One week later...
It has actually been my best day since the surgery. I was hurting this morning but it was mostly at the back of my tongue and jaw bone all the way up to my ear. I also felt like there was something stuck in the back of my throat.
As the day progressed, I used cold and hot packs to ease the pain in my jaw. It hurts most at the end of a swallow. I get the same pain when I try to smile, must be a pulled muscle or something. Anyway, heat really makes that feel better. I also noticed that if I support the throat just below the jaw, it reduces the pain when swallowing. Go figure...
I ate noodle soup for dinner, an entire serving. It hurt a little but not more than my desire to eat.
I also had tea in the evening and it went down very well. I would recommend trying tea earlier on for anyone going through this.
If tonight goes as well as the day had I am going to see if I can sleep through the night without any Codeine.
One interesting note, my sinus congestion has been nil, maybe it's the Codeine, I don't know, but I haven't been so clear in ages. I would love this to be a result of losing my tonsiles but I'm not usually that lucky.
Anyway, just to check in on the pain levels for the day:
Swallowing: 4ish
Throat: 3-5
Jaw: 3-5, only when swallowing or smiling
Uvula: is back to normal size and I can breath laying down on my back
And that's it for day 7.
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2 comments:
I am having my tonsillectomy on Tues 8/28/07. When you recommended drinking tea sooner are you drinking warm tea or iced tea? Thanks for sharing your experience. I helps me prepare for what to expect. Sounds extremely painful.
Hi there, I'm a 20 year old female who just had an adenoid and tonsillectomy on Aug 3, 2009, so I guess I'm on day 6? I feel your pains in this blog, and I'm sure it was extremely hard being 37 and having to recover. This morning I think I started to hack up something from the back of my throat, but it feels like it's still there...any idea what it is? It doesn't really feel like it's where my tonsils once were, it feelsl like something else. It tastes absolutely awful. Also, the jaw and ear pain is so strange! My mom is going to buy some hot packs for me now.
Thanks for writing the blog!
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