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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Day 5 looks like a turning point for me. I was able to sleep 4 hours on and off and I’m happy. When I woke up there is still the throat pain but better than the night before when I only went without water for 2 hours. I ate normal food again today and man o man it was a PAIN to swallow but I did it. Stopped pain meds the day after surgery day and Tylenol seems to help, it’s just the gluey texture doesn’t feel good but it does the job. Thank God no high fever so far (low fever throughout the recovery process so far with the high being 101F I’d say, so no biggie). I’m not sure what tomorrow holds but I’m really looking forward to feel a smooth throat and pink color. Oh, my tongue still doesn’t feel right (a bit numb) but I ca finally see my uvlva if I try REALLY hard to stick my tongue out. Also back of throat definitely tickes once in a while but I know it is a good tickle. Good luck everyone.
Well Day 5 has to be the worst so far. Woke up in a bit of pain but the worst feeling is the nausea. I am so sick. I tried to sip water, ice chips, even eat some watery mashed potatoes. I finally gave in about an hour ago, and its about 10pm now and called my doc. He called in anti-nausea meds for me. I cant take it.
Day 5 was much like day 4 for me, pain was excruciating, but still about an 8 out of 10. The entire day I believe I ate two cups of Jello, and that was it. I think I only got down half of one of those cups before slamming it down in frustration and throwing it away.
Any tips besides brushing and mouthwash to get rid of the coating that is making me gag? Doctor said I just had to deal with it, help I can’t deal!
And I thought day 4 was bad…
Day 5 started out like every other.. Sore, but definitely manageable. The only thing I noticed different about this day is I had increased nausea in the morning. After forcing down some scrambled eggs, things seemed to be better. Still drinking pedialyte, apple juice, and water and icing my neck every other 20 minutes. I ran out of juice so my aunt asked if I wanted to brave a trip to target with her. In target, I seemed fine and went on my own to find my pedialyte. I grabbed it and when I returned to the cart, I felt something warm in the back of my throat. Blood.
I panicked and didn’t even think about gargling with ice water, my Aunt took me straight to the ER since there seemed to be a ton of blood. It stopped by the time I got to the ER and I sat in a bed while numerous nurses came to check on me. They had the ENT on call come in. He sucked the clot out and then cauterized my left side with silver nitrate… without any anesthesia… Talk about the worst pain ever. He then told me I could go home and that it probably wouldn’t happen again but if it did to come back.
For the rest of the night all I did was drink water like a maniac to avoid any more complications. Needless to say all I can think about is it happening again. Seriously terrifying. I love being the 4 in 100 :/