Got my tonsils out

[TarHeelNation11]

I don't know if y'all have noticed or not (if you haven't, fugg you), but I've been sparse on OOTB lately. I got my tonsils out back on the 22nd, which was long overdue. The doctor, and pretty much everyone I talked to, told me it was going to suck because recovery from a tonsillectomy is terrible if you're in your 20s or later when you finally have the procedure done.

Welllll, they were right. It's terrible. The pain isn't unbearable by any means (though it is very annoying and can be fairly painful when the hydrocodone wears off). The worst part, by far, is not being able to eat anything. Today is Day 10 of my recovery and the most solid thing I've been able to eat is pasta and a soft pretzel. I've lived on a diet of mashed potatoes, soft scrambled eggs, applesauce, and yogurt. Even beer doesn't really taste very good right now. I've lost 12 pounds and I really don't have the body type where I have very many pounds to lose.

So y'all need to eat a steak or fried chicken or something good tonight so I can live vicariously through you. I swear, the second I can eat without pain or discomfort or without fear of ripping open my scabs, I am going to gorge myself on steak, potato chips, fried chicken, Firehouse Subs, Chick-fil-A, basically anything I can get a hold of.

 

[tarheel0910]

I don't know if y'all have noticed or not (if you haven't, fugg you), but I've been sparse on OOTB lately. I got my tonsils out back on the 22nd, which was long overdue. The doctor, and pretty much everyone I talked to, told me it was going to suck because recovery from a tonsillectomy is terrible if you're in your 20s or later when you finally have the procedure done.

Welllll, they were right. It's terrible. The pain isn't unbearable by any means (though it is very annoying and can be fairly painful when the hydrocodone wears off). The worst part, by far, is not being able to eat anything. Today is Day 10 of my recovery and the most solid thing I've been able to eat is pasta and a soft pretzel. I've lived on a diet of mashed potatoes, soft scrambled eggs, applesauce, and yogurt. Even beer doesn't really taste very good right now. I've lost 12 pounds and I really don't have the body type where I have very many pounds to lose.

So y'all need to eat a steak or fried chicken or something good tonight so I can live vicariously through you. I swear, the second I can eat without pain or discomfort or without fear of ripping open my scabs, I am going to gorge myself on steak, potato chips, fried chicken, Firehouse Subs, Chick-fil-A, basically anything I can get a hold of.

I lived on scrambled eggs and grits when I had mine taken out.

 

[Raising Heel]

Suuuuuuuuucks. I was one of those people who told you so, and it really is awful. You should start coming around in a few more days and be back to normal eating about 3 week post-op. Are you at least past the point where it hurts every time you swallow? (no pervert jokes please)

 

[Raising Heel]

I lived on scrambled eggs and grits when I had mine taken out.

Same. How old were you? I was 18.

 

[tarheel0910]

Same. How old were you? I was 18.

I was young when I had mine taken out. Can't remember the exact age. Maybe around 8 or 9.

 

[coolwaterunc]

I don't know if y'all have noticed or not (if you haven't, fugg you), but I've been sparse on OOTB lately. I got my tonsils out back on the 22nd, which was long overdue. The doctor, and pretty much everyone I talked to, told me it was going to suck because recovery from a tonsillectomy is terrible if you're in your 20s or later when you finally have the procedure done.

Welllll, they were right. It's terrible. The pain isn't unbearable by any means (though it is very annoying and can be fairly painful when the hydrocodone wears off). The worst part, by far, is not being able to eat anything. Today is Day 10 of my recovery and the most solid thing I've been able to eat is pasta and a soft pretzel. I've lived on a diet of mashed potatoes, soft scrambled eggs, applesauce, and yogurt. Even beer doesn't really taste very good right now. I've lost 12 pounds and I really don't have the body type where I have very many pounds to lose.

So y'all need to eat a steak or fried chicken or something good tonight so I can live vicariously through you. I swear, the second I can eat without pain or discomfort or without fear of ripping open my scabs, I am going to gorge myself on steak, potato chips, fried chicken, Firehouse Subs, Chick-fil-A, basically anything I can get a hold of.

I did a pork shoulder over the weekend. It was delicious. I followed it up with an Arby's max roast beef for lunch today. More deliciousness. When I get home in about 30 minutes, gonna warm up some more 'que and make sandwiches topped with slaw and extra sauce. Just wanted to let you know.

