Hi everyone! I am 29 and had my tonsils out last Monday, so now I'm on day 8. In addition to frequent infections, almost every time I ate I would get food stuck behind my tonsils and have to scoop it out with my finger (yuck!) so my ENT thought they should come out. They were HUGE, but I won't miss them!
I wanted to thank everyone for all of the advice, my cousin took care of me for 5 days and she had read all of the posts ahead of time and was ready with gum, ice packs, a humidifier, stool sofeners, anti-nausea bracelets, etc. it made SUCH a big difference to know what to expect and how to deal with the pain and discomfort!
Everything was fine for me on day 1, I took Roxicet which is great but made me vomit on day 2 and 3 (not enough in my stomach), then from day 3-now I've only taken tylenol (2 extra strength pills), except for an occasional teaspoon of the Roxicet when I really needed it (and I was sure I had enough in my stomach). Tylenol works well and though it's pretty painful all the time, it takes the edge off.
I went in for my post-op today and the Dr. said it looked good. I'm going to Florida on Friday (day 11) and he's not thrilled about it because there could be bleeding on the plane (highly unlikely, but scary) - did anyone else fly that early? He said no exercise (no real swimming!) but I can walk a lot and swim a little as long as I don't raise my heart rate.
I feel really good (apart from painful sore throat and ear ache!) so I think I'm pretty lucky so far. And I'm trying to eat as normally as possible while avoiding acidic food and anything too crunchy, but I've had toast since day 4. Actually, I don't find it more painful than drinking water - it's all painful, so you might as well have something good for you. My cousin bought protein shakes for me too which were great sources of nutrition (called "Boost").
Thanks again for everyone's openness - it really helped me!
Cheers,
Ally
ps. my tip: ask the Dr. for anti-nausea suppositories, even if you usually don't have a problem with nausea, because you might need them and it's good to have on hand.
my dad just picked up childrens liquid tylenol....all he could find.....i got help from both of my parents so thats all taken care of ......it feels extremely swollen...and is this not being able to speak thing normal????
All they gave me was lortab...all though they said if it doesnt work to call back and he can give me something called roxicet..said its what he gives cancer patients...so its gotta be stronger...
Matt ~ I was thinking all along that I had Lortab when I had my tonsils out a year ago, but when you mentioned Roxicet that sounded familiar so I went and got my bottle out of the fridge (still has a little bit in it that I never finished from my 2nd bottle) and its Roxicet, so I had that instead of Lortab (dont know why I was thinking that is what I had) ANYWAY call your doctor and ask for the Roxicet if the Lortab isnt helping, it's AWESOME!!! it helped me so much! and gave me a very happy feeling also (lol) I think someone said Lortab is hydrocodone (???) this Roxicet says Oxycodone Hydrochloride and Acetaminophen ~ I highly recommend it!!! I took 2 teaspoons every 4 hours and then waited about 10-15 minutes for it to kick in then I'd eat something soft (like yogurt or jello or soft mashed potatoes) or else it made me feel nauseous ~ but if you eat about 15 minutes after taking it like I said, it's pretty easy to get food down cuz it really helps the pain and then you feel REALLY good! :) and you dont feel nauseous ~ good luck!!!
oh and I had lots of mucous too for a couple weeks ~ its just cuz its healing in there
well there are times during the day where this feels like nothing more than a slight sore throat..not much pain..and times where it starts to really hurt, usually towards the end of my lortab dose..i think im going to call the doc and have him re-up me with the roxicet.....i got my speech back a little today and can talk for short periods of time....i feel like the swelling is the biggest problem for me, not the pain...my tongue is sore on both sides, about midway back on it..is this normal? i assume its from clamps or something holding it....but anyhow right now i feel a little better than yesterday, and I almost want to say this isn't as bad as I expected...Ill keep you guys updated..thanks againf or the help
day 3 for me...and my throat seems to hurt worse than yetserday...this is an up and down struggle....although reading fireflys posts makes me feel a little bad about complaining myself....question though....Is my uvula supposed to be as swollen as mine is? ( at least double its size..feels like something stuck int he back of my throat) also it looks like its pushed over to one side of my throat.....anyhow, i still cant really speak at all, so my mom is callin the doctor right now to see if i can get stronger pain medicine that lasts longer......ive been taking half a dose more than the prescribed lortab so it actually lasts...hopefully ill be able to get that roxicet today....time for another dose of lortab, talk to you guys later..thanks in advance for any response to my questions...
