Adult Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy Surgery - Part 7

[sarakay444]

jess-
I was beginning to wonder if you'd fallen off the face of the earth.

My doctor prescribed tylenol with codeine. It better work just as well!!
I took Lortab when I got my wisdom teeth taken out and I could barely function. It made me so dizzy all of the time unless I was laying down and I was completely still. I still have some of the pills left, actually. A few days after they switched me to Darvocet which didn't make me as nauseated...but its not as potent. I guess if the Tylenol 3 doesn't kick the pain, I'll just call and yell at them and have them give me something else. Although i already PAID for that huge JUG of tylenol with codeine!

I went to WalMart today and got a liquid medicine measurer/dispenser. They were over with all of the infant stuff like snot suckers. It was quite lovely. The one we have from when I was a child has all of the numbers worn off of it.

[hrtofluv]

For everyone who is having one or going through recovery - there IS life after a tonsillectomy!!!
I am 37 and had mine 2 summers ago at 35. Let me tell you - I thought I would die the first week, second week was better but still painful and by the three week doing ok.
Two years later - no sore throat EVER AGAIN - it is so wonderful!!!!!! I have NO problems with colds anymore and I hardly ever have allergy issues either! Do it - and a month later you will have the rest of your life throat-pain free!!!!!!
Now, not only was old (as everyone had to tell me - thanks!), I also bit both sides of my tongue during recovery - so that had to heal too.
I was so disappointed that I was in so much pain coming out of recovery and the other younger people in recovery (in their 20s) were sitting up and seemed to be doing so much better. Kinda funny that at the one week checkup, I saw one of these spucky 20-something guy from the recovery room. He looked at me and told me he was dying. When I told him I was too - we both kinda laughed. But I bet he is SO GLAD he did it too now!!!!
Remember a 2 week bad time for a lifetime of health - you can't beat that!
I survived on several different dosages of hydrocodone and took them on time regardless if I was hurting - so I sometimes caught it BEFORE the pain could return.
I ate cream of wheat the second week and lived off the Cremesavers pudding and popsicles the first week. I did lose around 6-8 pounds those two weeks - wish it had been more, but once you're not hurting - you want to eat it all again!
Once again, just thought I would post and let you know - IT WAS WORTH IT!
hrtofluv (can find me on the bone board if you have questions)
P.S. I also had sinus surgery and think I was the first patient my ENT had done the surgery on (back in 1984 at 18). HORRIBLE - (I almost bleed to death, but I have a platelet disorder too) and it didn't do anything for my sinuses! Getting the tonsils out has helped me more with allergies than the sinus surgery. My BIL also had this done just last year at 40 and it has worked for him! Like one poster mentioned - check your surgeon and see their track record first!
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE! Wishing you all easy breathing and swallowing!

[kat62]

hrtofluv - I noticed you were saying that having your tonsils out helped with allergy issues, how does that help? My doctor had mentioned that to me. He said first get your tonsils out and then we will talk about allergy shots. It's been three weeks now so I guess when I go back on the next doc. visit, he will let me know. I was just wondering how getting your tonsils out helps your allergies. By the way, I'm 42 and you're exactly right, week one - AWFUL, and week two - better and I'm on week 3 and back to work and doing better, still healing though.

Kelly

[sarakay444]

Hey guys...I have the same issues with allergies. I think the reason why it will help is because whenever my allergies are bad, everything swells up and gets infected (tonsils and ears). I started my allergy shots a couple of months ago and I scheduled my tonsillectomy a few weeks ago. I haven't had really bad sore throats....just an annoyance, really. And when my ear canals are swollen its REALLY frustrating. I'm beginning to think that they're swollen now. I just got back from the pool and I can hear and feel the water moving around in my left ear. Any suggestions on how to get it out safely?? I'm about to lose my mind.

[stine]

Well, Matt is getting his surgery today! (You'll never have to see those nasty things ever again.) I hope everything is o.k. I'll be praying for you Matt, and hoping to hear from you soon...
Christine