POST TONSILLECTOMY SURGERY AND ACUTE EAR ACHES

ribs58 · Newbie Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 1

I had tonsils removed Sept.8 2006. At age 48 I was told the pain would be bad. Day 2 fluids,broths ,ice cream, and popsickles. Day 3 was bad with very little sleep and only water with meds.Day 6 was another bad day as the scabs were healing, by day 12 I felt I was on road to recovery.I lost about 15 pounds went from 185 lbs to 170 lbs. Day 15 I could eat most foods with minimal pain. Now a month into recovery just slight thoat pain at night . What is bothering me is internal right ear pain as well as very sensitive to touch on just my right ear. I am assuming it is just nerve ending that will eventually get better.I feel I had a fairly good recovery and attribute it to drinking as much fluids as i could in the first week as per doctors orders.

smiley3jcp · Newbie Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 1

Today is a week since I had my tonsillectomy. I have been living on Orange Gatorade until today, when I had to switch to water because the Gatorade was burning. I have been eating mac n cheese, pudding, jello, rice soup, and eggs. The Dr. prescribed Lortab(Hyrdocodone APAP), Prednisone(a steroid), and Amoxcillin. The Steroid works wonders, it gives you a false sense of painlessness. She gave me only 3 days worth and once that was gone, oh lordy. I definitely expected to be much worse off.
Day 5 I went to Ibprofen and tylenol PM, woke up in the middle of the night in excruciating pain, took some Lortab fell back asleep, woke up again in excruciatiing pain, took some more Lortab. I have felt some of the ear pain, like it was draining, creating an ache. Today, I am back on the Ibprofen, I have to be off the Lortab to be able to drive, and hopefullly go back to work tomorrow.
I cannot wait to have a cheesburger and fries, I hope in the next few days I will!!

PattyPoo · Posted: 10/19/06 - 10:16 Post subject: Tonsillectomy & UPPP Recovery

46, F , Surgery on 11 OCT today is day 9. MOM! Come back. Who'd have thought the worst is yet to come?

I was well warned to expect the worst sore throat of my life. Which, as it turns out, is true. But I was not prepared for the yo-yo good day/bad day.

I was beginning to think I was losing my mind. Each day brings a new delusion to my now psychotic mind. Thank God I ran across this blog, if I believed all my mind was telling me, I'd surely be dead by mid day! What with my ears, jaw, teeth, tongue, throat, scab, stiches, what a treat to discover that my experience is shockingly like most others and not the slow torturous death it seemed to be all.

One of my delusions was my jaws and teeth hurt from taking my pain meds early. Wrong! No more waiting 4 hours or when I feel pain, I'm going to every 2 hours now. Time heals all wounds they say, now where did I see that time machine.....

Arbiter · Newbie Joined: 19 Oct 2006 Posts: 3

Had my tonsils taken out on Oct 11th. I love food, so I'm really hurting. It's really getting to me that every day I wake up I have to go through this hell again. I want Pizza, Hamburgers, Fries, and a Coke!!!

I can't taste anything right now, and what little I can taste is bitter because of all the crap in my throat. Every time I swallow it's an ugly adventure. It hurts, and I'm getting really frustrated. You all on this board are all my brothers and sisters in pain as far as I'm concerned. Thank you all so much for sharing.

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I am on day three of the Tonsillectomy Recovery. So far the pain has been pretty constant, and I am worried it will get even worse as time goes by.

I have found life barable doing this:

Taking pain meds at regular intervals, Morphene every 6 hours, Codiene every 4 hours
Ice on my neck/under chin
Constantly drinking cold water
Occational cold soup

I hope I can keep going like this.

Arbiter · Newbie Joined: 19 Oct 2006 Posts: 3

Okay, there is a little hope. Today, October 24, is day 13 for me. There is still a bit of pain and discomfort, especially when I swallow, but it's bearable. What's not bearable is the fact that I only tast about 25 % of what I eat!!! Food starts to taste like mush and it's very frustrating!! I really miss food!!! My God I think I'm going to eat the whole darned turkey when Thanksgiving comes around!!! I plan on doubling the weight I've lost during this horrible surgery. Razz

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I am on day six of the Tonsillectomy Recovery and the pain has become unbearable. Yesterday I had a bad reaction to the pain killers. I felt like I had a really bad flu with body aches, headaches, dizziness, and chills. Under doctors orders I stopped taking the pills and now the flu symptoms are gone but I am in horrible pain.

I think I ‘d rather live with the flu symtoms

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damn those doctors and nurses for not explicitly telling me:
"This will be the worst pain of your life"

Its day five and I just woke up with razor blades in my throat after only two hours sleep. The pain spreds through my head like wild fire. First to the ears were its relentless then to the temple and forhead where it pounds. I feel as if my head is going to explode.

Icing helps but it takes for ever to have an effect. My throte is so dry but I feel as tho my head will explode if I take anouther drink.

I am sitting on the egde of my bed rocking with a bag ice on my neck. It is dark and quite so the pain is my only sence. My fiance is sleeping next to me, (she is a heavy sleeper), she's dreaming of something pleasent as she is laughing in her sleep.

The rasor blades are starting to come loose and I can drink more steadidly. But with my head still bounding I can't remember if I've already choked down some morphene pills.

Shit!

Iam so F'd up cuz I havn't aten or slept a decent amount for days.

Well thats my real time account of waking up five days after a TONSILLECTOMY. I hope who ever is reading this is wise, unlike me, and is doing so before surgery. I don't know if it was worth it yet but I will surely post my opinion when I decide.

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I Am 50 years old as well. My biggest issue is that the white Stuff around my throught is making me gag and feel very Nautious

saraxx · Newbie Joined: 06 Nov 2006 Posts: 1

I am a 32yr old woman and I had my tonsillectomy on 27th October 2006. I am now 10days post op and boy have I suffered. Apart from bleeding heavily during the operation, and having the worst pain I have ever experineced, being unable to do anything and feeling like crap was the worst. I was readmitted for 4 days due to post op infection and lack of fluids. I simply could not eat or open my mouth to drink. I had IV fluids ands antibiotics, and as soon as i could take a few sips of water i was discharged. still feeling awful. I am now 10 days post op and still feel terrible and only taking small amounts of diet and fluid. I say good luck to anyone planning to have a tonsillectomy and if i knew then what i know now i wouldnt have gone through with it at all . xx

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