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 am 19 years old, had surgery on 7th march so day 8 including the op day! Been reading everyone’s story’s and shocked there’s only a few people on solids! Since around day 4-5 I’ve been eating only solid food which I feel has actually really helped the recovery, felt no scabs, which talking to my doctor would have been taken off by eating! So all in all I feel a lot better now. Still a massive struggle I’m the mornings waking up and when it gets close to the next dose of meds. Emotions everywhere! DONT cry made things a lot worse!! Ears still very painful l and overall still uncomfortable but lots more energy in the day! Actually going out with my boyfriend for a walk today! got steak for dinner tonight, had a roast last night. Takes me about an hour to eat it though! haha. Anyway good luck everyone else there is light at the end of the tunnel!!!!
I am 8 days post OP today and i have been eating solids since day 5.it had made a world odd difference.i still am in pain and
my throat is itching i cough then it hurts worse driving me crazy.
Day 8- hurrah!!!!!!!!!as I write this I have just done the school run (first time since op)and I was feeling brave that I bought a McDonald’s breakfast with tea and hash brown and I have eaten it!!!!! It was still a little uncomfortable eating it but I’ve done it!! And I feel like a human being today!this morning wasn’t hell either. It has literally changed over night. Yesterday was most painful day. I’m still taking all my meds and instead of it taking the edge off the pain (just) it makes me feel completely normal! It’s true people there is light at end of tunnel and it turns around in a flash. It’s still hard to swallow and tastes bad but I feel great and pain free on the meds. I have my scabs still. It looks like there’s less then there was an I think when they come off its like you’ve got something stuck in your throat but when you swallow a few times with water it goes.so happy 😀 am gonna keep rested and carry on with everything so I keep improving. Don’t worry a peeps when your at your worst just wait cos your about to feel alot better xxx
I’m feeling very similar on my post-op day 8. It’s fabulous! I know I’m not out of the woods but I have confidence that I’m gonna feel really good soon. I discovered Chloreseptic spray yesterday and it changed my world. I carry it around all day now. It makes eating, drinking & talking bearable!
Why didn’t my doc tell me about this earlier? So many questions I have for him…another one is why he won’t let me take Motrin when I read about many of you taking Motrin from day 1. My doc says he worries about bleeding. I’m thinking the benefits outweigh the risks at this point.
I’m reading to face this next phase of recovery with renewed strength. It came right when I thought I was at the end of my rope. Thanks Greg for such a wonderful support center! It helped me when I had no where to turn.
Day 8 and I’m remarkably better today! Scabs really started coming off late on day 5 so from day 5 until today I was mostly on liquids and applesauce again. Right after they fell off the pain was the worst of the recovery far. It is also pretty nasty. I ended up swallowing most of them as I didn’t want to try to spit them up. Looks like most of the scabs are gone but there are still some white spots back there. I was able to eat Mac and cheese, mashed potatoes and stuffing with gravy and that seemed to go okay. I have noticed that yawning really hurts…I haven’t needed the lortab since last night and have just been sticking to the Tylenol. I left the house today for the first time in 8 days and it was nice to get some fresh air. I’m hoping that its all uphill from now since I’ve got to go back to work in 3 days! Good luck all, it gets better!
Day 8 and I haven’t had any issues since day 5. No pain, no pain peeking, no ear ache, jaw pain, nausea, nothing. Wen’t back to work on day 8. 32 year old female.
That is awesome! I bet you are grateful you don’t have to go through what the rest of us have.
I’m very thankful. I think having endometriosis has given me an extreme threshold for pain. The pain scale days 1-4 were consistently the same, never peeked in my case. Staying near a humidifier 24 hours a day, waking up every hour to hydrate, and icing my neck 20 out of 24 hours a day for the first four days really made all the difference. My throat is still swollen but it isn’t nearly as bad as 25 years of strep and tonsillitis.
It is day 8 and I am laying in bed wide awake at 4:30am. I fear going to sleep because every morning when I wake up I am immediately crying from the pain. I managed to eat a pack of saltine crackers last night. It took me almost an hour because I would let them turn to mush before swallowing. I felt like a million bucks after that simple meal! It still hurt to swallow but I am going crazy without solid foods. I have lived on banana Popsicles and orange sherbet for the past 8 days. I tried mashed potatoes on day 6 only to vomit it back up an hour later. That was depressing.
I called my doc for a refill on my Lortab yesterday. Thank god I did that before I ran out. I am definitely not ready to be off my pain meds yet. The pain in my ears is 10x what it was 3 days ago and I didn’t even think that was possible. I found what really helps is to pack the sides your neck and behind your ears with ice packs. That helps a ton with my ear pain.
My tongue swelling finally went down and I can see the back of my throat. It’s covered in white scabs- I don’t think any have come off yet. I don’t think I’m ready for that stage yet :/
My surgeon said he doesn’t need to see me for a follow up appointment.. Should I go see someone else for a second opinion?
I’m so glad I found this site! Even though we all have different experiences with our tonsillectomies, it’s nice to know I am not the only one who feels like they are going crazy at times.