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.
I’m on day 6 and this is the worst I have felt so far. The ear pain is the worst… It’s constant and I feel like there is something inside my ears trying to push out!! Heat packs help relieve it but the pain can be so strong at points that my eyes tear up. Other than the ear pain my throat is sore but not any worse than tonsillitis pain and since having the operation on 11th Nov I have been eating food as normal (probably more than normal actually!!) as I know eating helps you recover quicker. I recommend scrambled eggs on toast as the egg helps soften the toast but its still rough enough to help your throat. Also, sorbet feels amazing on your throat after you’ve eaten. Thanks to this wonderful site I purchased a humidifier before the operation so I haven’t had too many problems sleeping. Although, that first sip of water after being a sleep for a few hours… ouch!!
I have to go back to uni on Monday so I hope the ear pain gets better soon. This site has been amazing- thank you 🙂
Day 6: Thought I’d turned a corner a little bit today. Pain didn’t seem as avid & crippling as before. Managed to get out of bed & drop son at nursery. Pain was tolerable during the day (with meds obviously) Had two episodes of bits of the white stuff fall away from the back of my mouth. Not nice. Wife has told me that my breath is hideous too :0( But overall didn’t feel too bad. Was rather hopeful.
But as usual night time is the most horrific. Just awoken a second time (it’s just gone 4am) in horrific pain due to throat being dried out. Swallowing impossible again.
…..from my head you would think a dry throat wouldn’t be an issue! My number one enemy and some of the worst pain ever.
I am sleeping pretty good until I wake up, then the pain seems to erase any gains. Most of today was spent working on the pain and getting it under control. Like many others, ice tends to exacerbate the pain…mainly a lukewarm guy today. Did have some cold coffee and worked a couple hours.
Jello for lunch and Mac and Cheese for dinner. The M&C is a little harder to put down but sure tastes good and more filling than jello.
Maybe tomorrow will be better…sure sick and tired of being sick and tired.
Day 6 is rapidly coming to a close. And right now, I feel ok. I’m current on pain meds and am a little sleepy…will probably doze off. And that is when I enter the gates of hell.
Today the pain is I feel
At its strongest. This feels like a horrible sore throat. I have had very little ear pain. My taste buds have only changed slightly and I force myself to eat. I think the more you don’t eat, the more likely it is your body will take longer to heal.
Anyway, so far no scabing and no blood! I can feel the back of my throat is scratchey and I do have a slight cough – I try and gargle several times a day with cool water . Can’t wait to be able to eat without spilling food out of my mouth !
But very happy to have had this surgery.
I’m on day 6 and this is the worst I have felt so far. The ear pain is the worst… It’s constant and I feel like there is something inside my ears trying to push out!! Heat packs help relieve it but the pain can be so strong at points that my eyes tear up. Other than the ear pain my throat is sore but not any worse than tonsillitis pain and since having the operation on 11th Nov I have been eating food as normal (probably more than normal actually!!) as I know eating helps you recover quicker. I recommend scrambled eggs on toast as the egg helps soften the toast but its still rough enough to help your throat. Also, sorbet feels amazing on your throat after you’ve eaten. Thanks to this wonderful site I purchased a humidifier before the operation so I haven’t had too many problems sleeping. Although, that first sip of water after being a sleep for a few hours… ouch!!
I have to go back to uni on Monday so I hope the ear pain gets better soon. This site has been amazing- thank you 🙂
Day 6: Thought I’d turned a corner a little bit today. Pain didn’t seem as avid & crippling as before. Managed to get out of bed & drop son at nursery. Pain was tolerable during the day (with meds obviously) Had two episodes of bits of the white stuff fall away from the back of my mouth. Not nice. Wife has told me that my breath is hideous too :0( But overall didn’t feel too bad. Was rather hopeful.
But as usual night time is the most horrific. Just awoken a second time (it’s just gone 4am) in horrific pain due to throat being dried out. Swallowing impossible again.
…..from my head you would think a dry throat wouldn’t be an issue! My number one enemy and some of the worst pain ever.
I am sleeping pretty good until I wake up, then the pain seems to erase any gains. Most of today was spent working on the pain and getting it under control. Like many others, ice tends to exacerbate the pain…mainly a lukewarm guy today. Did have some cold coffee and worked a couple hours.
Jello for lunch and Mac and Cheese for dinner. The M&C is a little harder to put down but sure tastes good and more filling than jello.
Maybe tomorrow will be better…sure sick and tired of being sick and tired.
Day 6 is rapidly coming to a close. And right now, I feel ok. I’m current on pain meds and am a little sleepy…will probably doze off. And that is when I enter the gates of hell.
With a humidifier literally inches fr
Today the pain is I feel
At its strongest. This feels like a horrible sore throat. I have had very little ear pain. My taste buds have only changed slightly and I force myself to eat. I think the more you don’t eat, the more likely it is your body will take longer to heal.
Anyway, so far no scabing and no blood! I can feel the back of my throat is scratchey and I do have a slight cough – I try and gargle several times a day with cool water . Can’t wait to be able to eat without spilling food out of my mouth !
But very happy to have had this surgery.