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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Well yesterday evening I thought I had found light at the end of the tunnel. I ventured into the living room and tried a couple of chips that my family were eating. I even ate ice cream!!! I felt normal. Then night time came and I realised that light at the end if the tunnel was in fact a train! Now I am 28 and this is my 5th operation in 3 years. I am no stranger to pain. I have had injections into my jaw bone, hernia fixed, cavity wall fixed, gall bladder removed and experienced a nasty dog bite that got severely infected and required 2 operations to flush it out. I also have had 2 children on no more then paracetamol and gas and air for pain relief. (I’m allergic to local anaesthetic and most pain relief!) But this is the worst operation I have ever been through!its day 7 post op and the pain through the night was so unbearable I was covered in sweat and barely got an hour sleep. I had taken all the pain relief and for the first time it didn’t eleviate it.mornings are always bad but today it’s worse. I am on antibiotics as well as the 2nd day post op I was extremely ill with none stop vomiting and doc saw me and said I already had an infection!!! I use a medicated mouthwash 3hourly, suck on benzocaine tabs 3 hourly and take ibuprofen, codeine and paracetamol. All in tablet form (ouch) because the liquid makes me sick. Still have all scabs. Suppose to be going to a charity ball in 16 days does anyone think I will be better for this??? For everyone that is suffering, your not wimps this is stupid painful. I’m hoping on the turnaround I’ve read about by day 10. This site is keeping me sane. Thank you Greg!
You bet! Hang in there Shanna!
I’m amazed at all the different types of foods many of you are able to eat. “back there” is still really swollen and hurts a bit, but I’m getting down some mashed potatoes. The only thing is, my taste buds are completely off so everything tastes horrible. This has been going on for about two days. Even though I’m starving and really want something substantial to eat, everything I put in my mouth (minus broth) tastes so yucky. I think I’m going to try the salt water rinse just to see if that helps remove anything. I run out of pain meds tonight…yippee. Can open my mouth a bit more, but still hurts. Can still feel scabbing when I swallow, which is gross. The haven’t felt nauseous at all until the past couple of days, and I assume that is just from not eating in a week with the combination of pain medication and the gross taste in my mouth. I’ve been sleeping a lot more. I didn’t get up until 11 this morning…and I probably could have slept later. I can go on longer stretches without pain medication, but I try not to do that much. I keep hoping that I’m going to wake up and everything will magically be back to normal. This is proving to be an extremely difficult experience.
Hi Nicole. You may want to call in for a refill. Day 7 is no time to run out of pain Med’s! Hang in there!
Yes Nicole please get ur refill ASAP it gets worse before it gets better believe me I’m on day 7 & I do good through the day then it hits me hard in the evening & night. I’m having to takeIbprofen 2hrs after liquid loratab just to keep the pain under control. Good luck
I am 17 years old and before I got the tonsillectomy I was excited for the procedure. Now its Day 7 and I am so done with this experience now. The pain today is terrible. I no longer can bare it anymore. I haven’t had food at all and im starving. I thought by now some scabs would come off but nothing has happened yet. 🙁 My tongue also hurts but brushing it helps for a bit. When I drink water it feels like some litterally goes inside my ear!! Is this normal at all??
Day 7 here…I feel miserable. When does this get better? The ears hurt, my throat hurts, Im starving, and I just feel like complaining. You all understand. I heard days 7-10 its gets so much better so I woke up this morning like “Yeah! Im gonna feel awesome!” and I swallowed and my dreams just shattered. Will it get better soon? Any tips? I just wanna eat a hamburger..
I couldnt agree more! Thanks for the laugh though I feel the same way (on day 9).
I am 16 today is my 7th day after my tonsillectomy I was in severe pain yesterday I didn’t take my medication prescribed for pain because I had throwed up (5 times) in 24 hours the day before and have not took them my medication today since im not in pain I can talk without it hurting im trying to eat but it is hard to swallow my earache is on and off Im hungry I sleep a lot just to feel better hoping when I wake up it will be all over if the swelling goes away and the soreness I’ll be just fine I think I have scaps forming if they not already there Im scared to look back there Im going to the doctor tomorrow I just want to eat normally again if I knew I was gone go thru all of this I would have never got my tonsils and my adenoids removed I hope it was worth it
It is worth it! I had been asking for years to have mine removed and am now 37 doing it. Just think.. At my age you’ll have avoided all the complications that comes with huge tonsils… Years of sleep apnea! Yes it feels like no other pain but even during this pain and swollen everything… I already feel the difference in my airways! The pain is temporary… Our quality of life is improving everyday. Like the rest of you, I am ready to be done with all this pain but I think there is a light at the end of the VERY long tunnel. Never will we have tonsillitis 😉