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.
Check out our new tonsillectomy recovery video- Caution: Not always pretty
Please feel free to add your own experience with tonsillectomy day 3.
-Greg Tooke My short bio
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 3.. I still feel pretty good? I am waiting for the pain to really hit. (female 40 yr old) I got out this morning, ran errands, did some work on computer and am now alternating pure tylenol to hyrdocodone every 4 hours. I take naps and feel fine. I think the medrol pack I take makes me hungry and I didn’t want to eat ice cream like I did yesterday because of the thick white coat it left in my throat. I stuck to cream of chicken soup, jello, pudding, mash potatoes and popsicles. I still am most comfortable in bed, propped up, also find humidifier useful oh and the tongue scraper. Thats very nice, I am starting to get bad breath. So I just hope the bad pain everyone is talking about is skipping me?
Day 3 is a lot like the first two days. It has been going pretty well for me. I take pain killers every four hours, keep ice on my neck, and run my humidifier. I drink a lot of water also. My mouth is a little sorer today than it has been. I think I’ve been trying to talk too much! Other than that, not going too bad!
I woke up feeling really nauseated on Day 3. It was my 27th birthday and my mom had given me some pudding with a candle in it as soon as it turned midnight. I woke up around 8 a.m. and vomited twice, puking it all up. I was glad to know it didnt hurt, like i expected, and i did feel better after.
I don’t know if it’s because my behind-the-ear anti-nausea patch wore off or what. I put on a new one and called my doctor so he could prescribe an anti-nausea pill that dissolves on the tongue.
The pain was really bad, just super sharp pains in my throat/neck, every time I swallowed. No pain meds (not even Tylenol or Advil) worked at all. I tried to eat and drink but it was just so painful, I mostly slept.
By around 9 pm, my parents were frustrated by how much pain I was still in, so they called the doctor to say my pain level was still about 9/10. He said to go to the emergency room and they could give me a shot or something that would help. I ended up being hooked up to an IV and morphine for a couple of hours. I was so dehydrated (I kept trying to drink but it was too painful to get much down), they pumped 2 liters of fluid into my arm in just an hour.
The morphine was the only thing that dulled the pain at all, down to about a 5 or 6 out of 10. I had three doses and it didn’t even knock me out, just took the edge off the horrible shooting pain in my neck/throat. I went home feeling a bit better around 3 am.
Day three was comparable to day 2 for me. After the vomiting yesterday I had my boyfriend call the doctor (as I can barely speak), and let her know what was going on. Got prescribed anti-nausea meds and a steroid to increase my appetite. I’m finding it really daunting to consume more than about 500-600 calories per day right now. The anti-nausea meds are a miracle, and I’ve kept down everything I’ve eaten today. Soup and ensure are definitely the way to go for me, all the sugar in jello and pudding was making a film in my mouth that was difficult to get rid of (even with toothpaste/toothbrush). I’m hoping the swelling in my tongue will go down soon, its still 2-3x larger than normal and has big canker like sores on the edges and underside. My mind has put my throat on the back-burner at this point and I’m really only aware of it when swallowing, but I’m constantly aware of my tongue.
Being able to keep on top of the pain today by keeping down all of my meds has made today a little easier than yesterday. Cold water helps lubricate everything in my throat and the more I drink the less it hurts. I’m at a pain level of 2-3 in my throat today (when swallowing), and 5 for my tongue.
Well as I’ve told you I’m 62 had both tonsils taken out on 4-24 and to this point . I’ve only had what feels like a bad sore throat I never let my throat dry out drink as much apple juice as you can get your hands on .i have eaten I try and keep my self busy so as to keep my mind on other things besides my neck . Take your pain meds on time I rotate 2 Norco every 4hours and 1percocet half way thru and that is what works for me .if you do not have a humidifier please get one.The only other thing I can say is I no not everyone is going to heal the same but I am 62 years old and I will not let this bet me.
Im on day 3 after having a tonsillectomy and septoplasty – i’m feeling positive but im a lot of pain. Still on lots of pain meds – Codeine, Paracetamol and Ibuprofen, which in all honesty are knocking me out for several hours. Im trying to eat (all soft food, porridge, Jelly and banana’s) and forcing myself to drink as much water as I can.
The worst bit of this whole process was waking up after the general and vomiting several times. So im thinking that its all better from here on in.
