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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I had my tonsils out on 31/07/2016.
I am in such agony, the 4th day I had to go back to the hospital, the pain was crippling and I’ve had a child so this is far worse; like torture.
I want to know when does that acid pain start to ease off, it horrible as it hurts to swallow and I think I have hurt burn too( which I don’t normally get).
So back to my question when does this all begin to ease up, or look brighter???
So today is day 7. Im 27. Feels like a bad case of strep really. Last night I woke every 20 mins or so coughing from the dryness. I have weened of pain meds and just taking advil. Really the only thing that hurts is swallowing bc of swollen tounge touching the hole where tonsils were. Other than that I feel fine. Suckers have been a life savor im able to get mac and cheese down or a boiled egg very slowly (30 mins per boiled egg) I have lost 8 pounds but I would rather be able to eat lol. Yawning is the devil. Overall its not so bad today
P.s no scabs have fallen off
Hi it’s day 7 and my throat is feeling better but my tongue is killing me I want to have a breakdown !!! Is this happening to you?!?
My tongue was bad earlier in the recovery, probably peaked around day 2-5, the swelling has gone down tremendously for me, as far the as the tongue goes. Still have sharp and lingering burning pain when swallowing. It is common for the tongue and uvula to swell up and make swallowing not only painful but mechanically difficult. I would say if it doesn’t get better tomorrow see if your doc can take a quick look at you before the weekend to make sure there’s no infection.
Day 7
Today started as the previous days, waking up at some unholy hour in the am to take more pain meds, excruciating pain, hot shower to moisten the throat, the new usual! Went to urgent care in the am, got more pain meds and my day has carried on. Water and 2 Popsicles is all I’ve been able to get down with the exception of a small small piece of chicken that I got down painfully, like everything, by taking the smallest of bites, chewing the crap out of it and swallowing it with a mouthful of water. Really hoping that doesnt back fire cus last night i woke up with a mouth full of blood, spent the next half hour gargling ice water which took care of it, thankfully…VERY thankfully. Today has been different for one reason, with the exception of the chicken, today has been the first day that wasnt worse than the previous. What a concept! it wasnt better, but I’m hoping that things have plateud if nothing else, which will hopefully lead to symptoms and pain decreasing as my body finally starts to heal. I’ve had a couple breakdowns over the past two days, but for what ever reason I have a little bit of hope that my life will not always be a never ending cycle of medication, torturious hydration and severe pain. It will end. Or so i’m told. Will update on day 8 page with what tomorrow brings.
Today is day 7, and let me tell you…. This is very deceiving! Last night I dared to eat a piece of sliced ham, I chewed very well and when I swallowed a piece of my scab on the right side broke off. Spit out blood for 5 minutes then it stopped. It was very bitter sweet feeling. Day 7 so far has consisted of eating hydro condone and praying this will end soon. Good luck to everyone out there of all ages. P.S SURE WISH I DID THIS WHEN I WAS 5!!!!