Tonsillectomy recovery....burning throat/tongue??

Abe over a year ago

hey 14 yr old dude i am havign the same prob, its normal bro, just suck it up but keep on your pain meds, i found that if you are expecting pain and dont flinc or any sh*t and jut sit there and drink soup or eat ice cream and just pile it all in 1 min or 30 secs its over and u feel great after! make sure to drink water... but every time i swallow i get bubbles trapped and i swallow bubbles at the same time lol, anyways good luck to you =)

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Guest over a year ago

thanks Abe! and i'll try and suck it up and tough it out! also... im girl not a dude! thanks for the advice though, i will definately try it! =) any other advice you can give me?

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chaplain over a year ago

Hi 14 yr old. this is my 6 weeks post surgery and thank God the pain and discomfort is over. i had all of your experiences and more because i'm older. but you do get relief up to week 4. i ended up in the ER on two occasions for pain and dehydration. sip room temp water/gatorade, eat sherbert and not ice cream. ice cream is slimy/ produces phlem. watch out for infection- will show as green phelm. watch out for blood. go to er if u see those signs. hang in there! It will soon pass.

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Guest over a year ago

im also finding it hard to eat.. still havent had any breakfast and i am REALLY HUNGRY!!!! what kinda things shall i eat? everything i eat only stings my throat!

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chaplain over a year ago

forget about eating breakfast or tasty snacks for the next 3 weeks. sherbert, soup, and liquids are your best friend. i tried chicken in my first week and it hurt like hell. so your not missing anything right now. focus on healing and not your appetite.

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Guest over a year ago

okay... thanks a lot! liquids...... go it! thanks =) take care

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Guest over a year ago

hey guys i have had my tonsils taken out a week and few days and for some reason, my left side of my throat is hurting much more than my right side when i swallow, eat or drink anything. and i had my tonsils taken out because my left tonsil was bigger than my right one and i had an infection... i wonder if this could be linked to why my left side of the throat is hurting more than my right side?thanks. Also good luck to the 14 year old!

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Guest over a year ago

exactly why ur left side is hurting more!! sherbert, room temperature gatorade/ water, popsicle are your best friends.

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Guest over a year ago

LOL okay thank you!

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RicRos257484 over a year ago

I'm 19 days into my recovery and the burning has kicked in along with sever pain when I'm up after 9 pm. I use Chloraseptic spray and throat drops to help with the burning, the pain post sleeping, and prior to eating. This helps more than the fifty pain meds I have in my basket of meds next to my bed. I kept the meds in the bed with me the first week till I went to the ER for a kidney stone on day 5 of recovery cause it hurt to much to drink often. I went up the street today to eat lunch since being home. I had a small chicken casadia and a apple juice. It took me 45 minutes to finish it cause I had to hold off on my meds in order to drive myself. I was just that tired of being the bed. Chicken soup was my first meal at home and it almost killed me. My mouth is swallon so I panic each time I swallow cause the food moves slow going down plus there is a chance it might come out my nose instead of going down my throat. I rinse my nose and gargle with room temp bottle water and salt which seems to help to releave the burning sensation in my nose and throat. I hold ice to the rear of my mouth and ice my neck down which seems to help also. I had the sleep apnea surgery where the ENT did a tonsillectomy-vuvala removal-and bilateral resection of infererior turbinates.

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RicRos257484 over a year ago

I'm 9 days post-op not 19 days, blame it on the Liguid Lortab I drank so I can eat this tuna fish I made 25 minutes ago but was hurting to much to eat it. Yes my food has been sitting in front of me for 25 minutes waiting for me to feel better so I can eat it.

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NaeNerZ over a year ago

I just had mine done last thursday so its been 7 days. i cant eat ANYTHING i am STARVING! i have lost 12 lbs and can only drink water. everytime i try to eat anything i get a super sharp pain and cant stand it. My ears also hurt like crazy. especially at night when i get up every 4 hrs for my meds, the pain in my ears is unbearable. I have been depressed because i can't eat a thing. im STARVING! someone please help me. my mom wont take me in to check it out unless it keeps happeneing 4 a few more days. my skin color is not normal. i have been very pale. Im 16 years old. and i really need to eat. i havnt eaten more than a couple bites of food for a week. PLEASE HELP ME! is this normal? or should i get it checked out?

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heart2heartmin over a year ago

Hello NaeNerZ,
Yes, the pain you are experiencing is normal. I am 3 months into my recovery and have healed nicely. A lingering ear ache persists but that too is normal. I too had lost 15lbs post surgery. For me, meal was room temp liquids such as water, gatorade, and occasional chicken broth. Sherbert was great for the stinging sensation. Forget about meats or tasty delights, and focus on healing. I went to the ER twice because of the pain and ear ache, but they gave me fluids and rest and send me home. In other words, it's all part of the experience. Go to the ER if it makes you feel better, but its what it is! I started to eat soft food after my 7th week. Admit it that you are not really starving...children in AFRICA are. You're just not accustomed to not satisfying your desires when you want to. Exercise some discipline over your appetite, Drink soup and thank God that your surgery was successful. the next 6 weeks you should see great improvements..

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heart2heartmin over a year ago

Hi there,
I am checking to see how your recovery is going. Trust that you have now healed well and eating "tasty snacks". Lol

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Rosh over a year ago

Hi am on my 5th day and my throat burns a lot my jaw also hurts and I can't swallow much I am spitting out a goey syliva thing every time I drink can someone please help me ?!

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