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 >>>
Day 10 (50yo F): I made it… Woohoo! Completely off narcotics and relying only on NSAIDS. Thankfully, I can finally swallow pills so I don’t have to drink those awful elixirs. Went to bed with a warmed neck collar and it was very relaxing Took meds before bed (10pm), sipped water at midnight, woke up at 2am and took a little more, then slept until 5am. First night I didn’t set alarms and just let m body tell me what it needed. Feel great this morning. My throat is still tender, but I’m so glad to be here. There are only a few small white patches left way in the back. One side is far more healed than the other. I notice this while swallowing and all along.
If you are going through this and reading ahead or planning surgery, remember to be patient and take care of your needs. Do what you can to be comfortable.
DAY 10: 30 years old and had tonsillectomy (with adenoids removed too)
Well almost all of the scabs have fallen off at this point and there is so much brand new skin in my throat…brand new skin which is super sensitive to EVERYTHING. It is amazing to me how something as simple as water, just plain room temperature water, can make my throat burn for a solid 5 minutes (I timed it) after taking the littlest sip.
My doctor is prescribing a liquid steriod for the canker sores on my tongue so I can attempt to start swallowing without so much pain. They are also prescribing these lollipops that numb your whole mouth…crazy. Maybe once my whole mouth is numb I can attempt to eat something again.
I did manage to get 4 full hours of sleep last night, the most at one time during recovery. I knew it was going to hurt when I woke up no matter what so I slept through my pain med time and just dealt with the pain afterwards. The pain sucked but the sleep was good.
I feel very disconnected from the world due to being in my recovery bubble for over a week now. I am still not talking very much and when I do talk I get very exhausted and lose my voice. Doctor’s office said today that I might want to wait a few days later than originally thought to return to work part time (next week was going to be all part time days and then return fully the week after that). I’m gonna wait until Friday to make that decision…but if I had to make it today I would definately take a little more time.
Day 10 – Well, I’d say that the worst is over. I’ve had very minimal to no pain for the last 3 or 4 days, which is amazing and I’m very thankful for that fact. The only problem that I am experiencing is that the right side of my throat where my tonsil used to be still seems to be a little swollen and tender. Its nothing too painful but it’s definitely irritating.
Day 10, Gosh it’s been a long journey to here! Woke in pain as usual, however soon taken care of with meds. Still needs ibroprofen for day and paracetamol, but only need Strong tablets with codene for the dose at bed time – It just gives me a good 4hours-sleep with the stronger tablets, 6 hours last night infact. Got my appetite back today as last and managed porridge for breakfast, poached eggs on toast for lunch and a little pasta carbonara for dinner. my throat is not too sore, although at the back of each side of my tongue and underneath it it is quite stingy when I try to eat, although much better today. I don’t know if my scabs have come off yet, I can really see, it still hurts to stretch my mouth so far. Feel back to normal in myself now although not been out yet, want to catch any germs and put back my progress. I have been signed off work for one further week which I need, as talking is tiring and makes my throat sore and also I am still taking meds every 4 hours,I have a very busy job in HR and not talking would be impossible! this said i think my husband has enjoyed the quiet! I am 46 and I Have a suspicion that the older you are the more difficult the recovery seems to be apart from a few lucky people! So be patient everyone, if like me at day 4, 5, 6, 7, You are looking at posts for day 10 thinking I will never get there, take heart you will! Good luck to everyone and I will do one more final update on post recovery in a week or so to share what the next weeks recovery looks like.
Thanks NickyM -I really appreciate your posts. Glad to hear that you are nearing the end of the tunnel. Take care and stay in touch!
I’m day 8 and as you said, reading ahead looking for a brighter future! Thanks for the encouragement! Ouch….
I actually had an ok day today. I woke up in less pain. I took the remaining 3 tsp of liquid children’s Advil. I had a party to go to. It was one of those bring a dish to pass Paris. So I was hoping for softer items to be there as well. I tried spaghetti and pasta salad, sauce burns and so does Italian dressing. Whoever made the pasta salad is evil and used spicy pepperjack cheese, that burned something terrible. I brought a bottle of Advil liquid gels with me, and of course it feel out of my pocket never to be seen again right around the time the pain.started to surface! I probably over-did it today with all the taking and telling over loud music. I was annoyed with what little I ate so luckily someone had some extra strength Tylenol I could take, and I ignored the pain and ate some more. Buffalo chicken wing dip is my absolute favorite and I could not pass it up. I think the spiciness if it recauterized my throat because it felt awesome! It was either that or the swig if whiskey I took… I am already starting to sound raspy so I know I overdid the voice part. Throughout the night I felt chunks sliding down my throat, which was both disgusting and relieving. When I looked in the mirror I could see a lot of my scabs were coming if and I almost look normal in there again. I’m excited for this to be over!
So I’m on day 7 when should by scabs start to come off?
Hey Sammy- usually about now- days 7 to 8. Everyone is different. People in the UK who eat a rough diet during recovery, seldom mention the event.
Hope all goes well. Take care!
When should the pain start to go away I’m 17 and it’s weird cause when I start to eat that’s when the pain starts to come I’m already on day 7 and just wanna eat sold foods already