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 (17) This is by far the worst day for me. There is a constant ache and whenever I try to swallow it feels like trying to swallow hydrochloric acid and shards of glass. Pain meds don’t help. When will it end?
I am on day 7 on my post op and this has been the best day for me so far! It’s 12:35 pm for me right now so that is not saying much. I am 19 years old and had my tonsillectomy last Thursday. I have started taking less of the pain medication, but still take them (God bless for pain medication)!!!! This morning I woke up in a lot of pain, but that was because of a dry throat and ear pain. I didn’t drink as much water as I should have yesterday. DRINK PEOPLE DRINK!! I had a BOOST drink this morning which actually doesn’t taste that bad and it has 240 calories in it! I have lost 6 pounds so far, so anything I can get into my system, I drink! Every time I swallow it hurts, which stinks. I first started out eating Cambells soups, but the consistency was too thick for me. I am eating Ramen Noodle Soups right now and it is sooooo much better! It doesn’t leave a thick taste in your mouth, and it goes down easier. PLUS, it has more calories! Hopefully it gets better and better each day! Keep pushing people!
Day 7 (17)for me and the pain has good moments and bad, I’m a smoker and I smoke a whole lot less than I used to but I’m still smoking despite tonsillectomy. I can sometimes eat solid food not an issue! I had sausages, bacon and eggs for dinner last night and some Doritos this afternoon. Now I’m reduced to being in agonising pain whilst eating custard. Not fun at all.
I can also drink coffee most days and I’ve been up and leaving the house since day 4, I haven’t taken my pain mess at all I’ve just had store bought pain killers. I haven’t had any sore ears or anything like that, I haven’t thrown up, I have however coughed up a huge chunk of dried up blood and mucus. That being the case when I got my tonsillectomy I also had my sinuses drilled out and an adenoidectomy. I should be fine soon ☺️
I am 17 years old and am on day 7 of my recovery post tonsillectomy. Although I must say that this has been one of the most painful experiences, I am here to share that I am feeling better. After waking up this morning with a dry throat and horrible throat pain, I expected the day to be just like yesterday… HORRIBLE. I have been one of the very lucky patients to have only been prescribed Tylenol for the pain and in my opinion, it really does not help. The only thing that may be a plus is that I have not experienced any ear pain. A bit of throbbing from time to time but nothing major like what I have read. The key to recuperation is hydration. I personally have had a very hard time staying hydrated due to the pain, but I must say that at least drinking a cup of water or Gatorade every few hours is enough to help. Drink drink drink and a humidifier/ steam showers help with moistening the throat! I have had very little to eat up until today. Mostly pasta because it was the only thing soft enough to chew. BUT, around 3 pm today I was able to eat a chicken sandwich with French fries AND a milkshake, and to my surprise, it barely hurt! I have felt near to no pain in the past three hours and I am hoping that it stays that way. It might seem like you will never get better but keep faith! In 3 weeks you won’t even remember this happened!!
My daughter is on day 7. She is hungry. Tired of ice cream and Popsicles. Just made her Campbell’s double noodle soup with ritz crackers to dip. She ate it all. Scaling back on pain meds because she doesn’t like the feeling of them. Her tonsils look better. Lots of pains in her ears this morning. Yawning really hurts. Day 7 wasn’t magical in terms of turning a corner like the Dr said. She did manage to go out with some friends last night. She needed to get out of the house. That really helped.