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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36 year-old male day five is like swallowing glass ears hurt tried to work on day four stupid move pretty much applesauce popsicles and soup .I’ve lost about 12 pounds already
Day 5. A great day. Very tolerable with NO medication. I can laugh (lightly) without cringing and can begin to open my full mouth some. Swallowing is still tough, with certain foods, but a great day overall. Beginning to feel like I’m healing.
Face sore and ears still sensitive.
31yo female, tonsillectomy, septum repair and bilateral sinus polyp removal done 11/11
On day 5 of recovery. I’m jealous reading of people that had a couple uneventful days post op cause I had no such luck. The easiest day was by far the first, I thank the fentanyl for that. Since day 2 I’ve been taking meds religiously. Have been prescribed 2 tabs of oxy every 6 hours so I am taking 1 every 3 for a pulse therapy type effect. Per my surgeon I can’t have any other meds, no advil, Tylenol.. nothing which is unfortunate because I’m tired of being stoned. The past 2 days have been awful in the mornings. So much pain. I’m using a humidifier, icing my face pretty much constantly and basically living off of ice slushies. Pain is 8/10 in the mornings, really bad, but getting it down to a 4 for the majority of the day by constantly eating ice. I figure the mornings are so bad because my mouth dries out while sleeping since my nose is still plugged completely and I’m a full on mouth breather at the moment. The only solid food I can eat is top ramen, it had been a godsend honestly. Goes down so easily. I’m doing my best to keep my head up and know this isn’t forever but holy crap it sucks. The one bright side is that since my nose I plugged I can’t smell or taste anything so I haven’t experienced tasting the scabs that people are talking about. Sounds horrid. ?
Surgery was November 4th…I’ve reached day 5 (today) & boy am I glad. Day 1 wasn’t that bad & nothing compared to day 2, 3 & 4. Those days were beyond painful. Day 5 (today) started out rather painful too but surprisingly I didn’t take any pain meds and the pain went away. Sure it is painful (not severe) if I swallow, yawn, cough or laugh…but nothing like the previous 4 days. I think what helped me is I forced myself to drink a ton of water days 1 – 4 no matter how painful it was. I read getting dehydrated and letting your throat get dry is a huge no no, which makes sense seeing that my pain for today ceased after I woke up. Now, my breath today though was pretty gross & I could taste it….but I was told that was normal too because of the healing process. Previously, (days 1-4) I was told it wasn’t this bad though. It hurts to try to scrape/brush my tongue and I cant go back very far, but I know I am improving each day. I think the water drinking thus far has been my BFF so I’ll continue with it. The 5mg of oxycodone & the disgusting liquid oxycodone they gave me out of surgery honestly didn’t resolve any pain and I had to just fight through bad days & nights with prayer & trying t o force myself to sleep. I can’t wait until I’m on like day 20 & done with all this!
I’m on day 5 and all I want is to wake up one day feeling better than I did the day before instead of worse. Yesterday was the worst, I had to go to my doctor because I couldn’t swallow water. I got put on antibiotics and that’s helped, but I’m still barely drinking and not eating. I’m down eight pounds.