yes the swollen uvula is normal ~ mine was also very swollen for quite awhile after my surgery ~ I know its annoying to feel it pushing on your tongue, but it will get better ~ hope you can get the roxicet, let us know ~
firefly, I feel so bad for you! wish you had a more understanding doctor! some are so much better about giving pain meds than others ~ I would go to the ER if I were you ~ hopefully they would send you home with some stronger pain meds ~ or try also taking the Tylenol Sore Throat like Stine said ~ wish there was more we could do to help! I agree with Stine too about getting checked out ASAP to make sure you dont have an infection ~ I hope it gets better for you very soon!!!
I am also a student and used the student health center at my University for my throat infections. We have several drs that. I have used a couple of them and they seemed ok. Although, the last infection I got, they tested me for everything eventhough I knew it was another sore throat. All the test came back normal and he told me it was viral. I explained to him that this is the 6th time, I had a sore throat in 3 months and just give me antibiotics. He agreed and then sent me to an ENT. It was nerve wracking to get what I needed.
The swelling around the Uvula is normal. Although, if you are at day 10, I would think it would have gone down some.. Mine was really bad after surgery. I was choking on any liquids. They ended up giving me steriods in the ER cause of the swelling. You might need to ask your ENT for steriods to get the swelling down. I know that once the swelling went down, I was feeling much better.
Needsomehelpbad,
I am glad to hear that your mom is calling your ENT. I was prescribed Roxicet after my tonsil surgery and to be honest, I hated it. I was throwing up on that stuff so much. Plus, I was so out of it and so nausea. We ended up stopping it and switched over to oxycodone, which is a tiny pill that is easy to swallow.
I am also a student and used the student health center at my University for my throat infections. We have several drs that. I have used a couple of them and they seemed ok. Although, the last infection I got, they tested me for everything eventhough I knew it was another sore throat. All the test came back normal and he told me it was viral. I explained to him that this is the 6th time, I had a sore throat in 3 months and just give me antibiotics. He agreed and then sent me to an ENT. It was nerve wracking to get what I needed.
The swelling around the Uvula is normal. Although, if you are at day 10, I would think it would have gone down some.. Mine was really bad after surgery. I was choking on any liquids. They ended up giving me steriods in the ER cause of the swelling. You might need to ask your ENT for steriods to get the swelling down. I know that once the swelling went down, I was feeling much better.
Needsomehelpbad,
I am glad to hear that your mom is calling your ENT. I was prescribed Roxicet after my tonsil surgery and to be honest, I hated it. I was throwing up on that stuff so much. Plus, I was so out of it and so nausea. We ended up stopping it and switched over to oxycodone, which is a tiny pill that is easy to swallow.
thanks
thefer
I do pretty well on the percocet pills when I used to take them for bad sore throats....long as I ate something....seems liek a lot of people on here complain that roxicet causes vomiting, etc......For those that threw up on the roxicet....how did you react to percocet??(assuming youve ever taken the pill form)???
I think you'll do fine on roxicet if you tolerated percocet before. Have the Dr. give you something for nausea just in case though. Glad to hear you're having an o.k. recovery so far.
hi everyone ~ the Roxicet made me throw up and very nauseous at 1st too cuz I wasnt eating anything at 1st ~ the doctor told me if it made me nauseous to make sure to eat something with it and then I shouldnt feel nauseous and that worked great!!! ~ the Roxicet works great if you eat 15 minutes after taking it ~ by then the medicine is kicking in and your throat feels much better so its easier to get the food down, plus like I said eating something shortly after will help so you dont feel nauseous ~ try this, it really worked great for me :)
