A collection of various experiences of adult tonsillectomy patients on their third 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 3. 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 3
Tonsillectomy Day 3 : It’s starting to hurt a little worse for some reason. Tonsillectomy Day 3 : Drugs aren’t working – help, Doc! …Yay, new drugs! What to eat? Thoughts on the post tonsillectomy diet
Tonsillectomy Day 3 : I guess what I wanted didn’t matter, because at 1:30am I rushed to the bathroom and began to vomit. After the first time, I absolutely panicked, because I saw red and figured I was bleeding – just my luck! It turned out to be the children’s Tylenol melt away caplets – which were bubblegum flavored and therefore pinkish red in color! Whew! After getting back in bed, I felt a little better and decided to keep drinking water.
An hour later I rushed back to the bathroom, and christened the majestic bowl a second time. After getting sick the second time, my throat felt very raw, but no more painful than before. The only good part of getting sick is that it removed all of the phlegm that was built up in my throat. I went back to bed, grabbed my laptop and came right to www.mybigfattonsillectomy.com, where I posted my guts out! Sleep? What’s sleep? I stayed up all night trying to find something other than an infomercial on television – if you’ve ever watched television at 5:00am; you know how difficult that is! In the morning I began chewing gum to get my muscles working again; my teeth and jaw have been so sensitive. Eating wise, I was able to work in applesauce today, which is a big step up from frozen treats and jell-o. This reminds me, mark my words, after the recovery, I will never be able to eat jell-o again – the taste of it mixed with amoxicillin is haunting me in my dreams! Pain wise, today is definitely the worst by far. The throat is very sore, but the worst is the ear pain; it’s so intense! Today I also had to call my doctor and let him know that the codeine wasn’t working with my empty stomach. He sent my mom out to buy gravol (an anti-nausea medication) to take before the codeine. Turns out, it didn’t help. I found myself dry heaving over that same majestic bowl (I apologize; I know that is not the most pleasant picture). I didn’t actually vomit, but that feeling was definitely worse. As stubborn as I am, I decided to play doctor and call it quits on both the gravol and the codeine. As a result – I’d have to make it through on children’s Tylenol? What was I thinking?
Tonsillectomy Day 3 : day 4 post tonsillectomy and sinus surgery (turbinoplasty, septoplasty, antrostomy, the works), 31 years old. I am still glad that I got both surgeries done at once, since I’ll only have 1 recovery, but WOW. If one thing doesn’t hurt, something else does. I now know why my surgeon works with Ears, Nose and Throat… they are definitely all connected!
Tonsillectomy Day 3 : Day 3-4: I woke up both mornings at 5am with really bad pain, my ears were aching and my throat was on fire and i could barely get my pills to go down my throat. I went back to bed until about 930am. When i woke up again i had to have ice chips, jello and a popsicle to sooth my throat. drank lots of water and some coca-cola and ate some noodles with Parmesan cheese.took my meds like clockwork so i wouldnt be in excruciating pain. although the pain was still pretty bad. Tonsillectomy Day 3 : Surgery day up until the 3rd day, was like, WHAT what surgery..pshhhh smooth sailing…and then Tonsillectomy Day 3 : Day 3 – 7 – Wham! And I mean WHAM! The pain steadily increased with day 7 taking the cake as WORST DAY EVER.
Tonsillectomy Day 3 : Had a pretty decent nights sleep. I think the humidifier helped keep my throat and nose damp over night, and i tried to keep on my pain management by taking a percocet about every four hours. I have started clearing my throat of bloody phlegm, drainage from my nose i believe as i do not see any bleeding form my throat. Pain level is still very tolerable. Drinking fluids is sill a bit difficult, i did start eating popsicles which are nice and soothing. Tonsillectomy Day 3 : Day three–felt better, due to the anti-nausea drugs in my opinion. Taking pain meds was good again, eating still not so good as jello was the only thing I could eat. Drank lots of water, even though it hurt. Worst part, in my opinion, was the swollen tongue and uvula, which no one ever mentioned. Tonsillectomy Day 3 : Day 3 post op (72 hours) . Drooling when i sleep that causes me to choke and cough. I dont know why im not swallowing when i sleep. Ear pain now and sometimes cold doesnt feel good. Im still hanging out in bed and pretty much in a daze after my meds. Im taking one hysrocodone pill every 3 hours. I eat before my meds and it sometimes makes me late to take my meds. That causes more pain. I am drinking trying to eat eggs, pasta, and soup. Sick of popsicles and sweets.
Tonsillectomy Day 3 : Day 3- painful morning, went home ate chicken noodle soup. My mom decided to let me sleep…big mistake! Woke up in horrible pain, stay on TOP With your PAIN MEDS!
