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.
Day 6 – I am I’m pain this morning. Tried to skip my meds over night to give my body a rest from all the drugs, big mistake, it has taken a while today to get back on top of the pain. Had a weird experience last night, the swelling seemed to have gone down from the back of my throat and it felt like there was a huge hole at the back of my throat, which meant even swallowing water felt like it was dropping down the back of my mouth. I know it’s because my tonsils are no longer there ( and they were big) one of the reasons I had them removed, however the sensation was really disconcerting, and made me a bit panicky, I am a bit scared now that when I eat I will choke because I don’t have my tonsils to catch things. Not sure if my panicky feeling was due to the codeine I have been taking. I was almost a bit relieved when my mouth was swollen again this morning it felt less weird… Also my mouth smells awful today I keep brushing my teeth , perhaps I will gargle with a little salt water, but afraid it will sting like crazy.
I went through my tonsillectomy on October 1, and I understand all of this. My ear hurts, swallowing has became a chore, I’m losing sleep because I can’t swallow my saliva, I haven’t had a lot to eat thanks to the pain. My pain medication is running out and I could care less because it stopped working, day 3. If anyone has this, do more research because it is so painful.
Hello Greg!!! Boy am I glad I found this site and what a blessing it is for me. I am 26 and I’m getting my tonsils out on Oct.9th. I know I don’t do for pain well but the site has helped me to prepare for whats to come. Thank You and if you could tell me a little insight on how long the recovery actually takes I’ll ever be so greatful!!!
Day 6, still dieing! I am so depressed. I feel like I am being starved out because I can’t even eat applesauce or pudding without feeling like I am fighting for my life. I am also extremely tired! Can’t sleep long because the pain just wakes me back up, and if I do manage to sleep for more than an hour…. The pain is extremely worse due to lack of water. I feel as if I am never going to feel better. I just want this recovery to hurry up!
You’re at about the worst of it. Try to think about the years of feeling better you have ahead of you. This IS temporary!!!! Give your body the time it needs to heal. It will heal!
recovery day 6 this is horrible I ice all the time and it helps… I also found ibuprofen with the lortab helps alot! I am so glad I found this page yesterday it helps hearing that I am not the only one feeling like this!!! take care everyone!
ahh DON’T use ibuprofen! if a scab comes off and starts bleeding, it will be harder to clot as ibuprofen is a blood thinner. Wait until you’re all healed up to use ibuprofen again. 🙂
Day 6 – I am I’m pain this morning. Tried to skip my meds over night to give my body a rest from all the drugs, big mistake, it has taken a while today to get back on top of the pain. Had a weird experience last night, the swelling seemed to have gone down from the back of my throat and it felt like there was a huge hole at the back of my throat, which meant even swallowing water felt like it was dropping down the back of my mouth. I know it’s because my tonsils are no longer there ( and they were big) one of the reasons I had them removed, however the sensation was really disconcerting, and made me a bit panicky, I am a bit scared now that when I eat I will choke because I don’t have my tonsils to catch things. Not sure if my panicky feeling was due to the codeine I have been taking. I was almost a bit relieved when my mouth was swollen again this morning it felt less weird… Also my mouth smells awful today I keep brushing my teeth , perhaps I will gargle with a little salt water, but afraid it will sting like crazy.
I went through my tonsillectomy on October 1, and I understand all of this. My ear hurts, swallowing has became a chore, I’m losing sleep because I can’t swallow my saliva, I haven’t had a lot to eat thanks to the pain. My pain medication is running out and I could care less because it stopped working, day 3. If anyone has this, do more research because it is so painful.
Hello Greg!!! Boy am I glad I found this site and what a blessing it is for me. I am 26 and I’m getting my tonsils out on Oct.9th. I know I don’t do for pain well but the site has helped me to prepare for whats to come. Thank You and if you could tell me a little insight on how long the recovery actually takes I’ll ever be so greatful!!!
Hi Tiffany, and welcome! Recovery really does vary between individuals but two weeks is what I usually advise people to allow. here is a bit more info: https://tonsillectomyrecovery.com/tonsillectomy-recovery-time/
Best of luck to you!
Day 6, still dieing! I am so depressed. I feel like I am being starved out because I can’t even eat applesauce or pudding without feeling like I am fighting for my life. I am also extremely tired! Can’t sleep long because the pain just wakes me back up, and if I do manage to sleep for more than an hour…. The pain is extremely worse due to lack of water. I feel as if I am never going to feel better. I just want this recovery to hurry up!
You’re at about the worst of it. Try to think about the years of feeling better you have ahead of you. This IS temporary!!!! Give your body the time it needs to heal. It will heal!
recovery day 6 this is horrible I ice all the time and it helps… I also found ibuprofen with the lortab helps alot! I am so glad I found this page yesterday it helps hearing that I am not the only one feeling like this!!! take care everyone!
ahh DON’T use ibuprofen! if a scab comes off and starts bleeding, it will be harder to clot as ibuprofen is a blood thinner. Wait until you’re all healed up to use ibuprofen again. 🙂