgery. I had my tonsils removed, deviated septum fixed, uvula removed and turbinates (nasal wall tissue) reduced. I have no recall of surgery, only remember maybe a minute of being in the operating room, then waking up in the recovery center.
Pain is not what i expected it to be. I think i have worse pain from strep throat
Tonsillectomy Day 1 : Post op eight hours……everything feels fine but I’m scared for the horrible days ahead. Sandra you developed ear pain at 3rd day? That makes me nervous
Tonsillectomy Day 1 : (Day of surgery) I actually felt pretty darn good, was able to eat a little, but I wish someone would have told me that I needed to re-learn how to swallow. VERY SMALL sips is the key.
Tonsillectomy Day 1 : Slept only about 2 hours due to still being very restless and fidgety from the effects of the anesthesia. Stayed on a steady dose every 4 hours of pain med’s which seemed to edge my pain. Still in a great deal of pain all day. I ate more Popsicle and jello and applesauce and was able to eat some luke warm soup which tasted great and drank 2 ensure shakes and a yogurt shake. The anesthesia effects seemed to finally wear off sometime in the early evening making me a bit more comfortable. Still in a good deal of pain. My entire mouth now hurts along with the throat and I am having jaw pain and slight ear pain and tongue pain from the clamps they used during the surgery.
Surgery on 4-24 not feeling to bad can eat or drink anything didn’t sleep much nite keep waking up every 15 to 20 minutes one thing that has helped me is keeping ice pack around my neck at all times
Day 1 wasn’t as bad as I thought. I got there at 6AM, answered a bunch of questions, read a book I brought with me until 8AM, went in for surgery. I woke up shortly after being wheeled out of the OR and made a “DERP DERP DERP” post to facebook from my phone while still high as f*ck. I do recall doing this. It didn’t take long for me to “sober up” so to speak. I ate a few ice chips then was wheeled into short-stay and guzzled a bunch of water. I stayed in there FOREVER even though I felt fine and was ready to go. They wanted to make sure I didn’t start puking or anything, which I knew I wouldn’t. Finally I left, my mother and her friend had come to visit me for the surgery so she drove my car home then took me grocery shopping for some things I could eat over the next several days. After I got home I wasn’t in much pain, my surgeons’s nurse checked in on me, I was on maybe a 3 of 10 on the pain scale… probably a 7 for someone with a normal pain tolerance, mine is very, very, very high. I took some painkillers, 7.5mg hydrocodone, 500mg acetaminophen liquid, when I got home because I wasn’t sure what to expect from eating. 45 minutes later I heated some soup and eating it wasn’t bad at all. Even after the meds wore off later I ate more soup and some little soft cocktail sausages without too much of a problem, it was a little hard to swallow, but not painful. I ran a few errands, even though I was told not to. I felt fine. No big deal. A few hours later after I got home I took another dose because I had some ear and jaw pain. I mostly just relaxed and played some video games until I decided to go to bed. I didn’t have any real trouble sleeping… but the dry mouth was ridiculous. I woke up 3 different times with my mouth being just completely dry like I had stuffed it with cotton balls. I drank ridiculous amounts of water every time and sat up for a few minutes and made sure my mouth was sufficiently moist and salivated before going back to sleep. Apart from that, nothing too terrible.
Went to hospital, they took my blood pressure, at the same time they were trying to get my iv in, along with 5 other nurses onlooking and asking me questions. Ididn’t think I felt nervous, but I must have. I’m 36 and first time for any kind of surgery. They told my my blood pressure was too high. I dont have a history of high bp, and have been to my dr 3 times this yr. Easch time normal, I think the 1st vist it was low. My last visit was a week ago 120 over 80. In the hospital 150 over 110. They checked it several times and tried calling my dr, but they were closed. They were almost going to cancel the surgery. This would have been the 2nd time. I was supposed to have my tonsilectamy done 2 weeks ago but 2 days before I came down with a bad case of tonsilitis and had to reschedual. In the end my bp went down a little lower but they want me to visit my dr again and check my bp. I think they gave me some meds before surgery to lower it but not positive. Went into the or took a few deep breathes and just remember waking up groggy. Went home a little light headed a little pain, the meds really help hardly feel anything except when it gets close to the time to take meds again, but still not lots of pain. A little sleepy though.
Coming out of anesthesia was the worst level of pain for me (only matched by day 6). I would rate the pain about a level 8. They then gave me pain meds through my IV. I left the hospital with a pain level of 4.
Another thing that helped (before the anesthesia) was requesting an (3 day dose) anti-nausea patch. This was given in addition to a dose of anti-nausea medication. I had a friend who had nausea days 1-3, even with the patch (however, she ate nothing on day one).
While at the hospital, they encouraged ice chips and slushes, as well as a cup of Jell-o. I made sure I swallowed frequently, as my pre-op consultation person stated I would heal more quickly the more I drank and swallowed.
As soon as I got home, I took my pain meds with a cup of Jell-o, and slept for about 3 hours.
Although swallowing was extremely painful, I drank several cups of water while awake. I then slept on and off in 2 hour increments, and took meds with Jell-o.
Pain for day one (overall) was about a 3. I had no nausea, and spent most of the day sleeping.
