Tonsillectomy Recovery Time
After a lifetime of tonsillitis, it was time. I made the appointment. Was I scared? Yes. Was I prepared for tonsillectomy recovery? NO. Can you be? YES!
Planning for and recovering from a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy procedure, (often referred to as T & A Surgery), can be daunting experiences. The days leading up to your surgery can be frightening. If you haven’t read up yet, you can find information on tonsillectomy methods, risks, costs, adult tonsillectomy, sleep apnea, and numerous tips for tonsillectomy recovery on the other pages of this site. I’ve even added pictures of a post tonsillectomy throat by each day. Study, talk with your doctor and consult with your friends about the decision to undergo tonsillectomy and adenoid surgery. Explore the pages created here to aid in your journey.
If you should decide to have tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, let us help you through the entire process. Whether due to problems with sleep apnea, chronic tonsillitis and strep throat, tonsil stones, trouble swallowing, or a combination thereof, you can benefit from the experience of others. My own experience taught me that, as patients, we need to advocate for ourselves. Ear, nose, and throat doctors are, by and large, extremely talented individuals. However, very few of them have experienced an adult tonsillectomy, and the subsequent recovery. I have. Many others have too. We share our experiences here at the adult tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy recovery resource center. As you’ll read in the tonsillectomy recovery forum, everyone’s experience is unique. There are many factors that influence the level of pain you experience, as well as the length of time required during recovery. The method, and skill of your surgeon can have an affect, but there are also many things within your control that will reduce pain and recovery time. I’ve tried to include as many helpful tips as possible within the pages of this online resource. Tonsillectomy recovery can be pretty rough, especially if you are unlucky enough to be an adult! It takes longer for an adult to recover from most things. Tonsillectomy is no exception. There are many things you can do to make it go more smoothly. I’ve published numerous tips here on various pages. I encourage you to read up BEFORE you are in the throws of tonsillectomy recovery.
Talk with your doctor, friends, family, and work as you prepare. You are not alone in this. Like you and like me, many others are facing or have faced a tonsillectomy recovery. I created this forum for you. The community of adults or parents of patients will amaze you and warm your heart. I read these comments every day and every day I am humbled by everyone’s story and their compassion for others in the midst of recovery, or the anxiety that often precedes a tonsillectomy. Please join in. Hundreds of other people, perhaps in your same situation, have shared their wisdom, concerns, tips, and questions about tonsillectomy, as well as their tonsillectomy recovery.
-Greg My short bio
I am a 33 year old Mother of a 10 year and 9 year old and I had my tonsilectomy on August 8th and I don’t know what to make of my recovery so far. I am scheduled to go back to work on Wednesday and I am not yet eating solid foods. My throat still feels like shards of glass in it as well. I can’t taste food either. My friend had his procedure a couple of weeks prior to mine and he said that he did not feel like eating until week 3. The light at the end of the tunnel is that I can have no or not quite as severe strep throat for the rest of my life 🙂
Wow Mr T one of the good things about being seventy is that I dont have to go to work….look gargle brush rinse spray I found the cleaner I stayed the less pain I had….I got really hungry but it has eased, I went three days without eating each time and yes food tastes awful, popcycles ice cream etc taste horriable, I found the best if luke warm water and lots of it….it takes a couple of months to starve to death, so I just dont worry, have been eating cream cheese just by a spoon full, if I had it to do over I would just hydrate and ice, rince and brush and not sweat food, taste, just treat the pain and rest. I cant talk much how are you going to teach that worries me…..Luck to everyone susan
Susan…I think you are right at the hump…hang in there…
Peter
well I must say that this has been an experience! I had my surgery on August 7, 2012 and I’m now on day 11!!!!! I’m a 27 year old male and I declare I felt like a baby up until about 2 days ago. I won’t sit here and writ the wonderful pleasantries as if the surgery was not awful because it was. The good new is this too shall pass. 11days later I’m still unable to taste foods as I have this disgusting film coating my entire mouth (to include the tongue). People kept saying, ” Well, you get to eat Popsicles and ice cream all day.” but truth is, YOU WONT WANT ANY OF IT!!! For one, it doesn’t taste remotely close to what you’re used to and to top it off, in my opinion, it made me feel even sicker once the Popsicles would hit my EMPTY stomach. I have NEVER been so hungry. So far I’ve been only eating Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup but I’m about to step into the dark side starting tomorrow and begin eating normal foods (nothing too hard like chips or anything). I go in for my post op visit with the doctor on Friday (8/24/2012) and believe it or not I’m sneaking back to work two days prior to my doctors visit. It’s ok, I’m a teacher and the first day of school doesn’t start until 8/27/2012. Thank God I have been regaining my energy because for some reason, you tend to ALWAYS feel drained after this surgery. Anyway, good luck to anyone who has already had it and think twice any of you who hadn’t!
Hi friends in pain, day ten started well but must have overdone making bed because I just crashed….any ideas when we start honestly feeling better…..susan