Tonsillectomy Recovery Day by Day
Day 5
A collection of various experiences of adult tonsillectomy patients on their fifth 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 5. 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 5 : Can I take the pain killers every two hours?
- Oh God. PAIN. …And why am I constipated??
- So, the pain is a little better today. I took Tylenol at 2:00am and didn’t need it again until 12:00pm – I’d consider that progress! The coughing is still present. I’m trying to avoid it, but it’s harder than you think. There isn’t much to say about today. I’m talking a little more, but don’t want to strain my voice even more, so I’m still writing a lot down. I had soup again today and canned peaches are awesome – even though I had to puree them. All in all, the throat is feeling okay; the ears – still painful.
- Day 5 and so far it has been pretty tolerable
- Day 5: so today i woke up feeling pretty good, my throat was a little tender but once i took the meds the pain was almost gone and i didn’t need to have any ice or Popsicles. i ate some noodles and pesto sauce. drank water and coca-cola and had some ice cream. I ate potato smileys for dinner. they went down pretty well although thier was a little pain but once i drank some pop it went away. The scabs fell off today as well and i didn’t feel it at all just the occasional tickle and i could feel them hanging down but then i looked in the mirror and they were just gone, so i’m assuming that i just swallowed them :s ( kinda gross)
- Day 5 and still not getting better. When does it start getting better?! Im nauseous all the time because I have no food in my stomach but i have to take my pain meds because the pain is incredible! I started out weighing apprx 108lbs and weighed myself today and I weigh 101lbs. I hope I dont lose much more. This is depressing
- Day 5 for me and definitely the worst day yet…woke up so nauseated and was so nervous about throwing up and ripping a scab off..got a hold of my doctor who ordered me some anti Nausea med’s
- Day 5. I’m very thankful that I’ve had a great recovery so far. No major pain other than a sore throat. Today I substituted a dose of the Hydrocodone for a dose of ibuprofen and am doing well. I’ve been eating since the very first day (applesauce, grits, milkshake)
- Day 5 and I had my best night sleep yet last night. Had to stop by Drs office yesterday. My tongue felt swollen and getting a lot of itching with the Roxicet. He said I was doing fine. Still taking Benadryl at night though. I find if I talk I pay for it later on so trying to talk as little as possible. Went to my office for an hour to do payroll but had to leave as I wanted to talk. Still eating good and no stomach issues at all. Hoping to get out of the house tomorrow even just to take a short walk.
- Throat is a little more tender today, and ears hurt when i swallow now. From what i have read/heard it is just the progression of the healing.
- Day 5-7–nothing exciting to tell, tried to eat a few more interesting things, but throat hurt too much since I wasn’t taking pain meds. Soft boiled eggs were my friend. Getting bored being home by myself all day so I went shopping for an hour and had to come home and take a nap!
- day 5 and so far it has been pretty tolerable. First day I had only soft food and lots of coke and water but from day 2 I ate normally. Doctor prescribed Voltaren 100mg suppositories which works like a charm for 8 hours, the 4 hours before the next dose however is excrutiating to say the least.
- Day 5- horrible morning, good during day.
- Recovery Day 5 (post-op day 6):This day was pretty much a blur. More pain and not a lot of food or water. Was in too much agony to do much of anything. Taking the liquid Tylenol and chasing it with a teaspoon of lortab each dose time.
- Tonsillectomy Day 5 : Day 5: I am still trying to just get through the day. I sleep much better at night and have noticed a major difference in how I feel; I have more energy and I feel rested after sleeping. I cried today over mashed potatoes and small curd cottage cheese. I am not a happy camper.
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I keep on choking on a kind of yellowy mucus in my sleep. This day so far has been the worst..
I keep chocking too, but on the hangy thing in my throat bc it’s huge and swollen. I havent had mucus, but its bc i have been staying away fro dairy. Only eating ramon noodles and lipton chicken noodle soup. Are you able to speak much or have you been speaking? I tried yesterday and today and only can for a little bit or it gets worse. Hang in there and hope you feel better!
