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.
Day three has been pretty good. Still a lot of pain happening whenever I bend over, I woke up again to a dry mouth, kind of thought I had an earache but false alarm. I had some important tasks to do today pertaining to my jobs so I didn’t take any pain medication until around 2:30pm. I actually felt a bit better although it still hurts to talk, swallow and open my mouth widely. I ate some special soup from a local chinese restaurant (I chewed the veggies very slowly and ate some of the noodles). I ate Jell-O throughout the day, chai vanilla protein shake (dairy free) and butternut soy soup. My taste is almost all there… I’ve been reading blogs about people not having the same taste but I think I’m going to be alright! I took one demerol around 3pm and 3 Tylenol 3’s around 10pm. I was hungry again around 11pm so I ate an avocado and a pomegranate fruit cup. I lost 9pounds and I feel very weak. My body is aching and from time to time I get a headache. Swallowing is a pain. Ive been tying to drink water but it hurts to drink.
Just beginning day 3 here. It has been approximately 48 hours since my tonsillectomy for bad tonsil stones. Day 1 was a breeze, but yesterday morning began pretty much nonstop vomiting due to the pain meds. I have stopped taking the Percocet and am sticking with the 400mg of ibuprofen my doctor also prescribed. The thought of food makes me nauseous. I think I had a small bleeder yesterday because of the vomiting, but it seemed to stop pretty quickly. I think the depression is starting to sink in. It’s funny because my throat doesn’t hurt that bad…it’s just every other part of my body. Not looking forward to the days to come since I know things are supposed to get worse.
Day three and the pain this evening is getting a bit worse. Still no real sleep to speak of and when I do manage to doze off, I wake up to my own snorkeling sound. I sleep sitting propped up with a wedge. Ice packs on the neck are great. Warm chicken broth is the best, it is delicious salty goodness, and makes my throat feel so good when it really starts to hurt. I alternate between that and ice water. I was taking a pain killer every four hours, but now have set my timer for every three hours, I just can’t make the four hour mark. Still no significant ear pain.
Day 3 and I could start to feel the pain beginning to kick in. Still eating relatively normally – soft foods, but real foods, pasta, rice etc. Noticed a couple of things today. First, my tongue is painful and a bit swollen. After eating I can feel little bits of food around the outside of my teeth, between the teeth and my cheeks. Normally I guess I’d swish my tongue around there and clear up the bits without thinking. But if I try to do it now, my tongue just hurts (at the back) and I can’t really persuade it to go where I want. Second thing, also due to swelling/puffiness – all the lines on my face under my eyes have disappeared. Most effective beauty treatment ever, it seems. Had a craving for salty foods. I guess all the water I’ve been drinking, plus eating sweet rather than savoury things quite a lot was leaving my sodium levels low. Night 3 was not fun. Pain really beginning, and for the first time I was left wide awake for periods of time, especially as the morning came near. Referred pain in the ears also getting started. I’m told I’ve been snoring very loudly at night, and that is no doubt making things much worse, vibrating all the damaged areas like a pneumatic drill. I’m prepared for things to keep getting worse before they get better.
Day 3 went alright. My friend brought me a big container full of egg drop soup. I tried soft foods, but my jaw and tongue are still way too sore for that. I kept liquids down and slept a lot. I found little rashes where I had heart and lung monitor stickies on me, so I’m allergic to adhesives in general. Ice and the liquid vicodin were both quite painful on my throat. Very drowsy, and in between consciousness. It’s not so bad. Thank god I didn’t bleed…
Hey at day three post surgery…just wondering if I am crazy for stopping my pain meds…All they do is make me feel sick,,found I can bear pain with just ibuprofen and lots of water..I am a little scared that days four and five will bring so much more pain..I just cant bear the thought of swallowing that chalky tylenol three anymore…
I see you posted over 2 weeks ago, but did you experience any bleeding? Possibly as a side effect from the Ibuprofen. The doctors told me not to go near that and to stick with the tylenol because they are 2 different drugs and tylenol doesn’t increase the risk of bleeding like ibuprofen, Advil, does. Am I the only person that has heard about that? But I’m sorry if I sound so bossy, I just want everyone to be safe with their 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.
