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.
So I did not really think things could get any worse- but then a storm rolled in. And guess what?? No electricity for 32 hours (which for us also means no water as we are on a well.) Oh yeah, did I mention it is 100 degrees, too? Good times, good times.
So Day Six has definitely been the worse in terms of pain. I am taking two percosets every four hours, which keeps me in a semi-comfort zone for about two hours, sometimes three is I am lucky. The one thing I can eat is instant cream of wheat, which is helping me to keep the pain medicine down. And, peppermint tea continues to be a life savior. I am back to chomping on ice chips b/c it is so hot and sticky. And, to my surprise, they are really helping with the pain. (I had stopped eating cold things b/c it was increasing my pain, but not the case with the ice chips.)
I am really hoping Day Seven is the turning point for me!
Day 6, June 27, 2012. Early morning I woke up. Completely dizzy and feeling like I was going to pass out. The feeling lasted a few hours. My wife called the on call nurse and with my symptoms she recommended getting evaluated in the ER. So off we went. They didn’t find any secondary infections, but my nutrition was not as good as it needed to be.. They gave me some liquid nutrition via IV, ran a couple tests, and I was on my way home at leat not feeling dizzy. I was scared when I felt like passing out, which is why I went. I’ve started eating yogurt, powerade even though it burns. Just trying to get more calories in. Nothing else has changed.
I’m on Day Five of post-op. I’ve got a few hints. Hopefully people will actually read this and it will be of help. 1) People have talked a lot about nausea even after the perscription has run out. ALTOIDS!!! Mint helps to calm upset stomaches. I had such a horrible upset stomach when I woke up on Day 4 that I sent my cousin running to the store to buy me some. As soon as I took them, I started feeling better. I’ve been keeping them by my side ever since. 2) I’ve seen some people say things about not getting enough nutrition. I take childrens chewable vitamins- not the gummy one, the pressed powder ones. You can fully chew them so it’s very easy to swallow. The other thing is V8 Fusion drinks. A cup has a full serving of fruit AND vegetable, and it tastes good. It’s a whole lot healthier than other drinks out there. Hope this helps people!
I am at the end of day 6 and I am wondering if it will ever end! I can even drink juice, I did on day 4 and I thought my throat was going to bleed and burn forever. Nutrition is a problem, can’t even drink ensure. Pretty much everything burns, even water. Although, I am dreaming of a cheeseburger with chili, cheese, and slaw!
i got my tonsils removed last friday in im still in pain in i have only been eating ice cream in i have been having diarehha o my have anyone experience this at all they gave me hydrocrdone liquid i never had that before im so hungry i was dehydrated in had to get a iv but i just started taking down fluids o my is all i can say but can some who can relate tell me about this please i feel werid
Diareha(can’ spell it) was my friend on day 4, from the antibiotic. With barely eating, I was surprised that I had anything to even come out like that. Im on that hydrocodone liquid, second refill, that’s some nasty stuff! If you can eat baby food, try that. When I can eat, I eat mac and cheese baby food, but choking it down was and still is pure hell.
My stomach started being upset on day 4. It’s mostly liquid and it just kind of explodes out (sorry for the gross visual). I didn’t go at all for the first 4 so I guess I’m glad to be going? Lots of weird things happening to me. Glad I’m not alone, but sorry for your discomfort. Hang in there.
female, 33, had mine on Tuesday. Today is Sunday. the pain is peaking! ear, and throat. had uvula and tonsils out. for the first time, got a torch lite and took a peek at my throat….scarry!!!
have not had any decent meal since tuesday. just custard, tea and honey, bread soaked in tea and egg white (albumen)…. have had tonsil stones for two years now. it was a bad case. like a plague….everyday was torture. right now, my throat and uvula is covered in thick white stuffs (scabs i guess) and i feel like there is no passageway on my throat anymore! quite uncomfortable. please someone tell me:
after tonsilectomy and uvulectomy, will life be normal again like pre tonsil stones days?
will i be able to eat without spending two hours later gargling out food particles from my throat?
will i feel normal and happy again? is this really worth it? comment please, will be grately appreciated. thanks.
How are you feeling now? Please tell me does it get better? I see you posted 12 days ago. Please tell me things get better? I too had tonsil stones and that’s why I had the surgery everyone says to me if you suffer tonsillitis then it’s kind of like that pain but I never really got it in the first place.
