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.
Day 1 was ok for me. I felt like I was going to puke every time I moved. I couldn’t eat much because it burned so bad so all I did was drink water. The important thing is to drink every time you have a chance. Force hydrate, even if it does burn or feel weird. I slept almost all day except for when I had to wake up for a drink.
I am 22 years old, and so happy to be finally rid of my awful tonsils. I was scheduled for surgery around 8 am yesterday, and everything went just fine. the iv was a tad uncomfortable, and was pretty nervous as i had never had a surgery of any sort before. They hydrated me through the iv so i would not get sick. They took me into the operating room, moved me to the table, asked me how much I weighed and just like that i was out. I woke up and felt nice and cozy wrapped up in some warm blankets in the cool recovery room, i did not get sick, but i think i cried a little when i first woke up, as i was a little disoriented. I believe the method they used was the harmonic cutlery one described on this blog, with a few stitches thrown in just in case. Once I had slept a little, eaten some jello, and used the restroom, I was ok to go home. They gave me some tylenol with codine for the pain(nasty liquid orange flavor) and some liquid antibiotics(the pink kind you have as a kid for ear infection etc) I was pretty out of it most of the day but pain level was pretty manageable. They said just liquids for now, but I managed to eat a tapioca pudding an half a pack of ramen i mixed with peas and only a little flavor and cooked till it was nice and soft a cooled down, along with a lot of water. I am camped out on my couch to keep my head/neck a little more elevated and comfortable. Also talking isnt too bad, although i am trying not to overdo it. I was even able to skype my boyfriend and thank him for the beautiful flowers he sent me. I have a cool air humidifier running constantly, and a gel ice pack for my neck. Ive been taking the tylenol with codine every 4 hours, even at night, with lots of water and a vitamin water sort of drink to chase down the nasty medicine flavor. The stiches feel weird, but nothing too painful yet.
I am suggesting getting “Puffcorn” It is like a cheese puff but extremely soft. The only food I have been able to eat up until day 8. Thank goodness for it!
My first day i felt on top of the world ! i thought that it wasnt bad at all, but yet did i discover that that was the best i would feel for the next week! Make sure on your first day you keep up with your meds and drink water, if you cant drink popcicles help out alot
On day one, I woke up around 10:30am from surgery panicking because I couldn’t breathe. I had a lot of saliva blocking my windpipe. The attending nurse thought I was just groggy as I was trying to get his attention. Eventually, he realized my airway was blocked and suctioned my mouth. After a lot of coughing, my airway cleared and I finally relaxed. I had some throat pain, but it wasn’t bad. The pain was equivalent to having tonsillitis. I asked the nurse if I had stitches in my throat because I could feel something back there, but he said there weren’t any. It was most likely the scabs that I was feeling. They took me back to my room and gave me water, Sprite, and lemon jello. I didn’t even want to test carbonation on my throat, so I skipped the Sprite and went for the water. I didn’t drink much because it was difficult to swallow. I’m not a fan of jello, but I decided to go for it anyway. It was MAGIC! The cold jello went down easy and soothed my throat. After about 45 minutes, my throat pain started to get worse and the nurse gave me some liquid lortab. It started to kick in within 30 minutes and the pain was tolerable again. I was released around noon and was given a prescription for amoxicillen and roxicet. The nurse told me to wait until 4:30pm before I take the roxicet and start the amoxicillin the next day. I stayed at my parents’ house until my fiance could pick me up after work. I got my prescription around 4:30pm but didn’t take it until 5:30pm once I was home and had food on my stomach. By that time, the pain was absolutely horrible. I made some cream of chicken soup and drank it from a cup, carefully chewing the chunks of chicken before swallowing them. The soup was so easy on my throat. I took my roxocet, but half an hour later, realized I had only take half the dose I should have, so I took the rest of the dose. The rest of the day, I was able to tolerate the pain, taking my medicine every 6 hours as prescribed.
