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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My surgeon said this would be the worst day, so I woke up bracing for it. My boyfriend set up my humidifier with a funnel made out of a trisket box so all of the water vapor blew right on my face. It was the best I’d slept since the surgery. I’d wake up every two hours for pain meds with my face soaked– I kept thinking it was snot or drool but it was just the vapor. When I would have that first post-sleep drink (usually the worst pain ever) it just plain hurt really, really bad. But, it didn’t make me consider murdering an innocent child if it would stop the pain. That’s progress! I backed a little off the pain meds today… tried to just push as much water as possible. I think I’m a bit over 3 gallons now. I pee every thirty minutes. Drinking water is now an activity for me. I sat out on the deck and drank water for 45 minutes today.
Went for another walk this morning. We sat outside the coffee shop (Daniel with his coffee, me with a tea latte) and he FaceTimed with his parents in Crotia. It was exciting to see the people go by. But, I think my hearing is off. All the sounds were coming from the wrong places and I fell asleep with my head on the table.
I mixed some chalky metamucil in with water today and gulped it down. I pooped for the first time since Wednesday a few hours later. I then announced it over g-chat to Daniel who was sitting right next to me. It was a glorious moment.
I want these scabs to fall off asap. Ate some avocado slices and they got stuck on my scabs– grossorz. I’ve been trying to gargle salt water to clean them up, but they’re still greenish. My right side hurts more than my left.
Foods eaten:
Tea latte
mashed potatoes
chicken broth
popsicles
avocado slices
mac & cheese
wow, u reading this just made me laugh so hard, it hurt of course!
*ME reading this…
Day 5 after op: woke up early (4 am) with the normal pain in the throat – immediately took a sip of water before taking my usual Stilpane tabs (which really helped). After it kicked in ready for porridge (mealy meal) which I could almost drink. Then the usual antibiotics (Augmentin 1000 x2), so big that I need to break in half to swallow. Further the same process awaits – fluid till dinner (maybe without Stilpane, which I will take 1 hour before dinner)
I just finished day 5 postop, and i think i am on the mend. So far day 3 was the worst for me, since then each day has been better. There is still some soreness and ear pain, but i am taking the pain meds about twice a day, only when needed. I actually ate some toast (barely crunchy, but still toast!) today, and am excited to be done with soft foods soon. The bad breath is horrible, and i still sound odd talkng. I actually cannot talk for very long without building up a ton of phlegm and coughing/gagging, which concerns me more than anything else. my uvula feels huge, sometimes i think it is touching mu tongue and i freak out a bit.
I am on Day 5: The taste in my mouth is aweful. I am not having to take pain meds as often but I am still on the antibotics 3x a day. I find myself spitting up muscus is this good or not?
I’m currently on day 14/15 now and feel so much better with only a small amount of pain 😉 Having my tonsils out was so hard to deal with the pain! I was taking voltarol 50mg x3 times a day, Tramadol 50mg x3 Times a day and paracetamol x4 times a day! This helped a little, but what I found the best was the dispersible voltarol and ANADIN EXTRA!! This saved my life and actually gave me time to rest with no pain!! I would recommend everyone to use Anadinf extra instead of paracetamol! Good luck guys!