Post Tonsillectomy pain

I had tonsillectomy on 18th, my throat bleed today, went in to emergency, and it stop bleeding, nothing major

so its 5 days after my surgery, and i think i got the lucky end of the stick or something because all the pain and sickness everyone else is describing definitely isnt what i'm going through. i had to get mine out because of two abscesses that formed after i had strep throat, YUCK! now that was painful.. and so i dont know if i was just used to the pain of the abscess or what but this seriously is nothing. its more annoying than anything. i can feel the scabs in my throat and its a tiny bit painful, but nothing that a bit of the codeine and a popsicle doesnt cure in 5 minutes. i was eating mashed potatoes and egg salad the day i got my surgery done... i woulnd't suggest any hot foods to anyone. have a numb throat is is better than soothing it with something warm.
sorry if everyone else is having a rough time, maybe if you made yourself think "hey, its not that bad its not that bad" then you'll start to feel better. i dont know, just a suggestion!

I'm 25 (male) and on day 7 post tonsillectomy.

Days 1 -3 were great. I could barely feel any pain. Was eating just about normally - including McDonalds, Roast Dinners etc.

Day 4 was bad - woke up with terrible pain and ended up taking some Oxycodone (hadn't need to take it until now). Pain got better during the day - but Day 5 morning was even worse. Again, got better during the day. Meanwhile my diet was reduced to small amounts of soup and other liquids - even bread (with the soup) was too much.

Day 6 morning was the worse. Was in incredible pain - however as usual the pain got better during the day. Unlike the previous two days though, it started to get more painful in the afternoon until the evening where I could barely speak.

Noticed small amounts of blood for the past few days in saliva (but definitely not a "bleed" as they call it) so decided to get it checked out at the hospital last night.

Doctor said that there had been some damage to my throat post surgery which had caused some of the scab to come off and a thick painful new scab to form. He prescribed some steriods and new antibiotics - and unlike before I now set an alarm during the night to take pain killers so I don't run out.

Day 7 was better than 6, but still in pain. I think I'll just have to tough it out. Scrambled eggs is easy to eat, which is the most substantial thing I have eaten in days. Tried an omlette for lunch, managed to get it all down but was slightly painful.

My saving grace is 7-11 and large slurpees. Gets lots of fluid in and numbs throat all at the same time. Only have one a day though.

Was told after surgery nothing will damage my throat, eat what ever I want. I didn't go stupid - no chips or anything but even what I ate has caused some damage. The nurse even suggested the day of the operation (a few hours later) that I go downstairs and get some chips out of the vending machine.

I've never known pain like this and I will glad when it's over. It's certainly worth it still, I get tonsilitis multiple times a year. Being young I have many tonsilitis-free years to look forward to.

I was just wondering if anyone could let me know what kind of pain medications I need to ask for. I have really bad Migraine's and take hydrocodone 10/500 on a daily basis, and i don't think they are going to work if that is what they are going to send me home on after surgery. I am a little scared about having it done and then being in lots of pain after. I have 2 young boys at home they are 8 and 6 years old and my husband works during the week. Is there something that someone could tell me to ask for.

I want to stay at the hospital as long as i can if they are going to give me morphine or something like that. And I am so sorry for all of you out there that are or have been hurting so much!

if you have any good advice you can e-mail me at _[removed]_

thanks for any help you can give me.

I'm fairly sure oxycodone is much stronger than hydrocodone and certainly done the trick with me.

Soo i got my tonsils and adnoids out 12 days ago.. still in a little pain when I swallow but the worst is when I try to talk! I sound like I am deaf.. Has anyone else had this problem? Also, I find that the pain is more in my ears than anywhere else... Let me know if this is normal

I had my tonsils out 8 days ago and have had nothing but problems. On day 3 my tongue swelled up so large i couldn't swollow anything, even water. After going to the hospital and having an iv with benidryl and pain killers was able to go home. On day 5 the lack of solid food and amount of pain killers caused me to start vomiting (very painful) so back to the hospital.
Today I am able to get some normal food, although very little as I am full quickly. My problem is my tongue, which is now normal size, but is numb on the sides. Has anyone had this problem?

Wow, get ready for the pain was no joke! I too have had to go to the hospital and have Fluids and anti-nausea pushed via IV on night 3. I had my tonsils and adnoids removed the morning of Feb 16th. I became dehydrated because I slept more than stayed awake to drink water. The first two days weren't bad, sore, but good meds. Yesterday and today though, not good. I can't have anything too sweet - vitamin water, gatorade or smoothies, nothing really much more than water. I too have had the swollen, numb, tasteless tonge thing happening. Headaches and body aches. This is a horrible experience and I can't believe kids used to go through it all the time!

