well, i'm 22. my recovery doesn't seem that bad as of now, but i'm not gonna say its great till i get to 1 week cuz i know theres that crap time in there when the scabs will start falling off. as of now, i don't feel anything where my tonsils were. the only minor discomfort i have is my uvula and only when i swallow. knock on wood. i'm still sticking to only broth and ice popcicles because i don't want to mess with dairy with such a swollen uvula because of the mucos thickening. the nurse told me today, day 2, i could try some scrambled eggs and mac and cheese, lol. but i'm not going to attempt food either until my uvula goes down cuz i can barely breath past it, let alone swalllow food. it has gotten a lil smaller, so hopefully by tomorrow morning, it'll be bareable. all my meds are liquid form, so i have no problem taking them. amoxicillin tastes sooo good. i love that, too bad its only 1 time every 8 hours, lol. pain med is gross, thats double the amount, double the times, haha. figures. but i'm takin tylenol with codein. i dunno if i'm not in pain because of the meds, or i'm just not in pain. but i'm doin better than expected, but i won't talk too soon, cuz i know i still got some scabs to deal with in a few days. thanx for the reply, and sorry for the long message, i haven't talked to anyone in 2 days, so once i get the chance, i just go off, haha. bye

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well, i'm 22. my recovery doesn't seem that bad as of now, but i'm not gonna say its great till i get to 1 week cuz i know theres that crap time in there when the scabs will start falling off. as of now, i don't feel anything where my tonsils were. the only minor discomfort i have is my uvula and only when i swallow. knock on wood. i'm still sticking to only broth and ice popcicles because i don't want to mess with dairy with such a swollen uvula because of the mucos thickening. the nurse told me today, day 2, i could try some scrambled eggs and mac and cheese, lol. but i'm not going to attempt food either until my uvula goes down cuz i can barely breath past it, let alone swalllow food. it has gotten a lil smaller, so hopefully by tomorrow morning, it'll be bareable. all my meds are liquid form, so i have no problem taking them. amoxicillin tastes sooo good. i love that, too bad its only 1 time every 8 hours, lol. pain med is gross, thats double the amount, double the times, haha. figures. but i'm takin tylenol with codein. i dunno if i'm not in pain because of the meds, or i'm just not in pain. but i'm doin better than expected, but i won't talk too soon, cuz i know i still got some scabs to deal with in a few days. thanx for the reply, and sorry for the long message, i haven't talked to anyone in 2 days, so once i get the chance, i just go off, haha. bye

well it sounds like your recovery is going well. EERRR Im jelious my recovery was so miserable. I had my tonsils taken out 1 week after my 18th birthday. (some birthday present). Anyways Its probably a good idea to hold off soild foods until your uvula shrinks. But your lucky I didn't have liquid meds I had percocet with codeine pills,an antibiodic pill and steroid pills so I had to find a way to take mine. I hope your recovery continues to go well and i forgot to mention you'll want to stay away from spicy foods such as mexican food for awhile. Good luck and Peace out!!