Tonsillectomy Day 8

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Tonsillectomy Day 8

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.

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444 comments

  1. i’m 22. Today is my 8th day and honestly i have just the feeling of a sore throat that comes around when i’m sick.
    However, last night i did not sleep at all due to the extreme dryness of my throat and because water was feeling like swallowing acid! it burned so bad. anyone else having that feeling?
    My scabs on my left side came off on day 6-7. I thought this was bad, called the doctor and said if i’m healing i’m healing. there’s nothing to worry about. I havent bled at all. the only instance was on day 5 and even then it was a baby clot. What i’ve learned helps is to chew gum a little bit, move your tounge around a lot, swallow a lot! this speeds up the recovery process. I have a high tolerance of pain and i’m so glad i do. This was no way a walk in the park.
    My right side however is horrible!!! i have such bad ear aches and jaw aches. I get so neasuated at night and i have to take liquid loratab? which is KILLING my stomach and my sense of smell.. (It smells so bad.)
    i’m changing onto pills for day 10 and on. Hopefully this helps!
    Also.. little advice i didnt think of. Take FIBER! my liver is not happy with me right now because of all the pain meds! yikes.

  2. This is day 8 for me, and ohhh myyyy goooooosshhh. Im 21 years old, and i have a two year old. No one in my family belives that im in this much pain, . I have my daughter everyday and night, even with all the pain, and all the narcotics im on. I tried eating a hot dish last night, and i stopped because i started to bleed a little. MY EARS HURT SOOOO BAD!!!!!

  3. So I am just finishing up Day 8…and when I woke up this morning, OH MY GOD so much pain. I had my mom call the doctor/his assistant and she told me day 8 is usually the PEAK of pain and it will only get better (slowly…oh so damn slowly) from here on out. I hope to god that is true because honestly since day 4 the pain has only gotten worse and NEVER decreased in the slightest. I am almost worried that I will never heal!

    My doctor also said its best to try to space the time now between taking my pain pills and lower the dosage from 2 to 1.5 so by the time i am healing more efficiently I wont be drugged up so much and will be easier to recover. I still have so much pain up to this point but am about two hours into my dose so I am ok but I hope to god it gets better even just a little tomorrow!! I cannot do this much longer…I regret getting this surgery done to be honest. :/

    1. I too am on day 8 and the pain has gradually got worse, went to the GP yesterday and I am infected and got some antibiotics but cannot eat as pain on tongue due to ulcers and overall pain is too much!!

  4. Well, it’s day 8 for me. I’ve pretty much kept quiet and just read comments for the other days so far, but I figured I’d share today. I’m 20 years old. So far my pain has been…well on and off. Day 1 wasn’t bad at all, days 2 and 3 were hell, 4-6 were better but still hurt pretty bad, and day 7 (last night) was the first day I was able to actually eat food. I had about half a bottle of ice cold orange gatorade, alone with a cup of Kraft mac and cheese. I was so happy to feel a little human again after this week. A lot of my pain had subsided last night and I thought that the rest of the recovery was going to be smoother sailing. Boy, was I wrong. I woke up around 6 this morning and my throat was so unbelievably sore. I went to the bathroom and checked out my throat, and I had noticed there was a good amount of bleeding on my right side. On previous mornings, I would always notice a small amount of blood, but it has not been this much yet. In fact, the blood almost made me vomit (thank goodness I grabbed my Zofran fast enough). I think the massive pain I have in the morning is a combination of not drinking anything for a few hours, and laying completely horizontally on one side when I go to sleep. I’ve heard from a few people that sleeping in a “sitting position” can actually be really beneficial. Well, here’s hoping we all get well son, and I’ve now learned not to jinx this experience by ever thinking that I’m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel haha. Good luck!

  5. Day 8:
    Well… I think I can say I’ve made an… 80% recovery so far. I’ve stopped taking all medications now because although my throat still hurts right after I wake up, it’s not enough for me to take more vicodin. I just take huge sips of water when I wake up (my water bottle is on my bedside table).
    I’m eating completely normally, no ear pain, and can talk normally now. I have nothing to complain about!

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