Things that have helped: tiny sips of water all the time, never without a bottle, ice cubes/chips for mornings when you can't swallow yet, wakingn 2 -3 times in the night for water and meds, chicken noodle soup.. in my feeble attempt to eat the pasta, you end up drinking all the broth, ice pack on the throat (outside) and/or use of "BIOFREEZE" really helps me, coupled with popsicles etc to numb inside and out.

I can't wait for this to be over! Good Luck everyone!!

I am 36 years old and after having 5 step infections a year for 5 years I decided to have my tonsils removed. I was expecting the intense pain experienced during my worst strep infections, but thus far my throat is quite sore but not as bad as a strep infection.

It is day 7 after my surgery and I ache all over. I still feel quite tired and I am only eating scrambled eggs, cool noodles (cheese ravoli), and lots of orange sherbert along with apple juice. The sherbert helps to numb my throat and it is the only food I truly enjoy for the numbing benefits.

I am taking hydroco/acet every 3 hours. It takes the edge off the pain but it does not completely make it disappear. The one side effect that is most annoying to me is my stomach. My stomach constantly churns, bubbles, and growls. I have horrible diareaha. Anyone else have this? I am chalking it up to a water based diet...i was hoping adding noodles would help a little. I am a tad nervous about returning to work with an upset stomach! I am back to work in 6 more days...hopefully the mornings will get better cause right now mornings are the WORST in terms of throat, body and tummy pain.

hi im Jacob im 8 years old and i live in australia i had my tonsils 13 days ago and im still in quit alot of pain but two days after the oparation i was in serauis pain and i still am in quit alot of pain my parents have to give me pain killers to make me feel bettter

I had mine taken out and im 16 and when i got out of recovery i felt so good intell i got home and wokeup in my own bed the first 4 days were bad i felt i was in hell but my sister had worse her's was bleeding none stop she was in the hospitial all night from not drinking or eating i felt bad for her but than happy for my self that i had less pain for her its been a weekend and half now and my scars are still on but i can eat soup pasta mac n chesse...can drink soda now but i dont drink soda like that but anyways they only thing i am going through right now is I NEED A CIG. REALLY BAD and idunno when i can get one lol im sorry for all you guys pain :( but now i feel lucky
Good Luck people
~VeRoNiCa!

I go my tonsils taken out on the 6th and i'm in so much pain. I'm 22 and where my tonsils were it's all nasty and green. I am so hungry and was really constipated. Bits and pieces of my scabs are coming off and if you get the hiccups, you wanna shoot yourself in the mouth. My ears are killing me, and for some reason, they snipped off my uvula.

Let me share my experience with you guys after the tonsillectomy. I have been keeping a day to day account of the things that I have been feelings:

I hope that what I wrote down can help you somewhat cope or understand about your pain.

I welcome any input into the matter.. please go the website and provide comments.

:cry I am in day five after tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.I am 35 and the pain is the worse thing I have felt in my life. I have been to ER for dyhydration and pain they sent me home with morphine,and it dont help much. I am so hungry the brooths ,and liquids hard to swallow . Any ideas when I can upgrade to soft food. :'( :

day 4 of recovery (?) and the pain is almost unbearable. On waking from the surgery I had some discomfort but it was managable and thought to myself everything was going to be a breeze from here on in. I even discharged myself early and caught a train home (not advisable). Arrived home, said hi to to the family, sat down to dinner, tomato soup and bread, I had taken enough risks for one day, watched a bit of tv and then off to bed. Woke up Friday morning with a bit of a sore throat still nothing to write home about, even had a cigarette!!. Breakfast and medication followed and then took the dog for a walk. Midday approached and brought hell with it. I think the only way to try to duplicate the pain is to push some rusty six inch nails into a potato and then try to swollow it. To cancel out the pain I was prescribed codine (30mg) and paracetamol (2x500mg) and Diclofenac. The weekend was just a painful clockwatching exercise, every four hours reaching for the codine and paracetamol and praying to god I could sleep some of the four hours til the next fix! and thats without the stomach cramps I was getting from the Diclofenac. On a final note, was anyone informed about the bleeding we have to deal with when the scab breaks away?. I suppose it will all be worth it in the long run and to all fellow recoverers, I salute you. get well soon!!