Hi everyone,
I have posted this on another thread by accident as i menat to start a new one.
Its been good to read how everyone else is dealing with this. I read you posts with much interest!!
I thought i would join you all on here to share my story so far.....i am a 25 year old female, i had a tonsillectomy 29/01/2009 (last thursday)
After having major fright for months before of surgery due to never having had a GA before and suffering panic attacks for 10 years definetely dint help.....I remember crying, shaking and pouring with sweat as i was taken away from where my Mum stood, i was adamant i would never see her again at this point. They knocked me out that fast by asking me questions that i didnt even see him pumping the drug into me...the room shook and i was gone.
I woke in the recovery room, bit weird with all the other people lay around me..I do remember asking if i could have my tonsils in a jar just because i couldnt believe it was over....or maybe that was the anaesthetic talking.
When taken back to the ward i dont remember much until i fully awoke...I remember just being aware of something in my throat but at this point no pain, just all felt really unreal at this point.
A short time later i managed to nibble some corned beef and slice of tomato off the sandwich they gave me, but just ignored the ice cream and didnt want it to coat my throat. I drank as much water as i could in between nodding off. They didnt let me go home as what was supposed to be a morning operation didnt happen until lunchtime so by the time i had come round it must have made sense to keep me there, which i was happy about.
I felt great later on, i could talk and laugh and thought what the hell was all that about...i even had a few visitors which was great.....
Day 1
Then, the next morning (following a night of broken sleep) i woke and felt pretty rough, i could barely talk now either, which started to wind me up.
I forced 1 1/2 pieces of toast with butter down and then they let me go home. My mum (who has been looking after me the last few days) came to get me. I went home and slept all day on and off.
Later on in the day my voice had completely gone and i could eat a thing, and didnt want to. Struggled to touch water too.
The worst for me was the swollen cut tongue and the awful ringing in the ears....on the whole though the pain was mainly like normal strep throat.
Day 2
I woke with horrendous ear pain, i paced my room holding my head, i couldnt even barely take painkillers it was just too much. My temp was also high and i was pooring with sweat.
I lay on my bed and just concentrated on watchin the TV. 2 hours or so later this just dissapeared and i felt great, i think i was getting dehydrated. I managed to drink a bit of water but not much, and knew this had to change due to preventing bleeding...so i tried to work on this. The ringing in the ears seemed louder, it was awful, but pain had gone to the minimum. i even went outside to a friends just for ten minutes, it made me really tired but felt i wanted fresh air.
Day 3
Woke up in pain again very early in morning at 4am, took one of my soluble Paracetamol and went back to sleep, woke at 10.45am in pain again. Got up but just drank a bit of water and half an hour later the pain went to bare minimum again...i have only taken 3 doses of painkillers since leaving hospital. Mornings seem bad but it seems to pass at the mo.
Today i have eaten: Mashed potato and spaghetti hoops, a creme brullee yoghurt and scrambled egg with a piece of buttered toast. i havent finished all meals but today i was starving. I stiill havent had a painkiller since 4am this morning, starting to feel bit dry now but we will see. The only time i had major pain was with my ears so far. I am still drinking water even though it is only sips.
Day 4
So far pretty much the same as day 3, although i occasionally keep getting an annoying tickle/scratch sensation in one side of throat.
So far i think things are ok? I am scared to death of when the scabs start to fall off!!
And has anyone else ever had the ringing ears tinnitus and the taste of something dying in your mouth??
in England they seem to not give us proper painkillers, only Paracetamol, but so far i havent really touched them....
I will keep you informed of when things get worse, cuz i think they will.....
Its great to hear from other people and be a help too if i can be???!!
Kate
I have posted this on another thread by accident as i menat to start a new one.
Its been good to read how everyone else is dealing with this. I read you posts with much interest!!
I thought i would join you all on here to share my story so far.....i am a 25 year old female, i had a tonsillectomy 29/01/2009 (last thursday)
After having major fright for months before of surgery due to never having had a GA before and suffering panic attacks for 10 years definetely dint help.....I remember crying, shaking and pouring with sweat as i was taken away from where my Mum stood, i was adamant i would never see her again at this point. They knocked me out that fast by asking me questions that i didnt even see him pumping the drug into me...the room shook and i was gone.
I woke in the recovery room, bit weird with all the other people lay around me..I do remember asking if i could have my tonsils in a jar just because i couldnt believe it was over....or maybe that was the anaesthetic talking.
When taken back to the ward i dont remember much until i fully awoke...I remember just being aware of something in my throat but at this point no pain, just all felt really unreal at this point.
A short time later i managed to nibble some corned beef and slice of tomato off the sandwich they gave me, but just ignored the ice cream and didnt want it to coat my throat. I drank as much water as i could in between nodding off. They didnt let me go home as what was supposed to be a morning operation didnt happen until lunchtime so by the time i had come round it must have made sense to keep me there, which i was happy about.
I felt great later on, i could talk and laugh and thought what the hell was all that about...i even had a few visitors which was great.....
Day 1
Then, the next morning (following a night of broken sleep) i woke and felt pretty rough, i could barely talk now either, which started to wind me up.
I forced 1 1/2 pieces of toast with butter down and then they let me go home. My mum (who has been looking after me the last few days) came to get me. I went home and slept all day on and off.
Later on in the day my voice had completely gone and i could eat a thing, and didnt want to. Struggled to touch water too.
The worst for me was the swollen cut tongue and the awful ringing in the ears....on the whole though the pain was mainly like normal strep throat.
Day 2
I woke with horrendous ear pain, i paced my room holding my head, i couldnt even barely take painkillers it was just too much. My temp was also high and i was pooring with sweat.
I lay on my bed and just concentrated on watchin the TV. 2 hours or so later this just dissapeared and i felt great, i think i was getting dehydrated. I managed to drink a bit of water but not much, and knew this had to change due to preventing bleeding...so i tried to work on this. The ringing in the ears seemed louder, it was awful, but pain had gone to the minimum. i even went outside to a friends just for ten minutes, it made me really tired but felt i wanted fresh air.
Day 3
Woke up in pain again very early in morning at 4am, took one of my soluble Paracetamol and went back to sleep, woke at 10.45am in pain again. Got up but just drank a bit of water and half an hour later the pain went to bare minimum again...i have only taken 3 doses of painkillers since leaving hospital. Mornings seem bad but it seems to pass at the mo.
Today i have eaten: Mashed potato and spaghetti hoops, a creme brullee yoghurt and scrambled egg with a piece of buttered toast. i havent finished all meals but today i was starving. I stiill havent had a painkiller since 4am this morning, starting to feel bit dry now but we will see. The only time i had major pain was with my ears so far. I am still drinking water even though it is only sips.
Day 4
So far pretty much the same as day 3, although i occasionally keep getting an annoying tickle/scratch sensation in one side of throat.
So far i think things are ok? I am scared to death of when the scabs start to fall off!!
And has anyone else ever had the ringing ears tinnitus and the taste of something dying in your mouth??
in England they seem to not give us proper painkillers, only Paracetamol, but so far i havent really touched them....
I will keep you informed of when things get worse, cuz i think they will.....
Its great to hear from other people and be a help too if i can be???!!
Kate
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