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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Yesterday I finally managed to force some mashed up sweet potato down, was feeling weak and sick from lack of food. Just bearable but it made my throat bleed..
Woke up at 1am this morning unable to breathe cos my tongue had stuck to the back of my throat. Nighttime is bittersweet at least I am out of pain while sleeping, until the painkillers wear off and the agony wakes me up. Then i have to brace myself for each mouthful as I take the meds – which btw offer little to no relief, perhaps just take the edge off – the earache and toothache.
On top of this ive figured out that all the ibuprofen I’m taking has actually been causing my headaches! ? so am just on the cocodamol every 4 hours now. Headaches gone.
Light at the end of the tunnel? Maybe .. I can see an improvement visually. My uvula no longer touches my tongue and swelling is much less. Also 8lbs weightloss ???the only thing to smile about but definitely a silver lining for me.
Xmas day will be day 10. Maybe I’ll be able to suck on a roastie or lick a sprout ??♀️ one can dream..
I am on day 7 and I’m just so mad. I feel better at night usually but every morning i wake up in an unbearable amount of pain. I feel like there should at least be improvement in my pain levels now but nothing. There’s also so much mucus in my throat i can’t breath and i can’t get the mucus out because my throat is too sore. I’m praying this is over soon. I can’t handle pain like this much longer. And my 2 week mark is on Christmas…
You’re not alone. I’m in the exact same boat. Except for me, nights are the most painful. I wake up every 60-90 minutes. Run to the freezer to get my ice collar to initiate my relief routine before repeating it again and again and again. Every once in a while I get a new norco.
Hi guys! My name is Cameron and I got my tonsils out on the 8th. My recovery has been going pretty smoothly up until today. I dont know I figured it being the 7th day I would okay but I’ve been experiencing a lot of chest pain. Should I be worried? I keep seeing other blogs talking about it and I suffer from asthma but it doesn’t feel like I’m short of breath. Mostly just like something is pressing hard on it. I really don’t want to go back to the hospital and my post op appointment isn’t until the 21st.
Day 7: I am a 21 year old, who had their tonsils removed on December 1st, it is now December 7th, at 5:30am and i just woke up feeling like my throat was getting re-cut open along with a great amount of ear pain. The night before i felt great, so great i unplugged my humidifier and stopped taking my pain medication, boy was i being far fetched. Do not, i repeat do NOT ever think the pain is gone and DO NOT take advantage of having one day with almost no pain. I did and now I’m paying for it. I just woke up and immediately grabbed my throat and started to panic. I threw back my liquid hydrocodone and drank a whole bottle of cold water. This is the most pain I’ve ever had yet, and it’s all because i took advantage of the fact that i was starting to feel SLIGHTLY better. I don’t have a doctors appointment with my ENT, yet and my medicine is on low, i probably have 2 more full doses and that’s it. I’m
Not sure what I’m going to do yet and i just want to be better because i have work on the 15th, i know it’s 8 days from now but my recovery is slow and my job is demanding. There is no way i would be able to concentrate and work through this pain. Pray for me..
I am on day 7 and it is straight up HELL. I havent noticed anyone else complain of this, so it makes me think this isnt normal…but I have been feeling sick in my body this whole time…yesterday and today being worse. Like…very nauseated, headache, body aches, dizzy, lethargy…then add the excruciating pain on top of it. Is this normal?? I had my post op appt yesterday and the doc had to recauterize 2 spots and says I prob feel nausea and dizzy from swallowing blood and the pain meds…I feel even worse today though. The pain meds take most of the pain away but then I feel kind of jittery and itchy and nauseas. Sucks. This just sucks
Liquid gravol has worked wonders for me with the nausea.