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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Day 7 If I don’t move, or talk I think, I might make it through the day, so hungry, ran out of painkillers on day 4, tried to get more and was treated like an addict trying to get a fix, was aweful. Soooo Tylenol it is, sips of room temperature water is all I can get down for the last 2 days. Starting to feel very weak and tired. Going to try Boost today if I can get my hands on some suppose to taste better than ensure, no chalky feeling afterwards. We’ll see.
Ugh! Hang in there Rosa. You’re almost through the tunnel!
Thanks, gives me hope 🙂
Im on day 8 now and i can tell you that my ears are nearly about to pop. They hurt so bad, not to mention swallowing. This is crazy recovery. I barely eat or drink. It stings like crazy. I cant even swallow my pain meds either. All i can do is cry sometimes. I have 3 kids and its becoming a little frustrating trying to communicate wih them. I do hope this starts to subside quickly.
Hi Carla, try chewing gum to relieve the ear pain. Also, a warm compress can give some comfort. Hang in there. You’re nearing the end of the tunnel!
Omg I’m on day 6 and it hurts to eat anything hot or cold. I can only eat broth mashed potatoes and noodles when the meds have been I’m my system for 20 min. Over tolerable pain to ear a little. And I’ve eaten so.many pop sickles my tongue has not been pick.in 5 days But yesterday I couldn’t eat a thing but pain meds and i woke up at 4am feeling queezy with earn pain tongue pain and my TEETH Omg they HUUUURTTTTT. I drank water and it stung like needles going down so.image a pop sickle and it made it wort the freezing cold chill was like swallowing wood chips Idk if I’m healing at all…. and talking I can forget about it!
Hang in there Darrell. You are healing! Try to keep drinking, even though it hurts. Some opt for warm beverages. (Avoid hot)
Day 7 and it feels worse than day 1. Had a blood clot burst on saturday and was bleeding heavily. Went to the ER. Feel like im starting all over again. Cant eat swallow or even breathe easily. How much longer!? Im dying here
Hi Carla- Sorry you’re having a rough time. Ugh! Day seven is almost always worse than day 1. Most people have the worst time at about day 7 or 8. Even if you required re-cauterization, most people begin feeling better by day 9. I hope you get relief soon.
I know it’s hard, but really try to keep drinking and eating as you can.
Ice, ice, ice!!! Today is one week since my surgery. Wow what a ride it has been. My BEST friend has been the ice pack around my neck! I haven’t used much pain meds other than ibuprofen. However I have really struggle with nausea. … this taste in my mouth is awful. My scabs are coming off and my uvula is finally shrinking! I am pretty weak, but ate some normal food tonight! I definitely think today is a turning point!
Hooray Jean! Ice is NICE! Hope all goes well in the days ahead.