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.
Oh Day 3. I woke up okay that morning. Even felt okay enough to take the dog for a walk again and take a shower. However, the late morning of Day 3 I woke up from a nap in the most intense pain I think I’ve ever had. Took pain meds, it didn’t help. Tried my ice chips, it didn’t help. I contemplated going in to see the doctor but I decided that I didn’t want to look like a wimp lol. After a couple doses of pain medication in the next 4 hours the pain started to dull away a little bit. I slept for most of Day 3 just to try to forget the pain. I discovered on this day that the Crane Cool Mist Humidifier is a miracle!!! It kept my throat somewhat moist and that night I slept for 4 hours straight and woke up with little pain! Thankfully I have had my mom and my boyfriend helping with the shaved ice and food for the past couple days and still helping me.
Day 3 I had the most pain so far. I got off pain meds almost immediately (first day after surgery) and the pain this morning was almost unmanageable. I didn’t go back to pain meds cuz of the nausea and vomit side effect. I finally had bowl movement and it feels wonderful. Hubby blended up watermelon and froze them just enough for me to eat, which tasted so good. Also mashed up pears with protein powder which is certainly something I needed but the vanilla flavored protein was way too sweet for me today. It also created a thick kind of gluey feeling on the back. Had some malt o meal again and I had to thin it WAY down, then rinse mouth with salt water right away cuz the little grain tend to stick to your tongue… Pain wise I’d say 12 (1-10 with 10 being the worst) but remember I’m nuts and I only took pain meds on the day of surgery for 3 times. It is somewhat manageable I’d say depends on your pain tolerance. If you don’t care or don’t have the constipation or vomit side effect from pain meds, then you are lucky and I certainly suggest taking pain meds. But for those like me who really don’t take meds much and overall pretty healthy, I’d say you can go without pain meds. The left side of my tongue is returning back to senses but the right half still feels pretty numb and I can see the retractor & indentation on my tongue still. The little blister on my lip from retractor is finally slowly going away. Oh, I’ve been chewing gum since yesterday. Actually just 1/4 piece of gum at one time and mint ones certainly don’t work we’ll. it makes your numby and swollen tongue feel even number and colder. I slept about one hour at a time for twice from midnight, but in the afternoon I just couldn’t handle it anymore so slept a bit. I’d like to wake up every half hour to drink ice water but that’s without pain meds. Uvulva and tongue are still swollen as a matter of fact I still can’t see my entire uvula because its huge and tongue is blocking as well. I’m hoping tomorrow will not be more painful than today. After all on a scale o 1-10 I’d say 12 is pretty ba!!! Good luck!!! Just know everyday is a progress and eventually we will get there. Hang in there!!!
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Hello all. This is Day 3 for me. 42 year old female. I woke up with a bit of pain, say 4 on a scale to 10, but I needed a bit of a break from the liquid vicodin last night. The stomach is so sensitive on bland, soft foods. So I decided for lunch to make a baked potato that I smashed up enough that an infant could eat it. I have noticed pieces of skin I guess from the back of my throat. Is this normal? Well good luck all. I will keep in touch. I must say though, because of my age people scared me to death. But if you stay on top of the pain and drink tons of fluid you will be fine.
Okay got painful here. Forcing myself to eat entirely normal foods. Why? Aids the healing process and boy it’s like a man up challenge. Plus I love food regardless of pain. Switched to codeine and paracetemol…. Errr yeah painful much
Statistics show that the most likely day for people to hemorrhage is day 8. Just be careful, it’s great that you’re making the effort to eat, but you’re not out of the woods yet, so pushing it could be dangerous.
Day 3 is where the real fun started. I would say the pain scale jumped from a 3 to about a 7. I could no longer swallow without pain (the previous day I had mashed potatoes just fine, but was not going to happen on Day 3). I stuck to Jello all day, though I tried pudding a few times. The problem with pudding is it’s like glue, if you have especially deep tonsil beds like mine, it gets stuck and hurts. Also gives the back of your throat an unpleasant “cramped” feeling of their being too much back there. I remember thinking that the pain couldn’t possibly get worse…boy was I naive…
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.
