Tonsillectomy Recovery Day 7

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 Day 7 Recovery
Tonsillectomy Day 7 Recovery

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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  1. Really did not know what to expect following a tonsillectomy! Day7: I was ready to go to A&E at 3am!! I could not cope with the pain slightly worried I’ve overdosed on meds also but surely if they’ve worn off they must be due again?
    I have most pain at night and I think it’s because I take my meds through the day! I am guessing when everyone refers to scabs they are referring to the white bits? Mine are yellow and my breathe smells so I worry I have an infection has anyone had anything similar?

    1. I am reading this website at 2:40am on the morning of my 7th post op day. I am scared, alone, and worried this pain will never go away. That sounds crazy, I realize, but I feel my rational self disappearing more each day after this hellish surgery. I currently take 2 percocets every 4 hours around the clock. This sounds like more than adequate dosing but believe it or not, I would still rate my pain a 7 on the 1-10 scale.
      I can’t eat. I can’t drink even water without searing pain. I have canker sores thru out my entire mouth. I can’t sleep. I can’t talk. My surgeon has blown off my request for an oral rinse to help calm these canker sores…but I won’t let that stop me anymore. If he won’t see me today, I will go to the ER and get help. I probably need some IV fluids anyway. I have only been prescribed an antibiotic and pain killer. No regime to rinse or clean my mouth and I’m wondering if that is standard. Does anyone have any other experience with this?
      I’m a stay at home mother of 2 and this has completely turned my world on its end. My kids are scared b/c I’m so sick. I keep trying to reassure them I’ll be ok but I starting to wonder myself. Is this more of a chronic, long drawn out recovery process? When should I worry I might become addicted to all these pain meds?
      I know I’m sounding lost right now, but this website and being able to connect with others going thru this is a God-send. It helps just to write this all out…and I look forward to the day I look back and read this and laugh at myself.

      1. I feel the same exact way!!!. My ear pain is through the roof too. I just want to know if this is normal. My pain has been a 8 almost everyday. When does it end.

  2. Is anyone having problems exhaling through your nose when you lay down? I still cant sleep on my back, even if I am elevated. It is like something closes over my airway. I can get air in but I can’t get it out. Strange.The pain is still bad, not as bad today as yesterday, well until I tried the banana. I have more ear and jaw pain but overall I think I feel a little better. YEA. Hope it sticks.

    I see alot of people are starving. Try making fresh mashed potatoes and then add milk until they are a bit runny, like a thick soup. I also add cheese for some flavor because I still can do much salt or pepper. When I started that my energy picked up and my scabs started to come off.

    Also, I eat a little pudding, then take my meds and wait about 10 to 15 minutes, then I eat my solid foods. I don’t get a tummy ache and it is much easier to eat right after the pain meds kick in. It hurts less and I care alot less! =-)

    ~Amanda

    1. I still haven’t tried sleeping laying down yet, but I have trouble breathing out my nose too. Breath in through nose and out through mouth. I am 46 and had surgery one week ago today, and today is the first day where I can say I hurt a little less than I did the prevous day. Maybe we got this thing beat 🙂

  3. Day 7. I just tried to eat a banana…..WHAT IN THE NAME OF SWEET JESUS? Burned Like nothing else I have eaten since the removal. Scary, I thought I was going back to day 2 for a minute. Anyone had this problem?

    ~Amanda

    1. My medical sheets from my doctor says to not eat bananas! I’d avoid them all together, and stick to rough salty foods because it speeds healing! Like I’m on day 6 and I’m almost better, majority of my scabs are gone.

  4. Nights are the worst. I am going to have to call md because I am just about out of pain meds, but my pain continues. I have trouble projecting my voice loud enough to be heard well over the phone, so I guess I will just go to MD office in the morning.

  5. Day 7 has just started. I have an army of midgets with hammers running all over my jaws and ears and beating the hell out of them.
    My scabs haven’t started coming off yet.
    Kill me.

    1. I can’t even open my mouth wide enough to see if my scabs are coming off yet. My tongue still feels like it doesn’t even fit in my mouth and I can’t see anything past my giant tongue.

      1. Same here! My tongue is so swollen I don’t know how anybody knows what their throat looks like! Thankfully I knew to stay away from bananas so thank you for warning me everyone! I’ve stayed really hydrated since coming home up until about yesterday. I have a stabbing pain in the back of my mouth that started after I yawned. I’ve had this for the last two days so that’s why my water intake has decreased. I’m definitely paying for it right now because I woke up in so much pain from what I think is a dry throat. I sat for 4 hours in pain until I could take my pain meds and get some water, I’m using the little time I have to drink as much water as I can before the strongest part of the pain meds wear off. Other than tonight, my recovery has been pretty good considering all the stories I’ve read. Best advice I can give anyone is DRINK WATER and TAKE YOUR MEDICATION REGULARLY wether you think you need it or not. The best thing I’ve eaten is frozen jello. Sugar free jello doesn’t work with this but if u make jello just like it says on the package and put it straight into the freezer instead of the fridge it feels great on your throat. I ate some Pillsbury crescent roll dough today because I wanted bread so bad. The crescent roll dough doesn’t rise as much as other bread dough so it’s safer to eat raw. Hope this helps somebody!

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