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 of a surgery I never knew would have these side effects after. It’s not the pain thats killing me, its missing the food! Well today, (I’m 18), after finding out I lost 10 pounds I was determined to find food that would work, and I found scrambled eggs!! (even though it hurt yesterday?!). The little I can actually see of my throat there’s still a lot of white scabs left, which makes me really sad because I just want it to be over! Altogether though I feel more human and a lot less tired. I noticed a lot of people haven’t been able to sleep very well? I’ve been able to sleep 12 hours a night easily, but I guess it might be my meds, they gave me HARD CORE medication. SO glad for this site though, found it today!
I find that taking children’s ibuprofen works. Lasts 8 hours so you are not taking all your prescription pain killers. Starting to feel better. My surgery was last Thursday. Worst days were the weekend between pain, nausea, and weakness. I actually got out of my pjs today!
Day 8: 40 years old
Made it through another terrible night – why must nights be SOOOOO BAD? Switched meds from Percoset to liquid Lortab last night and it has made a huge difference. Not in pain management but in my mental abilities. Still not out of the woods, but I am hoping the worst is behind me (days 3-7 were HORRIFIC). Going to scale back the meds today and see what happens…still can’t live without my ice packs. Still can’t eat/swallow except cold water and the weight continues to drop off. Another day on the couch (ugh). My only comfort lies in quiet prayers and knowing that I am not alone. Somewhere, someone is going through the exact same thing.
Hi, I had my tonsils removed on 22 April andmy throat is still very pain whever I swallow liquid. My tongue us painful too which I don’t understand. So you are not alone!
I had mine out on the same day. At first the pain wasn’t so bad, I stayed overnight in hospital and they were really good with pain relief. Have got really good pain relief at home but some days – and some parts of days – they’re not doing anything and the liquid oxynorm now burns in the back of my throat so i dont want to take it. At night I can sleep for 2-3 hours before waking up in pain – wondered whether it’s lack of fluid overnight. Also sick of jelly but have been having great soup (broccoli) which I’m finding easy-ish to eat. On the upside, I haven’t been able to breathe this well in years, and for me a few pounds/kgs lost has not been unwanted! Wishing everyone else a speedy recovery.
Dreaded day for me. Just awful. The pain stayed consistent throughout the day then I started bleed for the first time. The bleeding was very profuse, so off to the ER. So four hours and a pint of my blood later the doctor sees me and tells me my surgeon requested to look at me. Nothing absolutely nothing was done to care for me at the ER, no pain meds, no bandaging nothing just shuffled off to the side while I spat blood into a bag (before you say anything, no there was no other emergencies or big patients. it was a very small local hospital. There was just a few other patients with minor wounds.) So the ambulance shows up, $400, down the drain. I’m regretting going to my local ER instead of returning to the medical centre where I had my operation. I show up there and the doctors colter up my throat and sent me home.
does anyone know what the whote stuff is that is all ovwr my tongue and how to get rid of it?
I gargled with a little oral cleansing gel, peroxide and baking powder. It helped to remove all the stuff stuck to the white film and a little of the white film itself. Made my mouth feel more clean
It’s probably the residual from the lidocaine and it will go away once you stop taking it should fade away