A&e for severe pain on day 5
Hi peeps here’s my tonsillectomy journey on the nhs so far.
Had my surgery on 11/8 and it went well and was able to leave same day after being able to eat with paracetamol and ibuprofen and a numbing mouthwash.
Day 1+2: were fine , painful but tolerable and was able to swallow small amounts.
Day3: pain increased to ears and jaw and teeth so got codeine from gp as mentioned in aftercare advice whcih helped
Day 4: started getting stomach pain from codeine so had to stop it and pain got worse again. Was unable to swallow water without severe pain and was super nauseous due to stomach pain and not being able to eat much.
Day 5 woke up in early hours puking twice and severe throat pain so went to a&e as there was a streak of blood in second puke and i was losing my mind from pain. Vomited again once i was checked into the emergency department and it was all just green fluid as there was no food in my stomach or water. They hooked me up to a paracetamol via iv and antisickness meds which helped with the pain and puking. Used numbing throat spray, ibuprofen and more paracetamol iv to reduce pain enough so i could swallow water again. The ent checked in in the afternoon and said its good i came in since i was super dehydrated and it couldve caused bleeding in the surgery site. Once i could swallow water again relatively okay i was discharged with antibiotics, tranexamic acid for bleeding prevention and told to use the throat spray every few hours so i can keep sipping water.
Day 6: (today) still very painful but throatspray and paracetamol every 6 hours is saving my life. Allowing me to drink water and take meds and eat tiny amounts of food. Only thing os im super nauseous still and cant think of foods to eat that are soft but not triggering 😭😭 hopefully it improves. Im scared ill vomit again and start bleeding. Does anyone have random food recommendations that wont trigger nausea but are safe to eat after a tonsillectomy ?
Just wanted to reiterate if you cant swallow anything and are in severe pain just go to the emergency department for help so it doesn’t worsen your condition and put you at risk of a bleed !