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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Trying to wean the percocets down to one every 4 hours. Swallowing hurts a little more but I’m trying to manage that with drinking. Not very hungry today. I’m kind of disappointed the pain hasn’t decreased but it hasn’t gotten worse so no complaints. I’ve dropped 7 lbs in 4 days.
Still not having fun and it is day 5 (including day of operation.) I’m allergic to pain meds except Paracetamol. 38 years old, female.
Pain not so prominent right after taking my Paracetamol/Tylenol, and the ‘barrier’ of phlegm in my throat has subsided I think. Apart from that last night was more rough, I awoke multiple times either by drooling, feeling pain or my own snoring, non of the which are pleasant to wake up to. Not much ear pain today. I just wish I could be at work like normal people, but I guess I should be happy that I haven’t bled to death yet..
Not so happy stuff from today:
My breath absolutely stinks, it’s worse than anyone can imagine
I have developed an incredibly annoying dry cough, I need something in my mouth at all times or I’ll cough and get scared of bleeding
Everything in my mouth is still very swollen, I can not lay down flat yet or I won’t be able to breathe
Nauseous and not hungry today which is weird since I’m not on opiates and not in ketosis..
Had to sneeze for the first time today – extremely painful
My voice is even worse, it is starting to scare me since I live off of being able to speak…
I actually have 3 coworkers come to my house tomorrow to work on something all day. Man how I regret saying that it wouldn’t be a problem, but who knew 6 days after the operation that I wouldn’t be able to sleep or talk? Too late to cancel now.
My big motto these days are one hour at a time, just count down the miserable hours until day 10!
Day 5: waking up this morning around 8am because the pain was prominent but after taking my Co-dydramyol which has eased the suffering i feel fine. it has be harder to eat today but i am taking nutritional shakes which has elevated any hunger and stopped any nausea. Also keeping my water intake to 2.5L a day has made me feel completely normal. The only thing that has made me feel lethargic is the Co-dydramyol. I have managed to feel normal through my dietary intake through a nutritional shake that i am taking. If you would like to learn more feel free to contact me on aaron@fitstartuk.com
I just started day 5 and for the most part I have to say, it sucks! I thought yesterday was bad, I lied, my ears were hurting soooo bad, but today my throat is like raw feeling, idk if it’s normal but it was like this yesterday too but not on both sides like today. My ears are still kinda hurting and I can only open my mouth just barely enough to get a spoon in, not that it matters cuz i haven’t been able to eat in 4 days I’ve lost 21lbs n i try drinking when I can but that’s even a chore, takin my meds is a chore! I thank one of my scabs fell off too early, cuz i saw something in the sink when i was spitting out my saliva cuz i cant swallow that either, n it was like a greenish slimey lookin thing so I’m assuming scab but that was the 3rd day so I think too early. I take liquid Hydrocodone which in my book sucks, n it burns like hell, plus I jus had to get the bottle refilled n there was 200ml in it so yea, the pain is horrible can’t even wait the full 4 hrs all the time, i tried today tho. But I’m hoping this ends soon, im so hungry and Omg would I love to drink some brisk tea, Mmmm plz make it all jus stop!
I also have a cough that started today n man does that hurt n suck as well!
I’m on day 5, it almost seems like its getting worse. The first few days i would take like 1 pain pill every 8 hrs or as pain spiked, talking was easy. Now i HAVE to take 2 pills every 4 hrs or else i cant even think. I tried some frozen apple sauce, and mashed avacado today to help keep the pain pills down. Considering going back to sleep which i can do just fine but the pain wakes me when the pills wear off