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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If I sleep more than an hour at a time I wake up with a searing pain in my ears and throat. A hot compress for the ears and a cold compress for the throat helps A LOT…almost as much as the pain meds. It’s easy to think you’re doing a lot better than you are after taking a dose of medicine (Roxicet). I kept thinking “oh, I must be getting better.” And then it starts all over again. Guess it’s just taking longer to recover than I thought.
Today was day 7 after a coblation tonsillectomy on 6/20. It followed the same pattern as the last few – I had a hard time sleeping because of the throat pain, thinking maybe I overdid it with eating during the day. I stopped the narcotic painkillers a couple of days ago, and maybe the Tylenol isn’t cutting it (but I feel much better/less nauseated overall). I tried to take it easier today and really just eat soft food, like applesauce, popsicles, scrambled eggs, and soup, but I’m still feeling rough/raw in the throat tonight. We’ll see how tonight goes. At least the bad taste in my mouth has been a bit better the last couple of days. I am ready to get out of the house but get tired very easily. I did do more around the house today, which isn’t saying much but was still noticeable. Hoping to more firmly turn the corner tomorrow, but we’ll see.
So I’ve been suffering through this whole recovery which I literally didn’t think would be as bad as it really is, yesterday I was an emotional reck, just exhausted and wanting to be normal again. I cried over chips, yes chips. Lol. But anyways today was the first day I got the energy and courage to step outside my house and I just was a passenger as my mom ran some errands but a half hour into it I was so drowsy and tired all I wanted to do was sleep. I’m getting terrible ear pains in my ears mostly my right side hurts the most and it might be because that tonsil was bigger than the other (so my ENT says) I’ve been able to eat pasta and broth but not very much because it starts to hurt. I’ve been basically drowning my body with water to keep hydrated and eating ice chips as often as I can. I coughed up a tiny piece of my scab tonight it was gross but I’m happy it’s healing because I just want to eat normally again
Coblation tonsillectomy 7 days later: I woke with terrible pain again, the same as every morning. That pain that makes me feel like this will never end! Yesterday I replaced a Percocet does with an ibuprofen dose and noticed nothing at that time or when the ibuprofen should have worn off, so I went to bed with no pain meds and was actually feeling okay. I was in a world of hurt after sleeping.
I felt hot and chilled, too, before I finally got it of bed. I was running a temp and took some ibuprofen to help that and help with pain. My bowels were trying to function again and I wasn’t going to start with the narcotics after calling it quits with them yesterday.
I called the ENT about the fever and was surprised to have the nurse tell me that a fever this late in the game is a sign that I need more fluids. I know my intake has been lower days 4-6. I upped the fluids today and have been keeping up on ibuprofen for pain and fever.
I needed a nap this morning since I was up at 4 with the pain and chills. After nap I felt amazing. Pain went down with medication and with use. I ate toast! I ate a brat and cookies! And more bread! I could have used an afternoon nap, but I was out of the house and enjoying the day with some cousins. I couldn’t pull myself away until I knew I had to. Early to bed for me tonight.
I have a scab hanging on and gagging me since last night. It’s repulsive. I want it gone, but I need to be patient. Too much activity back there and I get small tinges of blood reminding me to leave it be. I keep hoping the rougher (not liquified) foods will help slough that off. Maybe that’s why so many Brits and Europeans are told to eat chips and rougher foods. I wonder if pushing that down helps brush off the layers of scab as they form. Maybe there wouldn’t be a scab to fall off then. I was hoping to shed this flap hanging back there but I’ve had it all day, even on a normal diet. Maybe tomorrow.
I do get small twinges of pain when it pulls off a little more. It’s hard to describe. When you feel it, you’ll know it’s fresh bits of tissue getting exposed as the scab pulls off. It’s not that painful and a sip of something cool helps out. The pain goes away very quickly.
I’m setting alarms to take the ibuprofen during the night. I’m scared of waking up in pain for even one more day. I’m scared to wake up and wonder if it will ever stop hurting. It’s getting very tiring. But I will say that I go to bed with a hope, the first hope I’ve had in a week. Tonight I fall asleep with the hope that tomorrow will be as good as today. Maybe better…
It looks as if you’re turning a corner! I hope tomorrow is a great day and starts off with no pain. I’m eagerly reading your updates since I’m in the depths of the healing process right now and hoping for smoother days ahead.
My day 6 was my worst day and day 7 as been the same. Pain meds don’t touch the pain I’m feeling. I’ve looked at my throat and it looks like I have a scab on the left side but not on the right. And that is where all my pain is. I’m worried something is wrong. And I don’t think my doctor would want me in this much pain. So I’m calling the doctor office in the morning to see what he wants to do(stronger meds that ease the pain is what I want). As anyone else experienced pain just on one side? As anyone had their scab come off before day 6? I just want to be able to drink and eat without it killing me. I want to be able to eat and drink and not cry through it.