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 was pretty good. I continued taking Ultram and Ibuprofen and added Tylenol in between doses. The tylenol made a tremendous difference. I slept well propped up and woke up again with the slimy phlegm-y feeling in my mouth and throat. My lymph nodes were still swollen and the sides of my tongue are sore. I ate 2 large cups of a smoothie, some soft cooked broccoli, sweet potato, mashed cauliflower and mashed boiled egg. Eating at dinner time pushed my pain level up to a 5. I took 2 naps, one after becoming exhausted from walking around outside my house. I have only had one small BM since surgery but I guess part of it is that I haven’t had enough food to make much stool. I am taking a stool softener. I started some of my pre-surgery supplements back: Vitamin C, quercitin, and chlorella. I was able to talk a little more today. It helped that my parents, who are staying with their 47 year old daughter to help out, played several rounds of Mexican Train Dominoes! Nice to do something fun and different. I also listened to some guided imagery and affirmations for healing which really help me relax and become focused on allowing my body to heal.
Day 3 – the night was hell, had no sleeping tablets, couldn’t take another Voltarol until 7am, throat felt like glass shards in it, but after the Voltarol could eat a full breakfast. Right side of neck swollen though!
today was day three for me. i feel like i slept the entire day away, even though i probably only got 1-2 hours of actual sleep. The pain meds really help with the throat pain but they make me itchy all over.. has anyone else had to deal with this issue? another annoying side effect of the lortab is not being able to pee all the time. Also, i’ve noticed today that i am very irritable, which seems to be another side effect of the narcotics. Other than those side effects, today was pretty much like yesterday. The swelling in the back of my throat hasn’t gone down much, making it so that i have to switch sleeping positions every so often to stay comfortable and still breathe. I find sometimes that laying on my side, instead of being propped up, is the best position but only for a short period of time. Again i emphasize a short period of time, due to the fact that I’m finding myself waking up from snoring so loud and then of course not being able to breathe. The ice packs are amazing and realy do help with sleeping comfortably. My dad went out and got a bunch of redbox movies and tv shows for me today and i’ve been camped out in my room… very relaxing! Tomorrow im getting the humidifier so i’m really excited about that. I hope the rest of this week gets easier. Anyone have any tips or suggesstions for the itchiness?
Day 3 sucked in the morning. The pain level was about an 8/10. I had to take steroids and codeine (with food) as soon as I woke up.. Boy did the medicines BURN!! A good alternative someone suggested was to drink a glass of milk before taking the meds. That definitely helped! When the codeine kicked in, I felt pretty good for the rest of the day. Pain was maybe a 4/10
Day 3 for me has been worse. The first 2 days I barely had any pain, and today I feel a dull headache, ear pain and my tongue hurts. I’m hungry but can’t eat. I have been really sleepy but I have to be careful to drink fluids. I slept too much last night and despite having my 2 humidifiers running, I can now feel the scabs forming in my throat and it’s uncomfortable.
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 was pretty good. I continued taking Ultram and Ibuprofen and added Tylenol in between doses. The tylenol made a tremendous difference. I slept well propped up and woke up again with the slimy phlegm-y feeling in my mouth and throat. My lymph nodes were still swollen and the sides of my tongue are sore. I ate 2 large cups of a smoothie, some soft cooked broccoli, sweet potato, mashed cauliflower and mashed boiled egg. Eating at dinner time pushed my pain level up to a 5. I took 2 naps, one after becoming exhausted from walking around outside my house. I have only had one small BM since surgery but I guess part of it is that I haven’t had enough food to make much stool. I am taking a stool softener. I started some of my pre-surgery supplements back: Vitamin C, quercitin, and chlorella. I was able to talk a little more today. It helped that my parents, who are staying with their 47 year old daughter to help out, played several rounds of Mexican Train Dominoes! Nice to do something fun and different. I also listened to some guided imagery and affirmations for healing which really help me relax and become focused on allowing my body to heal.
Day 3 – the night was hell, had no sleeping tablets, couldn’t take another Voltarol until 7am, throat felt like glass shards in it, but after the Voltarol could eat a full breakfast. Right side of neck swollen though!
today was day three for me. i feel like i slept the entire day away, even though i probably only got 1-2 hours of actual sleep. The pain meds really help with the throat pain but they make me itchy all over.. has anyone else had to deal with this issue? another annoying side effect of the lortab is not being able to pee all the time. Also, i’ve noticed today that i am very irritable, which seems to be another side effect of the narcotics. Other than those side effects, today was pretty much like yesterday. The swelling in the back of my throat hasn’t gone down much, making it so that i have to switch sleeping positions every so often to stay comfortable and still breathe. I find sometimes that laying on my side, instead of being propped up, is the best position but only for a short period of time. Again i emphasize a short period of time, due to the fact that I’m finding myself waking up from snoring so loud and then of course not being able to breathe. The ice packs are amazing and realy do help with sleeping comfortably. My dad went out and got a bunch of redbox movies and tv shows for me today and i’ve been camped out in my room… very relaxing! Tomorrow im getting the humidifier so i’m really excited about that. I hope the rest of this week gets easier. Anyone have any tips or suggesstions for the itchiness?
Day 3 sucked in the morning. The pain level was about an 8/10. I had to take steroids and codeine (with food) as soon as I woke up.. Boy did the medicines BURN!! A good alternative someone suggested was to drink a glass of milk before taking the meds. That definitely helped! When the codeine kicked in, I felt pretty good for the rest of the day. Pain was maybe a 4/10
Day 3 for me has been worse. The first 2 days I barely had any pain, and today I feel a dull headache, ear pain and my tongue hurts. I’m hungry but can’t eat. I have been really sleepy but I have to be careful to drink fluids. I slept too much last night and despite having my 2 humidifiers running, I can now feel the scabs forming in my throat and it’s uncomfortable.