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:
Finally (fingers crossed) I’ve turned a corner. Yesterday was miserable most of the day. I felt pretty good very late in the evening, took my meds and went to bed. I awoke a few hours later, drank some cold liquids and couldn’t get back to sleep. It was almost time for my meds so I stayed up for a while. By the time the next dose kicked in I was actually pain free! Previously, even with the meds, I had pain. This time I felt normal. I went back to bed at dawn and slept another four hours.
I awoke relatively pain free! Took my meds and for the first time in 10 days I feel somewhat normal. What a relief! As I write this, I have no pain at all. My tongue is still a little swollen but no pain! I’m going to try to get some real food in me this afternoon 🙂
Wow, day 10 finally! I feel as if I turned a huge invisible corner today.
My morning started off horrible. I was in extreme pain for several hours. Along with this awful cough that won’t go away. After my morning meds and smoothie with protein kicked in, things were much better. I went 8 hours with no meds this afternoon, and was even hungry enough to attemp soup again. Success!! This was the first full meal I have managed to eat in 10 days. It was room temp, but I did it! I was so happy I tried both yogurt and pudding both with success. I did have to take my meds at the 8 hour mark due to all the eating and talking, but I was definatly a happy camper. Tonight as a snack I even joined hubby in a bowl of oatmeal. It was MUCH harder to get down, but I took my time and ate the entire bowl.
My throat now resembles a war zone. There are some scabs, but ALOT of bright red flesh. It’s no wonder everything was burning tonight. There is some swelling still on my right side and uvula, but I know this to will get better with time. At this point I’ve lost around 90% of my scabs. I figure the rest will fall iff in the next few days.
My ears are still tender and sensitive. I’m constantly turning the tv down and trying to quiet the dogs since loud noises hurt. Almost like an ear infection that’s almost gone.
This had undoubtedly been the most painful and uncomfortable 19 days if ny life. I know there is still a long recovery, but I’m so glad the worst is behind me.
Things that worked for me.
Stay hydrated with ice cold drinks
Keep ice packs on
Sleep on a wedge pillow or propped up
Cepocal drops work great as does the chloroseptic spray( look for the highest amount of benzocaine- numbs very well)
Roxicet mixes well with a small amount if chocolate ensure
Stay up on protein even if it’s powder you mix into a smoothie- it helps heal
If it hurts, don’t do it. Wait and try agin in a few days
If your not eating don’t be concerned with no bowel movement. I drank apple juice every day, but did take stool softebers on days 3 and 4 (impaction from constipation runs in my family.
Stay up on meds around the clock. Set your alarm and get up to rake your meds. I also would drink a large glass of ice water or juice.
Morning suck, just know that and be prepared. Get thse meds in right off the bat!
Have someone take care of you. On day 10 I admit I still need help sometimes.
When family and friends don’t understand. This board is/can be a GREAT outlet and source of support / information.
Good luck, and I wish you an easy recovery 🙂
Day 10 still woke up with sore throat when pain meds were due. But now that I’m up I feel ok I’m eating cheese on toast with no crusts it was delicious I’m going to attempt pizza later :). I got endoscopic sinus surgery at same time and now under my eye is puffy and my eye is sore not sure what to do 🙁
Ok pizza hurt too much
today is day 10 and it is the best i have ever felt since i did the surgery on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. Not much pain when i swallow. Very few scabs in my mouth….it however hurts when i yawn. I am eating solid food but still have the problem of feeling like it itching up somewhere in my mouth. But the terrible pain i was feeling the other days has gone and i did not have an effective pain regime so u can imagine the discomfort i was going through. Still having a little breathing problem, seems as if there is still swollen gland in my mouth affecting my breathing so i have to be careful how i position my head when sleeping.
Today is day 10 of my recovery, had my tonsils out on the 14th. I was told to consume a rough food diet to avoid the build up of debris on the tonsil area. I was forcing a slice/half a slice of toast down me each day. It got extremely painful by day 3 with the ear pain and severe throat pain kicking in. I wanted to cry when it was time to eat. I am taking co-codamol every 5 hours and also an antibiotic every 8 hours to avoid infection. Today feels better than the past few days. Day 3-9 are the worst. I’ve had such a big improvement over the past 24 hours, I can’t believe it!!
The ear pain is minimal, I’m now eating soft foods as the doctor says its okay to do so. Throat pain is still there but not that bad. Scabs are thinning and more pink skin is coming through. I had bleeding from where my right tonsil used to be on day 5 and day 8. Went into my ER and they then gave me antibiotics as they said it was infected! I was so scared they’d have to put me to sleep and reseal the area!! Phew for that!!
Hope you all are doing well and it seems I’m now on the way to a successful recovery. Overall, I’m feeling good and I’m glad I had my tonsils out due to the constant inflammations and stones. I had trouble sleeping, bad breath and all the other horrible stuff!!
All the best to everyone, hope you all recover fast. Hang in there. DRINK LOTS OF WATER!! It helps, even if it hurts, think of it as medicine!