Tonsillectomy Recovery Day by Day
Day 8
A collection of various experiences of adult tonsillectomy patients on their eighth day of recovery
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Tonsillectomy Day 8 : Crying. Just… Crying
Tonsillectomy Day 8 : So I woke up this morning with a dry throat. I wasn’t able to sleep more than 30 minutes at a time without coughing. Even while drinking water, my throat has been so dry, it’s like it just isn’t staying moist. I got so fed up, I asked my mom to go buy me a humidifier today. I know I’m a little late, I should have had it from the beginning, but I guess I thought I really didn’t need it. My post-op appointment is in 1 week and I really can’t wait. I definitely have a few questions to ask him! So, I finally got the nerve up to look into my throat, and even though it was a little hard to see, I do see a lot of gray areas. I thought I lost more scabs than I see in my throat, so I was wondering whether or not all of the gray areas are scabs, or if some of it is not scabs. I was told that it is all scabs, so I guess the scabs are going to take longer to fall off than I thought. So, I thought I was doing really well today and then all of a sudden my throat started squeezing really tightly when I swallowed. I slept for about an hour and woke up and it was gone. After talking to my dad who has dealt with panic attacks his whole life, he confirmed that he has had the same thing before and it is in fact mini panic attacks. Great, panic attacks – that’s all I need! I had one in the afternoon and then another one at night. The best way for me to deal with it is to sleep through it.
Tonsillectomy Day 8 : day 8..I thought someone had tried to bite off the back of my tongue and tried to scrape the white spots off with a nail filer…Also my feet were swelling, and I began to have a migraine and vomit, I was afraid i was going to rip my stitches..they had become so big me and my bf had named them “shrek ” feet
Tonsillectomy Day 8 : day 8 today and I felt terrible when I woke up! The pain was like a bruised/burning pain. I also feel like I have hay fever(which I don’t). However it’s now lunchtime and I feel considerably better. It feels like day 7 which I can cope with. Hoping day 10 will be the major turnaround day. I swear this feels like the longest recovery!
Tonsillectomy Day 8 : Day 8. 33 yrs old. Thanks for the info on the swollen tongue and the marks on it from my teeth. That makes total sense!! My throat feels much better, but the difficulty in eating seems to be coming from the underside of my tongue and my jaw. I will continue to take it easy in hopes that everything will continue to heal up. Im down 12 pounds. Its going to be hard not to put all of the weight back on. I’m starving!! lol
Tonsillectomy Day 8 : Days 8 – today – Pain has slowly begun to decrease, however, it’s remained at about a 3/4 for the last two days. However, my body has slowly begun to feel better. I feel like a human again. That’s a refreshing feeling.
Tonsillectomy Day 8 : Days 8-10–able to eat a little bit more everyday, but it was different every day. Pudding and mac & cheese were good one day, bad the next. Chicken noodle soup was also good, couldn’t eat anymore jello 😛 Throat still sore, still doing the Advil/Tylenol rotation. Waiting for scabs to fall off, but throat still all white.
Tonsillectomy Day 8 : Day 8, Ok I am feeling much better. Last night was rough. I had taken my pain meds around 11:30 PM , and around 12:15 my earache was unbearable. I had a problem eating yesterday. I just wanted to eat a Popsicle. I got down on my knees and prayed to God to let the pain go away so i could eat. A few minutes later, the pain in my ears subsided (Thanks God!). I ate 2 Popsicles.
Tonsillectomy Day 8 :Day 8- while I felt really crappy all day long I stayed home all day & rested and this evening I feel just a lil better.
Tonsillectomy Day 8 : Recovery Day 8 (post-op day 9):
Had another relapse of pain today on my right side and into my right ear. At this point I am just so exhausted from lack of sleep and lack of proper food. I had my post-op appointment with my surgeon today. He said i still have a ways to go but it is beginning to heal. He said my tonsils were extremely large and that the tonsil beds (where the tonsils were) that are now left behind are so massive that it will take extra time to heal since there is so much damaged tissue back there from the cauterization. I was able to eat some of a baked potato today with cheese and bacon.
I’m currently on day 8 of my recovery and woke up this morning in so much pain again after not taking meds since 1am 🙁
Went to the bathroom to have a look at my throat and found a huge blood clot on my right side. The taste and smell has been horrible for the past few days too so I’ve booked into see my gp later today for antibiotics.
Really hope this pain goes away soon 🙁
I feel so drained and nauseous all the time.
thats interesting as all dairy stuff for me hurts heaps! guess we are all different 🙂 i have found cups of tea good today
Ugh, why must mornings be so bad!
On the bright side, after my early morning dose I slept for 6 hours( naturally missing a dose). The down side was the EXTREME pain that followed. It easily took 4 hours to get my pain level back in control.
I was able to eat the inside of a few slices of pumpkin pie, and a big spoon of mashed sweet potatoes with some chicken gravy. So good!!!
The difficult part today is this dang cough. I also am getting short of breath now just walking to the other side of the house. Not sure if im getting sick ( my family has respiratory issues) or if it’s part of the recovery.
Hoping tomorrow is a better day, but seriously beginning to DREAD mornings!
I know what you mean! although they seem to be getting better for me, still need my meds regularly!!!
I am sick of soup and noodles. have you felt nauseous at all? I have tonight for the first time – could be for heaps of reasons but today i am craving all takeaways! hehe
Glad to hear you have made it to noodles and soup :-). I’m still on cold and soft stuff, with the soft items being very limited. I haven’t been nauseous since day 2 or 3.
I wish I had cravings for food, but have been in enough pain, I don’t even want what I have managed to get down 🙁
The cold and soft stuff seems to hurt me so liquid is my food lol and jelly. Anything mashed hurts too much. Oh well good diet I guess lol. I was in a lot of pain tonight from the new nerves forming and because i talked too much earlier
Today is my day 8 after having a tonsillectomy and a fess (sinus widening) operation. Although i can’t talk for long still i feel like the pain has changed to more a strain and if i eat the wrong thing it stings. Cups of warm tea, macaroni cheese, chicken noodle soup and chewing gum has been my saviour! I wouldn’t have been able to do this without all of your posts so thank you so much.
My recovery has been very standard so nothing ‘bad’ as such to report.
Day 8- I’m 43 and my procedure was done on December 19, 2012. Last night was eventful with bleeding. I got concerned after a few minutes but kept swishing, gargling and rinsing with cold water until it subsided. The pain comes and goes and I take full advantage of the times when I feel good to eat and drink as much as possible. Cold things are irritating so I’m am eating things like poached eggs, boiled hot dog franks, soup, mashed potatoes, and started eating a little bread with butter yesterday.
My strategy is to swallow as much as possible. How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop? Well, think about how many swallows it takes to heal. We all have a number. The tricky part is reaching that number.
When the pain episodes strike it feels like a blow torch has been set off in the back of my throat, my molars feel like they are in a vise, and my ears feel punctured but every day is one day closer to the end of this road.
Thank you for this site and all the posts. It helps to read and to know that we are not alone in this.
Keep pressing forward and visualize the day when you are back to normal.