Worst Pain Ever Following Tonsillectomy

For anyone who has had a tonsillectomy, one of the most important things is to keep your throat moist.  Use a vaporizer - it REALLY helps!  Keep drinking fluids, even though that may be difficult to do.  Use your pain meds as they are prescribed - don't let time lapse, if it is time for a dose, take it.   Otherwise, the best thing to do is give it time.  It does take a while to heal and you do reach a point where it gets better each day.  I tried to keep myself in a comatose state for at least 2 weeks with the meds they gave me.  After that point, the pain was more and more bearable each day.  Also, the first day typically isn't as bad due to drugs they give you to numb your throat during the surgery.  

HI,

Im 17 now and got my tonsils taken out last tuesday. Im on day 9 and so far everything has been ok.

Day 1 of the surgery, the worst part was getting the IV in!! I was able to talk a little bit right away and drink water.

Day 2 I was feeling awesome..getting up walking around talking.

Day 3 went downhill. I got nausiated and was dry heaving. I couldnt puke but it sucked so i slept all day.

Day 4 -6 went good. As long as i took 3 tsp of pain killer every four hours I was fine.

Day 7 I was super fatigue and slept all day. Also had really bad headache

Day 8-9 Apprently I started to get bad breath according to my boyfriend so this is when your tonsils are really scabbing up and I can tell because its like hard in the back of my throat. Also the dangling thingy isnt as swollen anymore so it doesnt feel like your swallowing the dam thing. Also notice I have this terrible taste in my mouth. Probably the tonsils.

All what iv been eating was popsicles, yogurt, pudding, icecream, jello, shakes, and soup. Be careful the soup doesnt have too much salt otherwise it will dry your throat. Day 2 I tried eating mac N Cheese and that was a bad idea because alot of it got stuck in the "Caves" where the tonsils used to be.

Pros: Lose weight!!! I lost 6 pounds ha yay.

Wont be getting strep throat 8 times in a 6 months time frame anymore.

Will be able to sleep better. Makes you breath better.

 

Cons: DONT BURP WITH YOUR MOUTH CLOSED. That hurts sooo much.

Try to drink as much as possible through the night. Mornings are painful!!!

Careful to not eat something too hot. It will hurt.

Dont cough too hard, that will also hurt.

Dont scream

You will have alot of mucus. At least I did and I choke on it every night.

Be careful while drinking and eating. Dont want it to go in the wrong pipe making you caugh really hard. That did not feel too good.

 

That was my first surgery and I was terrified. You will get through it! If I can do it then I know anyone can.

Good Luck!!!<3

 

 

 

Well, Hi, Im a 14 year old female and i got my tonsils removed and andoids at the same day. And the andiods cause bad ear pain but the tonsils stuff i have lost 16lbs from not eating. I feel like im getting worse but better tho.  The scabs are starting to come off and its disgusting. Im scared to take my pain meds but when i do i wait about 10 min for it to kick in the i drink and drink lots and lots of stuff. I really do not suggest mashed potoes i started choking and crying badly with tho. I barey ever swallow my spit cuz its nasty and flemy but i feel that it helps. Your welcome lol

Im 16 and I just had my tonsils out 5 days ago; Last year and the beginning of this year i has strept a total of 12 times. When I woke from the sugery, I felt fine.. talking and all eating and such... I thought it was a piece of cake. But here these past two days I've woken up in horrible pain. My ears feel like someone has a lit flame to them. And when I wake up i can't even swallow my spit. I hate this feeling. TBH I'd rather have strept :/

Oh man i know im late on this but i just got my tonsils out 4days ago and i feel the exsct ssme way and i feel like all the pain killers in the world would not subside this painm

That is garbage. This is well known to be one of the worst surgeries, pain wise, that you can have. Stop the lies.

I have had my operation two weeks ago. The pain I have sustained through this ordeal has been indescribable. I have difficult typing as I am both shaking from the pain and drowsy from my pain medicine. I thought I was going to die. I work as a backsmith and once had my left bollock smashed between an anvil an an iron hammer. If I had a choice I would rather have my right bollock hammered on the anvil than experience have the pain I have gone through with the tonsillectomy.

I'm 14 and had my tonsils out Tuesday and its not Saturday. First day was fine I was happy and just wanted to get home from the hospital to my own bed! 2nd & 3rd was okay I just stayed in bed the whole days! Yesterday was great I was eating pizza, beans on toast ect and that made me feel much better! But this morning have been the worst I woke up at 7 with a banging headache an earache so I took some codein and ibrufen, but it's still not any better, the doctor said it will get better before it get worst so I knew this would happen. Oh and if your wondering what helps, my nurse said chewing gum do and it has for me. It's to keep your jaw moving so when you open your mouth ect, your not in alot of pain. So keep chewing, drink cold juice, jelly, yogurts and have a quick peek everyday down your throat to check for signs of bleeding.

