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.
Last night was very bad. Woke up in excruciating pain and bewildered. Sipped water and took codeine with Tylenol and that seemed to help. Then able to sleep for two hours and wake myself to keep taking meds on schedule. The elixirs are disgusting fruit favors and the thought alone makes me want to wretch. I haven’t vomited since Sat nite and attribute that to the codeine and doing too much. I feel hungry but its so hard to get anything down. The pain on swallowing is amazing. I have sores on the side of my tongue and my uvula is twice its normal size. When I lay on my back, it blocks my airway and I can’t breathe thru my nose. Breathing thru my mouth dries up my throat. The only way I can sleep is on my side. I have a humidifier at night to help keep the air moist and breathe directly above it when I wake up at night to take the meds. I am sipping water all day and every time i wake up at night. My breath is terrible (or so I’m told) and my mouth feels like road kill has lodged itself in there. It doesn’t feel clean and fresh regardless of how much I brush, rinse, or swish. Flossing is not an option as I can barely open my mouth to accept a spoon. Applesauce was good but now burns. Going to try pudding and jello.
So grateful for this website and all the contributions of my fellow travelers down this unpleasant path….
Well, my day 5 is just starting but I must say I have learned a lot from all of the comments and it does feel better knowing someone understands my pain. Not getting much sleep but grateful for the hours that I do get (2-3) at a time before the pain wakes me up. I have found that Campbell’s chicken noodle soup and ramen noodles have been my best friend. I overcooked the noodles so they’re completely soft and swollen. they go down much easier than jello. I was finally able to successfully eat jello on Day 4 (yesterday). Day 1 jello and applesauce kept getting stuck. I am petrified of trying anything close to ice cream becuz of the mucous. I started drinking warm tea yesterday. That was very soothing. I also had some really soup grits yesterday which tasted wonderful. Reminds me of the buttered popcorn my husband was sitting next to me eating. All in all I know I’m playing a big game of patience and can’t let the game outsmart me into doing dumb things like eating the wrong foods too soon. I do not want to risk these scabs coming off too soon. When I wake up coughing I keep my mouth kinda clinched so the full brunt of the cough doesn’t hit the scabs. I’m ready for Day 6… and what it brings. I think taking it slow (rest, eating, drinking) will pay off in the long run. #feartheturtle
DAY 6: 30 years old and had tonsillectomy (with adenoids removed too).
SOOOO..This is the ear pain everyone has been talking about! Part of the reason I got my tonsils removed was because I have had constant ear fullness for over 3 years now and the hope was that once they were removed my ears could finally drain. I hope the swelling from surgery doesn’t last too long because this ear pain is worst than what I had before the surgery.
Swallowing is still very difficult and these sores/scabs that have formed on the back of my tongue are horrible. The only way I can get through recovery is to push the liquids but it hurts to swallow 🙁 Aside from the bleeding that had to be dealt with a few days ago, I am calling Day 6 my worst day so far.
Day 6 for me. I just found this site today and it is wonderful! I don’t feel like I was provided enough information prior to surgery about what to expect during recovery. Ive had several surgeries including a c-section and this is by far the worse recovery ever! I woke up this morning around 2am with pain in my jaw, ear and throat. I took a dose of roxicet grabbed an ice pack and tried to get back to sleep. I woke again around 7am and was able to get down a couple spoons of grits and a protein shake. Since the pain was bearable I didn’t take any additional meds until this afternoon. I decided to switch and take two extra strength Tylenol versus the stronger prescription drugs. It has kept the pain at about 2 for the day. I was even able to get down half a burger for dinner. I can see the scabs in the back but don’t think any have fallen off thus far. Hoping for a better night tonight and will see what the morning brings. Good luck to everyone and wishes for a speedy recovery for us all!
Last night was very bad. Woke up in excruciating pain and bewildered. Sipped water and took codeine with Tylenol and that seemed to help. Then able to sleep for two hours and wake myself to keep taking meds on schedule. The elixirs are disgusting fruit favors and the thought alone makes me want to wretch. I haven’t vomited since Sat nite and attribute that to the codeine and doing too much. I feel hungry but its so hard to get anything down. The pain on swallowing is amazing. I have sores on the side of my tongue and my uvula is twice its normal size. When I lay on my back, it blocks my airway and I can’t breathe thru my nose. Breathing thru my mouth dries up my throat. The only way I can sleep is on my side. I have a humidifier at night to help keep the air moist and breathe directly above it when I wake up at night to take the meds. I am sipping water all day and every time i wake up at night. My breath is terrible (or so I’m told) and my mouth feels like road kill has lodged itself in there. It doesn’t feel clean and fresh regardless of how much I brush, rinse, or swish. Flossing is not an option as I can barely open my mouth to accept a spoon. Applesauce was good but now burns. Going to try pudding and jello.
So grateful for this website and all the contributions of my fellow travelers down this unpleasant path….
Hang in there Kitty. Try icing or gargling with ice water to reduce the swelling.
Well, my day 5 is just starting but I must say I have learned a lot from all of the comments and it does feel better knowing someone understands my pain. Not getting much sleep but grateful for the hours that I do get (2-3) at a time before the pain wakes me up. I have found that Campbell’s chicken noodle soup and ramen noodles have been my best friend. I overcooked the noodles so they’re completely soft and swollen. they go down much easier than jello. I was finally able to successfully eat jello on Day 4 (yesterday). Day 1 jello and applesauce kept getting stuck. I am petrified of trying anything close to ice cream becuz of the mucous. I started drinking warm tea yesterday. That was very soothing. I also had some really soup grits yesterday which tasted wonderful. Reminds me of the buttered popcorn my husband was sitting next to me eating. All in all I know I’m playing a big game of patience and can’t let the game outsmart me into doing dumb things like eating the wrong foods too soon. I do not want to risk these scabs coming off too soon. When I wake up coughing I keep my mouth kinda clinched so the full brunt of the cough doesn’t hit the scabs. I’m ready for Day 6… and what it brings. I think taking it slow (rest, eating, drinking) will pay off in the long run. #feartheturtle
DAY 6: 30 years old and had tonsillectomy (with adenoids removed too).
SOOOO..This is the ear pain everyone has been talking about! Part of the reason I got my tonsils removed was because I have had constant ear fullness for over 3 years now and the hope was that once they were removed my ears could finally drain. I hope the swelling from surgery doesn’t last too long because this ear pain is worst than what I had before the surgery.
Swallowing is still very difficult and these sores/scabs that have formed on the back of my tongue are horrible. The only way I can get through recovery is to push the liquids but it hurts to swallow 🙁 Aside from the bleeding that had to be dealt with a few days ago, I am calling Day 6 my worst day so far.
Day 6 for me. I just found this site today and it is wonderful! I don’t feel like I was provided enough information prior to surgery about what to expect during recovery. Ive had several surgeries including a c-section and this is by far the worse recovery ever! I woke up this morning around 2am with pain in my jaw, ear and throat. I took a dose of roxicet grabbed an ice pack and tried to get back to sleep. I woke again around 7am and was able to get down a couple spoons of grits and a protein shake. Since the pain was bearable I didn’t take any additional meds until this afternoon. I decided to switch and take two extra strength Tylenol versus the stronger prescription drugs. It has kept the pain at about 2 for the day. I was even able to get down half a burger for dinner. I can see the scabs in the back but don’t think any have fallen off thus far. Hoping for a better night tonight and will see what the morning brings. Good luck to everyone and wishes for a speedy recovery for us all!
Today is day 5 for me, and I’ve been eating pizza with no problem. Crusts and all! It hurts, but the food is so worth it.