Day three has been pretty good. Still a lot of pain happening whenever I bend over, I woke up again to a dry mouth, kind of thought I had an earache but false alarm. I had some important tasks to do today pertaining to my jobs so I didn’t take any pain medication until around 2:30pm. I actually felt a bit better although it still hurts to talk, swallow and open my mouth widely. I ate some special soup from a local chinese restaurant (I chewed the veggies very slowly and ate some of the noodles). I ate Jell-O throughout the day, chai vanilla protein shake (dairy free) and butternut soy soup. My taste is almost all there… I’ve been reading blogs about people not having the same taste but I think I’m going to be alright! I took one demerol around 3pm and 3 Tylenol 3’s around 10pm. I was hungry again around 11pm so I ate an avocado and a pomegranate fruit cup. I lost 9pounds and I feel very weak. My body is aching and from time to time I get a headache. Swallowing is a pain. Ive been tying to drink water but it hurts to drink.
Just beginning day 3 here. It has been approximately 48 hours since my tonsillectomy for bad tonsil stones. Day 1 was a breeze, but yesterday morning began pretty much nonstop vomiting due to the pain meds. I have stopped taking the Percocet and am sticking with the 400mg of ibuprofen my doctor also prescribed. The thought of food makes me nauseous. I think I had a small bleeder yesterday because of the vomiting, but it seemed to stop pretty quickly. I think the depression is starting to sink in. It’s funny because my throat doesn’t hurt that bad…it’s just every other part of my body. Not looking forward to the days to come since I know things are supposed to get worse.
Day three and the pain this evening is getting a bit worse. Still no real sleep to speak of and when I do manage to doze off, I wake up to my own snorkeling sound. I sleep sitting propped up with a wedge. Ice packs on the neck are great. Warm chicken broth is the best, it is delicious salty goodness, and makes my throat feel so good when it really starts to hurt. I alternate between that and ice water. I was taking a pain killer every four hours, but now have set my timer for every three hours, I just can’t make the four hour mark. Still no significant ear pain.
Day 3 and I could start to feel the pain beginning to kick in. Still eating relatively normally – soft foods, but real foods, pasta, rice etc. Noticed a couple of things today. First, my tongue is painful and a bit swollen. After eating I can feel little bits of food around the outside of my teeth, between the teeth and my cheeks. Normally I guess I’d swish my tongue around there and clear up the bits without thinking. But if I try to do it now, my tongue just hurts (at the back) and I can’t really persuade it to go where I want. Second thing, also due to swelling/puffiness – all the lines on my face under my eyes have disappeared. Most effective beauty treatment ever, it seems. Had a craving for salty foods. I guess all the water I’ve been drinking, plus eating sweet rather than savoury things quite a lot was leaving my sodium levels low. Night 3 was not fun. Pain really beginning, and for the first time I was left wide awake for periods of time, especially as the morning came near. Referred pain in the ears also getting started. I’m told I’ve been snoring very loudly at night, and that is no doubt making things much worse, vibrating all the damaged areas like a pneumatic drill. I’m prepared for things to keep getting worse before they get better.
Day 3 went alright. My friend brought me a big container full of egg drop soup. I tried soft foods, but my jaw and tongue are still way too sore for that. I kept liquids down and slept a lot. I found little rashes where I had heart and lung monitor stickies on me, so I’m allergic to adhesives in general. Ice and the liquid vicodin were both quite painful on my throat. Very drowsy, and in between consciousness. It’s not so bad. Thank god I didn’t bleed…
Hey at day three post surgery…just wondering if I am crazy for stopping my pain meds…All they do is make me feel sick,,found I can bear pain with just ibuprofen and lots of water..I am a little scared that days four and five will bring so much more pain..I just cant bear the thought of swallowing that chalky tylenol three anymore…
I see you posted over 2 weeks ago, but did you experience any bleeding? Possibly as a side effect from the Ibuprofen. The doctors told me not to go near that and to stick with the tylenol because they are 2 different drugs and tylenol doesn’t increase the risk of bleeding like ibuprofen, Advil, does. Am I the only person that has heard about that? But I’m sorry if I sound so bossy, I just want everyone to be safe with their recovery
You are right. Ibuprofen, aleve, aspirin and the likes will increase bleeding risks after surgery.