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 post tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy. I’m a healthy 128lb, 5ft 6in, 35 year old female. The pain in my throat is no worse than what tonsillitis caused me. My uvula and tongue are both swollen, which is uncomfortable, but not painful. I vomited twice on day 2, so Dr called in zofran. I’m also taking liquid hydrocodone (3tsp every 4 hours), and liquid amoxicillin (2tsp twice daily). I’ve had a humidifier running constantly beside me. I started chewing gum (Orbit sweet mint flavor-it’s not strong so doesn’t burn) since after my surgery. I sip ice water almost constantly. I eat mashed potatoes made with chicken broth, banana flavored Popsicles, and just had some rainbow sherbert which was nice. I try not to talk because it seems to irritate and cause swelling. The nurse said I could come to the office for a steroid shot if I wanted to for my swollen uvula. It’s so annoying. It’s as big as my thumb and I feel like I’m swallowing it constantly, but it doesn’t hurt.
i had undergone surgery on 23 april 2013 by coblation . the pain is pretty bad on day 3 . my ears are blocked and too much salivation in my mouth . hopefully the pain reduces as days go by .
Still not feeling a lot of pain due to meds. Get quite sleepy and a little dizzy at times. Eating soft foods and drinking lots of water. Pain has gotten a little worse but tolerable. I have been quite gassy and hear my stomache and intestines digesting. It is quite loud lol. Thkught I wouldbe constipated but its actually soft stool. Wonder if its a reaction to the roxicet? Never had thisbefore, im not lactose intolerant. I haven’t had any milk products more than usual.
I had my tonsils removed yesterday, I am 16 years old and I was unbelievably nervous, for me the pain was really bad, even though I could bare it. The nurses told me in my hospital to avoid dairy prouducts, so no ice cream. They told me i needed to start eating rough foods rig away, so about 5 hours post op I had a McDonald’s! I had large chips and 6 nuggets, and even though it took me an hour to get threw it made me feel a lot better. This morning was extremely painful waking up, but that’s because I let my throaght get to dry I think. I’ve eaten super noodles today and for dinner I had fajitas! And I read that spicy food isn’t supposed to be good, but if anything it made me feel better.
My surgery was March 18th, and I was 33 at the time of the surgery. Day three was not too bad (pain level 3).
I made sure to set my alarm in order to take my liquid Roxicet (10 ml) every four hours. It helped to stay ahead of the pain. My pain was always worse at night, so sometimes I would let 3.5 hours lapse in between doses.
Sleeping was difficult days 1-5, as I would wake up with a slight choking and a snore/gasp. During the first several days, I would wake up sometimes as often as 5 times an hour. I also had a lot of mucus. However, I did sleep in 1 to 2 hour increments.
Days 1-3, I only had clear liquids. I also scratched off my anti-nausea patch, but was still taking anti-nausea meds (Ondansetron). At about 4 pm, I vomited liquids. My friend called my doctor, who urged that I begin soft foods. They refilled my anti-nausea pills, but not the patch.
Pain this day was about a 3 to 4. I did begin to eat pudding with my meds after the nausea incident.
One thing I did not purchase (until much later) was a humidifier. I highly recommend this, especially when scabs begin to form.
I continued to drink a lot of water. A also believe what contributed to my quick healing were my daily vitamins, double dose of my pro-biotic, and daily dose of echinacea. I also doubled up on pro-biotics a week before the surgery.
Days 1-3 were the mildest for pain. I really suffered days 4-8. However, early in the morning of day 8, I began to feel much better.
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 post tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy. I’m a healthy 128lb, 5ft 6in, 35 year old female. The pain in my throat is no worse than what tonsillitis caused me. My uvula and tongue are both swollen, which is uncomfortable, but not painful. I vomited twice on day 2, so Dr called in zofran. I’m also taking liquid hydrocodone (3tsp every 4 hours), and liquid amoxicillin (2tsp twice daily). I’ve had a humidifier running constantly beside me. I started chewing gum (Orbit sweet mint flavor-it’s not strong so doesn’t burn) since after my surgery. I sip ice water almost constantly. I eat mashed potatoes made with chicken broth, banana flavored Popsicles, and just had some rainbow sherbert which was nice. I try not to talk because it seems to irritate and cause swelling. The nurse said I could come to the office for a steroid shot if I wanted to for my swollen uvula. It’s so annoying. It’s as big as my thumb and I feel like I’m swallowing it constantly, but it doesn’t hurt.
i had undergone surgery on 23 april 2013 by coblation . the pain is pretty bad on day 3 . my ears are blocked and too much salivation in my mouth . hopefully the pain reduces as days go by .
Day 3
Still not feeling a lot of pain due to meds. Get quite sleepy and a little dizzy at times. Eating soft foods and drinking lots of water. Pain has gotten a little worse but tolerable. I have been quite gassy and hear my stomache and intestines digesting. It is quite loud lol. Thkught I wouldbe constipated but its actually soft stool. Wonder if its a reaction to the roxicet? Never had thisbefore, im not lactose intolerant. I haven’t had any milk products more than usual.
I had my tonsils removed yesterday, I am 16 years old and I was unbelievably nervous, for me the pain was really bad, even though I could bare it. The nurses told me in my hospital to avoid dairy prouducts, so no ice cream. They told me i needed to start eating rough foods rig away, so about 5 hours post op I had a McDonald’s! I had large chips and 6 nuggets, and even though it took me an hour to get threw it made me feel a lot better. This morning was extremely painful waking up, but that’s because I let my throaght get to dry I think. I’ve eaten super noodles today and for dinner I had fajitas! And I read that spicy food isn’t supposed to be good, but if anything it made me feel better.
My surgery was March 18th, and I was 33 at the time of the surgery. Day three was not too bad (pain level 3).
I made sure to set my alarm in order to take my liquid Roxicet (10 ml) every four hours. It helped to stay ahead of the pain. My pain was always worse at night, so sometimes I would let 3.5 hours lapse in between doses.
Sleeping was difficult days 1-5, as I would wake up with a slight choking and a snore/gasp. During the first several days, I would wake up sometimes as often as 5 times an hour. I also had a lot of mucus. However, I did sleep in 1 to 2 hour increments.
Days 1-3, I only had clear liquids. I also scratched off my anti-nausea patch, but was still taking anti-nausea meds (Ondansetron). At about 4 pm, I vomited liquids. My friend called my doctor, who urged that I begin soft foods. They refilled my anti-nausea pills, but not the patch.
Pain this day was about a 3 to 4. I did begin to eat pudding with my meds after the nausea incident.
One thing I did not purchase (until much later) was a humidifier. I highly recommend this, especially when scabs begin to form.
I continued to drink a lot of water. A also believe what contributed to my quick healing were my daily vitamins, double dose of my pro-biotic, and daily dose of echinacea. I also doubled up on pro-biotics a week before the surgery.
Days 1-3 were the mildest for pain. I really suffered days 4-8. However, early in the morning of day 8, I began to feel much better.