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 am on day 6 and still in a lot of pain.pain meds i left hospital with has now run out so i called my ENT Dr and they called me in diffrent meds that are just not working…… i could get at least 4hrs of pain free now not getting any it just dulls the pain……………….. right now i am just hateing life,,,,,soup,,,,,,eggs,,,,,,,,rice,,,,,,, and this pain just want my life back
Three words for day six, hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. The key to this mess is drinking as much water as possible even if you have to set an alarm to do it, and keeping up with pain medication. I slept for three hours today and must have slept with my mouth open because when I woke up it felt like there was a chunk of glass sitting in the back of my throat, and I couldn’t get the pain under control for about an hour. Since day one I have been drinking water as much as possible and running a cool mist humidifier, that has been the most help. Second would be chicken broth. I learned the hard way not to take my pain medication for granted, I got through six hours without it and I almost wanted to cry, so I guess I’m not doing as well as I thought. My ears have started to ache so I finally put the EARDOC (ear vibrator) to work, it definitely does make a difference.
Day 6 and I felt that things were turning for the better. Or maybe it was just doubling my codeine dose that made me feel like that. I was able to manage a very large bowl of pasta for lunch – although it took me about 4 times as long to eat as it would normally. At times the pain was almost not noticeable, though swallowing was always uncomfortable. I made it out of the house for the first time, to the local shops. Noticed that when the wind blows in my face, I tense up some muscles in my throat that I never knew I had, causing pain. That was one problem I didn’t expect. Night 6 the pain came back with a vengeance. My 1am drugs dose was followed by an hour sitting awake waiting for them to kick in, then 3 hours of good sleep, and then another 2 hours wide awake in real pain before my 7am drugs. I’ve given up trying to sleep at times like that, and just sit up in bed reading on the iPhone. At 7am (end of night 6), the pain was so bad that I didn’t think I’d be able to swallow the drugs at all, and was happier (if that’s the word) bearing the pain than worsening it even temporatrily by swallowing the drugs. But I got them down in the end. Despite the pain, the tonsil bed looks to be in good shape. Patches of white are turning to a healthy looking pink. I don’t think they’re peeling off, as they don’t have well-defined edges. It’s more like the white layer is gradually turning into skin.
38 year old male. Starting day 5. I have not slept much. only an hour at a time through the night. Had my surgery done on O’ahu as there are no ENT’s here in Kona Hawaii. 1st and 2nd day were no problem. No pain but also no sleep.
Day 3 was rough as the pain increased slightly but nothing too bad. Mostly nauseous from the pain meds.Started off when I woke up in the middle of the night having a panic attack in the hotel. Felt like I could not breathe. I don’t want my throat to dry out so I have kept my mouth closed up for the whole time except to eat and drink. Had a panic attack too from feeling claustrophobic ( i think due to the meds). I had to wake up my mom who was so kind enough to help me on O’ahu for the weekend. Went down to the lobby and she helped calm me down. I have never been on pain meds. Man they mess you up. I have not spoken since Friday morning.
4th day was better. Pain feels just like a soar throat. Got home after the plane ride and made the mistake of looking at the sight of the operation. That made my stomach more queazy as actually saw how large the gaping holes in my mouth.
Now it is 2:00 am. Starting my 5th day. Felt sleepy, started falling asleep but woke up and am now typing this.
Just wanted to thank everyone for there posts. I know there is a light at the end of this proverbial tunnel. I just want to get there and get back to normal life. This no sleep thing is getting to me. I am wanting to get passed days 6-10 as I hear that those are the rougher days of dealing with pain although so far, besides the side affects from the meds and no sleep I have had no more pain than an average soar throat. I have been drinking water like there is no tomorrow. I think this may be helping.
38 year old male. Starting day 5. I have not slept much. only an hour at a time through the night. Had my surgery done on O’ahu as there are no ENT’s here in Kona Hawaii. 1st and 2nd day were no problem. No pain but also no sleep.
Day 3 was rough as the pain increased slightly but nothing too bad. Mostly nauseous from the pain meds.Started off when I woke up in the middle of the night having a panic attack in the hotel. Felt like I could not breathe. I don’t want my throat to dry out so I have kept my mouth closed up for the whole time except to eat and drink. Had a panic attack too from feeling claustrophobic ( i think due to the meds). I had to wake up my mom who was so kind enough to help me on O’ahu for the weekend. Went down to the lobby and she helped calm me down. I have never been on pain meds. Man they mess you up. I have not spoken since Friday morning.
4th day was better. Pain feels just like a soar throat. Got home after the plane ride and made the mistake of looking at the sight of the operation. That made my stomach more queazy as actually saw how large the gaping holes in my mouth were.
Now it is 2:00 am. Starting my 5th day. Felt sleepy, started falling asleep but woke up and am now typing this.
Just wanted to thank everyone for there posts. I know there is a light at the end of this proverbial tunnel. I just want to get there and get back to normal life. This no sleep thing is getting to me. I am wanting to get passed days 6-10 as I hear that those are the rougher days of dealing with pain although so far, besides the side affects from the meds and no sleep I have had more pain than an average soar throat. I have been drinking water like there is no tomorrow. I think this may be helping.