Tonsillectomy Day 3 : Recovery Day 3 (post-op day 4): I stopped taking the Lortab because of the slight overdose and the scary side effects (paranoia, mood swings, fidgety, sweating feeling un-easy) and I began to take 2 tablespoons of Tylenol Sore Throat liquid 500mg per tablespoon about every 5 hours or so. It curves the pain slightly without diving back into the Lortab. I did however need a teaspoon of Lortab just so I could eat some soup. I then drank an Ensure plus in the shower while banging on the wall after each sip because swallowing it hurt so bad. I also discovered that drinking some children’s benadryl (double the child dose which is an adult dose) it helps me relax and sleep for a little bit. Noticed a white coating on my tongue. Been using colgate peroxyl mouthwash to get ride of any sores and possible Thrush in my mouth. Also began taking acidophilus probiotic supplement to get rid of any Thrush that may have developed.
Tonsillectomy Day 3 : Day 3: I feel no better than I did the day of surgery. I am pretty disgusted. I thought that I would be feeling better by day 3, but I am not. At this point I am just trying to muster the energy to get through another day.
I’ m on day 3 (including the surgery day) and it’ s quite bearable, one side of throat hurts, the other nearly doesn’t. But I am still at the hospital ( they do it this way in my country) and I sooo wanna be home and eat something better than white yoghurt and tasteless instant mashed potatoes:)) also I’d do everything not to share the room with a pair of very loud ladies that won’t shut their mouths XD when I stay up, walking the hall or sitting in the tv room, I get dizzy. on the other side i’m really glad it goes that well with my pain – there’ s the other girl next to me who looks like she really suffers on day three. My advise is to drink as much as you can, water and a cold herb tea are good. And popsicles FTW 🙂
I’m on day three and finally decided to use a humidifier, it is incredible these things help it hurts 65% less to swallow. I haven’t eaten anything yet and lost 9 pounds which is bad, but since I’m sort of starting to feel better ill wait until tomorrow. What helps with a fever and pain the most is children’s liquid Motrin, it is an antiflamitory and helps with neck and ear pain. But if you want to feel some time of relief stay in a small room with a humidifier it makes it easier to take meds and drink water
I’m on day 11 now and was also in ALOT of pain until I suddenly turned the corner on day 10.
You really want to get that humidifier going ASAP. It is something that works miracles. The other things that helped me were: keeping an ice bag on each side of my throat round the clock, my pain Meds were in liquid form so I mixed with chocolate ensure (around 1/4-1/2 a cup) so that it wouldn’t burn (also gave me the protein I needed to help heal), made slushies out of apple juice and spoon fed just a little bit at a time, distraction – hubby has let me have total control over the tv so I watch whatever I want, sleep proped up – I started with a blanket under my pillow but ended up with a 12 inch wedge pillow under me, and remember every day of pain brings you one closer to recovery.
If your Meds still aren’t cutting the pain, I would call your surgeon and let them know. There is usually something they can do to help.
Hope this helps you some. It sucks when you hurt this bad, and I’m sorry you are having such a rough time. Hope the rest of your recovery is tolerable.
Hi, I am 34 and today is day 3! Is it ok that the whole of the back of my throat is green and white? Also pain has just started this morning, will ensure I take some meds to bed with me so I can take during the night!
I must disagree, green is normal. My surgeon saw me yesterday with green scabbing and a thin white border that’s perfect for this stage. I admit, it’s disgusting when your throat looks moldy, but the method of monopolar cauterization does that. Just stay hydrated and don’t worry! For swelling, salty chicken broth is fantastic, but drink plenty of water to keep hydration up. The darker your urine, the more dehydrated you are.
I just woke up and I’m still feeling like day 1 when shouldn’t I be feeling like day 3? The medicine doesn’t do anything to help my sore throat although yesterday I had to go to the emergency room because I couldn’t breath much and I couldn’t swallow anything. No spit, no water, and worst of all no medicine. At the hospital they gave me and IV giving me 2 liters of water, a steroid, and some medicine. After 3 hours of being at the ER I went home bringing me from a 10 in pain to a 3! Steroid wore off after 5 hours of the surgery which left me to feel terrible again. I took 4 pills went to sleep and now I’m at about an 7 in pain! I really need to buy a humidifier!!!
Hello everyone. I just started my day 9 and it feels pretty good. Other than the fact of having a dry mouth when I woke up (dumb humidifier turned off in the middle of the night), I feel pretty good. On day 7 I was able to cautiously eat some mashed potatos and gravy biscuits from Bojangles ( chicken/biscuit fast-food place similar to Popeye’s) the strongest thing I can possibly urge anyone about recovery and be an adult (I’m 19 by the way) is a HUMIDIFIER!!! you won’t believe how much pain this saves you. And the longer your throat is moist, the quicker your body can heal. So you’re getting a slightly quicker healing process. I waited until day 5 to buy one and I’ve had it running ever since! honestly the best purchase I’ve made in awhile. I can wake up in the morning and not feel like I’m swallowing daggers. It just helps a ton and I strongly urge to get one. You can buy a cheap one from Walmart “vicks warm steam” for about $15. I hope this helps and goodluck with recovery.
