Tonsils out [tonsillectomy] recovery advice
Corn cause its slippery not sticky so itll go down
Hot and cold packs like two of each make sure u keep cold ones in freezer when done -have two of each cause one on each side of throat helps/ for each ear cause those hurt too, thin hankies or somethin to hold em so not too hot/cold
hydratin drinks w electrolytes to make sure not dehydrated bc hard to eat or drink enough and if ur dehydrated ur scabs could bleed more
body armor has an electrolyte water too and get dif drinks so u dont get sick of em
i got a non-bpa popsicle mold with reusable popsicle sticks from target and filled it w electrolyte water for throat pain cause popsicles got too sweet but wish there was like a skinnier shape lol
popsicles and icees (without dairy cause dairy made it mucousy-er) for throat for a while - at least they were a skinny shape lol
theres this like personal like vapocool steamer humidifyer inhaler thing at cvs thats like 40$ :p but helpful for softening prickly dry peelin scabs that were bothersome but take out the menthol pads cause they were too intense !
ate mashed potato lasagna from store soup popsicle mac and cheese, corn, [egg salad in theory cause dont have to cook it if u buy it ! ] - they have instant mash potato in little packets that u just add boilin water, easy mach u just add water, canned corn and with tab on it to open the top so u dont have to find ur can opener - easier when ur alone!
throat coat tea
had ear and jaw pain but chewing gum helped with that!
had many headaches and hot packs helped
made some ice cubes to put in drinks if i didnt have cold ones at last minute or they werent cold enough to be helpful - silicone mold was easy to remove em
distraction helped to not think about pain
got liquid motrin/tylenol just in case of trouble swallowing
rotate motrin and tylenol every 4 hours - u can set alarms for during the night to take next doses if u dont wanna wake up with more pain
its day 8 and feelin a lot of improvement! Day 1 surprisingly didnt feel much but day like 2 til 6 had a lot of pain and night 1 when wakin up, tongue was very swollen, could barely talk and some trouble breathin ! I think just ate and drank cold stuff and took motrin but apparently if its too much u can call ur surgeon and he could prescribe u like anti-inflammatories to help lessen swelling