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.
Day 8: lovely day!! Most of the scabs are gone, feel some stinging still, but i can eat and drink again! hallellouia! The last three days were awful, took 6 painkillers per 24 hours, couldn’t eat because of the pain in my throat (felt like blades were cutting through it and it seemed on fire), was nauseous because of the pain meds and antibiotics on an empty stomach and could only sleep for tops an hour at a time… But then… last night, my alarm went off at 5 am to take the next load of painkillers, and to my surprise I wasn’t already awake from the pain, but the alarm really woke me up 🙂 great feeling at that time 🙂 and i didn’t actually have that much pain.. so i decided not to take any more pain meds until morning, and I slept until 10 am without waking up again! 🙂 off course, when i got up, my throat was pretty dried out, so that hurt again a little, but after some sips of water, it immediately felt better… I took three painkillers today, one at 11 am, one at 5 pm and now, just before going to bed at 11.45 pm… so i am only taking half of the painkillers that i was yesterday and the days before… 🙂 i finally started feeling like the normal me again today, so that is really a good feeling! 🙂
so to ensure people who are still in the awful pain phase: It’s hell, but all of a sudden it’s much much better and you’ll feel soooo good 🙂 good luck to the rest of you out there! 🙂
Oh, and one more thing, I read somewhere here that people were saying that paracetamol isn’t strong enough, but I managed with 6 x 500 mg of paracetamol per 24 hours (which isn’t even the strongest dose there is, I believe the strongest dose is 1 gr) in my worst pain days, so it is possible to manage with paracetamol 🙂
Good night and on to an (hopefully) even better day! 🙂
Glad to hear you are feeling much better! I am on day 7 tomorrow and my scabs are still intact. My throat feels like it is getting snapped and I cant speak. When did you scabs fall off and did you feel this way on dag 6/7? Also, could you feel when they were coming off? Thanks!
I’m post op day 8 and I feel fine I felt fine day seven haven’t eaten but not pain just feels like something’s stuck in my throat and it does get dry if I drink to much or fast at the moment I get a sore throat for ten minutes then fine . ear ache has subsided and my jaw to – during surgery I bit my tongue pretty bad so they had to burn it (wich is dumb rather would of had stictches ) now I have hard on the side of my tongue that didn’t help I have work in a week and I hope I can talk correctly! my work all you do is talk ! I can’t wait to eat I even dream of eaten a nice salad ! my healing process seems to be going pretty good and fast haven’t been drooling in my sleep as much wich is great ! I didn’t use anything like salt water or humidifier or anything didn’t eat Popsicles just an ice pack and medicine when couldn’t tolerate pain or to eat – all natural . you can do it it’s a terrible process. I’m 19 and I had this surgery the day before my bday so this whole thing sucked for me
Day 8 and im feeling a little better than yesterday but a lot better than day 6. I woke up early this morning in pain and took my meds and went back to sleep, woke up again at half 1 feeling fine and ate some tuna on crackers which didn’t feel great on my throat but i tell you my stomach sure enjoyed it. I took more meds at about three o clock and had a milkshake, the cold on the throat was very soothing. Then at half 6 i tried to eat a hot dog but couldn’t manage the bun, i took more meds and went for a nap at 9 o clock. It’s now 1 o clock in the morning and i’m wide awake, it might not have been the best idea to have two naps today but if there’s something i’ve learned from this experience it’s to take the sleep while you can, i haven’t been sleeping right at night so i try grab an hour or two during the day. The pain today has been so much better than i thought, i was expecting a lot of pain today but i was clearly wrong. My ears are still very sore and i can’t wait for that pain to go. My tongue doesn’t seem to be as swollen as before but my uvula is still very swollen. All in all today has been a good day and i’m looking forward to being fully recovered 🙂
FINALLY! The pain is going down! The past 4 days have been AWFUL but it is significantly better today. Throat stings during water or food because of the new exposed skin where the scabs have sloughed off, but other than that, it’s not nearly as bad today. The pain meds are only lasting 3 out of the 4 hours, but I have a feeling I’ll only be using them for another day or two 🙂 Hang in there friends!
I am 37 years old and had a T & A done January 14th, 2013. It is finally a full week since my surgery and I am finally feeling more like a person. I still am taking pain medication, but not as much as before and I am alternating between the vicodin, Tylenol 3 and Advil. I think this has helped me to not feel so fuzzy all the time. But I still have problems sleeping. I didn’t think the day would come when I would not wake up in tears from the pain. Don’t get me wrong it still hurts, but just not as much. Day 8 and I have to leave the house today to get more pain meds. I have not left since my husband brought me home last Monday and I am so ready to get out of the house! I have no idea how people can eat regular food on days 3 or 4! I was lucky to get a piece of toast down that was dunked in hot cocoa. Everything hurt to swallow. I have lived on jello and pudding the last week. I did try some cheese off pizza Saturday but it hurt way to bad to finish.