Tonsillectomy-Question about meds

[I'M_so_scared]

Hey guys,
I might be getting my Tonsillectomy in January and was wondering if everyone could post what pain medicine they preferred and why? I am a big baby when it comes to pain and I have heard how painful this operation can be and want to have just what I need. Also did you guys have your medicine in a pill form or was it liquid? And if it was a pill how did you swallow it? Sorry for all the questions, but I want to be prepared. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Christy

[Titchou]

I had pills but also the gel type gargle with lidocaine which worked best of anything. As for me, the worst part was feeling like I had been run over by a steam roller. THe pain was not that big an issue.

[I'M_so_scared]

I can handle feeling run down and non energetic, I'm not even worried about the actual surgery itself. I'm just freaked about the pain.

[mkgbrook]

1) Oticaine prescription ear drops for when you ears hurt like all get out during ther descabbing process.
2) Look in to a steriodal shot or pills to help with the inflamation and swelling.. wonderful.
3) I had Lortab, but it only took the edge off of my pain, it didn't control it.. but I was able to manage with it.
4) drinking water no stop, and the 2% viscous lydocaine gargle (to be used as a swish and spit throat numbing agent.. don't gargle OUCH, not to mention bleeding chance increases.)

Best of luck.
Sincerely,
MG

[tetsuo001100]

I was/am in the same boat im_so_scared, i had my surgery on dec 1, so i'm now on day 7, i wasn't worried about the actual surgery, been anesthetized before so i know that u just lay there and let go for that.. but after the surgery i was to take pill form oxycodone which is the generic form for percocet. now THAT i was worried about. hearing all the horror stories about oxycotin addiction and all... having now taken it, which by the way, they didnt' give me any time released stuff, just a 325mg pill thats a mix 10mg oxycodone, the rest acetaminophen(tylenol), but the thing was i wasn't aware there was a liquid form until reading it here. my ENT certainly didn't give me an option. but if i HAD been given the option, i would have opted for it rather than pill, mainly because from the surgery clinic recovery room, they crushed the oxycodone and mixed it with a teaspoon of sugar then all with water... thus liquid pain killer that tastes good.. Although i have to say i'm the type of person that hates to be out of commission, where i feel useless and insomnia and panic attacks happen when i feel like a vegetable, which for me is what happens when i take the oxy. From the outset however i limited myself though, the perscription says take 1 or 2 tablets every 4 hours, so i've only ever taken 1 tablet when i take it crushed with sugar and water like they showed me in the clinic, which i verified was ok with the ENT, as long as it wasn't time release. Asside from that, they gave me Omnicef, an antibiodic, and phenadoz suppositories for nausea.... which actually i'm kinda scared myself of taking since they also cause dizziness and blurred vision, which the oxy already does... Today i really could have used an anti-nausea though as i did have my first bout of vomitting, which after eating some babyfood and not really having eaten solids for 4 days, just clear light soups and water i can say hurt a bit, but i think i was more scared that it was happening. no bleeding thank god afterwards. Good luck! i have all the sympathy in the world for you and everyone else here.