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 3. As I read others experiences, I guess I am doing better than most.
Still only grabbing an hour or so of sleep after medicating… But not experiencing the pain nearly as bad as others. This morning I had pressure in my ears and some tongue pain. Still painful to swallow, but not overly so. And still eating cold Mac and cheese for every meal.
I am religiously taking medications and drinking water and maybe that is helping…. Just very little of extreme pain I keep reading about. I am thinking of going to work tomorrow…at least for a couple hours. Although worried that if I cut off meds that all hell would break loose.
In summary, slightly more pain initially this morning, pretty much the same overall. I hope this continues into tomorrow!
Day 3 ….woke up to a lot of pain in my tongue . My throat hurts sure, by the discomfort in my tongue is so much worse than I would have thought . Spent most of the day in a drug induced state- ate pasta, eggs and Popsicles again. But then napped. Oh my , the pain I experienced upon waking was horrible. I can’t talk, and find it very hard to swallow anything .!-and Lo and behold, now my ears are starting to ache. Have 10 minutes left till I can take my meds .
Oh. My. God. I didn’t know my body could feel pain like this! And it only gets worse?? I’ve never been so low and miserable. Starting to wonder why I ever did this in the first place! I just can’t get over the psychological aspect that there’s only increasing pain from here. I don’t think I can handle more than what I’m already struggling with 🙁
day 3 monday Morning was ok but then decided to change my diet a little. For lunch I tried to eat some cous cous with fish fillets all cooled down. It was quite painful indeed. I could only manage a quarter of the cous cous before throwing the rest in the rubbish as it was painful. I forced myself to finish the fish fillet however. I was still hungry and wanted to try ramen noodles on advice others here. I made that cooled it down and could only eat half of it before increased pain kicked in. Up to this point I am still only on paracetomel but didnt feel quite ready to take the Endone (oxycodone). This was to change after dinner when I had some mash potatoes.. that did not go down well at all..it was too sticky and felt like glue. I threw the whole thing in the bin eating only 4 bites. I ended up eating some more jello and making a protein shake with coconut water late around 10pm and that too was painful. I was quite defeated at this point as anything I tried to eat would hurt. I finally decided to take one oxycodone to relieve the pain after all this eating and it firstly gave me a headspin and after a while I could go to sleep.
Pain 5/10
Well at the end of day 3 I can say my recovery is going well! I had a really good sleep last night and boy did I know when I woke up! Painkillers an ice pop and fluids and I was back on track! My first day recovery I stuck to soft foods and liquids but since then I’ve eaten as normal! For example today I had toast for breakfast, chicken nuggets and chips for dinner and then chicken Kiev and jacket potato for tea! I’ve also had a packet of hard crisps today! Fingers crossed things can only keep getting better! Don’t get me wrong I’ve got some pain and I have an awful taste in my mouth (any tips on getting rid would be very much appreciated!) feeling positive. Let’s see what tomorrow brings!
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. As I read others experiences, I guess I am doing better than most.
Still only grabbing an hour or so of sleep after medicating… But not experiencing the pain nearly as bad as others. This morning I had pressure in my ears and some tongue pain. Still painful to swallow, but not overly so. And still eating cold Mac and cheese for every meal.
I am religiously taking medications and drinking water and maybe that is helping…. Just very little of extreme pain I keep reading about. I am thinking of going to work tomorrow…at least for a couple hours. Although worried that if I cut off meds that all hell would break loose.
In summary, slightly more pain initially this morning, pretty much the same overall. I hope this continues into tomorrow!
Day 3 ….woke up to a lot of pain in my tongue . My throat hurts sure, by the discomfort in my tongue is so much worse than I would have thought . Spent most of the day in a drug induced state- ate pasta, eggs and Popsicles again. But then napped. Oh my , the pain I experienced upon waking was horrible. I can’t talk, and find it very hard to swallow anything .!-and Lo and behold, now my ears are starting to ache. Have 10 minutes left till I can take my meds .
Day 3 – 25yo female.
Oh. My. God. I didn’t know my body could feel pain like this! And it only gets worse?? I’ve never been so low and miserable. Starting to wonder why I ever did this in the first place! I just can’t get over the psychological aspect that there’s only increasing pain from here. I don’t think I can handle more than what I’m already struggling with 🙁
day 3 monday Morning was ok but then decided to change my diet a little. For lunch I tried to eat some cous cous with fish fillets all cooled down. It was quite painful indeed. I could only manage a quarter of the cous cous before throwing the rest in the rubbish as it was painful. I forced myself to finish the fish fillet however. I was still hungry and wanted to try ramen noodles on advice others here. I made that cooled it down and could only eat half of it before increased pain kicked in. Up to this point I am still only on paracetomel but didnt feel quite ready to take the Endone (oxycodone). This was to change after dinner when I had some mash potatoes.. that did not go down well at all..it was too sticky and felt like glue. I threw the whole thing in the bin eating only 4 bites. I ended up eating some more jello and making a protein shake with coconut water late around 10pm and that too was painful. I was quite defeated at this point as anything I tried to eat would hurt. I finally decided to take one oxycodone to relieve the pain after all this eating and it firstly gave me a headspin and after a while I could go to sleep.
Pain 5/10
Well at the end of day 3 I can say my recovery is going well! I had a really good sleep last night and boy did I know when I woke up! Painkillers an ice pop and fluids and I was back on track! My first day recovery I stuck to soft foods and liquids but since then I’ve eaten as normal! For example today I had toast for breakfast, chicken nuggets and chips for dinner and then chicken Kiev and jacket potato for tea! I’ve also had a packet of hard crisps today! Fingers crossed things can only keep getting better! Don’t get me wrong I’ve got some pain and I have an awful taste in my mouth (any tips on getting rid would be very much appreciated!) feeling positive. Let’s see what tomorrow brings!