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.
Today-Day 6 has been the worst… the pain hit me so strong in the middle of the night which was close to the 10 on the pain scale. However the pain is manageable just follow your doctors orders. Ok I am 33 and have put this surgery off for years but am glad I did it. My relief has been believe it or not constant swallowing. The more water I drink, the better I feel so the key is hydration just like the others experiences. Drink Drink Drink. It makes the pain go away and helps. I saw a little blood today and drunk more cold water so it must have been a piece of scab but it was small. I am trying to keep them on for as long as I have to. Ice packs are helping me it keeps my neck cool. Day 7 here I come. Thanks for a great informative site.
Day 6 is similar to 5 for me. Still feels like swallowing razor blades. Got a refill on the pain meds, so I feel prepared for the next few days in which I hope to round the corner on pain. Just powering through the days at this point.
Day 6, didn’t think it could get worse but it did. I cried today trying to drink a smoothie from Jamba Juice. I can’t eat anything but eggs and cottage cheese still. Don’t really want to eat anything anymore. The pain meds don’t seem to be working as well anymore.
Days 3 & 4 were horrible, the pain in my ears was almost unbearable. The only thing that helped me was the medicine my ENT prescribed. Eating was difficult and applesauce has been my bestfriend through this entire ordeal. Also on day 4 I found a warm compress to be more soothing than the cold ones.
Day 5- Horrible earache once again, more difficultly swallowing, and I continued my regimen of warm compresses and applesauce.
S/n : do not over exert your voice.
Day 6- Started badly, I could barely speak, my ears hurt, more continued dufficulty swallowing. But some relief came with now ice cold water. The more I drank the easier it was for me to swallow. The scabs have started to come off, unfortunately I have swallowed some and spit others out.
Day 6 sucked. When I woke up and had all this throat pain, I about had a breakdown, punching and throwing things. At the restaurant eating a hot beef, one piece hurt terribly and cut my throat and I wanted to frisbee the plate across the room at the waitress, not caring about the consequences.I’m normally a happy, loving human being but I’m pretty fed up with the consistency of the pain. Can’t seem to get much relief. I really don’t see any end in sight. At this rate, I feel like I’ll be in pain for at least another week.
Day 6 has been the worst day yet. I woke up with my ears feeling like they were going to fall off and my throat feeling like it’d been
Attacked by a pack of razors. Day. 5 had actually gone pretty smoothe and I thought I was finally going to wake up
With some relief. I ate a peice of chocolate pie and then my mouth felt disgusting and I felt like I couldn’t swallow or like something was caught in my esophagus. I opened mouth so see if there was food caught in the back of my throat and saw huge white scabs with black dots. I thought it was peices of chocolate cake but after I gargles the black dots were still there. So if this happens, don’t panic, the white stuff on your tongue is residue left from the white scabs and the black holes are where the scabs have begun to fall off. This day 6 I’ve chopped up
Painkillers to powder form and swallow them with liquid in a shot glass.
On day 6 stick to multi gummy vitamins, ice chips, and ice cream. Other days where you’re feeling better try quiche( a little better than plain nasty eggs), Popsicles, baked potatoe soup, broccoli And cheese soup, and mashed sweet potatoes. Gargle with the salt, baking soda, and a VIP
Of water every 3 hours. Drink lots of water even if it hurts like hell, it will help you not bleed and help with pain. So far I’m still Alive and the pain won’t last forever so good luck to everyone else out there!
Today-Day 6 has been the worst… the pain hit me so strong in the middle of the night which was close to the 10 on the pain scale. However the pain is manageable just follow your doctors orders. Ok I am 33 and have put this surgery off for years but am glad I did it. My relief has been believe it or not constant swallowing. The more water I drink, the better I feel so the key is hydration just like the others experiences. Drink Drink Drink. It makes the pain go away and helps. I saw a little blood today and drunk more cold water so it must have been a piece of scab but it was small. I am trying to keep them on for as long as I have to. Ice packs are helping me it keeps my neck cool. Day 7 here I come. Thanks for a great informative site.
Day 6 is similar to 5 for me. Still feels like swallowing razor blades. Got a refill on the pain meds, so I feel prepared for the next few days in which I hope to round the corner on pain. Just powering through the days at this point.
You’ve the right attitude Andy. Hang in there man!
Day 6, didn’t think it could get worse but it did. I cried today trying to drink a smoothie from Jamba Juice. I can’t eat anything but eggs and cottage cheese still. Don’t really want to eat anything anymore. The pain meds don’t seem to be working as well anymore.
Days 3 & 4 were horrible, the pain in my ears was almost unbearable. The only thing that helped me was the medicine my ENT prescribed. Eating was difficult and applesauce has been my bestfriend through this entire ordeal. Also on day 4 I found a warm compress to be more soothing than the cold ones.
Day 5- Horrible earache once again, more difficultly swallowing, and I continued my regimen of warm compresses and applesauce.
S/n : do not over exert your voice.
Day 6- Started badly, I could barely speak, my ears hurt, more continued dufficulty swallowing. But some relief came with now ice cold water. The more I drank the easier it was for me to swallow. The scabs have started to come off, unfortunately I have swallowed some and spit others out.
Day 6 sucked. When I woke up and had all this throat pain, I about had a breakdown, punching and throwing things. At the restaurant eating a hot beef, one piece hurt terribly and cut my throat and I wanted to frisbee the plate across the room at the waitress, not caring about the consequences.I’m normally a happy, loving human being but I’m pretty fed up with the consistency of the pain. Can’t seem to get much relief. I really don’t see any end in sight. At this rate, I feel like I’ll be in pain for at least another week.
Day 6 has been the worst day yet. I woke up with my ears feeling like they were going to fall off and my throat feeling like it’d been
Attacked by a pack of razors. Day. 5 had actually gone pretty smoothe and I thought I was finally going to wake up
With some relief. I ate a peice of chocolate pie and then my mouth felt disgusting and I felt like I couldn’t swallow or like something was caught in my esophagus. I opened mouth so see if there was food caught in the back of my throat and saw huge white scabs with black dots. I thought it was peices of chocolate cake but after I gargles the black dots were still there. So if this happens, don’t panic, the white stuff on your tongue is residue left from the white scabs and the black holes are where the scabs have begun to fall off. This day 6 I’ve chopped up
Painkillers to powder form and swallow them with liquid in a shot glass.
On day 6 stick to multi gummy vitamins, ice chips, and ice cream. Other days where you’re feeling better try quiche( a little better than plain nasty eggs), Popsicles, baked potatoe soup, broccoli And cheese soup, and mashed sweet potatoes. Gargle with the salt, baking soda, and a VIP
Of water every 3 hours. Drink lots of water even if it hurts like hell, it will help you not bleed and help with pain. So far I’m still Alive and the pain won’t last forever so good luck to everyone else out there!