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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Okay, here we go, day 5. Last day/night was the most pain I have had in my life. Couldn’t sleep well. Pain meds didn’t work. I was on the edge of going to the ER as I couldn’t handle it anymore. But I didn’t. I read a comment on here that an ice towel around your neck works well to reduce the pain… and guess what! It did!!! I was so happy to get a few hrs sleep this morning, I am up now with minimal pain (touch wood). I am going to take it slow today, no talking, drinking lots of cold water and maybe soup. Fingers crossed the worst is over.
I am a 27 year old woman on day 5 post-op, not including the day of my procedure. I have to say that I am surprised at how little pain I am experiencing especially because I was terrified to get the surgery done. My wife had hers out 2 weeks before me and is still in pain. Her experience was horrific and I’ve been reading these blogs as well. I have lived as long as I can remember with a sore throat. My tonsils have been enlarged for just as long too so it’s been constant. The first 2 days I wasn’t in much pain but assumed by anesthesia was still in my system. I heard day 3 is really bad but it never got that bad. The highest my pain has gotten to is a possible 7 earlier today because I ran out of Vicodin this morning. Ibuprofen and Tylenol got me through pretty well but running out of meds kid of screwed up my schedule and pain management routine. The worst part is sleeping because I have to pee so much from all the ice water I drink. I’ve been eating fine, just taking small bites and chewing well. I keep waking up scared for the next day of pain but it doesn’t hurt. I just feel tired and get random bouts of energy where I want to clean my house. I’m having a hard time staying awake and need a nap now… zzzzzz…. hope everyone has a speedy recovery.
Day 4-5 its been the hardest recovery Ive ever had to do With or without pain meds it still hurts. Cant swallow, cant talk, my ears are hurting just all around an awful experience.. when does it stop??
Oh it’s only beginning, soon you might have a day where it suddenly feels a little better but then after it gets way worse.
17 year old female. I had my tonsils removed on the 25th of 9:05 is wen the procedure started said my doctor but my only issue with my recovery is swollowing. It hurts like crap I even hold my spit until I can’t no more then I spit it out in the sink and drink a sip of water right after! It kinda helps because it gives your troat a break for a good 10 but after I swollow a sip of water the pain goes right away its just a 1 second pain also one more issue I’ve been having is that sometime wen I drink stuff too cold it hurts like hell my ears start to get this weird uncomfortable feeling and I hate it but I’m on day 5 in my recovery and tips that helped me was getting plenty of rest, try to do stuff to keep you busy like watching intertaining movies or color in a coloring book while listening to music it really really helps I promise but also try to sleep as much as u can if your in pain sometimes if the pain is mild try to relaxe and think about how worth it it is and that there’s other ppl in wayyyyyyy more pain then that! Lol its kind of hard too when u see food that you want but u can’t eat smh that realllllllyyyy sucks for me! Now that makes me wanna cry. But if anyone needs advice of how to get through is ask me!
Male 45 years old from NYC. I had my Tonsils removed July 24th, ’17 today is day 5 still under lots of piercing Pain once the percs wear off.
For the first time today I was coughing and spitting blood, so immediately drank iced water and wrapped my neck in an ice pack.
Last night I was able to eat split peas soup, first meal since surgery, other than protein shakes 3 times per day.
The positive side so far has been that i’very stopped snoring, and accomplished the Summer ’17 body I was working so hard to get at the gym before surgery.
If only this pain and discomfort would start decreasing, I wouldn’t complain about it.