So I did not really think things could get any worse- but then a storm rolled in. And guess what?? No electricity for 32 hours (which for us also means no water as we are on a well.) Oh yeah, did I mention it is 100 degrees, too? Good times, good times.
So Day Six has definitely been the worse in terms of pain. I am taking two percosets every four hours, which keeps me in a semi-comfort zone for about two hours, sometimes three is I am lucky. The one thing I can eat is instant cream of wheat, which is helping me to keep the pain medicine down. And, peppermint tea continues to be a life savior. I am back to chomping on ice chips b/c it is so hot and sticky. And, to my surprise, they are really helping with the pain. (I had stopped eating cold things b/c it was increasing my pain, but not the case with the ice chips.)
I am really hoping Day Seven is the turning point for me!
Day 6, June 27, 2012. Early morning I woke up. Completely dizzy and feeling like I was going to pass out. The feeling lasted a few hours. My wife called the on call nurse and with my symptoms she recommended getting evaluated in the ER. So off we went. They didn’t find any secondary infections, but my nutrition was not as good as it needed to be.. They gave me some liquid nutrition via IV, ran a couple tests, and I was on my way home at leat not feeling dizzy. I was scared when I felt like passing out, which is why I went. I’ve started eating yogurt, powerade even though it burns. Just trying to get more calories in. Nothing else has changed.
I’m on Day Five of post-op. I’ve got a few hints. Hopefully people will actually read this and it will be of help. 1) People have talked a lot about nausea even after the perscription has run out. ALTOIDS!!! Mint helps to calm upset stomaches. I had such a horrible upset stomach when I woke up on Day 4 that I sent my cousin running to the store to buy me some. As soon as I took them, I started feeling better. I’ve been keeping them by my side ever since. 2) I’ve seen some people say things about not getting enough nutrition. I take childrens chewable vitamins- not the gummy one, the pressed powder ones. You can fully chew them so it’s very easy to swallow. The other thing is V8 Fusion drinks. A cup has a full serving of fruit AND vegetable, and it tastes good. It’s a whole lot healthier than other drinks out there. Hope this helps people!
I am at the end of day 6 and I am wondering if it will ever end! I can even drink juice, I did on day 4 and I thought my throat was going to bleed and burn forever. Nutrition is a problem, can’t even drink ensure. Pretty much everything burns, even water. Although, I am dreaming of a cheeseburger with chili, cheese, and slaw!
oops, that was supposed to be can’t drink juice. The pain meds are a little strong..
i got my tonsils removed last friday in im still in pain in i have only been eating ice cream in i have been having diarehha o my have anyone experience this at all they gave me hydrocrdone liquid i never had that before im so hungry i was dehydrated in had to get a iv but i just started taking down fluids o my is all i can say but can some who can relate tell me about this please i feel werid
Diareha(can’ spell it) was my friend on day 4, from the antibiotic. With barely eating, I was surprised that I had anything to even come out like that. Im on that hydrocodone liquid, second refill, that’s some nasty stuff! If you can eat baby food, try that. When I can eat, I eat mac and cheese baby food, but choking it down was and still is pure hell.
My stomach started being upset on day 4. It’s mostly liquid and it just kind of explodes out (sorry for the gross visual). I didn’t go at all for the first 4 so I guess I’m glad to be going? Lots of weird things happening to me. Glad I’m not alone, but sorry for your discomfort. Hang in there.
female, 33, had mine on Tuesday. Today is Sunday. the pain is peaking! ear, and throat. had uvula and tonsils out. for the first time, got a torch lite and took a peek at my throat….scarry!!!
have not had any decent meal since tuesday. just custard, tea and honey, bread soaked in tea and egg white (albumen)…. have had tonsil stones for two years now. it was a bad case. like a plague….everyday was torture. right now, my throat and uvula is covered in thick white stuffs (scabs i guess) and i feel like there is no passageway on my throat anymore! quite uncomfortable. please someone tell me:
after tonsilectomy and uvulectomy, will life be normal again like pre tonsil stones days?
will i be able to eat without spending two hours later gargling out food particles from my throat?
will i feel normal and happy again? is this really worth it? comment please, will be grately appreciated. thanks.
How are you feeling now? Please tell me does it get better? I see you posted 12 days ago. Please tell me things get better? I too had tonsil stones and that’s why I had the surgery everyone says to me if you suffer tonsillitis then it’s kind of like that pain but I never really got it in the first place.