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.
On day 6 today and is by far the worst day. Was in pain since day 1, but not pain like this. I woke up in the middle of the night feeling like someone was stabbing my throat with a knife. I put icepacks on my throat and was somehow able to fall back asleep. Starting to feel pretty hopeless today with The pain, lack of interaction, food, and with not being able to talk. It feels like this will never end and Boone else understands why your not getting better, but worse. I am counting the days down until normacy. Until now, I’ve been in pain, but not like this. Hope everyone else is having a speedy recovery time and are getting better each day.
Hi all,
Been reading these posts over the past 5 days getting advice here and there and just wanna say a HUGE thank you to Greg for this website – what a genius!!
I’m 21 y/o female and had my tonsils out on the 23rd so I’m on day 6 (incl op day). Been a freakin painful process, I thought I was well prepared-. I had quinsey and a large perotonsillar abcess about 6 months ago which was hella painfull so I was put on the tonsillectomy waiting list and here I am! However no one prepared me for this! I haven’t had relief from the pain since surgery I take 400gms Ibuprofen and 1000gms paracetemol every 6 hours but it doesn’t really do much for me.
Overall I’ve been able to eat quite a bit, boiled egg, soft toast, noodles, rice, mash potato etc but the best are the popsicles! Note for everyone who is getting pain in their ears get hold o fa vibrating massager, it works wonders!
Some of the scab has started to come off today, I think that’s pretty normal (I hope). Oh my gosh, no one said anything about how bad your breath gets!! My family all stay away from me cause it stinks so bad, tried brushing heaps, chewing gum and miints but they all only temporarily get rid of the smell, it’s horrid! Help?
Other than that I’ve been okay, hardly any bleeding, jaw and teeth feel fine, hurts to yawn though which is frustrating and I keep getting cravings!
All the best for your recoveries!
Thanka again Greg you legend!
Thanks for your comments Rose! I am also on day 6, and for me 5&6 have been the worst by far. My biggest problem are the pain in my ears. I’m glad you mentioned something about an ear vibrator. I must try and locate one.
Good luck with your recovery
Thank you Rose. I appreciate your kind words. I’m glad you’re doing, “ok.” Hope you turn the corner soon and start returning to normal life! Ear vibrator? I must research this…
you should be careful, as far as I am aware ibprofin is not to be taken during surgery recovery because it is a blood thinner and could mess up the recovery process, making it last longer and making your blood clot less effectively….
This is my 5th day, by far the worst woke up about 8, running a little bit of fever, jaw & ears killing me. So I got an ice pack and took some loritab and fell back asleep for about 2 more hours. Well when I got up I could barely swallow sprite, it hurt so bad. But I knew I had to do it anyways & I ate some yogurt smoothie thing & a Popsicle. Well I stayed up for about 4 more hours and couldn’t keep my eyes open so I went back to sleep and woke back up after 2 more hours and ate some chicken noodle soup, I could barely swallow that too. Well I took some more medicine got a little bit better. Still trying to cough and hacking a ton because I have so much dranage. Been sleeping in the living room to keep me reclined. But I don’t think it’s helping my ears or jaw at all. So scared about day 6!
Still day 6, well its night now. Today things seemed to get better. I felt a lot happier in myself and my throat wasn’t as painful and my ears weren’t as bad either and i could actually speak a little like a normal person today i think it had something to do with the suppository tablets i was given. It might be a little uncomfortable when im using them but believe me it is definitely worth it in the end. I felt so much better in the evening time that i even managed a bit of chinese take away which i had been craving since i had the op. A little later then i started coughing a lot and some of the scabs (i assume) started coming up, that was a very painful experience i’ll tell you and even drinking water after it stung the throat off me. It’s now midnight and i’m in a little pain from the scabs coming off and my ears are a little painful again. It’s a pretty weird feeling, the scabs hanging off. All i want to do is cough them up because it kind of tickles, but i know if i force them up it will just cause more pain and damage in the long run so i’m just going to have to wait it out 🙁 Hopefully tomorrow will be even better than today 🙂
So im on day 6. The day is only really starting, well its 3 o clock in the afternoon. So far it hasn’t been too bad. Although i did wake up in excrutiating pain last night. My ears and throat were really sore. I finally got back to sleep after eating some ice. Then when i woke up again my throat was really dry and swollen. It seems to have swelled up even more than before especially on the left, is this normal? I also think some scabs came off today, and i got a bit of phlegm up, not a lot but a bit and it felt great but now it’s just as bad as before concerning the phlegm, how can i get it up without causing pain and damage? I also feel like im gunna blow up, my family have been great but today they’re just really getting on my nerves. Telling me to take my meds and eat soup and jelly. I’ve been taking my meds and i’ve been eating the frigging soup and jelly, you try live on soup and jelly and the odd bit of toast for 6 days and see how you feel like seriously they’re getting on my nerves so much!! I understand they only care and they’re just trying to help but they don’t know how it feels to be reliant on medication and to be only allowed eat certain things. I don’t think im going to be able to go another week or more with all the physical and emotional affects of it.
I am on day 6–just started–and I totally understand what you are saying about people getting on your nerves! It’s like you want to shake them and say “WAKE UP!”
