Tonsillectomy Recovery Day 2



Tonsillectomy Recovery Day by Day

Day 2

 

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A collection of various experiences of adult tonsillectomy patients on their second 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 2. 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.What to eat? Thoughts on the post tonsillectomy diet

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Please feel free to add your own experience with tonsillectomy day 2.
-Greg

Tonsillectomy Day 2
Tonsillectomy Day 2

 

Day 2 :  I don’t even need narcotics.  Give me some pudding!

Day 2 :  This must be the pain everyone’s talking about. Yay, drugs!

Day 2 :  So, I woke up today in some intense pain, as the children’s Tylenol wasn’t even lasting half of the time as it was supposed to. My throat and uvula felt extremely swollen, which is completely normal for the first few days after surgery. I was really adamant about not taking the codeine because I have a very sensitive stomach and I know that codeine is very strong – especially on an empty stomach.  I decided to try to swallow the amoxicillin again – I guess I didn’t learn my lesson the first time! After 30 minutes and finally getting both capsules down, I decided enough is enough and next time I was definitely going to open the capsules and mix them with jell-o. Sure enough, I decided to be smart one more time and say that it’s all in my head and they won’t get stuck again. Um, why am I so stubborn at times? However, the third time they got stuck was the charm. I started getting upset and promised myself that I will not swallow them again. I stuck to my word this time! Needless to say, amoxicillin and jell-o don’t taste so swell together. In fact, I gagged just about every time I had to take them; lucky for me, it was 2 capsules 3 times daily for 1 week – what bliss! The morning and afternoon wasn’t terrible, as I was able to get by on the children’s Tylenol. I ate popsicles and freezies throughout the day, and was wondering why I had so much phlegm. I put my thinking cap on and realized that it must be the sugar in them that is causing the excess of phlegm – it wasn’t pleasant. Nevertheless, I continued to eat them because they soothed my throat. I realized a weird symptom today, uncontrollable burping!?! I was a little taken back by this, but after talking to a few people, I was told it was just my digestive track returning to normal. The evening on the other hand, got a lot worse! I decided to sacrifice my stubbornness, and take the codeine (yes people, on an EMPTY stomach)! That night my stomach hurt a bit because of the codeine, but I figured it would settle. I prayed it would settle! I didn’t even want to think about vomiting after a tonsillectomy – ouch!

Day 2 :  bad morning, felt good during the day, night time pain was really bad Stopped pain meds on day 2 due to nausea and dizziness.

Day 2 :  i went home and slept and woke up at 9:30am and wasnt feeling too bad. I lost track of time and missed my timing for the meds and was in excruciating pain at about 12pm. once the effects of the t3′s came in, it eased the pain a little bit. I managed to eat 3 fried eggs and some soft meat thing. but i felt really nauseated after eating it. I also drank a lot of water even though it hurt like hell to swallow

Day 2 : I’m about to finish day 2. I have been chewing on some juicy fruit gum, eating bomb pops and scrambled eggs(with just a little milk and cheese mixed in) and they are going down easy. I now have some pain on my tongue, several sore spots. Hurts worse than my throat. The liquid roxicet the doctor gave me works great. I’m only consuming about 5ml instead of the recommended 10ml.

Day 2 : Well it was a bit of a rough night. Had another anxiety attack around 6am. Had a bunch of flem/thick mucus coating my throat because it was drying out, due to breathing through my mouth. The this mucus was making it difficult to swallow and I began to worry i would choke or drown. It is also difficult to drink, when i swallow fluids creep up my nose, but since i cannot really breathe through my nose, i cant clear it. This also gives me anxiety.

tonsillectomy recovery day 2 : Day two–sucked!! Nauseous all day from taking pain meds on empty stomach, throwing up, finally doc gave a scrip for anti-nausea medicine so my mom (bless her heart, stayed with my for 5 days) went and got my meds. Couldn’t eat or take pain meds without barfing. Pain was awful.

tonsillectomy day 2 : day 2 was terrible! Mornings are the worst too. I found waking up a few times in the night just for a sip of water really helped! Also for the first time last night I used an icepack! So much relief! It’s such a long process but there is a light at the end of this painful tunnel!

