A collection of various experiences of adult tonsillectomy patients on their sixth day of recovery
From thousands of post comments to the forum I have assembled a sampling of various accounts and impressions of tonsillectomy recovery for each day. Below I share comments about tonsillectomy day 6. 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.
Tonsillectomy Day 6 Scabs bleeding! : I can only eat popsicles. That is all.
Tonsillectomy Day 6 : At 5:30am, I started to panic because I coughed a lot and when I spit up some saliva in a tissue (which I have a habit of doing to see if there is any blood); I saw a slight hue of red. RED=BLOOD! So, of course I got nervous. After drinking some water, I tasted some blood but I didn’t see anymore and I was able to swallow with a bit more ease. It wasn’t the full scab that came off, but a piece of the scab on the right side. When I woke up, I drank water and felt a burst of pain in my ear and stinging in my throat for a couple minutes. When I brushed my teeth this morning, there was a little more blood when I spit into the sink, so I’m assuming I lost a little more of the scab. I’ve been sucking on ice chips the past few days and it really feels nice on my throat. I ate applesauce and soup today with a little ease. I’ve notice my ears get worse when I eat. I was craving pizza tonight and it was sitting on the counter (my family had it for dinner), so, I decided to be a champ and try it. I was able to eat all of the toppings off of a slice of pizza minus the spicy pepperoni. Let me tell you, it was a blessing! I tried gargling with cold water and even though I refuse to look at my throat, I can tell that it feel fresher and cleaner. Good news – I was able to swallow the amoxicillin today; it feels awesome because if I had to eat another cup of jell-o and medication, I’d die! Fifth day post-op and I actually stepped foot out of my house today. Since we have a huge snow storm, I had to make sure I was fully covered. Nevertheless, even though I only sat in the car, it felt good – it was progress! I was told that taking a warm shower before bed will help moisten my throat and potentially prevent coughing at night, so I tried it.
Tonsillectomy Day 6 scabs Healing
Tonsillectomy Day 6 : Day 6 and the pain is just about the same as yesterday, but that relentless ache is exhausting. I know there’s a light at the end of the tunnel (and it’s not a train) but when I am tired and weak and freaking out because my Mom went home and my husband decided to sleep in this morning leaving me to take care of my nearly 7 year old son…. Well, I got a little teary.
My husband took a gander at my throat today and declared it “gross, but healing.
Tonsillectomy Day 6 : Day 6 = Ouch
Tonsillectomy Day 6 : day 6 here and I have to say, it definitely has been the hardest two days so far. I am spent and am sick of not eating the way i want to. I have been sticking to cold drinks and liquid meals. Spoke with my PA today and she said to do my best to keep the scabs on for a minimum 10days by drinking tons of liquids. The longer they stay on, the better the new skin underneath will be…so I am doing all I can to keep these puppies attached. I have given up on eating anything warm or slightly solid,I just want this over with!!
Tonsillectomy Day 6 : Yeah, so I slept for about 12 hours. But now I think sleeping that long was the worst idea ever! My hot pot ran out of water and I wasn’t sipping on water for those 12 hours. I just drank a smoothie mix every 4 hours to take my meds. I woke up with about 8/10 pain, tried to get up and passed out in the hallway. Oh Joy! My ears are killing me!
Tonsillectomy Day 6 : Side note, i have lost like 12 lbs. Probably not healthily as all i have consumed it water, gatorade, jello and apple sauce. Those products are not known for their nutritional content. I have made two healthy juice drinks using my juicer, but don’t think that compensates for the lack of nutrients for the last week.
Tonsillectomy Day 6 : The pain is rather terrible today, it was much worse last night.
At about 3am i woke up with pain, it was as if someone was stabbing my throat with a needle or pin
and i woke up this morning with blood in my mouth. Not a lot but it still scared me! I rinsed my mouth with ice water and sucked a piece of ice and it stopped.
