Tonsillectomy Recovery Day Ten
A collection of various experiences of adult tonsillectomy patients on their tenth day of recovery
From thousands of post comments to the tonsillectomy recovery forum, I have assembled a sampling of various accounts and impressions of tonsillectomy recovery for each day. Below I share comments about tonsillectomy day 10. These comments are taken from tonsillectomy patients who were kind enough to share their experiences to help others as they navigate the bumpy road of tonsillectomy recovery.
Many will experience depression toward the end of of their tonsillectomy recovery.
Please feel free to add your own experience with tonsillectomy day 10.
-Greg Tooke My short bio
- Tonsillectomy Day 10 :First day of narcotic withdrawl. This lasts thru day 14 or 15
- Tonsillectomy Day 10 : day 11, 12 if you count surgery day, and my throat still feels enough pain that I only want liquids and super-mushy things. After the scrambled-egg attempt two days ago I got a little downhearted… like, Can’t I even eat THIS? Maybe I will try them again today.
- Tonsillectomy Day 10 : Post-Op: Day Ten
- I actually got sleep again last night. All in all, I’m feeling pretty good today. It feels like most of my scabs are gone, so that’s a plus. I went out for the majority of the day. Like I said before, it feels awesome to get out after being secluded in my house for such a long time! I took Tylenol at 12:00am and I’m feeling pretty good. By pretty good, I mean I can swallow pretty well, but now what it feels like is a bad case of strep throat (yes, that is a good thing)! Still couldn’t eat much today. I guess I could physically eat soft food (pasta, soft bread, etc.) but since I’m not fully healed yet, I’m a little scared to do something that will push me back in recovery. So I stuck to peaches, yogurt drinks, water, etc…all of the usual stuff!
- Post-Op: Day Eleven
- Well, I did pretty good medication wise. I took my meds again at 12:00am; that means I waited 24hours between 2 doses of meds. It feels like I took a step back in my recovery process. My sleep was scattered and after waking up every hour to drink water, I was beyond exhausted when I woke up this morning. Even though I did drink a lot last night, my throat was still very dry. And swallowing today is a little harder than yesterday; it still feels like there is a ball in my throat. So, as you can imagine, I haven’t eaten much today either. I’m a little tired of not being able to eat as I sit on the couch, watching my family eat all of my favorite meals – what can I say, I’m a little hostile at this point! The pain isn’t bad enough that I need to take medication again, it’s just very uncomfortable. Well, I decided after 11 days, I was able to drive today and that felt good also (not having to rely on people feels awesome). When I was in the car, I decided to look into my throat (because the natural light made it easier for me too see) and I still see A LOT of white! I’m not sure why I have so many scabs left at day 11, but it sucks. Why can’t I be one of those lucky people that loose all of their scabs on day 8! I wish! Other than that, I’m not that miserable today.
- Tonsillectomy Day 10 : day 10-, 12 if you count surgery day, and my throat still feels enough pain that I only want liquids and super-mushy things. After the scrambled-egg attempt two days ago I got a little downhearted… like, Can’t I even eat THIS? Maybe I will try them again today.
- Tonsillectomy Day 10 : day 10 (40/f). took lortab last night at 9 p.m. and have taken nothing since. not to say it doesn’t hurt, but it feels more like a normal sore throat, and let’s face it, i’ve been dealing with that for years w/out relying on tylenol or meds
- Tonsillectomy Day 10 :Day 10,
- Feeling much better now, thanks. Still a little pain in the ears, but bearable. Seriously , If you can get a hold of Tylenol Liquid Rapid Blast in your neck of the woods, get it. goes down easily. And eating much more now, try to gain back a few of the 20 lbs. I lost, course some things still taste funny / odd. And I can start to sing again. (actually better than before). Hopefully My tongue swelling will go down.
- Tonsillectomy Day 10 : Day 10–my boyfriend ordered pizza for us. I had to eat some real food and this is what I was craving. BEST PIZZA EVER!! Couldn’t eat the crunchy edge pieces like I like, but the soft middle pieces were amazing. Throat still hurts a lot, especially in the middle of the night, but only taking advil at this point, every 6 hours.
- Tonsillectomy Day 10 (post-op day 11) and beyond:
- From here every day had less pain and discomfort. I was able to slowly return to a regular diet. It took few more days to get my throat muscles to become less tired when swallowing, My uvula and soft palate still felt weird for a while.
>> Next Days 11, 12, and Beyond >>>
Dear god will this ever be over? I’m technically on Day 12, but my ears still hurt, my throat still hurts, I can hardly talk and I’m still eating mushy food!!!!
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So today woke up with my mouth almost glued shut, thanks to the pain meds, I’m done taking them! Thank goodness I felt ok to go get some biotine mouthwash! Omg felt so much better instantly. Also was able to eat a whole microwave meal and some fruit, it never tasted so good! I see the ENT for my post op tomorrow, even though I saw him yesterday to have a blood vessel fixed. I finally feel like this two week ordeal is almost over, only if he says I can go to work Monday! Hang in there everyone and get excited about the little steps, eventually the big ones will come! This website has been amazing, thanks Greg!
Hi HaLEY! Glad you’ve turned the corner! Thanks for all the posts. It’s reat to see people get healed up. Take care
Thanks quick question, I feel something in the back of my throat I’m guessing the scab how do those normally fall off?
it varies. USUALLY around days 8 or 9 they’ll begin to slide off while you’re swallowing. People who eat a rough diet throughout-UK and Australia- never really get the scabs.
Ok thanks! I’ll just be ready to lay down at a normal height and not wake up not being opening my mouth in the morning, go back to work next week hoping i can get through!
Day 10: No pain for the last two days. Scabs are still there. I ate macaroni and cheese yesterday which went down easy. There was some discomfort but nothing major. Woke up with some minor bleeding. Hoping the scab is coming off. Still no signs of this major pain that is supposed to occur from scabs though. It is deceiving..
Day 10 coblation tonsillectomy: itchy. The pain is gone. I was only on Tylenol the past 2 days and now I don’t need anything. I even have a whole extra bottle of Vicodin that wasn’t needed. Anyway, back to itchy throat. I guess it’s the scabs going away, the itch hits me out of nowhere and I have to chug water nonstop not to cough my brains out. So I’m making sure to always have water and keep chewing gum.
I felt good enough to walk a mile today but was a bit dizzy when I got home. I haven’t had an appetite since before surgery. I think I need to eat more even if I’m not hungry. Anyways, almost to the finish line! It’s been a good recovery considering. I think once it’s been two weeks I’ll finally relax and stop worrying I’ll become one of the 5%. Shh, can’t say the B word!
Day 10 was pretty good overall. I am out of pain pills, so at this point am only taking Ibuprofen. It works pretty well, but I can tell as it starts wearing off. So there is still some pain, but nothing like before. My other main problem is still with sleeping. I still cannot lay down. My uvula is still huge and immediately falls back and cuts off air in my throat. I am ready to be able to have a decent night’s sleep again! Other than that, I think I am doing great. I ate two real meals today! Scabs keep getting better, but are still there. Getting closer all the time, though!