Im 33 and i also had nasal surgery at the same time as my tonsilectomy, big mistake! Surgery was over and I woke up around 4ish. I could talk, kinda, which was surprising. Shit of daulaudid and a small cup of liquid lortab and I’m on my way. In good spirits and not feeling too terrible. Home by 5:30 and I’m dri king water. I read the forums so I’m drinking drinking drinking. Ate a little ice cream. Pain meds wear off quick so I’m struggling to make it to every 4 hours. Very bloated, think its because of the meds. Constant urge to pee but I can’t, again I think it’s bc of gas. Maybe how a pregnant woman feels they have to pee all the time? Very minimal sleep bc I can’t breathe.
Surgery on 4-24 not feeling to bad can eat or drink anything didn’t sleep much nite keep waking up every 15 to 20 minutes one thing that has helped me is keeping ice pack around my neck at all times
Day 1 wasn’t as bad as I thought. I got there at 6AM, answered a bunch of questions, read a book I brought with me until 8AM, went in for surgery. I woke up shortly after being wheeled out of the OR and made a “DERP DERP DERP” post to facebook from my phone while still high as f*ck. I do recall doing this. It didn’t take long for me to “sober up” so to speak. I ate a few ice chips then was wheeled into short-stay and guzzled a bunch of water. I stayed in there FOREVER even though I felt fine and was ready to go. They wanted to make sure I didn’t start puking or anything, which I knew I wouldn’t. Finally I left, my mother and her friend had come to visit me for the surgery so she drove my car home then took me grocery shopping for some things I could eat over the next several days. After I got home I wasn’t in much pain, my surgeons’s nurse checked in on me, I was on maybe a 3 of 10 on the pain scale… probably a 7 for someone with a normal pain tolerance, mine is very, very, very high. I took some painkillers, 7.5mg hydrocodone, 500mg acetaminophen liquid, when I got home because I wasn’t sure what to expect from eating. 45 minutes later I heated some soup and eating it wasn’t bad at all. Even after the meds wore off later I ate more soup and some little soft cocktail sausages without too much of a problem, it was a little hard to swallow, but not painful. I ran a few errands, even though I was told not to. I felt fine. No big deal. A few hours later after I got home I took another dose because I had some ear and jaw pain. I mostly just relaxed and played some video games until I decided to go to bed. I didn’t have any real trouble sleeping… but the dry mouth was ridiculous. I woke up 3 different times with my mouth being just completely dry like I had stuffed it with cotton balls. I drank ridiculous amounts of water every time and sat up for a few minutes and made sure my mouth was sufficiently moist and salivated before going back to sleep. Apart from that, nothing too terrible.
Day 1
Went to hospital, they took my blood pressure, at the same time they were trying to get my iv in, along with 5 other nurses onlooking and asking me questions. Ididn’t think I felt nervous, but I must have. I’m 36 and first time for any kind of surgery. They told my my blood pressure was too high. I dont have a history of high bp, and have been to my dr 3 times this yr. Easch time normal, I think the 1st vist it was low. My last visit was a week ago 120 over 80. In the hospital 150 over 110. They checked it several times and tried calling my dr, but they were closed. They were almost going to cancel the surgery. This would have been the 2nd time. I was supposed to have my tonsilectamy done 2 weeks ago but 2 days before I came down with a bad case of tonsilitis and had to reschedual. In the end my bp went down a little lower but they want me to visit my dr again and check my bp. I think they gave me some meds before surgery to lower it but not positive. Went into the or took a few deep breathes and just remember waking up groggy. Went home a little light headed a little pain, the meds really help hardly feel anything except when it gets close to the time to take meds again, but still not lots of pain. A little sleepy though.
Coming out of anesthesia was the worst level of pain for me (only matched by day 6). I would rate the pain about a level 8. They then gave me pain meds through my IV. I left the hospital with a pain level of 4.
Another thing that helped (before the anesthesia) was requesting an (3 day dose) anti-nausea patch. This was given in addition to a dose of anti-nausea medication. I had a friend who had nausea days 1-3, even with the patch (however, she ate nothing on day one).
While at the hospital, they encouraged ice chips and slushes, as well as a cup of Jell-o. I made sure I swallowed frequently, as my pre-op consultation person stated I would heal more quickly the more I drank and swallowed.
As soon as I got home, I took my pain meds with a cup of Jell-o, and slept for about 3 hours.
Although swallowing was extremely painful, I drank several cups of water while awake. I then slept on and off in 2 hour increments, and took meds with Jell-o.
Pain for day one (overall) was about a 3. I had no nausea, and spent most of the day sleeping.
Im 33 and i also had nasal surgery at the same time as my tonsilectomy, big mistake! Surgery was over and I woke up around 4ish. I could talk, kinda, which was surprising. Shit of daulaudid and a small cup of liquid lortab and I’m on my way. In good spirits and not feeling too terrible. Home by 5:30 and I’m dri king water. I read the forums so I’m drinking drinking drinking. Ate a little ice cream. Pain meds wear off quick so I’m struggling to make it to every 4 hours. Very bloated, think its because of the meds. Constant urge to pee but I can’t, again I think it’s bc of gas. Maybe how a pregnant woman feels they have to pee all the time? Very minimal sleep bc I can’t breathe.