Guys I am from South Africa, im really not sure how it happens over in America or Europe. I am 20 and had my tonsils out while they were still inflamed. Surgery took roughly 25mins, i woke up gave the thumbs up and went back to sleep for a few hours. I stayed the night in hospital with a drip in me for fluids and pain.. I was told by the doctor to drink lots of fizzy coldink (coke etc) cause the bubbles help clean the cuts. I was then told to chew chewing gum and biltong (jerky) as soon as i could to get my muscles working again (were really stiff).. They brought me chips and biscuits as they are hard, and before i was allowed to leave in the morning i had to eat 2 slices of toast.. So i was immediatley onto hard foods, as opposed to other countries where you get jelly and custard.. i was taking pain killers, but still. This worked REALLY well, i never felt anything close to a scab forming or coming off.. My mouth was the normal white colour at the back, but as soon as that dissapeard after a week or so, it was healed! :) Trust me tonsilitis where you cant swallow your own saliva is a worse pain than a tonsilectomy. It will hurt im not saying it wont.. but MOST people are waaaay over reacting. ps TAKE YOUR MEDS EXACTLY AS PERSCRIBED and you will be fine.. i also had a antibacterial spray which i used to spray the area where my tonsils were.. healed me right up. Hope this was helpful, specially to people as nervous as i was!

Hi, I am from the UK and had my tonsils out exactly a week today; my pain seems to have really eased from what it was but what is worrying me is that the right side seems worse, I've still got a swollen gland and it hurts swallowing. I don't know if this is a sign of infection? I haven't got a temperature or had bleeding? Kelly.

Hi Kel, Im getting mine out on Monday. Hows is the recovery going?

-Brett

You must be crazy if you were taking so many chemicals. It can be easily treated with paracetamol and ibuprofen combined with plenty of water, a good diet high in protein, manuka honey and some other immune support supplements.

I'm a 19 year old female with a long history of tonsillitis. My tonsils were extremely large to begin with, and I can't believe I didn't have them out as a child. I'm only on day 5 of recovery and I've already lost 14 pounds. I'm completely miserable and my uvula is so swollen that whenever I try to drink anything it goes out my nose. I have scabs not only in the usual places, but also on the back of my uvula because they were so large that my surgeon probably scraped it while he was removing my overly large tonsils. The first day wasn't so bad, I was able to eat jello and drink plenty of water. But after the second day, I've gone steadily downhill. I'm on lortab/Tylenol elixr every 4 hours, but taking the pain meds is so difficult. I would almost rather be on some sort of tablet, because then I could swallow it in one swoop and be done. When I try to swallow my liquid meds, it takes me about 10 minutes and lots of swallows to do so because of the extreme difficulty I have with swallowing. Overall, as a person with naturally enlarged tonsils, I don't regret getting the procedure done, but I wish I had gotten it done as a child rather than an adult. I'm icing my neck as often as possible, and have been able to keep my throat moist, but I just wish I was on day 10 already.

I'm in the same boat as you man. Days one and 2 were cake! I thought I was in the clear but after day 3 it continuously got worse. Now I'm finishing up day 5, hoping the scabs will start to fall off tonight and tomorrow just so I can finally see an end in sight. Although the throat pain is horrific; worse than any strep or tonsillitis I've ever had (and I've had some bad tonsillitis. My latest left me on antibiotics for 9 weeks and tonsils scarred beyond repair and the size of golf balls) but the ear pain is unbelievable!!!! It's like a double ear infection! I don't even know but I still think this ordeal is going to be worth it in the end, just power through!!!!

This is F***ing HELL! I'm 21 years old and had a compound fracture on my leg and honestly this pain is worse. I don't know why some people are saying the first few days weren't bad because for me they were pretty miserable. However, days 4 & 5 got progressively worse. I'm now on day 7 and feel as if I've hit rock bottom. My ears are in excruciating pain and I got something called oral thrush from not being able to swallow. Its basically a yeast infection in the mouth that produces enormous ulcers. I can't eat anything...even ice cream hurts to swallow. I've lost 9 pounds in one week and I'm not even slightly overweight. The pain medicine makes me feel somewhat nauseous but its much better than the alternative. That being said I went through 60 percocets in just 7 days and had to get another prescription. This is pure agony. I don't know how much longer I can tolerate living like this. I just pray it'll all be worth it and I won't get sick anymore.