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. My daughter (11) and I (35) both had tissue-welding T&As on May 25th. Day 3; we both continued our meds (Toradol and Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen for me H/A and Ibuprofen for her). Much the same as Day 2 for us; daughter slept in; I was able to get up; I took it a little more easy. No walks and more naps for me. Still we are both able to eat and drinking okay. We took a look at our throats, my uvula and tongue seem to be more swollen than hers, I also have worse breath and am brushing my teeth more frequently. I add some apple cider vinegar to my water. Daughter has a fever and I prescribe a bath; we both do okay that night.
I’m on day three and I’ve noticed I’ve got a lot more saliva I’m my mouth even when I’m constantly swallowing. I’ve noticed I definitely have phlegm in my throat and will have to clear my throat a little and can taste it but I wasn’t given and directions on how to handle it. I might have to call my doctor and see what to do. Is anyone else afraid of brushing their teeth? Because I absolutely am. I have hardly eaten a damn thing today. I’m working on some applesauce and then some broth because I’m starved!
Today is my third day. I’m 12 almost 13. My neck ears head and throat hurt. Everytime I try to eat it’s like I can’t swallow. It hurts and feels like I’m choking. I’m so freaking hungry. Idk what to eat. I want ramen noodles but I don’t think I can eat it! ????? I have not eaten 100% normal since third grade. I’m miserable!
Day three was the end of the honeymoon for sure. I take 15 ml of liquid hydrocodone/325 Tylenol every 4 hours. I have determined that i need to drink fluids right after pain meds because my throat hurts too much to swallow about 70 minutes before the next round. So that is only 150 minute window or so to drink and then when I am done I sleep. Then I repeat. So I am only getting about 2 hours asleep every fours hours or so. It just hurts too much to try to sleep for hours at night. I at mashed potatoes on day three for lunch and then some runny scramble eggs for a late dinner. I made sure to chew the eggs real well and then drink some gatorade as I swallowed the eggs in hopes to avoid eggs getting stuck. I will be sticking to jello, apple sauce, popsicles, orange sherbert, and Sonic ice for the next few days.
I did try my lidocaine last night as swallowing got that bad. It was pretty effective for about an hour. Also started taking stool softener yesterday as I haven’t had a BM yet. I started to pass gas but nothing solid yet. So far day 4 has started out better than day three, I think it is due to me drinking about 750ml of water after every dose of pain meds. Though I am running on less sleep.
Right now I’m on the end of day number 3 of recovery and let’s say things definitely increased pain. I woke up perfectly fine with no pain and I even gargled salt water to get rid of the phlegm before the pain came back. It’s now 5pm and I’ve never been through this much pain in my life; I have ringing ears which is driving me through hell, my throat is burning so I’m taking down an ice block to cool it and I have the worst taste in my mouth which is making me ill. I’m only 17 and this is the worst pain I’ve ever been through, I even crush my pain killers because I can’t take them down normally. At least I won’t get tonsillitis anymore once I recover fully.
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 can barely talk. Just random noises coming out. Can barely take my painkillers let alone eat food or drink normally.
Day 3. My daughter (11) and I (35) both had tissue-welding T&As on May 25th. Day 3; we both continued our meds (Toradol and Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen for me H/A and Ibuprofen for her). Much the same as Day 2 for us; daughter slept in; I was able to get up; I took it a little more easy. No walks and more naps for me. Still we are both able to eat and drinking okay. We took a look at our throats, my uvula and tongue seem to be more swollen than hers, I also have worse breath and am brushing my teeth more frequently. I add some apple cider vinegar to my water. Daughter has a fever and I prescribe a bath; we both do okay that night.
I’m on day three and I’ve noticed I’ve got a lot more saliva I’m my mouth even when I’m constantly swallowing. I’ve noticed I definitely have phlegm in my throat and will have to clear my throat a little and can taste it but I wasn’t given and directions on how to handle it. I might have to call my doctor and see what to do. Is anyone else afraid of brushing their teeth? Because I absolutely am. I have hardly eaten a damn thing today. I’m working on some applesauce and then some broth because I’m starved!
Today is my third day. I’m 12 almost 13. My neck ears head and throat hurt. Everytime I try to eat it’s like I can’t swallow. It hurts and feels like I’m choking. I’m so freaking hungry. Idk what to eat. I want ramen noodles but I don’t think I can eat it! ????? I have not eaten 100% normal since third grade. I’m miserable!
Day three was the end of the honeymoon for sure. I take 15 ml of liquid hydrocodone/325 Tylenol every 4 hours. I have determined that i need to drink fluids right after pain meds because my throat hurts too much to swallow about 70 minutes before the next round. So that is only 150 minute window or so to drink and then when I am done I sleep. Then I repeat. So I am only getting about 2 hours asleep every fours hours or so. It just hurts too much to try to sleep for hours at night. I at mashed potatoes on day three for lunch and then some runny scramble eggs for a late dinner. I made sure to chew the eggs real well and then drink some gatorade as I swallowed the eggs in hopes to avoid eggs getting stuck. I will be sticking to jello, apple sauce, popsicles, orange sherbert, and Sonic ice for the next few days.
I did try my lidocaine last night as swallowing got that bad. It was pretty effective for about an hour. Also started taking stool softener yesterday as I haven’t had a BM yet. I started to pass gas but nothing solid yet. So far day 4 has started out better than day three, I think it is due to me drinking about 750ml of water after every dose of pain meds. Though I am running on less sleep.
Hi Michael- thanks for the update- Just curious: how are you applying the lidocaine?
I am suppose to gargle with it. It seemed too thick to gargle so I added water. Consulted with a Dr. friend and it is suppose to be thick.
Right now I’m on the end of day number 3 of recovery and let’s say things definitely increased pain. I woke up perfectly fine with no pain and I even gargled salt water to get rid of the phlegm before the pain came back. It’s now 5pm and I’ve never been through this much pain in my life; I have ringing ears which is driving me through hell, my throat is burning so I’m taking down an ice block to cool it and I have the worst taste in my mouth which is making me ill. I’m only 17 and this is the worst pain I’ve ever been through, I even crush my pain killers because I can’t take them down normally. At least I won’t get tonsillitis anymore once I recover fully.