Day 5….sucks! The pain medication seems to no longer work. I’m taking Lortab every 4 hours but it seems to wear off an hour before the next dose. Yesterday (day 4) was my 31st Birthday! Happy Birthday to me. I was able to stomach a little bit of carvel ice cream cake but the pain associated with swallowing was horrific. It feels as if there are knives stabbing the back of my throat constantly. I also have this feeling of something being “stuck.” Like a rock in my throat. I keep swallowing thinking it will go away, but the pain increases every time I do. I gave up on trying to get rid of the invisible rock. I have those beautiful white patches everyone is talking about and the taste associated with them is anything but pleasent. I have been drinking tons of ice water but today I longed for something with flavor. I attempted to drink a small cup of coke to help soothe an upset stomach and that was a terrible mistake. It left an even worse tate in my mouth. I’ve also been having a problem with noise levels. I don’t know if it’s because of the pain in my ears but every little noise just makes me want to break down. Anyone else have this problem? I really hope that some relief is in my future….
This birthday is the gateway to a better life. Soon you will celebrate it. Hang in there!
I’m on day 5 as well and feel like I have something stuck in my throat and I’m chocking. Have you tied talking? I did today and now I’m paying for it. When I talk I feel like I sound like I have a speech impediment and My voice is really low. Also can’t taste anything! Hangin there. Hopefully by the weekend we will both be feeling better!
Hi!
Yesterday was day 5, and about the worst day so far… I didn’t have any pain in day 1 to 4 and I had hoped to get out of this recovery without pain, but that was wish full thinking 🙂
I started having throat pain at the evening of day 4, had a pretty much sleepless night, and was counting down minutes to take the next round of pain meds. But then at about 8 pm (evening of day 5), all of a sudden all pain dropped for about an hour or two (weirdest thing ever!) but I used this time to eat enough to get trough the night. And good thing i did, cause afterwards, the pain returned, but it wasn’t that bad as it was before… maybe a piece of scab came off? I don’t know 🙂 Anyhow, it was still the most painful day, but reading other peoples posts, I should still be happy not to be in that much pain i guess… 🙂
Oh, and something else, i noticed that food is getting stuck in the holes where the tonsils used to be, and I’m not getting it out… Tried to gargle and get it out with cotton buds, but that did just didn’t work… Anybody else having the same problem? Some solutions?
Hi all,
I am on day five a still feeling absolutely dreadful. The most irritating thing is that I cannot for the life of me open my mouth more than about a cm. it is impossible it will
NOT go any wider anyone else had this?
I am also on day five cannot open my mouth either I’m starving want to eat I feel like I’m getting worse! Called the doc to get more medicine cause pain is so bad I can’t sleep Tylenol wasn’t cutting it lol
My day 5 has been a bit of a mix really. I woke up at 5 am coughing a lot and my ears were absolutely killing me i fell back asleep only to wake back up at 6 so i had some ice and went back to bed. I slept in till half 10 and got up took my pain meds and just lay in bed for most of the day. Taking my meds on time. My ears were constantly sore today the pain meds didn’t help much atall for that, so ive had cotton wool in them which is helping a little. My throat has been spotting blood today which i assume is the scabs? Its pretty sore, especially when i drink some water it stings like hell. It’s like when you cut yourself with a razor and then rinse it. I decided to go for a hot shower and it felt amazing but when i got out my throat was extremely dry, i’m assuming because of the steam. About an hour after my shower i felt great i had a little dinner, potatoes veg and yorkshire pudding i couldn’t manage the meat but i done the best i could and then i had some jelly afterwards. My throat felt a little better and i could talk a little where as earlier in the day i couldn’t speak at all and i even felt a little happier. The past few days i’ve been crying a lot because i’ve felt like poo its not just the pain it’s everything just getting to me, i’m sure im not the only one who has felt like this after a tonsillectomy. It was a nice change to just feel a little better within myself emotionally as well as physically. My throat started hurting a little again later in the night and my ears are still really sore. It’s now 3 am and im hoping to head to bed soon just waiting on my meds to kick in so i can hopefully get a few hours sleep before it all starts again tomorrow. Hopefully day 6 will be better than day 5 🙂