Day 2 : Day 2- bad morning, felt good during the day, night time pain was really bad.

day 2 : Days 2-3: I would call this a “steady decline”. Pain became worse and I could not eat anything. No popsicles, no ice cream. Finally at the end of day 3 I discovered Jello. Oh thank heaven for Jello, it felt soooo good both on my throat and to actually have something in my stomach.

tonsillectomy recovery day two : Was able to sleep a little bit more over night but not much. The Lortab med made me feel very weird and I took a little too much of it because the pain was so bad and that was a mistake. Felt like I had a minor overdose. I ended the day with a slight mental breakdown in the bathroom with the worst pain in my throat and head that I have ever felt in my life. Did not eat much and my appetite seemed to vanish. Pretty much hit a roadblock today and my body just did not feel like doing anything.

tonsillectomy day two :  I made it through the night ok. I was put on an oxygen reader to make sure I was breathing an acceptable level of oxygen. I didn’t get much sleep because of the pain.

Tonsillectomy Recovery
Tonsillectomy

Aug 20th, 10:41a: (Sorry for long post, this outlines from yesterdays Tonsiectomy to the following morning)

Please forgive any typos, still have a ton of drugs in me. To be clear, I am the biggest pansy when it comes to pain.

So much so, when they were hooking me up to the IV I almost decided not to go through with my tonsillectomy. The wife and the sedative they gave me helped sway my decision.

The reason: I had a table saw accident several years ago and knew what 10-10 pain is. If you are anything like me, you researched the sh!t out of this procedure and are now terrified because almost 98% of the accounts of this surgery are horrible stories.

I am journaling my experience for those like me that are spending 100’s of hours reading and prepping. Hopefully, this will help you.

Just had a coblation tonsillectomy at 7:30a Thursday August 20, 2015, for chronic tonsil stones. ENT told my wife he could not believe they were not removed as a child because of the scarring on them from multiple sicknesses.

I am a 35-year-old male and live in the USA. Just got back home now several minutes ago from outpatient surgery and wanted to start this right away while it is fresh in my mind. This must be the “honeymoon phase” since I am in very little pain. Maybe a 1-2 out of 10.

Ate jello and now about to eat Kraft mac and cheese since I hear when the anesthesia the stuff wears off, it is bad.

I am prescribed 1-2 Dilaudid 4mg every 4-6 and Norco 10/325 every 2-4 hours. Phenergan suppositories for nausea, tetracaine numbing lollipops, the tonsil fire extinguisher, and a stool softener. ENT talked me out of the steroids since he said it prolongs healing but I really want them, all I need to do is call and ask.

Drinking a TON of water right now to keep hydrated. Took two soft ice packs you can get in the camping section of Walmart and put them in a sock to wrap around my neck. Will keep you posted.

Aug. 20th 5:30p.

So pain is at about a 2-3 out of 10. Not terrible at all. I am at 64oz of water in a Nalgene bottle that has a neoprene cover on it to keep it cold. Resting in a recliner watching TV. Have two TV stands next to the recliner with a humidifier on each one, tv remote, etc.

Ate jello, which went down great then ate Kraft Mac and cheese again, and a protein shake.

Wife made me mini Gatorade ice cubes and strawberry ensure ice cubes.

ICE, ICE, ICE and WATER, WATER, WATER is a must! Was able to take a few cat naps about 30 minutes a piece. Making sure I stay hydrated.

My sister is a surgical nurse for an ENT and stressed the importance of ICE and Hydration. I have had an ice pack around my next the entire time.

Not too much more to report. Oh, buy one of those travel neck pillows.

Aug. 21st 2 am

Ladies and Gentlemen, please put your seat trays and seat backs into upright and locked position because we are in for a bumpy ride. Boy am I glad I got that food down earlier.

Took my last pain meds yesterday night around 10:30p and fell right to sleep. I set an alarm for 1:30a to make sure I drank more H2O and took more pain meds. Well, no alarm clock needed. I woke up with a solid 7-8 out of ten pain level at exactly 1:19a. Feels like the left tonsil scab is wanting to peel (which it does not appear to by flashlight inspection) and like the worse case of strep throat I ever had.

I forgot to mention from when I woke up in recovery and to now I have not talked, but two words to make sure the vocals still worked. Been using a dry erase board or texting from my computer and phone to communicate with the wife. From several other peoples stories they said talking tends to make you pay for it later.

On top of that, I also forgot to mention I am on three different blood pressure medicines and Prilosec as well for acid reflux that my GP, who referred me to the ENT said I must stay on. That is an additional four pills a day that must go down each morning.

