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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So on day 5 I decided to lightly gargle with some warm salt water. A small piece of my scab came off which was fine, but made the skin under a bit raw. I starting have that “day 5” pain in swallowing and it took me forever to swallow 2 Tbs of meds, so I decided to try and brave 2 Tylenol pills. Because I am an idiot, it scratched my throat and I began gushing blood so I headed to the ER. I was in the ER from 5 – 12. The hidden benefit… I asked them to Hydrate my with some IV. I got about 3 or 4 bags of IV Fluid through the 8 hours there which did wonders for my hydration. The best part, The doc saw that I was taking some small steroid pills that my ENT gave and instead gave me a week long steroid shot into my IV or whatever. I went home and staraight to sleep. Woke up today, day 6, with good energy and virtually and 1 or 2 pain level when swallowing and NOW pain otherwise. My swelling has also reduced and I can actually drink powerade and everything. Though I cant chug water – my dream for the last 5 days – I can actually take normal swallows without cringing. I am preying that this lasts for the next few days, just so that I can find a way around all of the HEAVY sharp pain days that are supposed to come. Or I will wake up tomorrow (day 7) and will be back in horrible pain. Fingers crossed. Also, just a tip to anyone… If you get sent to ER for bleeding, you might as well stick around for an IV bad or 2. That really helped with my Dehydration, since I couldnt even swallow Popsicle ice without crying.
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Recovery day 5- Oh dear God when will the pain end? The ear pain is excruciating. I’m down to luke warm water and chicken broth. That’s about all my throat can handle. The hydrocodone is knocking me for a loop but is the only thing keeping me from being in sheer agony. I’ve been adding benefiber to my chicken broth to help with the constipation. The mornings are the worst with my throat being dry, days are tolerable as long as I stay on top of the meds. Found I’ve needed the dissolvable anti nausea pills my doctor prescribed. My doctor did say days 4-7 could be the most painful but I didn’t think it would belike this! The only good thing is that I’m sleeping 4 hour intervals at night, better than the 2-3 hrs in beginning.
I totally feel for you. I am going through the same exact pain. One side of my throat hurts way more than the other though. I can barely swallow because it’s so excruciating. I haven’t gone to the bathroom since the day before my surgery, and including surgery day this is my 5th day. Yesterday I thought was bad, but nothing beats this painful experience. I don’t want to take my OxyContin anymore. It makes me feel HORRIBLE. Sadly, that’s the only thing that is keeping me from going insane!!!! I don’t know how much longer I can take this pain!!!!
Day 5 (including date of surgery) :
Day five seems bearable. So far, the 4th Day was the absolute worst. I typically have a mug of tea each morning. Since my surgery, I hadn’t consumed any caffeine in days. I had a terrible migraine because of it. I’m wearing a little patch behind my ear called transederm. That really helps fight nausea. Only twice have I had to use a nausea tablet in addition to the patch. For anyone suffering serious bouts of nausea, I suggest calling your doctor and getting a prescription for the transederm patch. The only annoying side-effect is my vision is blurred, so I can’t read any books while waiting to recover.
I have a mug of luke warm Earl Grey tea to stave off the caffeine withdrawal headaches as well as to hopefully encourage a bm. I also boiled and pureed prunes last night in hopes to reactivate my digestion.
Baby food is amazing. I also suck on crackers so they go down mushy. I won’t take a prescription painkiller or antibiotic without first making sure there is food in my stomach. Instead of scrambled eggs, try egg drop soup and add some extra chicken broth to it. Chicken broth thins mucus. I won’t have any dairy for quite a while yet, because it thickens mucus. i noticed my tummy is bloated. could that be from the antisthesea still?
Day5: KFC Mashed Potatoes! I got to eat mashed potatoes! My first real food since the day before my surgery! I could only eat a little, each bite followed by a drink of water, but it’s a start! I still can’t talk. Which sucks, especially with 3 kids. They seem to be getting used to the creepy whispering and pointing, though. Today was a little better. I made sure to not overuse my voice or energy levels. But still could have used a nap (didn’t happen w/ the kids’ schedules). The end of the day is always the worst, for me. My scabs have not started coming off yet. I have to admit, I’m a little nervous about that. I’ve heard it can bring all the bad pain right back.
hi my name its thando day 5 after the tonsils operation I feel bad breath please help me guyz