Hi everyone,

I'm 36 years old and had my surgery last Thurs. I feel like nobody really explained the post op stage properly. I was under the impression that I would have the surgery on Thurs and be back at work by the beginning of the week. 4 days later I was still lying in a hospital bed, hooked up to an iv and sucking ice. I finally got out but I still felt horrible. A hot shower helped immensely. The worst time is the middle of the night and the early morning. I have nightmares which I think are caused by the pain in my through and ears. I can't sleep for more than a few hours. In the morning a very hot shower helps and during the day I am more or less ok, some throat and ear pain but meds can deal with the pain. I have been eating ice cream but after seeing this site I stopped. Too much cold water also has caused me pain so I moved to room temp water. My main problems are having too much saliva and having my uvula getting stuck to other parts of my mouth. I haven't found any good tips to deal with that.