On day 6 today and is by far the worst day. Was in pain since day 1, but not pain like this. I woke up in the middle of the night feeling like someone was stabbing my throat with a knife. I put icepacks on my throat and was somehow able to fall back asleep. Starting to feel pretty hopeless today with The pain, lack of interaction, food, and with not being able to talk. It feels like this will never end and Boone else understands why your not getting better, but worse. I am counting the days down until normacy. Until now, I’ve been in pain, but not like this. Hope everyone else is having a speedy recovery time and are getting better each day.
Hi all,
Been reading these posts over the past 5 days getting advice here and there and just wanna say a HUGE thank you to Greg for this website – what a genius!!
I’m 21 y/o female and had my tonsils out on the 23rd so I’m on day 6 (incl op day). Been a freakin painful process, I thought I was well prepared-. I had quinsey and a large perotonsillar abcess about 6 months ago which was hella painfull so I was put on the tonsillectomy waiting list and here I am! However no one prepared me for this! I haven’t had relief from the pain since surgery I take 400gms Ibuprofen and 1000gms paracetemol every 6 hours but it doesn’t really do much for me.
Overall I’ve been able to eat quite a bit, boiled egg, soft toast, noodles, rice, mash potato etc but the best are the popsicles! Note for everyone who is getting pain in their ears get hold o fa vibrating massager, it works wonders!
Some of the scab has started to come off today, I think that’s pretty normal (I hope). Oh my gosh, no one said anything about how bad your breath gets!! My family all stay away from me cause it stinks so bad, tried brushing heaps, chewing gum and miints but they all only temporarily get rid of the smell, it’s horrid! Help?
Other than that I’ve been okay, hardly any bleeding, jaw and teeth feel fine, hurts to yawn though which is frustrating and I keep getting cravings!
All the best for your recoveries!
Thanka again Greg you legend!
Thanks for your comments Rose! I am also on day 6, and for me 5&6 have been the worst by far. My biggest problem are the pain in my ears. I’m glad you mentioned something about an ear vibrator. I must try and locate one.
Good luck with your recovery
Thank you Rose. I appreciate your kind words. I’m glad you’re doing, “ok.” Hope you turn the corner soon and start returning to normal life! Ear vibrator? I must research this…
you should be careful, as far as I am aware ibprofin is not to be taken during surgery recovery because it is a blood thinner and could mess up the recovery process, making it last longer and making your blood clot less effectively….
This is my 5th day, by far the worst woke up about 8, running a little bit of fever, jaw & ears killing me. So I got an ice pack and took some loritab and fell back asleep for about 2 more hours. Well when I got up I could barely swallow sprite, it hurt so bad. But I knew I had to do it anyways & I ate some yogurt smoothie thing & a Popsicle. Well I stayed up for about 4 more hours and couldn’t keep my eyes open so I went back to sleep and woke back up after 2 more hours and ate some chicken noodle soup, I could barely swallow that too. Well I took some more medicine got a little bit better. Still trying to cough and hacking a ton because I have so much dranage. Been sleeping in the living room to keep me reclined. But I don’t think it’s helping my ears or jaw at all. So scared about day 6!
I’ve also had the worst taste in my mouth for 2 days & nothing gets rid of it. Water even taste horrible.
Still day 6, well its night now. Today things seemed to get better. I felt a lot happier in myself and my throat wasn’t as painful and my ears weren’t as bad either and i could actually speak a little like a normal person today i think it had something to do with the suppository tablets i was given. It might be a little uncomfortable when im using them but believe me it is definitely worth it in the end. I felt so much better in the evening time that i even managed a bit of chinese take away which i had been craving since i had the op. A little later then i started coughing a lot and some of the scabs (i assume) started coming up, that was a very painful experience i’ll tell you and even drinking water after it stung the throat off me. It’s now midnight and i’m in a little pain from the scabs coming off and my ears are a little painful again. It’s a pretty weird feeling, the scabs hanging off. All i want to do is cough them up because it kind of tickles, but i know if i force them up it will just cause more pain and damage in the long run so i’m just going to have to wait it out 🙁 Hopefully tomorrow will be even better than today 🙂
So im on day 6. The day is only really starting, well its 3 o clock in the afternoon. So far it hasn’t been too bad. Although i did wake up in excrutiating pain last night. My ears and throat were really sore. I finally got back to sleep after eating some ice. Then when i woke up again my throat was really dry and swollen. It seems to have swelled up even more than before especially on the left, is this normal? I also think some scabs came off today, and i got a bit of phlegm up, not a lot but a bit and it felt great but now it’s just as bad as before concerning the phlegm, how can i get it up without causing pain and damage? I also feel like im gunna blow up, my family have been great but today they’re just really getting on my nerves. Telling me to take my meds and eat soup and jelly. I’ve been taking my meds and i’ve been eating the frigging soup and jelly, you try live on soup and jelly and the odd bit of toast for 6 days and see how you feel like seriously they’re getting on my nerves so much!! I understand they only care and they’re just trying to help but they don’t know how it feels to be reliant on medication and to be only allowed eat certain things. I don’t think im going to be able to go another week or more with all the physical and emotional affects of it.
I am on day 6–just started–and I totally understand what you are saying about people getting on your nerves! It’s like you want to shake them and say “WAKE UP!”