 

[coolwaterunc]

I'm gonna stop there because I still have my tonsils, so I don't want to rub it in too much.

 

[tarheel0910]

I did a pork shoulder over the weekend. It was delicious. I followed it up with an Arby's max roast beef for lunch today. More deliciousness. When I get home in about 30 minutes, gonna warm up some more 'que and make sandwiches topped with slaw and extra sauce. Just wanted to let you know.

You going to wash that down with some crystal coke?

 

[Hark_The_Sound_2010]

crystal coke

 

[TarHeelNation11]

Suuuuuuuuucks. I was one of those people who told you so, and it really is awful. You should start coming around in a few more days and be back to normal eating about 3 week post-op. Are you at least past the point where it hurts every time you swallow? (no pervert jokes please)

It still occasionally hurts to swallow but not every time. My painkiller did run out yesterday though so that's not been extremely fun. I just bought a red velvet oreo milkshake from Steak n' Shake for dinner lol.

 

[coryfly]

Dang, I was hoping maybe you would say it wasn't as bad as you had heard. My dermatologist is probably going to force me to do it next summer (I've put it off for years despite multiple doctors saying I need to) and I am dreading it. No laying pipe for me next summer if I do go through with it.

 

[strummingram]

I was 26, I think. And, mine were huge. I also had a deviated septum corrected at the same time. That was... without a doubt... the worst 2 weeks of my life for pain. Nothing helped my throat pain! The pain was excruciating because of the mass they had become. I couldn't see my uvula for, a year or so? All your troubles go out the door. "If I can just not hurt like this, every day from then on will be gravy." I lost 15 lbs, too. And, I couldn't really stand to lose 15 lbs. I dropped to maybe 140 lbs at 5'10". It was right after Thanksgiving that it was done and by Christmas, it was where I could get food down and it only hurt some of the time. I ate a lot that holiday season.

Never got strep throat again. And, I could breath better.

 

[gkid]

his 1st movie "The Hat" = convert$ #duke

 

[Raising Heel]

Never got strep throat again. And, I could breath better.

I used to get tonsillitis every January without fail. That ended after having my tonsils taken out. I might still get a sore throat from time to time but it's nothing compared to that nonsense.

 

[chick_bleeds_carolina_blue]

Well damn, I did notice you weren't around much but I just assumed the Pokemonster had devoured you. Hope you feel better soon. My twins have tonsillitis now and are miserable.

 

[gunslingerdick]

 

[Raising Heel]

Define "improve"

 

[heelmanwilm]

I've got tonsilitis. Kept me up all sun night which led to a migraine yesterday. Somebody kill me

 

[TarHeelNation11]

I am completely miserable, San Diego.

Ughh.

 

[coolwaterunc]

Put a J-Mike's sub in a food processor and have at it.

 

[tarheel0910]

I am completely miserable, San Diego.

Ughh.

 

[TarHeelNation11]

Put a J-Mike's sub in a food processor and have at it.

I want to put my head in a food processor.

 

[Raising Heel]

I am completely miserable, San Diego.

Ughh.

I know you're out of hydrocodone, but are you taking anything? Even ibuprofen can help a little bit.

This thread is making me sad for you guys. I'd rather be recovering from cuts and lesions than a sore throat.

 

[TarHeelNation11]

I know you're out of hydrocodone, but are you taking anything? Even ibuprofen can help a little bit.

I can't swallow pills, even small Advil pills. I guess I can hunt and see if I can find liquid versions of ibuprofen or Tylenol, but I don't know how easy that is to find.

I'm going to need to take something though because my scabs have worn off (this is a normal process, for those who haven't had the procedure done), and that's basically like starting the recovery over. I'm experiencing some of the same discomfort and side effects (constant urge to clear my throat or cough) that I experienced on like Day 3.

 

[tarheel0910]

I can't swallow pills, even small Advil pills. I guess I can hunt and see if I can find liquid versions of ibuprofen or Tylenol, but I don't know how easy that is to find.

Simple solution. Crush and snort.

 

[TarHeelNation11]

Simple solution. Crush and snort.

Don't even tempt me. I've never done hard drugs a day in my life, but this recovery process might make me consider it lol.

