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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POD #5-I’m having more tongue, jaw and ear pain than from my throat. This is making drinking difficult, but the chin-tuck method is helping me through. I am trying to back off the oxycodone and use Tylenol extra strength. The oxycodone makes me feel anxious and too dizzy and I’m not eating enough (causing nausea). I’m hanging in there!
36 year old on day 5 of recovery. Stomach bothered me most of the day but I was able to keep food down so far. Finished my antibiotics today. Pain level is about the same. 5/6 when i woke but 3/4 during the day.
This may be TMI but i took too much stool softner yesterday and paid for it today. I do feel better now though. Live and learn.
I am off the oxycodone(last took in yesterday) but still taking tylenol extra strength every 6 hours.
I have stuck with the soft food diet and have eaten mostly soups, mac and cheese and mashed potatoes but I am sick of it. I am going to try and make it through the weekend on the soft foods diet. My follow up appointment is Monday(day 8) so Im going to try and stick with soft foods until then.
Rock on Ross!
I am26 years old abd on Recovery Day 5, and let me say… I. Am. Hungry. I havent spoken at all since surgery bc it seems to hurt worse. I could initially whisper. But in the end it came back to haunt me with pain. All i have eayen is applesauce and jello. Ive tried some tomato soup and ice cream but they make my saliva too thick. I have drank2 cases of water. Working on my third. I usually work full time and i wanted to rush back to work but the ear aches are like death. Its like a double ear infection and ice skaters practicing on your throat. It is very painful. I have woken up in tears the past few nights bc i missed my percocet and the pain was just unbearable. I had a migraine from hell yesterday and i wasny sure if u could take excedrine bc the aspron content. But luckily it finally subsided. Ive learned my humidifier is my best friend . i have hypothyroidism, a vitamin d3 deficiency and iron deficicency anemia, and tsking those pills is tough becsuse its so swollen anf i cant always eat before. And i have to take them in intervals.
Overall, its 1008 am central time and day 5 is proving ti be a tough one. But. It will all be worth it in the end
Hi Ella. Ouch- you are in the throws of it! Dry eating creamed soups or thin oatmeal. As for the ear pain, chewing a sugarless gum and applying a warm compress can really help. Are you setting an alarm so you don’t sleep through you pain med’s? You might want to.
You have the right attitude. It will be worth it. This is temporary. Hang in there!
Day 5- Up at 4:00 with the pain (90 min before next meds). Last dosing I thought I would cut back to 5mL, what a stupid, stupid idea! Taste in my mouth is the worse yet and the pain is very bad. Had a BM for the first time since surgery; I guess thats a good thing. Hopefully the scabs fall off soon. I think I may have thrush forming at the back of my tongue; I’ve added Yogurt and a Hydrogen-peroxide mouthwash to my regimen (I’ve been able to brush 2x daily with no issues thus far). Trying to break off of the percoset though, as much as it relieves the pain I don’t like taking it. Will try switching to normal tylenol 1000mg (able to let the percocet last over an hour before I had to take that, even suffering through pain of eating a small soft cinnamon roll.
Update: I was a fool to forsake the percocet. I was in so much pain later that day eating applesauce I was in tears, It rivaled my Kidney stone pain.
I read these stories of you are all recovering and remember when I had to go through it.
It is a gruelling process but most worth it! 12 weeks after my operation which was the 18th October
I feel better that I now have no pain and definitely no tonsillitis can occur now. Yay!
Ibuprofen 400mg helped with my pain. I was alternating between cocodomal and ibuprofen. Always take
painkillers about 20-30 mins before you sleep. Eat and drink cool things not ice. A cup of tea also helped me.
Try and also eat solid foods no matter how much it hurts. You need those to disintegrate! Happy Healing 🙂
Thanks for stopping back! Hope you are well
Yup all is well.. So much relief from having tonsillitis around 8 times a year!