rachaelh
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 Posted: 09/17/07 - 19:28 Post subject: Getting through a tonsillectomy, help appreciated |
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I'm an 18-year-old female, living in the UK. I had my tonsillectomy on Wednesday, which would make me day 5/6.
Firstly, I've gone through agony over the past few days (which was expected, yet I didnt envisage it to be this bad! You never really can...). My throat and my tongue feel like crap, and as of today, I've felt a different sort of pain in my throat - instead of the usual 'sandbelt switched on, full blast', it now feels constantly like I'm being pinched with tweezers.I assume this is the membrane falling away? Alos I've felt nauseous, faint and achey (which I hadn't been feeling prior to today).
I'm on Diclofenac, Paracetemol and Codeine - which were working until today, but now they seem to be less effective.
Anyway, I'll get to the point. I'm supposed to start University on Wednesday. My family don't seem to understand why I'm terrified to leave the house, and whilst I'm certainly not planning on being the life and soul of the 'party', right now I really don't think I can manage the outside world at all. But obviously my family just assume that I'm using my tonsillectomy as an excuse not to start this part of my life, which is ridiculous.
I just want to know how long it took others sufferers to recover (even though I know not all cases are the same) or any advice or opinions at all.
I would love to not have to miss out on my first week of Uni, but at the same time, I don't want to rush my recovery - I'm terrified of unexpected bleeding, fainting because I feel uncomfortable, or catching an infection.
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