I had my tonsillectomy this morning at 8. I woke up from anesthesia right away and felt fine. It is now 6pm and honestly my pain has been a 1/10 the entire day. The worst thing waking up was how dry my throat was. I came home and I have had 4 bottles of water some gatorade 2 popsicles 2 puddings an unsweetened apple sauce and butternut squash. I have been starving. My Biggest problem is my uvula is HUGE I really cant describe how big and its disgusting. I can feel it constantly. I called my dr and she called in prednisone for me. I just took my first dose. I am wondering if anyone has had any luck getting the swelling down from a steroid?
Also instead of taking my meds every 4 hours I cut them in half. I was precribed Roxicet (Oxycodone and tylenol) Normally it is 10ML every 4 hours. Ive been taking 5ML every 2 hours. I have read multiple people say this worked great for them so I am giving it a shot. Most people say the pain starts back up 3 hrs after meds so this seems to be keeping it at bay. Goodluck to everyone going through this! So far I can say it was totaly worth it!