Day 1 was ok for me. I felt like I was going to puke every time I moved. I couldn’t eat much because it burned so bad so all I did was drink water. The important thing is to drink every time you have a chance. Force hydrate, even if it does burn or feel weird. I slept almost all day except for when I had to wake up for a drink.
Day 1: Surgery Day Aug 14, 2012
I am 22 years old, and so happy to be finally rid of my awful tonsils. I was scheduled for surgery around 8 am yesterday, and everything went just fine. the iv was a tad uncomfortable, and was pretty nervous as i had never had a surgery of any sort before. They hydrated me through the iv so i would not get sick. They took me into the operating room, moved me to the table, asked me how much I weighed and just like that i was out. I woke up and felt nice and cozy wrapped up in some warm blankets in the cool recovery room, i did not get sick, but i think i cried a little when i first woke up, as i was a little disoriented. I believe the method they used was the harmonic cutlery one described on this blog, with a few stitches thrown in just in case. Once I had slept a little, eaten some jello, and used the restroom, I was ok to go home. They gave me some tylenol with codine for the pain(nasty liquid orange flavor) and some liquid antibiotics(the pink kind you have as a kid for ear infection etc) I was pretty out of it most of the day but pain level was pretty manageable. They said just liquids for now, but I managed to eat a tapioca pudding an half a pack of ramen i mixed with peas and only a little flavor and cooked till it was nice and soft a cooled down, along with a lot of water. I am camped out on my couch to keep my head/neck a little more elevated and comfortable. Also talking isnt too bad, although i am trying not to overdo it. I was even able to skype my boyfriend and thank him for the beautiful flowers he sent me. I have a cool air humidifier running constantly, and a gel ice pack for my neck. Ive been taking the tylenol with codine every 4 hours, even at night, with lots of water and a vitamin water sort of drink to chase down the nasty medicine flavor. The stiches feel weird, but nothing too painful yet.
I am suggesting getting “Puffcorn” It is like a cheese puff but extremely soft. The only food I have been able to eat up until day 8. Thank goodness for it!
My first day i felt on top of the world ! i thought that it wasnt bad at all, but yet did i discover that that was the best i would feel for the next week! Make sure on your first day you keep up with your meds and drink water, if you cant drink popcicles help out alot
On day one, I woke up around 10:30am from surgery panicking because I couldn’t breathe. I had a lot of saliva blocking my windpipe. The attending nurse thought I was just groggy as I was trying to get his attention. Eventually, he realized my airway was blocked and suctioned my mouth. After a lot of coughing, my airway cleared and I finally relaxed. I had some throat pain, but it wasn’t bad. The pain was equivalent to having tonsillitis. I asked the nurse if I had stitches in my throat because I could feel something back there, but he said there weren’t any. It was most likely the scabs that I was feeling. They took me back to my room and gave me water, Sprite, and lemon jello. I didn’t even want to test carbonation on my throat, so I skipped the Sprite and went for the water. I didn’t drink much because it was difficult to swallow. I’m not a fan of jello, but I decided to go for it anyway. It was MAGIC! The cold jello went down easy and soothed my throat. After about 45 minutes, my throat pain started to get worse and the nurse gave me some liquid lortab. It started to kick in within 30 minutes and the pain was tolerable again. I was released around noon and was given a prescription for amoxicillen and roxicet. The nurse told me to wait until 4:30pm before I take the roxicet and start the amoxicillin the next day. I stayed at my parents’ house until my fiance could pick me up after work. I got my prescription around 4:30pm but didn’t take it until 5:30pm once I was home and had food on my stomach. By that time, the pain was absolutely horrible. I made some cream of chicken soup and drank it from a cup, carefully chewing the chunks of chicken before swallowing them. The soup was so easy on my throat. I took my roxocet, but half an hour later, realized I had only take half the dose I should have, so I took the rest of the dose. The rest of the day, I was able to tolerate the pain, taking my medicine every 6 hours as prescribed.