Day 17+

A month on now. Still experience some pain when yawning or eating certain things, but on the whole I'm much better and able to eat and drink most things again. Chips are still my nemesis, had some microwave fries rage other day and they hurt, I think cos they're quite sharp. 

Back to work now too and life is regaining some semblance of normality again. which is good. Hopefully by Christmas I will be fully healed! 

Day 15 & Day 16

Day 15 is the most active I've been post op - went up the street to collect something I'd bought online and went in to my work to say hi and check the rotas for my return. In the early evening I went out again to get my nails done. It felt good getting out and about, but also reiterated the decision to be signed off work for 3 weeks was definitely a good one as I don't think I could cope doing a full day on my feet talking to people constantly just yet. Eating is also getting easier and I'm gradually trying more things. 

Day 16 so far I haven't really done much, just been chilling at home. I am still experiencing pain when I wake up, and yawning is still super painful. Sneezing hurt less this morning though and I am now able to swallow my paracetamol whole instead of having to break the pills in half to get them down. The white scabby crap on my throat seems to be getting less and less every day too. 

I just read online that someone found exactly 3 weeks to the day of the op is when the pain stopped, hopefully this holds true for me too! I really want to hit up the Christmas market for some of the yummy goodness on offer and maybe a cup of Glühwein or two!

Day 14

I have reached the minimum recommended time off post op today, and to be honest I don't feel like I'd be ready to resume normal life fully just yet. Still some moderate pain, although I think a lot of that today is because I'm pretty sure there's scabby bits making a bid for freedom on both sides of my throat which is super uncomfortable.

I'm also really emotional today, not sure if it's PMS, frustration at not being better yet, leaving my mum's and all the nice being looked after for a few days or a combination of all three. Either way I'm lying on my bed in my dad's flat as I type this, tearing up a bit and wishing my dad was here to give me a hug and tell me to not be so silly. At least I'll see him over in Ireland next week and get looked after by him and my step-mum. My brother collected me from mum's at lunch and has left me here for the afternoon whilst he's at work then he's taking me to the train station this evening. Hopefully I'll be less teary by then - crying on the train would be mega embarrassing! Especially if someone asked if I was ok, and knowing my luck they'd be one of those "but a tonsillectomy isn't that bad, I know someone who had them done as a kid and was better instantly" people, then I'd have to explain the whole adult tonsillectomy is actually hell thing. Blah. 

Day 11, 12 & 13

Went out again on Day 11, we went for lunch at a local cafe where I had tomato soup and then to my auntie's house about an hour's drive away for dinner. This excursion kind of floored me and on Monday, day 12, I was super tired. Ended up spending most of the day in bed watching movies. On the plus side I have been eating near enough normally although I'm still avoiding spicy foods and struggle with some things. The pain is still there although not nearly as much and seems to be worst during and after eating. 

Today is day 13 and I've only taken pain medication with breakfast and with dinner which is a bonus, although I'm still quite sore although nothing unmanageable. I'm getting a bit fed up of not being fully better yet, but I understand these things take time. Heading back home to Glasgow tomorrow night for the weekend before I go and stay with my Dad and step-mum for a week, so we'll see how I get on fending for myself for the weekend!!

Day 10

I SLEPT THE WHOLE NIGHT 8 1/2 HOURS STRAIGHT! Major achievement! Was in a bit of pain when I woke up unfortunately but nothing that couldn't be sorted with paracetamol and ibuprofen. 

I left the house today for the first time since coming up north to my mum's the day after my operation. Just a trip to the supermarket in the afternoon and out to a local restaurant for dinner, but hey, baby steps! I also managed to eat half my chicken schnitzel (so around the equivelant of a small chicken breast), 8 chips and 2 onion rings, followed by half a jam sponge and some custard. This is definitely the most I've eaten in one sitting. Was in a bit of pain after from swallowing but am pleased I managed to eat more than I have been. 

Word of warning though folks, chips are quite difficult to eat. 

Going to my auntie's for dinner tomorrow so we'll see how that goes!

Day 9

I slept pretty badly last night, don't know if this was just because all the crap coming off my throat was making me uncomfortable or because I slept a lot during the day yesterday. Either way I was wide awake at 3am and totally won two episodes of Pointless I watched on iPlayer. 

Today is the first day I got up for breakfast with relatively little pain - I managed to eat a whole bowl of Coco Pops without even forcing myself. Not sure if this was down to having already been awake for 4 hours or because I'm on the mend. Either way I'll take it! 

Had a good sleep this morning after a bit of frustration and annoyance trying to buy my mum Fleetwood Mac tickets from Ticketmaster. Woke up when mum came home for lunch in a bit of pain, but made myself finish a sandwich. 

Haven't had any co-codamol since yesterday morning, am just on paracetamol, and when I feel I need it, ibuprofen that the hospital prescribed me. 

Day 8

Last night I discovered both chocolate and Ben and Jerry's Karamel Sutra ice cream are bad. They just kind of coat your throat in chocolate and make you feel uncomfortable. Chocolate is now on my list of things I can't wait to eat when I'm better.

Pretty much slept right through the night, only waking up briefly at 5am. Woke up again around 7 in agony. Turns out going all night without pain medication is not the way forward. 

Once I'd pretty much forced myself to eat half a bowl of porridge and taken my painkillers I ended up back in bed sleeping some more and woke up feeling loads better. It still hurts a bit to swallow, but on the whole I am feeling a lot better today than I have been the past few days. I didn't even take any co-codamol at lunch, just paracetamol.

Hoping I might even be well enough by the weekend that I can go to Ireland with my Daddy at the start of the week for a change of scenery and to be looked after by my Irish Mammy for a few days. 

Man this whole recovering from an adult tonsillectomy thing is no joke.