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.
36 year old mom currently on recovery day 8. I was in no way prepared for what this would do to me on a psychological level. I would cry, but it hurts. So I have been communicating primarily with my middle fingers. I have birthed 3 children naturally and cannot escape this pain…pain in the throat, the ears, the tongue, the eyes…and it’s been at about a 6/10 for the entire recovery. I have been given liquid morphine by my wonderful surgeon and I have found that plain Tylenol works better for relief. The comments about external ice was not something I knew about but has been a life saver…30 min. Before I want to eat I will ice my throat and ears and then I can tolerate eating. I have been in bed the entire time…others are cooking, cleaning, and working, but I’m staying in my bed because who can possibly be up and around with this much pain, this little sleep, and this much general weakness from not eating? I sincerely hope this gets better soon or I’m going to need time in the looney bin before it’s over…
I woke up feeling great today! For a few moments I actually thought I was going to be able to eat today!
Well, that didn’t work too well. Had to do some work at the barn today as well as talking with a contractor – when I was done with
That I attempted to eat some soup and a very small piece of chicken – couldn’t do it – had 1/2 cup of soup and the dogs enjoyed the chicken. For dinner tonight it was a Wendys Frosty. So over this. My ears have never hurt so
Bad as they did today. I still have not lost any of my scabs – and no complaints as yet if bad breath. Not sure why everyone leers is experiencing that – but I am sure my time will come. Took 2 Tylenol today, hoping all will be healed by Thanksgiving!
F, 31 years old, post tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. So far, this has been about what I expected. Days 1-3 were a breeze. I mostly slept through them. Woke to take pain meds and back to sleep. I ate about a cup of liquid foods (ice cream, broth, Popsicles, etc) and about 50 ounces of water each of these days. Days 4 and 5 were by far the most painful. Ate about a cup of semi solid foods (mashed potatoes, bread soaked in au jus, yogurt, etc.) and about 40 ounces of water these days. Constant pain meds with children’s doses of ibuprofen to help the swelling. Yes. I know. It’s not recommended. I did it anyway, despite being a red head and having a very slow bleed time. It helped. A lot. This has been, by far, the most painful thing I’ve ever been through. From day 4 through now, have had a constant cough with just the grossest mucous ever. Thick, yellow or green, with black flecks. I stopped smoking 2 weeks before the surgery and had never been under anesthesia before this surgery. Doc says the cough is because of the anesthesia. Take deep breaths every hour and expand my lungs. Should clear it up. Apparently, the cough is a pretty common thing. Days 6 and 7 were tolerable, with sharp, driving pain in the evenings. Ate a few bites of solid foods and about 40 ounces of water each day. On tylenol only until about 7 pm when the pain really kicks in. Took Milk Of Magnesia to address the constipation from the pain meds. Though I wasn’t yet feeling any discomfort, I felt it might be time to do something about it after not having a BM for 6 days. Day 8: Have noticed a sharp pain down left side of my throat. I think I’ve lost a scab down there. Overall, pain is manageable. I take tylenol when I have to eat but other then that I can ignore the pain. Throat is still mostly coated with scabs. Terrible breath. Have to make sure my head and neck are in just the right position when I lie down or I can’t exhale through my nose. Weirdest thing. That’s gotten better as time has gone by. I was back at work on day 5. Mistake. Never ever do that. Tips: Honey, honey. Eat a teaspoon or two of honey when you need to soothe your throat. It’s calories that you desperately need and it coats the throat without burning. If you’re like me, you know how to suck air back through your nose to clear your sinuses… DON’T DO THAT. That will hurt worse than anything you’ve ever felt before. KNIVES STRAIGHT INTO YOUR BRAIN. Seriously. Don’t. Ice packs on your throat are a must. Ambesol for the tongue, y’all. Not too much, that’s its own kind of hell. But when the tongue hurts so bad you can’t stand it, numb it with Ambesol or Oragel. Sleep and hydrate as much as possible. I just keep saying one less day til I’m me again and feel normal. When this is over, I am going to wear my skimpiest dress out to eat the biggest steak ever. And an entire bag of baked lays bbq chips. And hot wings.
MJ…I tried the honey. It went down so smooth I couldn’t believe it…then it starting burning where my tonsils were, back and sides of my tongue, etc. don’t know how or why I was afflicted with this pain, just wanted you to know it is possible.
Day 8 after tonsillectomy – severe pain, the worst since operation. Haven’t eat anything apart from jelly and ice cream since op, but now my throat is so painful I can’t even eat that. Am living on protein shakes at the moment.
Ear pain and tongue pain is horrendous – a little bonus my doctor never informed me of! It is impossible to chew with my tongue so sore and anything I drink that is either too hot or too cold makes all the pain worse. When will this nightmare end?
Little advice to those thinking of getting a tonsillectomy – don’t.
DO NOT GET A TONSILLECTOMY, IT IS NOT WORTH IT!!!!
Last night on day 7, I was tongue scraping…gagged…threw up…and then felt better. But now, I am very nauseous all the time. I never had this problem before in the previous days, but now…I feel that I could purge at any moment. Does anyone have an idea why this could be now? I do have Ondansetron tablets for nausea, but they don’t seem to be doing much.
Greg, thank you so much for all the time you put into this blog. It has been a lifesaver.