The first few days after my tonsillectomy were not too bad. I haven't slept much in the last week, pain wakes me up every 2 hours or so. Day 7 and I'm finally able to get fluids down and food down without too much throat pain, but the ear pain is excruciating. I am terrified of vomiting, and ice packs, ibuprofen and Zofran are my best friends. I recommend this surgery 0/10. I would rather suffer sore throats for the rest of my life. Think I'm going to be scarred after this is over.

I had a tonsillectomy on September 5, 2018 and considering I’m 53 years old it hasn’t been bad at all. Days 8 to 10 were the worst but the pain medicines controlled the pain throughout. I was off Vicodin by day 11 and basically could eat soft foods from the beginning. I’m now on day 15 and almost pain free. I consider myself very lucky.

At 52, like for anyone, tonsillectomy was painful. I had tonsils removed at 21 and it was worse. For the 2nd time (they grew back) on August 31 I had tonsils removed. Immediately after surgery I felt great. Day 2 to 4 I thought what a breeze this was, nothing like the first time 31 years ago, which was a horrific nightmare. Day 5 came and the storm hit, excruciating pain throughout the throat and ear. Day 6 to 8 I had throbbing ear and throat pain beyond belief. Going into day 9 I will stop taking Norco and stay with ibuprofen.

I am 20 years old. I had a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy done on August 15 (8 days ago). The first two days after were very unpleasant. I took my pain medicine every 4 hours to the minute. I was barely eating just because it hurt so much. Days 3 and 4 I saw the most progression but it still hurt. I made sure to stay well hydrated. Day 5 I woke up with no pain. Ever since then just my left side hurts and mornings are back to unbearable. Hopefully these next 2 days I can start eating solid foods.

I am 24 years old and I had tonsillectomy on 8-1-18. I am on day 6, and I keep having this excruciating amount of pain in my throat, ears, and tongue. I am trying to get some sleep but unfortunately it is not happening. I am drinking ice water, eating Jell-O and pudding, and trying to eat mashed potatoes. I know it’s worth it because I can breathe a lot better already.

I’m on day 9 after my tonsillectomy on 9/24/18. It’s awful. I haven’t eaten or drunk much and it backfired because I threw up and split a scab open which sent me to the hospital. I’ve had C-sections and an umbilical hernia repair, but this pain is by far worse than both of those. Thankfully I worked at my ENT office and the surgeon knows me well so he refilled my medicines however it’s not even doing much. Take ibuprofen if you can. It works best!

I am 37 years old and I had tonsillectomy on June 8th. Pre-operation I purchased a new humidifier filter, bought stool softeners, ibuprofen, Tylenol, Dramamine for nausea, ear drops, saline nasal spray Chloraseptic, and most importantly Cepacol maximum strength throat drops! I bought Bomb Pops, Fudgesicles, strawberry fruit bars, soup, applesauce, and macaroni and cheese. I also purchased drinks like water, 7Up, Sprite and ginger ale. I made puddings, Jell-O and ice packs. Preparing for the surgery mentally I literally worried myself into a stupor and ended up getting huge stomach aches days prior to surgery. Surgery only took 20 minutes. The doctor said my tonsils were huge! I woke up and immediately requested to eat and drink. They smashed up Percocet into apple sauce. Day 1 after surgery was mostly a blur! I slept; then ice packs, cold water, ginger ale, and popsicles. I tried eating macaroni and cheese, but it wasn't happening. My tongue was too swollen to mash anything down. My throat was sore but manageable. Day 2 I woke up knowing it was time for pain pills. Drinks were my friends and I learned quickly that sleep was the enemy! I stayed up and fought through the drowsiness of the narcotic and I felt so much better! I still wasn't able to eat but at least I could swallow. The pain was annoying, not excruciating. Day 3 I ate some applesauce with mashed up banana. After popping the pain pills was the worst! I would fight so hard to not go to sleep. Day 4 I was up every 3.5 hours on the dot for pain pills. It burned more than the last 3 days. Mornings were the worst! My anti-nausea patch wasn't working anymore so I took Dramamine! Day 5 I began to feel like I had something stuck in my throat and my mouth was so dry! It made me nauseous! I realized at that point, I developed thrush. My tongue was in pain, not my throat! The doctor prescribed anti-nausea and thrush medication. I started swishing with half water and half peroxide. By the end of the day, I felt no pain. I did spit up some scabs. Day 6 was pure agony! My ears began to hurt along with stinging in my throat. I took my medicine and forced down a Bomb Pop. My tongue burned and felt like sandpaper. By evening the left side was healing quicker than my right side. I lost quite a bit of scab throughout the day but only on my left side. I downed a whole 64 oz. container of apple juice, ate macaroni and fudge cookie. I had just a little stinging on my right side. I can feel the scabs with my tongue and a majority of the scab is gone! I gargled with salt water several times today so I will give the salt water credit for getting the scabs to come off.