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…
>> Next – Day 8 >>>
Sharable Media
If you’re in La Crosse, WI check out the Great Big Outlet La Crosse Technology’s Factory Outlet Store
I’m on day 7 and feel fantastic! Hardly any pain haven’t taken any painkillers for 2 days! Check up with the dr today and he is very with my recovery and where I’m at!
Just remember it’s different for all of us but the most important thing is to drink drink drink! Keep up with the pain meds don’t let it get too bad before taking them again try and stay on top of it!
Just want to give a little hope. I had my surgery on Sept. 21 and Thursday Sept. 28 was my day 7 and also my first day back at work(accounting). I stopped taking my prescription hydro/acetaminophen on Wed. Sept. 27 and began taking over the counter (liquid) extra strength Tylenol and while it does not work as well it does help with the remaining pain. I am tired mostly from not sleeping well at night; not really from pain just more uncomfortable. The pain is tolerable for me and I have been eating regular food since Monday. It still hurts don’t get me wrong but it’s not debilitating. Oh and I have not had any bleeding as of yet. Side note: the pain of my tonsillectomy at any point day 1-8 so far has been nothing compared to the pain I was in when I had an abscess behind my left tonsil due to strep two weeks before I had my tonsillectomy, I was in the hospital for 4 days on iv fluids, morphine, antibiotics, and steroids. Best of luck!
I’m on day 7 at the moment. I’ve been keeping daily pictures to see my progress and I’ve been on this site everyday!
Days one and two were ok it was painful but bareable. Wrote in my diary that I was eating toast, cereal bars, quavers, breaded chicken and fish fingers. I thought my whole recovery would be that easy!
Day 4 for me was the absolute worst In pain and I had bleeding but it was just the scabs breaking a little bit (nothing to worry about as i rang the hospital for precaution).
I need to stress too that if there is only a small amount of bleeding that lasts a minute or two that it is not a cause for concern if your on days 4- 10 as it is most likely some scab breaking off. The time you will need to go to the hospital is when there is lots of RED blood that wont stop for a while. And I know its awful but check the back of your throat or get someone to look at it for their opinion on the bleed.
it is common for people to bleed a bit from scabs so please dont panic like i did! Just get some ice water, relax and gargle it in your mouth and drink it.
Hope everyone is hanging in there!!! Lets all get through the pain threshold together! 🙂
Hi, it’s day 3 for me and over all mine hasn’t been that bad I can’t eat normal but am getting by on what I can eat! I dnt seem to b in much pain, it does hurt when I swallow and I can’t really talk but other then that am good, every1 on this says it gets worse but I was talking to my friend and he has had his out 2 weeks ago and he said it jst stayed the same thn got better, everyone is different and I think it all depends on your ages the older you r the long it will take to get better, plus I don’t understand hw it could get worse is it because the scabs fall off?
I was hospitalized 2 times after i got mine out (8 days ago). Day 3 i couldnt stop throwing up. day 6, i started bleeding and pukijg it out. i rushed to the hospital, they stopped the bleeding and got 5 stitches. Today my neck is the so stiff and sorest its ever been, still have jaw and ear pain. With mu meds (two T1 500, liquid tylenol and liquid ibuprofen, which is 1 of the little one shooter things each) Worst recovery. Its like 1 step forward and 2 steps back. ?
My saliva is also very thick and seems to be mixed with phlegm? Also back of my throat feels like theres a lump or something. I am avoiding breathing through the mouth. Just really hoping tomorrow will be better.