#48066 04-19-2007 03:52 PM | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 735 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | OP  "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 735 | As many of you know .. i had my tonsils out on Mon ..No Cancer in them though..Still very very very sore..cant actaully even see them or where they were I should say , because my tongue is sooooo swollen ..Normal? I dunno I saw my Primary today . he wasnt overly concerned he said you just had it done on Mon. However I have Thrush and that hurts !!!! I Am sorry to be whinnig ..but I just wanna feel better ! LOL
Sharlee
35 year old Female Non smoker, very occasional alcohol ..Scc T1N0M0,partial glossectomy and left neck disection ,2/9/07 No rad deemed ness. 4/16 tonsillectomy ..Trimengenial Neuralga due to surgery
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#48067 04-19-2007 04:08 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 | Sharlee, so pamper yourself in every way you can think of - tub soaks surrounded with scented candles, a manicure and pedicure, a professional body massage, a new hairdo, new makeup, new shoes and clothes- go do it!  Amy in the Ozarks
CGtoJohn:SCC Flr of Mouth.Dx 3\05. Surg.4\05.T3NOMO.IMRTx30. Recur Dx 1\06.Surg 2\06. Chemo: 4 Cycles of Carbo\Taxol:on Erbitux for 7 mo. Lost our battle 2-23-07- But not the will to fight this disease
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#48068 04-20-2007 01:38 AM | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 624 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 624 | Tonsil surgery can be very painful -- JAM is right, pamper yourself!
Barry had a scare after his tonsillectomy (which preceded his chemoradiation) -- he started to bleed like crazy, bright red blood too! Needless to say we panicked! -- the tissue is very vascular and bleeds easily. He had to go in two times in two days for the area to be cauterized, the only way they could stop it bleeding. And of course it hurt like h----.
He did a lot of salt/soda rinses (warm water) to reduce the swelling and promote healing. He was given Percoset and believe me, he took it!
Since you have thrush, be sure you are getting sufficient meds for that as it can slow healing -- many folks have to have a dual treatment of oral Diflucan and topical Nystatin rinse.
Hang in there!
Gail
CG to husband Barry, dx. 7/21/05, age 66, SCC rgt. tonsil, BOT, 2 nodes (stg. IV), HPV+, tonsillectomy, 7x carboplatin, 35x tomoTherapy IMRT w/ Ethyol @ Johns Hopkins, thru treatment 9/28/05, HPV vaccine trial 12/06-present. Looking good!
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#48069 04-22-2007 03:41 PM | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | | Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46 | Sharlee,
I read your reply on another post where you mentioned that you were having trouble with Nystatin not clearing up your thrush. My husband suffered with many bouts of thrush following his tonsillectomy and during radiation, and it was always fairly quickly relieved with Diflucan, 200 mg, two pills the first day, then one pill a day for 5 days (or 10 days when he was in really bad shape).
Hope you get some relief soon!
-Tricia
CG to spouse, tonsillar SCC, T2N0M0, tonsillectomy 9/06, 35 rad tx finished 12/06, no chemo. Positive PET 3/07 in tonsillar fossa (residual tumor), surgery 4/2/07 composite resection tonsillar fossa and BOT w/forearm graft and right ND.
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