From up until now I was rotating from one Norco 10/325 to one 4mg Dilaudid every three hours. The pain I just work up in, I just took one of each and a Phenergan to keep the nausea down. I also drank another 16oz of water, had apple sauce, and made another protein shake.

It is not my intention to scare anyone away. I did mention earlier I am the world’s biggest pansy when it comes to pain, I just want to share an accurate experience of what I am going through as it happens. It has been pretty much on par with other people’s stories.

I am journaling this in pages on my Mac, so I will go ahead and upload it to this forum in case someone else is in or near the same recovery phase as me.

The Phenergan is starting to kick in which makes you sleepy. Thanks for listening and must keep that end goal in mind of NO MORE TONSIL STONES:-)

 

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199 comments

  1. Had my tonsils out on Thursday, ate toast an hour after the op, had sausages for tea then Friday got home and ate fish fingers and potatoes. I dont find it sore have took 2 painkillers since Thursday now on day 2, tired but eating solid and not that sore 🙂

  2. I was operated on yesterday and got discharged from the hospital today. I had to spend the night due to complicating health issues. My uvula is ridiculously swollen, laying on my tongue making me gag when I talk or walk, yes seriously… So far, the uvula is the most annoying thing after the operation.

    This is what I know so far:

    Swallowing and talking hurts a lot
    There is beginning ear pain
    Fevers come and go
    I feel very tired and beaten up
    It is hard to breathe sometimes due to guck in my throat and swollen uvula, very uncomfortable
    I get very annoyed very easily
    Drink as much as you can
    Take your pain meds
    Do not eat solid food, I get my on slimfast shakes / calorie shakes etc. genius!
    My tongue is also very sore after the clamps
    I have a bed that is adjustable, am very happy about that as I can sleep (almost) comfortably

    All in all not a horrible day but not looking forward of what is to come, especially with the lurking ear pain that I’ve heard from others. I can not drink or eat ice or ice cold anything due to other health issues, but I recommend it for feeling better, especially ice pack on the throat. I can’t tolerate any pain meds except for Paracetamol/Tylenol, yes, good times….

  3. Well day 2 is here and I’m still feeling pretty well. I’d say the pain is a notch worse but I keep drinking and taking my 2 percocets every 4 hours without fail. I’ve been able to eat freezy pops and fruit chillers which taste great! Able to get down some warm soup with little pasta noodles. I’m actually hungry and fantasizing about food which I wasn’t expecting. The thing I noticed today is the dreaded mucus which is just an annoyance but eating as well as chewing gum really helps that. Tomorrow is the dreaded day 3 but it’s probably best not to worry about it. What happens, happens.

  4. Hello All!
    32 year old male again who had his tonsils removed Monday, October 15. Day two was not bad at all. Just a repeat of day 1. Ate Mconalds, went shopping. I think I am healing at light speed. At 36 hrs after surgery I already had my scabs forming, Thin while film on the entire tonsil bed. I just hope that SOMEONE is reading this and it is making them feel better because I did not hear one story like this reading on the internet. I may be an extremely rare case but still a case. Pain day 1 and 2 = 3 TOPS. 2 or 3 when i swallow.

  5. Morning was especially rough. Going so long without drinking water while sleeping is tortuous. It’s tough to start drinking again, but worth it once you do. Was up at 7 and decided to start taking meds on the hour again. Tried a blueberry smoothie, but the milk made me too phlegmy. I stuck with chicken broth, jello and popsicles. Drank a ton of water, as much as I could. Refilling the camelpak three times by 5pm (over 2 gallons). Ate some salty instant mashed potatoes and cried at the joy of real food for the first time since Wednesday evening. A few hours later, I ate plain pasta with olive oil and salt. All the water makes me crave nothing but salt. Tried to do a few glasses of gatorade for the electrolytes as well. I know the worse days are coming up, so I’m trying to eat now to get my strength up.

    Not being able to laugh or talk is getting rough. I can only communicate with Daniel through g-chat and text message. I feel totally trapped. I have hilarious anecdotes about my recovery and can only write about them in this log when I’m not passed out on the couch like a beached whale. I have not said anything hilarious. Maybe they’re just funny in my head.

    Foods eaten:
    chicken broth
    scrambled egg
    mashed potatoes
    jello
    popsicles
    smoothie
    plain pasta with olive oil and salt

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