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.
Today was the first day that I thought about crying. I didn’t though. I wasn’t going to let it get me! I am just tired and hungry! And so sick of this! It feels like it is never going to end! Pain is the worst it has been yet. Today I couldn’t talk very well and just plain hurt to try. Feels like a bad, bad case of strep. It also feels like the scabs are coming loose maybe. I can feel things hitting my tongue and throat and I’m assuming it is that. I also burped all day long (not sure why) and that hurts too! Hoping tomorrow is better! I can’t do too many days of this before I lose it and cry. And I know that will hurt! 🙁
Best day yet so far since surgery. My tongue is back to normal size with almost no pain, and half of my scabs have fallen off. Much less pain today, I’d say I’m at about a 2-3 out of 10 overall. Still sleeping a bunch but can definitely see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I’m on day 6 of my recovery and I’ve found that one side is healing better than the other.. I’ve looked in the mirror and one side is not the whitey colour it was before and the other side (the side that it very painful) still looks like it did, is it normal for one side to heal faster than the other?
Greetings from sunny London! I never contribute comments to websites but felt compelled to after reading all these comments. I really admire everyone’s fortitude in recovery and also bravery in choosing to get this operation done. Life begins here!
I am on day 6 – my girlfriend is travelling with work so I’ve been fending for myself. Really bad pain but I am managing thanks to a few principles that have worked for me. Everyone is different but this is what I am doing:
– Develop consistency with pain killers – use your phone to plan when to take the pills and then keep a diary of what I have taken and when. As tempting as it is to sleep and take painkillers when you wake, set alarms to ensure that you keep on top of the pain rather than responding to it
– Build food consumption around consumption of pain killers – I find that one hour after taking my pain killers it the optimal time to eat
– If you have painkillers/anti-inflammatories that need to be taken after food, take them in bed and try to get some sleep – this will help you manage the nausea
– Keep food and drink simple – at first I tried (on my ENT consultant’s advice) to eat more challenging food in order to keep the throat clean. This resorted in bleeding and a return to the hospital. I am now surviving on a diet of soup (mushroom seems to work well) and yogurts
– Avoid excessively hot and cold food. Go for room temperature
– I prefer to stick to water rather than flavoured drinks as these seem to make my throat sting
– Drink water little and often – small sips are best
– Don’t become obsessed with checking your throat in the mirror – give it time to heal. A couple of times a day I check to see if there is any food congestion back there – this can be dislodged by sipping water and (I guess) will help to reduce the risk of infection
– Limit the amount of talking – I spent all of day 3 on the phone to the taxman and I believe that this caused my bleeding
– Go outside for 5 minutes everyday – just to get some fresh air and sunlight
Today was the first day that I thought about crying. I didn’t though. I wasn’t going to let it get me! I am just tired and hungry! And so sick of this! It feels like it is never going to end! Pain is the worst it has been yet. Today I couldn’t talk very well and just plain hurt to try. Feels like a bad, bad case of strep. It also feels like the scabs are coming loose maybe. I can feel things hitting my tongue and throat and I’m assuming it is that. I also burped all day long (not sure why) and that hurts too! Hoping tomorrow is better! I can’t do too many days of this before I lose it and cry. And I know that will hurt! 🙁
Best day yet so far since surgery. My tongue is back to normal size with almost no pain, and half of my scabs have fallen off. Much less pain today, I’d say I’m at about a 2-3 out of 10 overall. Still sleeping a bunch but can definitely see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I’m on day 6 of my recovery and I’ve found that one side is healing better than the other.. I’ve looked in the mirror and one side is not the whitey colour it was before and the other side (the side that it very painful) still looks like it did, is it normal for one side to heal faster than the other?
Thanks Greg – great idea with the site. A source of comfort to many.
Greetings from sunny London! I never contribute comments to websites but felt compelled to after reading all these comments. I really admire everyone’s fortitude in recovery and also bravery in choosing to get this operation done. Life begins here!
I am on day 6 – my girlfriend is travelling with work so I’ve been fending for myself. Really bad pain but I am managing thanks to a few principles that have worked for me. Everyone is different but this is what I am doing:
– Develop consistency with pain killers – use your phone to plan when to take the pills and then keep a diary of what I have taken and when. As tempting as it is to sleep and take painkillers when you wake, set alarms to ensure that you keep on top of the pain rather than responding to it
– Build food consumption around consumption of pain killers – I find that one hour after taking my pain killers it the optimal time to eat
– If you have painkillers/anti-inflammatories that need to be taken after food, take them in bed and try to get some sleep – this will help you manage the nausea
– Keep food and drink simple – at first I tried (on my ENT consultant’s advice) to eat more challenging food in order to keep the throat clean. This resorted in bleeding and a return to the hospital. I am now surviving on a diet of soup (mushroom seems to work well) and yogurts
– Avoid excessively hot and cold food. Go for room temperature
– I prefer to stick to water rather than flavoured drinks as these seem to make my throat sting
– Drink water little and often – small sips are best
– Don’t become obsessed with checking your throat in the mirror – give it time to heal. A couple of times a day I check to see if there is any food congestion back there – this can be dislodged by sipping water and (I guess) will help to reduce the risk of infection
– Limit the amount of talking – I spent all of day 3 on the phone to the taxman and I believe that this caused my bleeding
– Go outside for 5 minutes everyday – just to get some fresh air and sunlight
Hope these ideas help.
Thank you E. these are pearls of wisdom!! Speedy recovery to you.