Tonsillectomy Recovery Day by Day
Day 7
A collection of various experiences of adult tonsillectomy patients on their seventh day of tonsillectomy healing
I have assembled a sampling of various accounts and impressions of tonsillectomy recovery for each day. Below I share comments about tonsillectomy day 7. 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.
Please feel free to add your own experience with tonsillectomy day 7.
Tonsillectomy Healing Day 7 Recovery : Light? At the end of the tunnel?
- Tonsillectomy Day 7 :Breakdown. Crying, laughing, sucked into YouTube. Is there no end?
- During the night I noticed a weird sensation in my ears. It was a hollow feeling, kind of like I have water in my ears and they tend to pop really severely when I swallow. Other than the ears, the throat isn’t bad. I tried eating blueberry pancakes for breakfast and I was able to get a few pieces down, but then it was uncomfortable, so I stopped. The last thing I want to do is rush myself. I’ve made it this far, I don’t want to do anything that will negatively affect my progress. The swelling is finally gone – I think. My tongue and the scabs used to be white – or so I was told – but now my tongue is like a grayish color. If that is normal, I’m not sure, but I’m not that worried about it. I know I’m still recovering, but I noticed a weird feeling when I was swallowing today. The water just kind of flows down my throat now; before it used to touch my tonsils. I know I don’t have tonsils anymore and that’s why; I’m just curious if it is something I will have to adapt to once I’m fully healed. I guess I’ll have to wait and see. My ear pain is still there but it is definitely not as bad as it was from days 3-5.
- It’s been one full week as of today that I had my tonsils removed. I saw the ENT yesterday and he said I was healing very slowly. The scabs still have not come off and every day seems to hurt more than the previous day. This morning has been almost completely unbearable. I don’t understand how some of you say you eat toast. How do you choke that down? Everything hurts! Warm, cold, it doesn’t matter it feels like swallowing knives.
- Day 7 you did it! I mean I could barely stand due to the pain. Trying to coat my stomach with Ensure that morning so I could take my pain meds was like aggressively shaving my throat with a million shards of glass. And the ears! Not the ears!
- day 7 post-op and am doing amazingly well. I thought I would share my tips to help some of you out! It really is important to drink, drink, drink! Every time I woke up from my sleep I would be in such enormous pain because my throat had dried out. Every time I wake up during the night I take a sip of water which I found has helped. Twice a day I have done a saltwater gargle with a teaspoon of salt in 500ml of water for 30 seconds. This apparently removes the bacteria and the salt is good for healing. The day after my surgery I had a tiny little bit of toast.Are you concerned about pain medicine addiction? Read more…
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I am also on the end of day 7 post op
DISCOVERY!!! Every single time I take the hydrocodone I sit there psyching myself up to take it forever because it burns like acid going down and the pain is unbearable. After trying a few things the best thing it chocolate milk!! Mix about three times the amount of hydrocod and drink it down and It goes down MUCH less painfully, takes it down from a 10 on the pain scale to a 3 or 4. Cream of wheat also works but you have to be committed to eating and sometimes you just need to get the pain med down first. I used chocalate almond milk which I think is the best because its slightly creamier. I wish so badly I had know this all 6 days!
Day 7. And the pain worsens!!! So far in my adventure, this is now the new worst day, pain-wise. I would say it is a 9/10. Scabs don’t really look any different than yesterday. Forced down about 1/2 cup of soggy cornflakes in fat-free milk. It went down a little bit easier than yesterday, but not much. So, every day it does get a little bit easier to swallow, but still hurts very much when eating, even though the uvula is a little smaller today. Switched pain meds (because of stomach problems/diarrhea) from the liquid Tylenol to the Jr. Rapid Melt tabs, bubblegum flavor (awesome!). These just melt in your mouth and slide down so much easier than anything I’ve tried so far! If you are having problems with liquid pain meds irritating your stomach, definitely try these!!! For dinner, Panera Macaroni & Cheese went down pretty well, taken in small pieces. Yum! It feels so good just to eat something normal for dinner. After dinner we went to So Fun Yogurt, and I had some pumpkin frozen yogurt, although I did not realize it was considered “spicy”, and my throat burned for some time after that (should have stuck with vanilla).
I’m only 14, on post-op day 7 and doing pretty well… They’re keeping me in the hospital (for other health reasons/likely complications from weakness) and the pain is slowly getting better… Of course I haven’t tackled going out yet but I’m not that bothered by that since it’s the 7th month I spend in the hospital this year and I’m quite used to it by now. I do experience pain in my ears and throat when I swallow and without the painkillers I wouldn’t survive but they make the pain bearable… I feed on liquid supplements (but because of malnutrition unconnected to the surgery I have no other choice) but I am slowly managing to eat yogurts, apple sauce, pudding, mashed potatoes and cream cheese. They don’t give me any ice cream cause they say it’s too cold and I have to eat everything at room temperature.
All in all I’m surviving and I’m looking forward to leaving the hospital on friday 😀 I’m finally going to be free!
Ps. I’m going to try nutella today, I’m craving sweets 😀 and I just got over anorexia so not eating is agony, I already starved for 2 years
Hi Izzy- Wow! 7 months in the hospital! You really have a great attitude. It shows in what you write. That is your best weapon in all of this! I’m sorry to hear that the doctors won’t allow cold items. (Although ice cream isn’t that good anyway because it can leave a gross film on your throat) I found that ice cold water or Gatorade really helped with inflammation. You might try chewing gum for that ear pain. It usually helps.
I wish you all the best in your recovery from BOTH tonsillectomy and anorexia. Take care, Greg
I almost had some peanut butter today but was terrified it would get stuck in my throat…… shudder. 🙁
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Hello, I am 40 years old and this is Day 6 of my post op tonsillectomy. This procedure has been more painful than what people told me. This morning I opened my mouth and checked to see if I had the white stuff in there. It is still here. So I guess the scabs have not fallen off. The pain is intense, but manageable when I take the hydroco liquid pain medicine. I also seem to notice that there is a layer of white stuff at the end of my tongue. Is this like thrush or built up of saliva and ice cream? Last night I was able to sleep a little better than before. As I read everybody’s postings, most of it matches to what I am going through. I am glad that I read all this a few days after the surgery. Otherwise, I would have probably had second thoughts about the tonsillectomy. I have been eating more and more different types of food. Last night, I had soup and small pieces of chicken. How much will this pain continue. I am planning on going to work tomorrow and I hope this doesn’t hinder my recovery.
I was told by day 7 would be back to my semi-normal diet …. not true at all! I’ve been living off of ensure and jello for 3 days in a row now. I’ve lost 10 lbs in less than a week. I’m so hungry! If the pain in my throat and ears doesn’t wake me at night, the loud growling from my stomach does. I don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel yet. The liquid pain medication burns so I have to psych myself up to it every time. I’m starting to think strep every other month wasn’t so bad. I go for my post op visit later today … I just hope he doesnt try to scrape everything off, I feel like I’m not healing fast enough. This blows.
Sorry it’s not better- Day seven is usually about the worst. I tell people to count on at LEAST 10 days before getting back to anything “normal” Hang in there.