First off to original posting author of this i thank you so damn much.. Im in my bathroom sitting on the sink in the mirror in tears from this, worried WHY AM I NOT BETTER?!? And your post was Extreeeemely helpful while cheering me up with hope at the same time.
Okay Heres my situation and a few questions:
Tonsilectomy was on July 11th and today is July, 20th 2013
The surgery went someone smooth i got the old fashioned cut em out and burn the stuff...
1st day afterwards i was absolutely incoherent and loopy.. Hardly any pain.
2nd day ... I had still not eaten or consumed any form of nutrition since having to begin fasting the day prior .. So thats 2 full days no food. Point being, i actually ended up having something that looke like a seizure.. I apparently blacked out in public shaking and peed myself (f*****g embarrassing) but the lack of food and strrrong pain meds made my blood sugar drop dangerously low.. Woke up in the E.R. And they said i had abnormal swelling.
Ended up spending the night there with a breathing mask with medicated mist and with morphine in my IV ... That was post tonsilectomy heaven.
Okay so after spending the night there i was now on day 3
This day SUCKEDD once hosipital pain protection had worn off i was in so much pain.. Thinking this was quite possibly the worst it could be, damn was i WRONG.
day 4- 7 : JUST F**K THAT!
Day 8: (yesterday)
I forced myself to go to an atmosphere and slightly stupid concert two hours away i just couldnt miss it for the world.. Anywho guess what i left all the way behind on accident by grabbing the wrong bottle?
Yep my pain meds! All i grabbed was amoxicillin ..
Kay so concert went on and EXTREME pain kept rushing through, so overwhelming tried everything to put it aside .. I actually at one point fell completely silent and my friends noticed tears were just silently pouring from my face. I didnt want to bring them down so i kept it all to myself mostly.. But i was in SUCH severe pain..
Then the lead singer of slightly stoopid handed me a joint .. Yea i had no choice being the fan i am. But this was the best/WORST decision of my life...
Pain on ride home was so intense i started to gag repeatedly for about 7 minutes then fought it away.
Oh super important thing i missed : the last 3 days ive had this sharp feeling on my right tonsilectomy wound that resembles the feeling of a broken glass shard stuck in a wound cavity..
I continuously have been feeling this stronger and stronger until tonight i went to the ER unable to bare it.
But the as****e doctor made it sound like was overreacting and "everything looked normal" i assured him something IS WEDGED IN THERE..
He said no i dont see anything
WELL..
Im now in current moment in the mirror with my iphone light in the bathroom and i notice the roof of my mouth has a weird empty space in the very back that is like a shelf , and completely unable to see from facing my face..
Basically picture if my head was transparent youd be able to see it from the back, but from the front you cant see because "the shelf" is tucked up, meaning the top of my roof of my mouth is hollow in the very back..
But meaning i have Q-tips and trying to clean that out (worried something foreign is stuck there, because it feels like it)
Im trying to swipe out anything there, but everytime i try EXTREME pain hits me and i stop. But so far i can notice its oozing and bleeding unpleasent thing up there..
My biggest concerns
#1 is my attempt to clean this with q-tips helpful or dangerous and could trigger bleeding?
#2 is hydrogen peroxide bad to useto clean at this stage?
#3 same question as above only with mouthwash?
#4 does it sound by what i described towards the end to possibly be an incection?
Thank you to whoever read this... Please help me sooner than later , im literally still sitting on the bathroom counter with watery eyes.
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This suckkkks.
Okay you guys, this is the last post I'll write (Traci, 50 year old female, had tonsils and adenoids out, and nasal septoplasty and turbinectomy 5 weeks ago). I will say I feel AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was so worth it. I mean the first couple of weeks were horrible, and dragged on and on, but now, wow! I have way more energy, in fact I honestly need 2 hours less sleep a night for the same effect as before, with way more sleep. I feel younger, almost like I was 30 again, more alert, etc. I now question if I had sleep apnea that is resolved. I will say that a couple of weeks after surgery I developed horrible breath, but after I used my Neti Pot every hour on the hour for a few days that went away. (Be sure to boil the water first, don't use it straight from the tap as you run the risk of developing an amoeba in your brain. Boil it, let it cool, then nuke it for 20-30 seconds before use.) Anyway it's great, was very much worth it. In fact, and this will seem like I'm making it up totally, I haven't had a single menopausal hot flash since surgery, and I had a lot before. Now I honestly wonder if that was more infection related. Also, the lymph nodes in my neck, after being enlarged for decades, are now completely normal!! I feel like a totally new person. Even my family has noticed, and say they're amazed. I realize I had more done than the typical patient, but I'm guessing that some will have as good of results from just the tonsillectomy. Hope it goes as well for everyone else, and good luck to you all!! :)
Original poster - did you have a lot of mucus in your throat all the time as well as tonsil sto
I think you must be on LSD .
this guy defiantly knows what he is talking about. I am going through the same thing right now. I somehow got lucky and started coughing out my scab on day 4, it is one hell of a relief but burns like hell at the same time. I think in the end it will always be worth it no matter what, It will reduce your risk of getting sick, bad breath and a whole lot of other things. Sure it is hell but it does end.. eventually even though you may not think so at the time haha.
Thank you for sharing. I'm 32 and female and it has been 2 weeks since surgery and I feel like it's not going to get any better. I can't take the pain med's cause they make me sleepy and I can't fall asleep at work. So I wait til I come home from work and take a half or a whole percocet and try to find something I can eat. With the pain in my ears that shoots down the sides of my neck it's hell trying to eat. That same pain wakes me in the middle of the night and I'll be in tears. I go brush my teeth and rinse my mouth with warm salt water and go back to bed just to have the same thing happen when I wake up to start my day. I hope the pain goes away soon. I just want to be normal again.
this was great information. I am on day two post surgery. Am feeling great. When they told me i had to eat a pop and keep it down before they released me, my response was "bring it on". been doing well, besides having a couple drinks of OJ that hurt quite a bit. Buy an ice shaver and make slushie style drinks for everything you have. i am thrilled no more nasty tonsil stones. No more feeling them in my tonsils tickling/pressure/etc. no more feeling like my sinuses cannot drain properly. I went in there wtih a slight cold. I was really hoping that would not be a problem and it wasn't , but what was amazing is i came out and am not at all congested. As much as i am tired and pissed that i cannot work out or eat the way i would like to right now, i already feel better having my tonsils gone. best medical decision i ever made!
I'm a 25 year old female with septic tonsillitis which I have for about a month now and when I googled what not to eat, I came across this story. I dare say that it really freaked me the hell out. I'm so scared to have them removed but also it helps to know what I can expect. It being my tonsils first offense, and a really terrible one at that, I am deciding to have them taken out. Thanx for this :)
I had my tonsils taken out close to a year ago, and it STILL hurts when I sneeze. Could anyone tell me why that may be?
I am so relieved I found this post! It's so nice to know i'm not the only one.
I am 20 years old and have had tonsil stones for approx 3 years now and it is making my life a living hell. I can relate to everything you said, I feel like the only option for me really is to have my tonsils removed. Not been to see a doctor yet but i'm so worried they'll say it''s not bad enough for me to have a tonsillectomy or something. It's panicked me to hear how painful the aftermath is, I don't know how I would cope!
Would love to hear back from you,
Fiona.