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.
So far, day 3 has been rough. I spend all morning throwing up. I could barely eat because my stomach still didn’t feel right. I got a new prescription of liquid percoset to replace the roxicet. The nausea has gone away with the new medicine. Today, I am having a lot of jaw and ear pain along with a very raw feeling throat. I’m exhausted because I’m getting very little sleep and my neck is so cramped from trying to sleep propped up. Please tell me there’s a light at the end of the tunnel…
I’m on my 3rd day now. Last night was terrible, I slept sitting up with a humidifier, but I didn’t get a good night’s sleep because I kept getting up every two hours to drink water, and my throat was still dry when I woke up! It seems a little bit worse than yesterday, but not too bad. Thank goodness for ice packs! All I’ve eaten today is a scrambled egg, jell-o, a popsicle and noodles with butter. I’ve been starving all day, but today it hurts more to chew food than to swallow. I don’t want it to get any worseee 🙁
i’m 18 years old and this is Day 3 for me. I woke up at 3:30am to me choking on phlegm. Once I stopped crying I changed my ice pack that the hospital gave me, got colder water to soothe my aching throat. I took the hydrocodone and now I play the waiting game. day 1 wasn’t so bad because the anesthesia didn’t wear off for awhile. It took the hospital 2 hours to wake me up from it. Tuesday [day of surgery] I slept all day. Yesterday, day 2 was very painful, couldn’t swallow anything besides my medicine and Popsicle’s. Today is not looking good and it’s only 4:40 in the morning. I haven’t eaten anything besides popsicles since tuesday and because of that my stomach won’t stop growling. I burp a lot also cause my stomach is so empty. I keep laying on the water but it doesn’t seem to help. It’s been an hour..the Hydrocodone better kick in soon…
Sounds like a rough time Ashley. Trust me it gets better. It has now been a week since my surgery. I would try going for some jello to get something a little more substantial in your stomach. It helped me a lot.
Day 3….woke up with the chronic hiccups at 6 am, actually got about 5 hours of sleep. It’s 11 pm and I have been hiccuping roughly 90% of the day, on and off – obviously mostly on. It is making my throat hurt worse than it should be, I imagine. Very annoying. White scabs looking better and more in line with the pictures. Ate scrambled eggs with cheese and a small portion of Mac and cheese. It’s sore getting food down because the muscles hurt. The food itself doesn’t hurt. I truly believe that my mind is so focused on the ridiculousness of these hiccups that I’m not feeling the pain from my throat as much. This is mental torture.
well im passed this day but i can still remember that day 3 was the worst so far. i woke up dizzy and i couldnt get my medicine down because i was so sick to my stomach. my mom and sister were at work and i couldnt get out of bed. i started getting a HUGE headache and i had no pain reliever close to me so i couldnt take anything. i slept all day and finally my family came home. i had an even bigger headache and my mom helped me out of bed. i was running a fever of 101.1 which i was told was normal. i tried eating and i couldnt because i was getting sick to my stomach again. i ended up throwing up a bit but after that i was able to eat again. the rest of the day i felt a bit better but was sitting very dizzy and weak. today is day 5 and im doing better but still in pain. i hope others have a better day 3.
You just described my day 4. I have not thrown up but I have spent all day feeling like I was going to. I can’t eat anything because my throat is so sore and my meds do nothing but make my stomach more upset. Meanwhile I seem to have a migraine that of course I can’t take anything for because both asprin and ibuprofen are off limits…
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.
So far, day 3 has been rough. I spend all morning throwing up. I could barely eat because my stomach still didn’t feel right. I got a new prescription of liquid percoset to replace the roxicet. The nausea has gone away with the new medicine. Today, I am having a lot of jaw and ear pain along with a very raw feeling throat. I’m exhausted because I’m getting very little sleep and my neck is so cramped from trying to sleep propped up. Please tell me there’s a light at the end of the tunnel…
I’m on my 3rd day now. Last night was terrible, I slept sitting up with a humidifier, but I didn’t get a good night’s sleep because I kept getting up every two hours to drink water, and my throat was still dry when I woke up! It seems a little bit worse than yesterday, but not too bad. Thank goodness for ice packs! All I’ve eaten today is a scrambled egg, jell-o, a popsicle and noodles with butter. I’ve been starving all day, but today it hurts more to chew food than to swallow. I don’t want it to get any worseee 🙁
i’m 18 years old and this is Day 3 for me. I woke up at 3:30am to me choking on phlegm. Once I stopped crying I changed my ice pack that the hospital gave me, got colder water to soothe my aching throat. I took the hydrocodone and now I play the waiting game. day 1 wasn’t so bad because the anesthesia didn’t wear off for awhile. It took the hospital 2 hours to wake me up from it. Tuesday [day of surgery] I slept all day. Yesterday, day 2 was very painful, couldn’t swallow anything besides my medicine and Popsicle’s. Today is not looking good and it’s only 4:40 in the morning. I haven’t eaten anything besides popsicles since tuesday and because of that my stomach won’t stop growling. I burp a lot also cause my stomach is so empty. I keep laying on the water but it doesn’t seem to help. It’s been an hour..the Hydrocodone better kick in soon…
Sounds like a rough time Ashley. Trust me it gets better. It has now been a week since my surgery. I would try going for some jello to get something a little more substantial in your stomach. It helped me a lot.
-Matt F.
Day 3….woke up with the chronic hiccups at 6 am, actually got about 5 hours of sleep. It’s 11 pm and I have been hiccuping roughly 90% of the day, on and off – obviously mostly on. It is making my throat hurt worse than it should be, I imagine. Very annoying. White scabs looking better and more in line with the pictures. Ate scrambled eggs with cheese and a small portion of Mac and cheese. It’s sore getting food down because the muscles hurt. The food itself doesn’t hurt. I truly believe that my mind is so focused on the ridiculousness of these hiccups that I’m not feeling the pain from my throat as much. This is mental torture.
well im passed this day but i can still remember that day 3 was the worst so far. i woke up dizzy and i couldnt get my medicine down because i was so sick to my stomach. my mom and sister were at work and i couldnt get out of bed. i started getting a HUGE headache and i had no pain reliever close to me so i couldnt take anything. i slept all day and finally my family came home. i had an even bigger headache and my mom helped me out of bed. i was running a fever of 101.1 which i was told was normal. i tried eating and i couldnt because i was getting sick to my stomach again. i ended up throwing up a bit but after that i was able to eat again. the rest of the day i felt a bit better but was sitting very dizzy and weak. today is day 5 and im doing better but still in pain. i hope others have a better day 3.
You just described my day 4. I have not thrown up but I have spent all day feeling like I was going to. I can’t eat anything because my throat is so sore and my meds do nothing but make my stomach more upset. Meanwhile I seem to have a migraine that of course I can’t take anything for because both asprin and ibuprofen are off limits…
-Matt F.