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.
woke up in serious pain today. sleep is definitely the enemy. wasnt able to eat as much today as before. barely any energy couldnt even get out of bed. going to the toilet is alot of effort. it takes alot of work and liquid for me to urinate. Havent done a number 2 since the day before the op 😮 im assuming this is adding to me feeling sluggish and all the other symptoms i usually get from being bloated. generally feeling disorientated and shit today. worrying about wasting away. trying to plan to eat to get enough calories etc. pain meds are not doing me any favours mentally or physicall..apart from tonsil pain..they are messing me up. nausea, dizzy, head is fuzzy, vertigo, irritable…cannot wait for this to be over.
The pain really ramped up on Day 3. In fact, I struggled all day to keep the pain under control. Even an hour of sleep left me reeling from a deep, searing pain. I have resorted to taking my lortab every 2.5 hours instead of every 3 hours as prescribed—sometimes I take it at the 2 hour mark because I just cannot bear another 30 minutes without it. Like others have mentioned, it is so important to stay ahead of the pain. If I re-dose before the pain gets too wild, I am able to keep it under control. Once it spikes to a 9 or 10, the full dosage of meds just isn’t as effective. I’m still forcing myself to drink water, but I ate almost nothing today. Hurts too much. I wish my throat was a numb as my mind is from watching so much stupid TV. Good grief.
Best advice I could give so far is to set your alarm for every new dose of pain relief. I made the mistake of taking endone and panadene this morning at 2am and slept through until 8:30-9am and woke up in incredible pain! Forego sleeping through- pain mess are well worth having intermittent sleep. No pain relief equals no sleep anyway… I had scrambled gags and a piece of toast for breaky and went back to bed. Am almost due for lunch now – not that I really want it. I’m constantly feeling sick from lack of eating the normal 3 meals on time but I just can’t do it until I absolutely MUST… My pain relief doesn’t really make me I’ll on an empty stomach so it’s just the hunger pain that bothers me… But you all probably know what I mean when I say that the resulting pain from eating usually outweighs the want for food… My quart-medication has done well to take down the uvula swelling but I’m still in a fair amount of pain and discomfort. Food and medication is followed by icy poles/electrolyte icy poles and then sleep. Whenever I get up I’m terribly dizzy and light headed.
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.
Try metamucile for the constipation.
woke up in serious pain today. sleep is definitely the enemy. wasnt able to eat as much today as before. barely any energy couldnt even get out of bed. going to the toilet is alot of effort. it takes alot of work and liquid for me to urinate. Havent done a number 2 since the day before the op 😮 im assuming this is adding to me feeling sluggish and all the other symptoms i usually get from being bloated. generally feeling disorientated and shit today. worrying about wasting away. trying to plan to eat to get enough calories etc. pain meds are not doing me any favours mentally or physicall..apart from tonsil pain..they are messing me up. nausea, dizzy, head is fuzzy, vertigo, irritable…cannot wait for this to be over.
The pain really ramped up on Day 3. In fact, I struggled all day to keep the pain under control. Even an hour of sleep left me reeling from a deep, searing pain. I have resorted to taking my lortab every 2.5 hours instead of every 3 hours as prescribed—sometimes I take it at the 2 hour mark because I just cannot bear another 30 minutes without it. Like others have mentioned, it is so important to stay ahead of the pain. If I re-dose before the pain gets too wild, I am able to keep it under control. Once it spikes to a 9 or 10, the full dosage of meds just isn’t as effective. I’m still forcing myself to drink water, but I ate almost nothing today. Hurts too much. I wish my throat was a numb as my mind is from watching so much stupid TV. Good grief.
Did anyone else have issues with constipation from the pain meds?
I suggest some metamucile
Best advice I could give so far is to set your alarm for every new dose of pain relief. I made the mistake of taking endone and panadene this morning at 2am and slept through until 8:30-9am and woke up in incredible pain! Forego sleeping through- pain mess are well worth having intermittent sleep. No pain relief equals no sleep anyway… I had scrambled gags and a piece of toast for breaky and went back to bed. Am almost due for lunch now – not that I really want it. I’m constantly feeling sick from lack of eating the normal 3 meals on time but I just can’t do it until I absolutely MUST… My pain relief doesn’t really make me I’ll on an empty stomach so it’s just the hunger pain that bothers me… But you all probably know what I mean when I say that the resulting pain from eating usually outweighs the want for food… My quart-medication has done well to take down the uvula swelling but I’m still in a fair amount of pain and discomfort. Food and medication is followed by icy poles/electrolyte icy poles and then sleep. Whenever I get up I’m terribly dizzy and light headed.