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
How old are you? Just trying to figure out how age plays a factor in all of this…
Today is my 4th week of surgery n pain in lower part of my surgery hasn’t feel better …does this hpn to anybody? And also I love to ear chilli n spices a lot ……how long it takes to recover?
I am now 6 wks post op this upcoming Monday, I would just say, don’t worry it gets better. I honestly did not feel normal until this last 5 days or so. I did eat completely normal after week 3 or so, and due to my crazy work schedule I was pretty tired and felt like I had a lump in one side of my throat until this last week. I am very happy with the results, am sleeping better, snoring has been reduced by 75% or so if any snoring at all. and my husband got strep throat last week, and I did not get it! I know it can be discouraging, and you wonder will I ever feel normal again? Yes you will, just hang in there and slowly it will return to normal. I’m very happy with my decision to do the surgery.
The most important things to do during your recovery are, drink tons of water, take your meds on time 24 hours a day, sleep with a humidifier, chew on ice, don’t eat dairy, etc, etc… If you sleep through the night, you’ll wake up with razor blades in your throat. You must set your alarm every 2 hours to ice your neck, drink water and take medicine. You have all day to take naps! If you do all of the right things, then you have a good chance of getting through it with minimal pain. It doesn’t guarantee that you won’t have pain but it will increase your chances of having a good experience. It’s a terrifying surgery but once you get home you relalize that it wasn’t so bad.
How often and for how long a period did you put ice on
Oh thank you! Stories like that are good to hear. I am scared to death, but I do think it will be worth it in the long run! Thanks for sharing!!