Oh Day 3. I woke up okay that morning. Even felt okay enough to take the dog for a walk again and take a shower. However, the late morning of Day 3 I woke up from a nap in the most intense pain I think I’ve ever had. Took pain meds, it didn’t help. Tried my ice chips, it didn’t help. I contemplated going in to see the doctor but I decided that I didn’t want to look like a wimp lol. After a couple doses of pain medication in the next 4 hours the pain started to dull away a little bit. I slept for most of Day 3 just to try to forget the pain. I discovered on this day that the Crane Cool Mist Humidifier is a miracle!!! It kept my throat somewhat moist and that night I slept for 4 hours straight and woke up with little pain! Thankfully I have had my mom and my boyfriend helping with the shaved ice and food for the past couple days and still helping me.
Day 3 I had the most pain so far. I got off pain meds almost immediately (first day after surgery) and the pain this morning was almost unmanageable. I didn’t go back to pain meds cuz of the nausea and vomit side effect. I finally had bowl movement and it feels wonderful. Hubby blended up watermelon and froze them just enough for me to eat, which tasted so good. Also mashed up pears with protein powder which is certainly something I needed but the vanilla flavored protein was way too sweet for me today. It also created a thick kind of gluey feeling on the back. Had some malt o meal again and I had to thin it WAY down, then rinse mouth with salt water right away cuz the little grain tend to stick to your tongue… Pain wise I’d say 12 (1-10 with 10 being the worst) but remember I’m nuts and I only took pain meds on the day of surgery for 3 times. It is somewhat manageable I’d say depends on your pain tolerance. If you don’t care or don’t have the constipation or vomit side effect from pain meds, then you are lucky and I certainly suggest taking pain meds. But for those like me who really don’t take meds much and overall pretty healthy, I’d say you can go without pain meds. The left side of my tongue is returning back to senses but the right half still feels pretty numb and I can see the retractor & indentation on my tongue still. The little blister on my lip from retractor is finally slowly going away. Oh, I’ve been chewing gum since yesterday. Actually just 1/4 piece of gum at one time and mint ones certainly don’t work we’ll. it makes your numby and swollen tongue feel even number and colder. I slept about one hour at a time for twice from midnight, but in the afternoon I just couldn’t handle it anymore so slept a bit. I’d like to wake up every half hour to drink ice water but that’s without pain meds. Uvulva and tongue are still swollen as a matter of fact I still can’t see my entire uvula because its huge and tongue is blocking as well. I’m hoping tomorrow will not be more painful than today. After all on a scale o 1-10 I’d say 12 is pretty ba!!! Good luck!!! Just know everyday is a progress and eventually we will get there. Hang in there!!!
Q
Hello all. This is Day 3 for me. 42 year old female. I woke up with a bit of pain, say 4 on a scale to 10, but I needed a bit of a break from the liquid vicodin last night. The stomach is so sensitive on bland, soft foods. So I decided for lunch to make a baked potato that I smashed up enough that an infant could eat it. I have noticed pieces of skin I guess from the back of my throat. Is this normal? Well good luck all. I will keep in touch. I must say though, because of my age people scared me to death. But if you stay on top of the pain and drink tons of fluid you will be fine.
Okay got painful here. Forcing myself to eat entirely normal foods. Why? Aids the healing process and boy it’s like a man up challenge. Plus I love food regardless of pain. Switched to codeine and paracetemol…. Errr yeah painful much
Statistics show that the most likely day for people to hemorrhage is day 8. Just be careful, it’s great that you’re making the effort to eat, but you’re not out of the woods yet, so pushing it could be dangerous.
Day 3 is where the real fun started. I would say the pain scale jumped from a 3 to about a 7. I could no longer swallow without pain (the previous day I had mashed potatoes just fine, but was not going to happen on Day 3). I stuck to Jello all day, though I tried pudding a few times. The problem with pudding is it’s like glue, if you have especially deep tonsil beds like mine, it gets stuck and hurts. Also gives the back of your throat an unpleasant “cramped” feeling of their being too much back there. I remember thinking that the pain couldn’t possibly get worse…boy was I naive…