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 of my tonsillectomy is still the same a day 1 had to talk, eat, sleep etc.
Day 5. My daughter (11) and I (35) both had tissue-welding T&As on May 25th. Day 5; we both continued our meds (Toradol and Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen for me H/A and Ibuprofen for her). I wake up feeling okay, daughter is complaining of stomach issues and I put a call into the doctor and he orders her an anti nausea pill. She is complaining of a much worse pain. I am now getting very anxious as I will be out of Toradol tomorrow and am looking at my daughter as my future self. I am still able to eat and drink with little pain; she also is forcing down food. I guess I should mention, we have both been taking probiotics and this is the first day for both of us post op to have bowel movements. I am still napping. I have terrible dreams of slime and disgusting filth in my mouth, brushing my teeth is not resolving the issue at all and I choke on my spit because I am not being able to swallow. This night my daughter wakes up with the ear pain and I feel helpless; she wails for the pain.
Oh my god, my throat has been so itchy!! I’m taking this as a “the scabs are coming off” or they already have. Who knows. As far as I can tell, NOTHING has changed with all the white/yellow crap in the back of my throat. My Uvula is still swollen on one side only slightly binding my breathing when I sleep if I turn my head to the left. I got some Ensure because I wasn’t getting anything down with actual nutrients. Water is still like knives. I was trying to finish at least ONE whole water bottle today and that didn’t happen. I don’t think I even got halfway though.
SO ITCHY ITS MAKING MY EYES WATER.
Day 5 went by uneventful. Had my routine down – Pain meds every 4 hours. Then after I take them I have an hour to eat some soft foods (jello,apple sauce,) then take a 2 hour nap, and then hopefully not be in pain until the next pain meds. Well that all changed after I went to bed at midnight. What I did figure out is that anything remotely warm makes my throat start to throbbed and then really hurt. This makes sense. When you injure an ankle you put ice on it to make it feel better cause it constricts the blood vessels and lessens the swelling. By eating or drinking warm things that would cause the blood vessels to swell bringing more blood to the area and hence more pain. Lesson learned: Love cold mashed potatoes!
I can say that day 5 and 6 were the worst days after surgery. I didn’t feel myself for at least 15 days, but IT DOES GET BETTER!!! I would recommend to you a humidifier. Go out or have someone get you one asap. Use it throughout the day and when you’re sleeping! My Honeywell humidifer saved my life!