Tonsillectomy Day 6 : Day 6- good morning, post op app’t- stints in nose removed, I can BREATHE again 🙂 went shopping at the mall for a few hours after- got home exhausted & later in pain ;(
Tonsillectomy Day 6 : Recovery Day 6 (post-op day 7):
Another day filled with pain. Was able to drink an ensure today but did not eat much. Was able to eat some popsicles. During the evening time had horrible pain shooting from the right side of my throat and it felt like a burning feeling when I would drink anything almost as if I was drinking acid even when I drank water. Had to take a bit more Lortab to curve the pain. Looked at my throat with a flashlight for the first time since the surgery and it looked like a battle zone in there. Lots of white coating all over the tonsil beds and my uvula is still swollen very large and kind of sticking to one of the sides of my throat. Could see the white scabs as well.
Tonsillectomy Day 6 : Day 6: I cried over applesauce and pudding. It hurts to swallow, I can’t yawn and just try to blow your nose without wanting to fall over and die. This pain is ridiculous. I woke up in the middle of the night with a dry throat and more pain than I could imagine so I dragged myself downstairs and forced down some pain meds to help me take the pain.
Tonsillectomy Day 6 :day 6 of my recovery and in the worst pain ever. I thought I was on the mend, only having pain on the one side but then I started to cough, and it kept me up all of last night and all of that white membrane over the surgery site is starting to come off as well as some of the scabs… is that normal? I am very scared that with my coughing it’s going to cause issues that will result in another surgery.
I’m 31 years old and had my tonsil surgery on Friday Oct 12th, 2012. Today is day 3 for me. The first 2 days were ok, have been taking all my meds as prescribed. My diet has consisted of yogurt, vanilla ice cream, choc shake, and banana baby food. My neck was extremely sore and tense yesterday. I’ve spent most of my time in bed, have been in and out due to the meds and lack of energy. I’m trying not to do to much so I don’t work up alot of saliva and don’t swallow as much. After reading everyones posts I’m guessing that this has only just begun. I can totally see the pain seeming unbarable after dealing w/ it for so long, not to mention not having the proper vitamins/minerals your body is used to having. I’ve been dealing w/ chronic tonsil infections and tonsil stones for the majority of my life. As much as this sucks, i’d rather suffer for 2 weeks rather than deal w/ the aggrevation for 60 more years 🙂 Hoping these next few weeks come and go quickly.
Day 6 for me to
Woke up this morning scared to death cuz I was coughing up blood, this has been the worst last two weeks of my life I have hospitalized all of last week and just haven’t been getting any better, intense ear pain when I swallow and I just feel like I wanna die. Plus not to mention before my tonsilectomy I tested positive for strep throat and mono. So this has been one hell of a ride
Today is my 6th day surgery was Thursday oct. 4 th in the am. I am 38 years old. So far the pain ramped up on day 3 and has been consistent. Ear pain, dry crackle feeling in throat and of course difficulty swallowing. I have resorted to taking the max of my Percocet. It has been great makes it so I can eat and drink almost feeling normalish. I think the scabs are staring to come off, part of the tonsillectomy area is very sensitive to cold, while warm tea and broth are great. I think in general I am handling the pain very well, my normal was pretty bad since I had a sore throat and sinus infection for two years straight. I wish everyone on this blog well. Here’s to getting to the end of the recovery road!
I’m 22 years old and today was day six for me. Omg!!! I woke up at 3 am, choking on mucus and sometimes a little blood. I was freaking all the way out. I was in soooo much pain. Sharp pains when I swallowed. I cried so much because I was so tired and in so much pain all day today. I noticed that my scab was slightly thinner. My doctor told me it was normal to have mucus and a little blood while the scabs were starting to come off. It’s not midnight and the pain isn’t too bad. Although I am afraid to fall asleep
30y/o day 6. Healing nicely just Ear pain, ear pain and more ear pain. Taking Tylenol and antibiotics but the pain meds wear off really quick. Been doing a lot of rinsing with salt and warm water. That helps and my breath doesn’t stink. Been eating semi solids (mashed potatoes, extremely soft noodles)but only 30mins after I take my meds so I feel no pain afterwards. Be sure to rinse out in the salt water solute after every meal please and off course drink loads of water. One last thing, gum helps. Keep chewing. You will be glad you did.
Today was my day 6 (got them taken out on 9/24). This morning was the WORST pain i’ve had so far during this procedure. I actually just started taking my Lortab last night for the sharp pains. I fell asleep perfect but woke up about 5 hours later in excruciating, stabbing pain in my jaw and tongue. I literally laid in bed and cried for 45 minutes because it hurt to move and I couldn’t get up for my pain meds. I could tolerate the pain days 1-5 but nights and mornings have gotten worse.
