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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Today is my 7th day. The hardest part of my day was (sorry if TMI) constipation. I hadn’t had a BM since the day of surgery despite all of the prunes and laxatives I had been ingesting. Immediately after using an enema, I felt better. The nausea and tiredness went away. I guess having full intestines can make a person feel pretty crappy (figuratively and literally.)
I’m trying to slowly wean off of the painkillers so I don’t have to experience that digestive issue again. I boiled and pureed prunes. I’ve been mixing the prunes into baby cereal with Rice Dream instead of dairy products. I’m continuing to avoid dairy so I don’t have any mucus to fight with. After this, I may continue to live without dairy, because my sinuses are so clear!
In addition to ice water and ice chips, I drink a cup of Earl Grey tea (room temperature) every morning, so I don’t get another caffeine withdrawal headache. I’ve also eaten baby food because it’s easiest to swallow. The fruit is a bit too sweet and hurts my throat yet. But the baby food sweet potatoes are just right. Chirldren’s Ibuprofen helps a lot.
Yesterday, I slept on and off all day. I slept a lot today as well. I tried going without the Roxicet this morning but ended up having to use it by noon. Things are still really tender, and I think I lost a scab. No bleeding though. Thank you everyone for sharing your experiences. I hope you heal quickly and comfortably.
I am still alive, !! No strong meds last night, woul have been a good night if not for the coughp and the bleding and the dry throat in the morning. Ice pack I love you.
I tried jello for breakfast throat almost fells not made of sand paper.
Today is 7 days since I had my tonsils removed and this is the first day I have woke up and not been in unbearable pain. Days 3-6 were the hardest days of my life. I couldn’t even take care of my baby from being in so much pain. My ears teeth tongue neck everything hurts!! I think I am finally starting to feel a little better though. I would have never made it without the pain meds. It has been very hard so I’m hoping in the end it will be worth it. I am starving to death I was only able to eat some mashed potatoes the second day so I have not eaten in 5 days now bc I just couldn’t. I have tried several different things and I just can’t eat yet. I see the doctor next week so hopefully he will tell be if I’m making any progress. I can’t wait to eat again and feel like I am human. This was harder than having a baby and that was hard!!
Just woke up and tried to swallow. If I were an animal I’d chew my ear off.,!! OUCH!!
Man up ladies. I’m 32yo and on day 8. I went to the beach this morning. I ate solid food for lunch. Shrimp mac-n-cheese with beacon!! Had tilapia and rice last night.
Day 4/5was the worst for me. Severe ear pain!!. I called my doc and they called me in a steroid that solved the problem. Also, my doc prescribed liquid roxicet for the pain from day one which is some good stuff. I was talking the second I left surgery lol.
The process hasn’t been nearly as bad as everyone said it would be.
Good luck guys!