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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20 years old and I’m on day 6 day 7 will be coming around the corner cause it’s almost 10pm. But today I saw my ENT and I got a steroid and took the last of my oxycodin and honestly I’ve been sleeping on and off all day. The steroid has helped out with the swelling in my tongue and throat. Help out a lot. I’ve actually at some rice today but my mom made it super soft and pasty. Honestly today started as the worse but ended pretty fine. Now that the steroid is dying down I know I’m the morning it will be hell but honestly the days are counting down and everything will be okay ???
23/f
it’s officially a week post op, my week hasn’t been too too bad but I’ll be honest I haven’t had anything to eat not even soft food. I don’t know how you people are doing it? Even after taking my liquid codeine my ear pain is way too excruciating to even want to eat. Maybe that’s why my scabs haven’t started to fall yet? It’s so frustrating I know it’s going to kill when they fall off and I’m a little scared about it but its progress. The only thing I occasionally drink other than water is a mango smoothie my mom makes for me, no milk just ice and a little juice but I like leaving it in the fridge and drinking it later so it’s more liquidy. Sadly I can’t really taste has anyone else lost all of their taste? I don’t have any taste except for this really bitter taste. This morning I got really scared because I noticed that the scab on my left side had parts that were red. So I just swished cold water inside my mouth trying to get it as close to my left side as possible I tried to lightly gargle but gargling without those massive tonsils it felt like I was going to choke so I just swished the water around. I drank a lot of water and my mango smoothie and when I went back to check the blood was gone. I wasn’t in that much pain today but I’m sure I’ll be in a lot tonight..
last night was hell, just constant pain.
I’m tired, hungry and ready for this to be over.
I just miss work and being social.
Also for some reason I feel like my right side is healing better than my left.. even when I drink water it KILLS when anything goes down the left side but on the right side nothing.
I know this is random but does anyone wanna exchange numbers? It would be really nice to have someone to text who’s around the same stage. That way we can vent to each other and have that constant support from someone who knows how the other is feeling.
I’m 23/f had my surgery July 21st today is day 7 for me from Canada but I’m able to text to us as well.
HI YES PLEASE IVE BEEN DYING TO TALK TO SOMEONE sorry I saw this so late
I am on day 6. 28 female Norway, would love to talk to someone around same same “stage” e-mail me? Anne_onstad@hotmail.com
Hi im a 14 year old female and im on day 5 and its been miserable for me? can you give me advice please. My name is Alexis and I live in Texas?
My phone numer is 940-736-1349
Im 17 day 7 woke up with slight discomfort but thats because my throat was dry. Ate scrammbled eggs with bread for breakfast, chicken cutlet for lunch. Smoked a little bud from joints in the evening and i don’t smoke cigaretts, in my opinion smoking weed has not slown down recovery. Also i ate pizza in the afternoon.The more you eat and drink the faster you heal. Gargled with peroxide and saw the thin scabbing come off [very minimal] and after this i recieved light pain when i swallowed water for the rest of the night. Day 6 i completely stopped taking pain killer: acetamin/codeine. Still cant talk at my best but now im able to engage normally in conversations and raise my tone a little first few days i sounded stupid and it hurt to mumble
23 year old male. The operation was early last Wednesday 7/19, so this makes today day 7.
I woke up with the same incredible ear pain as yesterday along with the feeling of glass in my throat. Mornings suck. What I do is take my prescription pain killer asap with a few extra sips of water. Turn the hot water on in the bathroom and steam it for a while and jump in and take a hot shower. It helps get the blood flowing with the medicine. After the shower, I put ice packs under my jaw on each side, on the front and back of my neck, and on my forehead for relief. Then I attempt to eat.
With the medicine in the system for at least 30 minutes and with some icing done I think it really helps. Usually in the morning I eat oatmeal with extra hot water to make it as soft and easy as possible. Let it cool of course. And also, my go to is overcooked angel hair pasta. Super soft and mixed with butter in there.
I stack the prescription medicine with Advil liquid cap ibuprofen. When my doses are far apart, it helps me subside the pain till the next dose. I take a max of 3 of these a day. And only water for me. Tea didn’t go so well neither did apple juice.
Just fyi for people looking for advice. Ibuprofen should not be taken for at least two weeks after surgery because it is a blood thinner that can cause severe bleeding. It is on the list of medications not to take after surgery.
That’s weird , the surgeon and the anesthesiologist both said for my son to alternate pain med and ibuprofen. Starting the night after his surgery. He’s on day 8 now and its helped a lot with the swelling