It's a lot of different factors all in one. You're perpetually exhausted because you're not getting nearly enough nutrition due to your liquid diet. You're constantly in discomfort. You're constantly irritable because you can't eat anything you want to eat and because you can't do any type of exercise, so no endorphins to help lift your mood.

 

[coolwaterunc]

I can't swallow pills, even small Advil pills. I guess I can hunt and see if I can find liquid versions of ibuprofen or Tylenol, but I don't know how easy that is to find..

You can find liquid pain relievers in any drug store. I don't know how much they'd help though, as I've never tried them. Your best bet is to go to CVS, Walgreens or wherever, take a look at a few, and pick out a couple that seem to be the strongest and see what happens. You could return to the doctor and see if there's anything else he can prescribe.

 

[TarHeelNation11]

You can find liquid pain relievers in any drug store. I don't know how much they'd help though, as I've never tried them. Your best bet is to go to CVS, Walgreens or wherever, take a look at a few, and pick out a couple that seem to be the strongest and see what happens. You could return to the doctor and see if there's anything else he can prescribe.

Cool, what am I, a money tree? Lol. I'm fighting hard to return to the ENT because any time I make an appointment with an ENT it's a cool $100 copay under my health insurance. I already have a post-op followup appointment scheduled for Friday so I'm gonna try to just make it until then (because that will be $100 more, like I said). Thanks for the tip on liquid pain reliever though. I've just never noticed it before in drug stores.

To top everything off, I moved into a new apartment last Thursday and I discovered that it has a German cockroach infestation. Ain't my damn fault because I hadn't even bought the first grocery yet when I first noticed them. Sooooo I'm throwing myself a full pity party the past couple days lol.

 

[Hark_The_Sound_2010]

any time I make an appointment with an ENT it's a cool $100 copay under my health insurance. I already have a post-op followup appointment scheduled for Friday so I'm gonna try to just make it until then (because that will be $100 more, like I said).

Well ya, of course it costs so much. You have to pay for everyone else's health insurance that doesn't want to pay for it now.

See... when they say "Affordable Care Act" they meant it's affordable for the people who don't want to pay, not the ones that do pay.

 

[TarHeelNation11]

Well ya, of course it costs so much. You have to pay for everyone else's health insurance that doesn't want to pay for it now.

See... when they say "Affordable Care Act" they meant it's affordable for the people who don't want to pay, not the ones that do pay.

Ahh, of course, of course. How silly of me.

 

[coolwaterunc]

Well hell, if you're willing to put your head in a food processor, then I didn't think a few Benjamins would get in your way.

Just go get the liquid pain reliever for $10.

 

[UNC '92]

I want to put my head in a food processor.

I don't know but you think it would be smarter if you tried something smaller, like your hand or something first? Also, can you livestream it?

 

[Hark_The_Sound_2010]

I don't know but you think it would be smarter if you tried something smaller, like your hand or something first? Also, can you livestream it?

Per a past poast he made, I think his hand already looks like it's been put through a food processor.

@TarHeelNation11 poast a damn pic of your hand in the Roast Me thread... the curiosity is killing me.

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

@TarHeelNation11 If it makes you feel any better I apparently got in some poison ivy, so I've got a pretty mean rash on both legs and a relentless, excruciating itch that I can't scratch. And one righteous blister the size of a dime below the sock line on my left ankle. Been over a week now and I'm expecting at least another before it clears up.

 

[gteeitup]

dude, sounds like you're about the size of an 8th grader...drink a bottle of children's motrin.

 

[Raising Heel]

Is this where I go to complain about my hemorrhoids?

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

OOTB 24-Hour Pharmacy, right next door to @BillyL's Bar.

 

[coryfly]

I used to get tonsillitis every January without fail. That ended after having my tonsils taken out. I might still get a sore throat from time to time but it's nothing compared to that nonsense.

If it would guarantee I would never get strep again (I have some extenuating circumstances related to strep that makes it pretty dangerous for me when I get it, which is about once or twice a year) I would do it right now. I don't trust it will do that though.

 

[TarHeelNation11]

If it would guarantee I would never get strep again (I have some extenuating circumstances related to strep that makes it pretty dangerous for me when I get it, which is about once or twice a year) I would do it right now. I don't trust it will do that though.

It will do that.