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 has been amazing for me!!! Woke up feeling a little under the weather but the pain in my throat was manageable. I have only taken my medicine once today so far so thats a change! And I was able to eat macaroni and cheese with tuna in it! Definitely a turning point for me. Throat right now just feels like a really bad sore throat. Definitely still sore but tolerable. I am still having pain with my molars and my ears. Im hoping that I am on the good end of recovery now!!
I really feel for you, I found the pain unbearable… Just drink as much as u can, if you take Bigger mouthfuls its less painful, and try warm water instead of ice cold, really helped me. I was having mash potato and gravy from about day 6 so try that, I never thought mash and gravy would taste so good ha!! Take care Lisa x
That’s so dope. Keep up the good work babe!!! Jessie xo.
I am in the most pain I have ever experienced!
Kill Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can’t wait to eat something again
Hello everyone of my fellow suffering tonsillectomy adults,
This is a fantastic and comforting site that has seen me relate to other experiences and when the pain has got to a level ten has helped me seek advice 🙂
What a journey, and I thought this would be a straight forward operation and would be fine, how wrong was I…….
I am 26 years old had my surgery on the 6th February 2013, so I am no on day 8 of my tonsillectomy recovery.
Day 1-3 pain was manageable probably a pain level of 6.
Day 4-8 pain was unbearable pain levels ranging from 8-10 on and off all the time, I have not felt pain like this ever before!!! Its hard to swallow, hard to talk, hard to function, hard to eat. The ear pain and throat pain together is torture, knowing you have to eat and drink is like enduring a marathon.
P.S. Food to get down is macaroni cheese and custard pots, also ice lollies takes the edge off slightly and gives your body a little hydration 🙂
Well I hope there is light at the end of the tunnel soon,
Ezza x
Hi, this is currently day 7 post opp for me and reading your post has answered so many of my questions,it also makes me feel so much more comfortable knowin what I am goin through is normal.
My pain is like a see saw I’ll be fine n then its as if I have a knife stuck deep in2 my throat. My scabs haven’t started to fall yet so am not sure what 2 expect when that happens.
I hate it that lots of my friends and co-workers expect me to be fully recovered and normal and when I explain to them I am In agonising pain they like “I can’t believe u still in pain,its been a week” now I can refer them 2 this site and get them of my achin throat!!!
I wish u all the best in ur recovery,crossing fingers its uphill from here…
xoxoxox
Keri
I hear ya girl, I hear ya. Day 8 and still in pain….
Kerri
Aww no that’s awful… Have you tried just warm boiled water on its own iv been drinking that all week and think that may of helped, also I bought some honey manuka 10+ it’s got antibiotics in it which should help the throat alot so iv been having a couple spoonfuls a day which is soo soothing aswell… Well my throat was reali sore I had yummy flavoured icelollies like cola flavour let them melt for 5 mins then would chop it all up, they were lovely and refreshing…
I also had hiccups about 4-5 times on day 8 which was awful they were so strong and there was nothing I could do to stop them 🙁 hope the next few days get better for you x