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.
Its day 8 and I woked up with pain 6/10 from sleeping 6 hours and my throat was dried as expected. Drank some ice water too fast an d that made me burp which hurt like hell. However I am feeling the light at the end of this long tunnel as long as I maintain vigilant with the diet and not rush things. The diarhea from previous night has stopped thank god so I can focus on other problems like the oral thrush and eating. I made some cooled ramen noodles and poached 2 eggs for brekky and forced that down with some ice water in between. It still hurts to eat but I think this is mostly from my oral thrust I’m hoping would go away. The rest of the day was trying to keep my mind off the issue and believe it is getting better albeit frustratingly slow.
Day 8: pain has moved into my ears. Thought for sure I’d feel better by now but not so.. Overall, I’m glad I had the procedure, no more strep, but feel the ent definitely minimized severity of procedure & recovery, not to mention inadequate mgmt of pain. On my 2nd pain med, could not tolerate first one due to itching, and need to take it every 3 hours. I’m hoping day 10 is the magic day where I feel somewhat normal again………
It’s the end of Day 8. I have not taken anything for pain in several days. I took pain meds around the clock for the first two days then decided to space it out. I come to find out I wasn’t having enough pain to warrant medication. I’ve been out and about to the malls and even out to eat. Today I returned the nice ice bags that I purchased at Marshalls for $8 each. I never used them. I expected swelling during this, but it never happened. I’ve not had issues swallowing, eating, I have slept laying down since day 1. The worst the pain has got is maybe a 3/10. The discomfort is far less than when I had tonsillitis and my abscess. I had thought about returning to work early but I know that being home with my humidifier and not talking is going to help me heel faster. I haven’t noticed any falling off of the scab.
Day 8: woke up this morning with ear and throat pain however I did manage to eat a whole pizza (without the crust) and was fortunate that there was no bleeding. The scabs on both side looks as though it is half way of falling off and that may be the reason why everytime i eat or drink I can a sharp pain from the throat to the ears. I also have been gargling salt water at least three times a day and it has assisted in getting rid of the phlegm and any residue left over from food.
The thing that annoys most the most is waking up in the middle of the night with ear pain!! WOuld anyone have any ideas on how to alleviate the pain?
Heat up a moist towel in the microwave and put it over your ears. Helped me a lot.
Thanks Robin! I will give that a go today 🙂
Day 8: My best advice is Don’t Rush Eating Normal Foods!! After losing 11 pounds and feeling like I’m starving I thought I was ready for Chili & Spaghetti today….BAD IDEA! I ate it way too fast and think I swallowed the scab on the left side!! Now the right side is killing me and my ear is also 🙁 Not to mention I have had diarrhea for a week now and I have made that condition way worse due to the chili and spaghetti…lol Tomorrow I am going to take it easy…..I just want to be NORMAL again!!!!