Glad ive found this website tho, I will be having a good read. 🙂
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 3.. I still feel pretty good? I am waiting for the pain to really hit. (female 40 yr old) I got out this morning, ran errands, did some work on computer and am now alternating pure tylenol to hyrdocodone every 4 hours. I take naps and feel fine. I think the medrol pack I take makes me hungry and I didn’t want to eat ice cream like I did yesterday because of the thick white coat it left in my throat. I stuck to cream of chicken soup, jello, pudding, mash potatoes and popsicles. I still am most comfortable in bed, propped up, also find humidifier useful oh and the tongue scraper. Thats very nice, I am starting to get bad breath. So I just hope the bad pain everyone is talking about is skipping me?
Day 3 is a lot like the first two days. It has been going pretty well for me. I take pain killers every four hours, keep ice on my neck, and run my humidifier. I drink a lot of water also. My mouth is a little sorer today than it has been. I think I’ve been trying to talk too much! Other than that, not going too bad!
I woke up feeling really nauseated on Day 3. It was my 27th birthday and my mom had given me some pudding with a candle in it as soon as it turned midnight. I woke up around 8 a.m. and vomited twice, puking it all up. I was glad to know it didnt hurt, like i expected, and i did feel better after.
I don’t know if it’s because my behind-the-ear anti-nausea patch wore off or what. I put on a new one and called my doctor so he could prescribe an anti-nausea pill that dissolves on the tongue.
The pain was really bad, just super sharp pains in my throat/neck, every time I swallowed. No pain meds (not even Tylenol or Advil) worked at all. I tried to eat and drink but it was just so painful, I mostly slept.
By around 9 pm, my parents were frustrated by how much pain I was still in, so they called the doctor to say my pain level was still about 9/10. He said to go to the emergency room and they could give me a shot or something that would help. I ended up being hooked up to an IV and morphine for a couple of hours. I was so dehydrated (I kept trying to drink but it was too painful to get much down), they pumped 2 liters of fluid into my arm in just an hour.
The morphine was the only thing that dulled the pain at all, down to about a 5 or 6 out of 10. I had three doses and it didn’t even knock me out, just took the edge off the horrible shooting pain in my neck/throat. I went home feeling a bit better around 3 am.
Best birthday ever!!! 🙁
Day three was comparable to day 2 for me. After the vomiting yesterday I had my boyfriend call the doctor (as I can barely speak), and let her know what was going on. Got prescribed anti-nausea meds and a steroid to increase my appetite. I’m finding it really daunting to consume more than about 500-600 calories per day right now. The anti-nausea meds are a miracle, and I’ve kept down everything I’ve eaten today. Soup and ensure are definitely the way to go for me, all the sugar in jello and pudding was making a film in my mouth that was difficult to get rid of (even with toothpaste/toothbrush). I’m hoping the swelling in my tongue will go down soon, its still 2-3x larger than normal and has big canker like sores on the edges and underside. My mind has put my throat on the back-burner at this point and I’m really only aware of it when swallowing, but I’m constantly aware of my tongue.
Being able to keep on top of the pain today by keeping down all of my meds has made today a little easier than yesterday. Cold water helps lubricate everything in my throat and the more I drink the less it hurts. I’m at a pain level of 2-3 in my throat today (when swallowing), and 5 for my tongue.
Well as I’ve told you I’m 62 had both tonsils taken out on 4-24 and to this point . I’ve only had what feels like a bad sore throat I never let my throat dry out drink as much apple juice as you can get your hands on .i have eaten I try and keep my self busy so as to keep my mind on other things besides my neck . Take your pain meds on time I rotate 2 Norco every 4hours and 1percocet half way thru and that is what works for me .if you do not have a humidifier please get one.The only other thing I can say is I no not everyone is going to heal the same but I am 62 years old and I will not let this bet me.
Hey all,
Im on day 3 after having a tonsillectomy and septoplasty – i’m feeling positive but im a lot of pain. Still on lots of pain meds – Codeine, Paracetamol and Ibuprofen, which in all honesty are knocking me out for several hours. Im trying to eat (all soft food, porridge, Jelly and banana’s) and forcing myself to drink as much water as I can.
The worst bit of this whole process was waking up after the general and vomiting several times. So im thinking that its all better from here on in.
Glad ive found this website tho, I will be having a good read. 🙂