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 am 18 years old and ending day 5 of recovery. I woke up feeling more energetic and somewhat better even though I didn’t sleep much the night before. Night time is the worst for me. I have just been eating a lot of Popsicles and drinking ice ice cold water. I am spitting up some really thick spit and want to cry when my approaching my next time to take my medicine. A key is finding things to keep you busy and distracted from the pain and hunger. Hoping day 6-7 are better. Keep your faith!!
Rounding out day 5 as we speak. I’ve gotta say, this is awful. I mean I knew it was going to be bad but it gets to the point where you feel like you’re fighting a losing battle that will never end. Hoping for a turn around in a day or so. I get the splints out of my nose tomorrow from my septoplasty. Let’s hope that makes things a bit better.
Hi Seamus, sorry you’re having a rough time. Be sure to run a humidifier, drink lots of liquids, and remember: This Is Temporary!
Day 5 : today was so weird, I’ve been really lucky in one aspect and that’s the fact that I’m not feeling much pain unless I’m eating or drinking something. I do feel a lot of pain once I wake up tho but nothing I wasn’t expecting and it does fade away. but what I am despising this nasty foul taste in my mouth. It’s like some old sour blood taste in the back of my throat preventing me to taste anything. I want to get rid of it so bad. Another thing is I tried to take a shower and actually collapsed! I’m a healthy 18 year old what was up with that! First the taste now I’m collapsing like what the heck !
I am taking care of my 20 year old daughter. The ear pain is very intense and it is making drinking excruciating. Last night I read about Benzocaine ear drops. I’m going to ask the doctor about these on Monday. Has anyone tried Benocaine ear drops?
Hi Sarah- I’ve not tried them. I’ll be interested to hear more. Chewing gum can relieve ear pain for some. Might be worth a try.
38, female, day 5 of recovery. The pain this morning was horrible. Not kidney stone level, but still pretty high. I tried eating pureed squash yesterday. Apparently I’m not ready for that. I have eaten nothing other than frosties, broth and orange pushups. Pushups are so cold and so soft, perfect. My doctor said a minimum of 2 weeks recovery. I hope I’m ready by then. Oh, for people who are saying the pain gets bad before its time to take the next dose, try this: take half of the dose every two hours instead of every four. You get the same amount over the day, but don’t get that time when you have nothing in you system. Good luck everyone.
I am 29 years old and had my tonsils removed on the 28th. So far, the recovery had been “better” than I anticipated. I stopped taking Percocet on Day 1 because it made me nauseated and vomit (not as painful as I feared, but I didn’t want to go down that path again.) I’ve been taking Extra Strength Tylenol, an anti-biotic, steroid and Zofran (if needed). I’m also trying to have MiraLax once a day to help avoid constipation. For me, my ears are what hurt the most – from the moment I woke up in the recovery room. I soon learned that ice packs (wrapped with gauze around my head) is the absolute best (and stylish!) remedy to ease the pain. Swallowing hurts (of course! I have giant gaping holes in my throat!) but I am forcing myself to drink, chew ice, eat little bits of soft food and stay up on my meds. I’ve been trying to shower every day. Watch shows. Play 2048 (a highly recommended time waster). Rest. Everything was fine until last night / early his morning. I woke up swallowing. Swallowing. Swallowing. A nurse friend of mine said swallowing a lot = blood. The wounds are so far back in the throat, you typically won’t “taste” blood. I got nervous. The Husband checked my throat and, sure enough, I was bleeding. Before surgery, the doctor told me to gargle with 50% hydrogen peroxide and 50% water. If this doesn’t stop the bleeding, then you haul “a” to the ER. I was dizzy and almost passed out a number of times. I was shaky. Hot and sweaty. All bad things. I was panicking (in addition to everything else). But, I gargled. Gargled. Gargled. The warm, foamy bubbles that formed in my throat were equally relieving and revolting. And – the bleeding stopped! I rinsed my mouth with cold water. Chewed ice. Went back to “sleep” (which I say lightly because I was such an anxious wreck!) the bleeding was by far the most terrifying experience for me. I don’t know if I can do anything different to ensure no more bleeding – I’ve been careful. Using a humidifier. Keeping hydrated. Textbook stuff. I tell this to you because maybe it will help someone who does happen to experience bleeding. I’m so glad my doctor told me about the peroxide / water concoction. That could have easily saved me a trip to the ER. So there it is. My story so far. All things decent until the bleeding. All things decent after. Onward!
Thanks for the post Cass’. Hope all stays smoove 😉