On day 3 after having tonsils out

[Summerwood1]

Has anyone had their tonsils removed. Day 2 yesterday was great,was talking and eating Okish but today has been really painful. There is a thick yellow coating where the tonsils used to be I'm assuming this is normal after the op?

[Cocolepew]

Day 5 and 10 will be hellish. Dont know why but they are.
Keep on top of your painkillers, take them regularly, don't wait until you are having pain.

[Summerwood1]

Thanks ,I'm taking them as much as I can codeine,ibuprofen and paracetamol together 4 times a day but really could do with 5 times a day to cover the pain but that would be exceeding the dose.

[Cocolepew]

If I remember correctly I think I kept this up for at least 10 days then started to scale back.
Dont forget to eat rough, hard food so the scabs get knocked off

[Summerwood1]

Yes I have been eating crackers and cheese today,took about an hour just to finish them!

[Cocolepew]

I lived on Mini Eggs and crisps. I put half a stone on
Good luck! It's worth it in the end.

[lougle]

Try alternating the paracetamol and codeine with the ibuprofen 2 hourly. That will give you a more even coverage. So 8 -P&C, 10 -ibuprofen, 12 P&C, 2 ibuprofen,etc.

[Summerwood1]

That may be a very good idea,I shall try that tomorrow as I've had all doses for today. Thank you.

[hollinhurst84]

Salted crisps work well, the crisps scrape the crap off and the salt doesn't do any harm either

[Summerwood1]

Salted crisps... I shall stock up!!!!