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 had my asymetrical tonsils removed on the 21 October. I expected strong pain from what the doctor said. First 2 day were not so bad, managed with Percocet, but 3rd was bad. 4 day had a panic attack at 7.30 later in the day I received my pathology report- benign. I was relieved but did not feel good, my heart rate since the surgery was high. Around 6 pm I gargled with water and manuka honey as I read on Internet, after couple of minutes I start bleeding bad in front of my 4.5 yr old daughter. I start to panick run to next door for help , I was able to stop the bleeding in 5-10 min. Went to ER. They sent me home saying will be bad to put anything on the tonsil bed. For the last 2 nights I set alarm almost every hour, I am afraid I will start bleeding again. I lost 8 lbs, food burns the throat, when I drink water I have stabbing pain.
Liz can you tell me what kind of bleeding did you have and if happened again.
Today is day 4 for me. I have found that my electric ice cream maker is coming in very handy. I pour Gatorade in it, turn it on for 15 mins and it becomes a slushie. Helps tremendously!
Today is day 5 post surgery (Oct 17th). I am a 41 yr old. Food tastes absolutely horrible. I cant drink anything sugary, no apple juice, jelly, Gatorade, popcicles etc.. everything makes my spit thick. I woke up to a burning pain in the back of my throat, as if someone threw acid on it. I immediately took pain meds and drank half a bottle of water. I find that Motrin lasts much longer than Tylenol. Nights and over nights are worst for me. I still sleep sitting up so I haven’t suffered much ear pain. I thought I developed thrush and called the nurse on duty who informed me it was just my scabs falling off. I have been managing the pain up until two days ago. This is like a slow and painful death. I’m glad that I’m am over the hump now. I have lost a total of 8 lbs. I’m living off applesauce and water. I’ve managed it this far, I can managed the next 5 days like a champ…. I think.
DAY 6: I’m feeling very nauseous after deciding to take Targin (pain killer) last night. It essentially knocked me out for the whole night and therefore I didn’t get up to have any water. I have vomited twice this morning and I know that this is TMI but there was a bit of green (which I assume is Phlegm) and some very dark red spots (which could be old blood?). Nonetheless, I’m trying hard not to move incase I vomit again. I definitely won’t be taking any pain killers tonight!
Today is by far the worst day! Large chunks of scabs have been falling off and literally been making me gag! The taste alone is enough to send me to hell! I was prescribed predisone, stilpane and some kind of antibiotic! I can’t stand the feeling of not being able to breathe through my nose! Woke up lastnite chocking on scabs, coughed my lungs out I tell you! The pain today is a 9 out of 10 and I’m not to fond of the idea of taking addictive pain killers! As for eating, I have only managed yougurt, buttermilk and noodles! I miss food so much and I’ve already started planning a binge for when I’ve recovered!
Oh I am 22 and had my adenoids and tonsils removed due to strep throat and tonsil stones… Is there anything I can do about the decomposing smell coming from my mouth cause I need to go back to college in about 6 days.
Day 6. I had my asymetrical tonsils removed on the 21 October. I expected strong pain from what the doctor said. First 2 day were not so bad, managed with Percocet, but 3rd was bad. 4 day had a panic attack at 7.30 later in the day I received my pathology report- benign. I was relieved but did not feel good, my heart rate since the surgery was high. Around 6 pm I gargled with water and manuka honey as I read on Internet, after couple of minutes I start bleeding bad in front of my 4.5 yr old daughter. I start to panick run to next door for help , I was able to stop the bleeding in 5-10 min. Went to ER. They sent me home saying will be bad to put anything on the tonsil bed. For the last 2 nights I set alarm almost every hour, I am afraid I will start bleeding again. I lost 8 lbs, food burns the throat, when I drink water I have stabbing pain.
Liz can you tell me what kind of bleeding did you have and if happened again.
Today is day 4 for me. I have found that my electric ice cream maker is coming in very handy. I pour Gatorade in it, turn it on for 15 mins and it becomes a slushie. Helps tremendously!
Today is day 5 post surgery (Oct 17th). I am a 41 yr old. Food tastes absolutely horrible. I cant drink anything sugary, no apple juice, jelly, Gatorade, popcicles etc.. everything makes my spit thick. I woke up to a burning pain in the back of my throat, as if someone threw acid on it. I immediately took pain meds and drank half a bottle of water. I find that Motrin lasts much longer than Tylenol. Nights and over nights are worst for me. I still sleep sitting up so I haven’t suffered much ear pain. I thought I developed thrush and called the nurse on duty who informed me it was just my scabs falling off. I have been managing the pain up until two days ago. This is like a slow and painful death. I’m glad that I’m am over the hump now. I have lost a total of 8 lbs. I’m living off applesauce and water. I’ve managed it this far, I can managed the next 5 days like a champ…. I think.
DAY 6: I’m feeling very nauseous after deciding to take Targin (pain killer) last night. It essentially knocked me out for the whole night and therefore I didn’t get up to have any water. I have vomited twice this morning and I know that this is TMI but there was a bit of green (which I assume is Phlegm) and some very dark red spots (which could be old blood?). Nonetheless, I’m trying hard not to move incase I vomit again. I definitely won’t be taking any pain killers tonight!
Today is by far the worst day! Large chunks of scabs have been falling off and literally been making me gag! The taste alone is enough to send me to hell! I was prescribed predisone, stilpane and some kind of antibiotic! I can’t stand the feeling of not being able to breathe through my nose! Woke up lastnite chocking on scabs, coughed my lungs out I tell you! The pain today is a 9 out of 10 and I’m not to fond of the idea of taking addictive pain killers! As for eating, I have only managed yougurt, buttermilk and noodles! I miss food so much and I’ve already started planning a binge for when I’ve recovered!
Oh I am 22 and had my adenoids and tonsils removed due to strep throat and tonsil stones… Is there anything I can do about the decomposing smell coming from my mouth cause I need to go back to college in about 6 days.