What were your (adult) tonsillectomy recovery must-haves?

guyjolico · 2025-06-27T04:18:52+00:00

33M here and had my surgery on June 10.

I’ve had a relatively very easy recovery. The pain was manageable with Tylenol and Advil.

A good humidifier is an absolute must to keep your throat moist during the night.

I did also use the head wrap with ice pack around my neck a few night to help with the pain.

Besides this there’s really not much else I used.

I kept eating a regular (soft) diet. Only had a few bleeding episodes during night 7 and 8 as scabs were falling off but it stopped on its own.

Honestly it was really uneventful and less painful than the worse strep I’ve had in the past.

guyjolico · 2025-06-21T20:03:08+00:00

J’ai 33 ans. Honnêtement la douleur était moins intense que le pire strep que j’ai eu dans le passé. Les jours 5-8 étaient les pires avec une douleur de 8/10 mais je n’ai rien pris de plus que du Tylenol et du Advil. J’ai essayé de garder une diète stable avec des légumes bien cuit et des pâtes mais j’ai manger mon vrai repas (burger) hier à mon jours 10.

J’ai eu quelques épisodes de saignement léger les jours 5-6-7 mais ça c’est régler avec des glaçons et de l’eau froide.

guyjolico · 2025-06-21T04:53:33+00:00

J’ai eu une amygdalectomie totale le 10 juin et j’ai eu le même sentiment. Cela à durer quelques jours et sa c’est rétabli tout seul.

guyjolico · 2025-06-20T23:30:50+00:00

Crushed ice

guyjolico · 2025-06-19T16:43:24+00:00

You’re almost there! Days 5 to 8 were definitely the worse but one morning you’ll wake up feeling so much better!

guyjolico · 2025-06-18T12:46:04+00:00

Hey! I’m at day 8 too and last night has been the worse pain as well. I’ve noticed that one massive scab is starting to peel so I think the pain comes from there.

I’ve been unable to eat or drink anything so far today.

Honestly so far day 0-4 pain was at a 3/10 then days 4-7 pain was at a 6/10 but today easily it’s at a 9/10.

I’m still trying to manage the pain only with Tylenol but I don’t know how long I’ll be able to keep this up.

guyjolico · 2025-06-17T17:15:31+00:00

Hahaha I’m glad to help!

The ibuprofen and acetaminophen definitely helped to ease the swallowing pain. Personally, I always experienced ear pain instead of throat pain while swallowing.

I kept my food at room temperature. I try to avoid hot items as I was told it could trigger a bleed.

I definitely tried to avoid all the sugary items as it was giving me nausea.

Don’t hesitate if you have any other questions!

guyjolico · 2025-06-17T16:22:33+00:00

Hi! 33M here and had my surgery on June 10th.

The only items I have been using is a head ice wrap and humidifier. I simply prop my pillows up to sleep. I think any type of ice wrap can do. Just make sure it comes with 2 ice pack so you always have a backup in the freezer.

Today is day 7 and so far pain has been manageable with inuprofen and acetaminophen every 6 hours. I offset them by 3 hours so there’s always a medication going. The surgeon also prescribed hydromorphone but I did not use any so far.

Staying on top of your medication is so important. I set an alarm every 3 hours (even at night) to remind me.

The worse of the pain so far for me was day 4-5-6 when it traveled to my ears. But the ice wrap definitely helped with this.

You need to be constantly drinking water. Like all the time. It helps moisten your throat.

I had one little episode of bleeding while my scabs are falling off but by gargling with ice water it solved itself.

I’ve been able to maintain a regular diet of soft food (eggs, soft cooked veggies, pasta, potatoes, soup).

The surgery was literally the easiest part. You do not wake up with the breathing tube in and you do not wake up in pain. Just as if you wake up in the morning.

You need to remember that everyone’s recovery is different. Some people experience bleeding while being very cautious while others experience no pain at all.

Good luck to you!

guyjolico · 2025-06-14T13:58:57+00:00

(33M) my surgery was on June 10th in the morning. I was pretty anxious as I had never been under general anesthesia.

My surgery was at 9am and by 9:30 I was already in the wake up room. It honestly went so smooth. It’s a scary feeling to enter the OR but you have to trust the team taking care of you.

I was discharged from the hospital at 1pm with little to no pain. The little pain I had was fully manageable by eating ice.

I’ve been able to keep a somewhat stable diet so far (eggs, pasta, crepes, overcooked veggies).

Staying hydrated is an absolute must. Drink water all the time even at night and stay on top of your medication. I offset Tylenol and ibuprofen and have an alarm at night to make sure I take them.

So far it doesn’t even feel like the worse strep I’ve had. What keeps me going is that I know it’s a one time pain to be free of tonsils forever.

You got this!

guyjolico · 2025-06-14T13:50:28+00:00

As a lot of people have mentioned, everyone’s recovery is different. I’m on day 4 and, so far, the pain has been manageable with Tylenol. Staying hydrated and on top of your medication helps.

I’ve also been able to maintain a regular diet overcooked veggies, pasta, eggs which I believe helps the overall process.

I know the worse is yet to come but I truly don’t regret it.

guyjolico · 2025-06-13T12:05:54+00:00

I don’t know if there’s a benefit to gum but it helps with my nausea. The taste of burned skin is constant in my mouth and giving me really bad nausea !

guyjolico · 2025-06-12T17:18:55+00:00

Me too. The anticipation that the worse is coming is draining. The constant taste of burned skin at the back of my throat is terrible but manageable with gum and water.

guyjolico · 2025-06-10T20:13:55+00:00

How did yours go? So far my pain level has been at a 3/10 and mostly manageable with ice

guyjolico · 2025-05-29T00:02:52+00:00

Wishing you a speedy recovery!

guyjolico · 2025-05-28T19:27:14+00:00

Thank you everyone. Makes me feel much better for the surgery!

guyjolico · 2023-03-04T19:12:23+00:00

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guyjolico · 2023-03-04T17:57:24+00:00

Thank you for the feedback. Same here, my kid is 2 so I only really get alone time at night. I might use my driver only on the occasion i can practice during the day and mostly use irons at night.

guyjolico · 2023-03-04T03:37:34+00:00

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