On a good note, for the first time this afternoon (from about 2-5pm) I actually had NO pain when swallowing! It may have been the ice water I was sipping at work, but not too sure. The pain did come back after yelling at someone who pissed me off (I know, bad idea but I have been so irritated that I can’t eat a steak lol)
My throat is part white and part pink. Scabs are coming off good. I see the ENT tomorrow and will update Day 7!
I’m 31 years old and had my tonsil surgery on Friday Oct 12th, 2012. Today is day 3 for me. The first 2 days were ok, have been taking all my meds as prescribed. My diet has consisted of yogurt, vanilla ice cream, choc shake, and banana baby food. My neck was extremely sore and tense yesterday. I’ve spent most of my time in bed, have been in and out due to the meds and lack of energy. I’m trying not to do to much so I don’t work up alot of saliva and don’t swallow as much. After reading everyones posts I’m guessing that this has only just begun. I can totally see the pain seeming unbarable after dealing w/ it for so long, not to mention not having the proper vitamins/minerals your body is used to having. I’ve been dealing w/ chronic tonsil infections and tonsil stones for the majority of my life. As much as this sucks, i’d rather suffer for 2 weeks rather than deal w/ the aggrevation for 60 more years 🙂 Hoping these next few weeks come and go quickly.
Day 6 for me to
Woke up this morning scared to death cuz I was coughing up blood, this has been the worst last two weeks of my life I have hospitalized all of last week and just haven’t been getting any better, intense ear pain when I swallow and I just feel like I wanna die. Plus not to mention before my tonsilectomy I tested positive for strep throat and mono. So this has been one hell of a ride
Today is my 6th day surgery was Thursday oct. 4 th in the am. I am 38 years old. So far the pain ramped up on day 3 and has been consistent. Ear pain, dry crackle feeling in throat and of course difficulty swallowing. I have resorted to taking the max of my Percocet. It has been great makes it so I can eat and drink almost feeling normalish. I think the scabs are staring to come off, part of the tonsillectomy area is very sensitive to cold, while warm tea and broth are great. I think in general I am handling the pain very well, my normal was pretty bad since I had a sore throat and sinus infection for two years straight. I wish everyone on this blog well. Here’s to getting to the end of the recovery road!
I’m 22 years old and today was day six for me. Omg!!! I woke up at 3 am, choking on mucus and sometimes a little blood. I was freaking all the way out. I was in soooo much pain. Sharp pains when I swallowed. I cried so much because I was so tired and in so much pain all day today. I noticed that my scab was slightly thinner. My doctor told me it was normal to have mucus and a little blood while the scabs were starting to come off. It’s not midnight and the pain isn’t too bad. Although I am afraid to fall asleep
30y/o day 6. Healing nicely just Ear pain, ear pain and more ear pain. Taking Tylenol and antibiotics but the pain meds wear off really quick. Been doing a lot of rinsing with salt and warm water. That helps and my breath doesn’t stink. Been eating semi solids (mashed potatoes, extremely soft noodles)but only 30mins after I take my meds so I feel no pain afterwards. Be sure to rinse out in the salt water solute after every meal please and off course drink loads of water. One last thing, gum helps. Keep chewing. You will be glad you did.
Today was my day 6 (got them taken out on 9/24). This morning was the WORST pain i’ve had so far during this procedure. I actually just started taking my Lortab last night for the sharp pains. I fell asleep perfect but woke up about 5 hours later in excruciating, stabbing pain in my jaw and tongue. I literally laid in bed and cried for 45 minutes because it hurt to move and I couldn’t get up for my pain meds. I could tolerate the pain days 1-5 but nights and mornings have gotten worse.
On a good note, for the first time this afternoon (from about 2-5pm) I actually had NO pain when swallowing! It may have been the ice water I was sipping at work, but not too sure. The pain did come back after yelling at someone who pissed me off (I know, bad idea but I have been so irritated that I can’t eat a steak lol)
My throat is part white and part pink. Scabs are coming off good. I see the ENT tomorrow and will update Day 7!