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SassiesSoiledPanties t1_j1y0drx wrote

Reply to comment by alice_op in TIFU by choking the chicken after my tonsillectomy by Fireblade09

Also...when your ENT gives you instructions for pain meds...you better follow those instructions to the damned letter. If you have to wake up at 3 AM to take pills and then fall asleep again, you better do it. As long as the pain cycle is kept at bay, you'll be ok.

I wanted to be tough so I thought: fuck it, I'll take them first thing in the morning...I...woke at 11 AM the next day. Let me tell you, the discomfort when I tried to drink water felt like I was trying to drink shredded obsidian glass. It only got worse. At times I felt like a Japanese Giant Hornet was lovingly sexing up my throat. Recovery was estimated for two weeks, sooooo you'll need to eat. Try drinking lukewarm soup. BLAND lukewarm soup because if you salt it, it will feel like you gave your Japanese Giant Hornet Viagra. I'm a problematic sleeper and any discomfort fucks with my ability to fall asleep so that delayed the recovery too.

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thepineapplesuprise t1_j1yzq3s wrote

I (22F) just had my tonsillectomy for thanksgiving. Absolutely horrible. Was getting up every four hours to take that damn nasty ass medicine. I can’t handle liquid meds very well so it’s a matter of me fighting to get myself to take it and then fighting to not vomit profusely immediately as it hits my lips. By some miracle I was able to keep it all down but the one time I skipped it due to it being 3am, I woke up feeling like I had just tried to swallow a entire uncut pineapple. PLEASE take your meds if you get a tonsillectomy.

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