Pain medications help, but do not completely alleviate the discomfort. Continue other medications that the patient may have been on prior to surgery. If the patient is a diabetic, make sure you have discussed medication use with the physician. As previously mentioned, most patients have a significant amount of pain after tonsillectomy, with pain resolving 5-12 days after surgery. Older children and adults seem to have more discomfort.
Most patients can go home the day of surgery.
This is caused by pain coming from throat and not the ears. Give pain medications and encourage liquid intake. Give Tylenol and plenty of fluids. Higher prolonged fever should be reported to your surgeon. There be some redness and swelling as well.