I am on day 6 and still in a lot of pain.pain meds i left hospital with has now run out so i called my ENT Dr and they called me in diffrent meds that are just not working…… i could get at least 4hrs of pain free now not getting any it just dulls the pain……………….. right now i am just hateing life,,,,,soup,,,,,,eggs,,,,,,,,rice,,,,,,, and this pain just want my life back
Three words for day six, hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. The key to this mess is drinking as much water as possible even if you have to set an alarm to do it, and keeping up with pain medication. I slept for three hours today and must have slept with my mouth open because when I woke up it felt like there was a chunk of glass sitting in the back of my throat, and I couldn’t get the pain under control for about an hour. Since day one I have been drinking water as much as possible and running a cool mist humidifier, that has been the most help. Second would be chicken broth. I learned the hard way not to take my pain medication for granted, I got through six hours without it and I almost wanted to cry, so I guess I’m not doing as well as I thought. My ears have started to ache so I finally put the EARDOC (ear vibrator) to work, it definitely does make a difference.
Day 6 and I felt that things were turning for the better. Or maybe it was just doubling my codeine dose that made me feel like that. I was able to manage a very large bowl of pasta for lunch – although it took me about 4 times as long to eat as it would normally. At times the pain was almost not noticeable, though swallowing was always uncomfortable. I made it out of the house for the first time, to the local shops. Noticed that when the wind blows in my face, I tense up some muscles in my throat that I never knew I had, causing pain. That was one problem I didn’t expect. Night 6 the pain came back with a vengeance. My 1am drugs dose was followed by an hour sitting awake waiting for them to kick in, then 3 hours of good sleep, and then another 2 hours wide awake in real pain before my 7am drugs. I’ve given up trying to sleep at times like that, and just sit up in bed reading on the iPhone. At 7am (end of night 6), the pain was so bad that I didn’t think I’d be able to swallow the drugs at all, and was happier (if that’s the word) bearing the pain than worsening it even temporatrily by swallowing the drugs. But I got them down in the end. Despite the pain, the tonsil bed looks to be in good shape. Patches of white are turning to a healthy looking pink. I don’t think they’re peeling off, as they don’t have well-defined edges. It’s more like the white layer is gradually turning into skin.
38 year old male. Starting day 5. I have not slept much. only an hour at a time through the night. Had my surgery done on O’ahu as there are no ENT’s here in Kona Hawaii. 1st and 2nd day were no problem. No pain but also no sleep.
Day 3 was rough as the pain increased slightly but nothing too bad. Mostly nauseous from the pain meds.Started off when I woke up in the middle of the night having a panic attack in the hotel. Felt like I could not breathe. I don’t want my throat to dry out so I have kept my mouth closed up for the whole time except to eat and drink. Had a panic attack too from feeling claustrophobic ( i think due to the meds). I had to wake up my mom who was so kind enough to help me on O’ahu for the weekend. Went down to the lobby and she helped calm me down. I have never been on pain meds. Man they mess you up. I have not spoken since Friday morning.
4th day was better. Pain feels just like a soar throat. Got home after the plane ride and made the mistake of looking at the sight of the operation. That made my stomach more queazy as actually saw how large the gaping holes in my mouth.
Now it is 2:00 am. Starting my 5th day. Felt sleepy, started falling asleep but woke up and am now typing this.
Just wanted to thank everyone for there posts. I know there is a light at the end of this proverbial tunnel. I just want to get there and get back to normal life. This no sleep thing is getting to me. I am wanting to get passed days 6-10 as I hear that those are the rougher days of dealing with pain although so far, besides the side affects from the meds and no sleep I have had no more pain than an average soar throat. I have been drinking water like there is no tomorrow. I think this may be helping.
38 year old male. Starting day 5. I have not slept much. only an hour at a time through the night. Had my surgery done on O’ahu as there are no ENT’s here in Kona Hawaii. 1st and 2nd day were no problem. No pain but also no sleep.
Day 3 was rough as the pain increased slightly but nothing too bad. Mostly nauseous from the pain meds.Started off when I woke up in the middle of the night having a panic attack in the hotel. Felt like I could not breathe. I don’t want my throat to dry out so I have kept my mouth closed up for the whole time except to eat and drink. Had a panic attack too from feeling claustrophobic ( i think due to the meds). I had to wake up my mom who was so kind enough to help me on O’ahu for the weekend. Went down to the lobby and she helped calm me down. I have never been on pain meds. Man they mess you up. I have not spoken since Friday morning.
4th day was better. Pain feels just like a soar throat. Got home after the plane ride and made the mistake of looking at the sight of the operation. That made my stomach more queazy as actually saw how large the gaping holes in my mouth were.
Now it is 2:00 am. Starting my 5th day. Felt sleepy, started falling asleep but woke up and am now typing this.
Just wanted to thank everyone for there posts. I know there is a light at the end of this proverbial tunnel. I just want to get there and get back to normal life. This no sleep thing is getting to me. I am wanting to get passed days 6-10 as I hear that those are the rougher days of dealing with pain although so far, besides the side affects from the meds and no sleep I have had more pain than an average soar throat. I have been drinking water like there is no tomorrow. I think this may be helping.