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- Sep 3, 2006
DS20 had his tonsils and adenoids removed 8 days ago. The recovery has been really rough for him. He's still in a lot of pain, especially when he wakes up. The doctor gave him 7 days of heavy-duty pain killers and they've run out. He also gave him 7 days of anti-nausea meds, which have also run out. The doc said to call for refills if needed, but DS really wants to get off that stuff. The meds make him feel loopy and basically kill what little appetite he has. We've been alternating Motrin and Tylenol around the clock for the past day. He does OK during the day, but when he wakes up and his throat is dry, he's in so much pain! Early this morning he was about to cry, and this guy doesn't cry easily.
Anyone with experience with an adult trying to recover from this surgery? He's read some blogs that detailed other people's recoveries, and some people seem to have considerable pain up to about day 14. He was hoping for the pain to be tolerable after a week, but it's still pretty strong. He's been surviving on otter pops and ice chips. We've gotten him to eat a few soft foods (ice cream, pudding, milkshakes, etc.). I tried giving him very soft mashed potatoes. He said it felt like the tiny grains were getting stuck in his throat. We bought some protein shakes last night and I'm hoping he can get some of those down today.
DS is a musical theater major. His professors started telling him that they could hear him inhale when he sang or spoke, especially on recordings of his voice. Two of his classmates had the same problem and had their tonsils removed last summer. We went to an ENT when he was home for winter break, and he confirmed that his tonsils were very large. He recommended having them removed, so we scheduled the surgery to happen as soon as he got home for summer break. He has the whole summer to recover and start learning how to sing with all the extra space in his throat. His voice was beautiful before. We're looking forward to hearing it when he's ready to sing again. But man, this recovery has been so hard for him!
Anyone with experience with an adult trying to recover from this surgery? He's read some blogs that detailed other people's recoveries, and some people seem to have considerable pain up to about day 14. He was hoping for the pain to be tolerable after a week, but it's still pretty strong. He's been surviving on otter pops and ice chips. We've gotten him to eat a few soft foods (ice cream, pudding, milkshakes, etc.). I tried giving him very soft mashed potatoes. He said it felt like the tiny grains were getting stuck in his throat. We bought some protein shakes last night and I'm hoping he can get some of those down today.
DS is a musical theater major. His professors started telling him that they could hear him inhale when he sang or spoke, especially on recordings of his voice. Two of his classmates had the same problem and had their tonsils removed last summer. We went to an ENT when he was home for winter break, and he confirmed that his tonsils were very large. He recommended having them removed, so we scheduled the surgery to happen as soon as he got home for summer break. He has the whole summer to recover and start learning how to sing with all the extra space in his throat. His voice was beautiful before. We're looking forward to hearing it when he's ready to sing again. But man, this recovery has been so hard for him!