Tonsillectomy Day 3 : I guess what I wanted didn’t matter, because at 1:30am I rushed to the bathroom and began to vomit. After the first time, I absolutely panicked, because I saw red and figured I was bleeding – just my luck! It turned out to be the children’s Tylenol melt away caplets – which were bubblegum flavored and therefore pinkish red in color! Whew! After getting back in bed, I felt a little better and decided to keep drinking water.
I’ m on day 3 (including the surgery day) and it’ s quite bearable, one side of throat hurts, the other nearly doesn’t. But I am still at the hospital ( they do it this way in my country) and I sooo wanna be home and eat something better than white yoghurt and tasteless instant mashed potatoes:)) also I’d do everything not to share the room with a pair of very loud ladies that won’t shut their mouths XD when I stay up, walking the hall or sitting in the tv room, I get dizzy. on the other side i’m really glad it goes that well with my pain – there’ s the other girl next to me who looks like she really suffers on day three. My advise is to drink as much as you can, water and a cold herb tea are good. And popsicles FTW 🙂
I’m on day three and finally decided to use a humidifier, it is incredible these things help it hurts 65% less to swallow. I haven’t eaten anything yet and lost 9 pounds which is bad, but since I’m sort of starting to feel better ill wait until tomorrow. What helps with a fever and pain the most is children’s liquid Motrin, it is an antiflamitory and helps with neck and ear pain. But if you want to feel some time of relief stay in a small room with a humidifier it makes it easier to take meds and drink water
I’m on day 11 now and was also in ALOT of pain until I suddenly turned the corner on day 10.
You really want to get that humidifier going ASAP. It is something that works miracles. The other things that helped me were: keeping an ice bag on each side of my throat round the clock, my pain Meds were in liquid form so I mixed with chocolate ensure (around 1/4-1/2 a cup) so that it wouldn’t burn (also gave me the protein I needed to help heal), made slushies out of apple juice and spoon fed just a little bit at a time, distraction – hubby has let me have total control over the tv so I watch whatever I want, sleep proped up – I started with a blanket under my pillow but ended up with a 12 inch wedge pillow under me, and remember every day of pain brings you one closer to recovery.
If your Meds still aren’t cutting the pain, I would call your surgeon and let them know. There is usually something they can do to help.
Hope this helps you some. It sucks when you hurt this bad, and I’m sorry you are having such a rough time. Hope the rest of your recovery is tolerable.
Hi, I am 34 and today is day 3! Is it ok that the whole of the back of my throat is green and white? Also pain has just started this morning, will ensure I take some meds to bed with me so I can take during the night!
The white part seems to be normal, but green scabs definatly are not. I would call your surgeon to see what their thoughts are.
I must disagree, green is normal. My surgeon saw me yesterday with green scabbing and a thin white border that’s perfect for this stage. I admit, it’s disgusting when your throat looks moldy, but the method of monopolar cauterization does that. Just stay hydrated and don’t worry! For swelling, salty chicken broth is fantastic, but drink plenty of water to keep hydration up. The darker your urine, the more dehydrated you are.
I just woke up and I’m still feeling like day 1 when shouldn’t I be feeling like day 3? The medicine doesn’t do anything to help my sore throat although yesterday I had to go to the emergency room because I couldn’t breath much and I couldn’t swallow anything. No spit, no water, and worst of all no medicine. At the hospital they gave me and IV giving me 2 liters of water, a steroid, and some medicine. After 3 hours of being at the ER I went home bringing me from a 10 in pain to a 3! Steroid wore off after 5 hours of the surgery which left me to feel terrible again. I took 4 pills went to sleep and now I’m at about an 7 in pain! I really need to buy a humidifier!!!
Hello everyone. I just started my day 9 and it feels pretty good. Other than the fact of having a dry mouth when I woke up (dumb humidifier turned off in the middle of the night), I feel pretty good. On day 7 I was able to cautiously eat some mashed potatos and gravy biscuits from Bojangles ( chicken/biscuit fast-food place similar to Popeye’s) the strongest thing I can possibly urge anyone about recovery and be an adult (I’m 19 by the way) is a HUMIDIFIER!!! you won’t believe how much pain this saves you. And the longer your throat is moist, the quicker your body can heal. So you’re getting a slightly quicker healing process. I waited until day 5 to buy one and I’ve had it running ever since! honestly the best purchase I’ve made in awhile. I can wake up in the morning and not feel like I’m swallowing daggers. It just helps a ton and I strongly urge to get one. You can buy a cheap one from Walmart “vicks warm steam” for about $15. I hope this helps and goodluck with recovery.
Hi Josh I had my surgery Dec 26 and also invested in the same humidifier. I was wondering do you have to lay close to it to feel the benefits?