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 4 post op for me. Woke up at 0430 with burning throat pain. By far the worst morning so far. Trying to stay on top of pain meds is hard and trust me if I sleep longer than 4 hours the pain will wake me up. Was a little over zealous and tried to eat pasta yesterday but I think that may have pushed it a little far, back to broth it is.
Day 5 for me and I ended up in the hospital getting pumped with fluids. Haven’t been able to eat at all since the surgery but attempted thinned out mashed potatoes and broth. Started to become hard to swallow even drinks. Ended up going by ambulance because my pain was an 11. They told me I could swish (and either swallow or spit) mylanta or mylax to help some of the surface pain on top of taking my liquid hydrocodone. Weird thing hearing that mylanta would help the suffer pain! I have yet to try it but going to later today and I hope it helps others out who are prepping for this or dealing with a lot of pain. 🙁
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Surface pain** silly autocorrect
Agreed. It’s nice to know I’m not the only one at 25 getting their tonsils out that is in agonizing pain.
I’m 25 and got my tonsils taking out on March 29 I’m on day 4. My ears hurts so bad and hurt to swallow also. But I’m following the doctor order could I be doing something wrong ?
The pain in the ears is tremendous I keep telling everyone to be quite it’s the worst pain 🙁
My surgery was on Friday Jan 27th so today Feb 1st would be my day 5. I will be 19 years old next week and this has definitely been the hardest week of my life. I had to leave my college which is 3 hours away and come home for my surgery. Doctors told me I most likely will be okay to drive after a few days and get back on my feet but probably won’t be in the mood for classes and I figured. But woah they didn’t tell me it would be like this!!!! Saturday night I went to the ER because I was having a really hard time breathing and the pain was a 10. They gave me morphine and discharged me which didn’t really help much to be completely honest. I went back to the ER yesterday (Tuesday) because it had gotten to the point where I couldn’t swallow, talk, or drink. The worst feeling ever is when I swallow and especially when it’s water because it continues to burn. I also puked some blood a few days in and this morning day 5 puked a little bit too. Wasn’t food tho mostly white stuff because I haven’t eaten at all. My medicine is becoming more and more difficult to take because I cannot swallow at all. Tried drinking water but just keeps burning and burning and its mostly on my left side. At this point I dont know what to do because everyone keeps saying I have to drink when I cant because how horrifying the pain is. Definitely prepare yourself for this surgery because I sure as hell didnt know what to expect!!! Also everyones body heals differently so you might be one of the lucky ones! God Bless.
My day 5 was Sunday [1/29/17] my surgery was on Wed [1/25/17] im a 24 year old female and my God in not gonna sugarcoat it. Its painful. I haven’t had anything since my surgery last night’s being in the e.r I had iv , antibiotics and sodium chloride and steroids. My body was fatigue i was passing out. I know we should read everything that we see online and believe its true but to everyone having surgery as much as it hurts keep your mouth moist and use a humidifier reason being the sclaps come out faster with a moist mouth and you dont want it to bleed badly. Trust me even if its sips. Gatorades , coconut waters , water, ice chips . Have them it truly feels never ending . I also been having bad experiences with ear pains. Thats bc where your tonsils are the pain is radiating to the ears. Im currently on day 6 [1/30/17] and i have a burning sensation when i drink i had got seriods In the e r and was told that it would be in my system for at least 3 to 4 days. Im thinking the scalp are possibly coming off. Im dying for it to come off. Just remember to drink drink drink it would help i promise you.
I prepared myself for the worst, and I feel like I’ve gotten off lucky. 33yr old female. I’ve been sipping water and cold soup broth from a spoon since day one (on day five now). Little to no talking. Taking 1.5 T3’s, every 4 hours, since surgery. DONT SKIP A MINUTE! YOU’LL REGRET IT. Ear pain has been insane these past 2 days. I recommend to ALWAYS have an ice pack on your neck/throat, it’s been a life saver. And sleep in an upright position. You’ll thank me later 🙂