Pain meds after Tonsillectomy?!


Question: Has anyone had a tonsillectomy as an adult and if so, what pain meds were you given. I'm scheduled to have one on Wed. and I am nervous about it! I am scared the meds they give me won't work... anyone have any advice?


Answers: Has anyone had a tonsillectomy as an adult and if so, what pain meds were you given. I'm scheduled to have one on Wed. and I am nervous about it! I am scared the meds they give me won't work... anyone have any advice?

Just get A LOT!

I had mine done at 18. They gave me Tylenol 3 with codeine for the pain. Stuff works wonders. Just follow the doctor's orders (he is the one with the PhD after all) and get ready for a long recovery. It's true when they say that the older you are when you have them done, the longer it takes to recover. Here's a tip as well: NO MILK PRODUCTS! Milk causes phlegm and makes you cough. Coughing hurts. Jello, Popsicles, water, and watered down juice (the acids in them burn if you don't water them down). No applesauce or mashed potatoes. The grainy texture will scratch your throat. No straws either because they will pull at the spot where they cauterize the incisions. Hope this helps!

I had a tonsillectomy this past summer at the age of 40. Ouch. I'm sorry to tell you this, but it really hurt for about two weeks and hurt a little less for another week. I couldn't eat anything other than chicken broth and other liquids for almost three weeks. Stay away from carbonated drinks. They were murder on the throat!

I started with Vicodin, but that hardly touched the pain. I switched to Percocet, and that worked better for me.

On a more positive note, I'm glad I had the surgery. By this time in the winter before I had the tonsillectomy, I would have had strep throat at least three times. So far, I haven't had any strep throat.


Hang in there and good luck!

More than the medicines....you must accept that after surgery there will be a raw surface in your throat ...you must wait for new tissue to grow and cover it...doctors will give drugs to prevent infection and some painkillers....but it has to heal naturally....so every time you swallow there will be pain which gradually reduce in intensity.....so be gentle on your throat...keep talk to the minimum....take plenty of liquids and soft textured food like half boiled eggs , double boiled rice etc etc

First off why don't you think the pain meds you will be given won't work? Have you had a bad experience in the past with a certain pain med? There are many types of pain medications. One of the most common to give in this type of situation is Percocet (Oxycodone) or Vicodin. If given a choice, I'd go for the Percocet, it works great on pain and doesn't have the bad side effects of Vicodin (nausea & dizzyness). I've had a tonsillectomy at age 40 and only a few years ago. It is more painfull for an adult to recover from. You'll come out of surgery with your throat very raw, dry and burning. But with good pain medication you'll recover quickly with not so bad of an overall experience. Nothing to be scared of, it's a very quick and easy procedure. The only advice I'd give is to make sure that if the pain medication is not working enough, to ask for more. I had to get several refills on mine because it remained sore for over a month. Email me if you have any other questions. beautyofthesea&yahoo.com

I got mine out a week ago(im 17)
The pain was awful in the hospital and when i stayed overnight but the girl who was 21 who was next to me who had the same thing done seemed fine and didnt talk funny like me. The pain was unbearable through the night but when i got home i popped in the Tylenol 3 they gave me and passed out. It always hurt the most when i woke up. It hurt like hell for the next 4 days and got better. I know they say you can eat but i didnt for about 3-4 days because it hurts like mad to swallow nything including your own saliva. T3 helped alot. I was also givrn an antibiotic (this yellow liquid)





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