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 32 years old, had my tonsils removed 4 days ago, I do not take any narcotic pain medications since surgery, I tried once norco , but it burned my throat that I could not even take a breath, so that was the end of Norco for me. I took children’s Tylenol liquid form 4 teaspoons at once, sometimes 2tsp, and I could manage my pain. My problem is my voice, it is not normal, sound like I am talking in the water. Swallowing of course is still a problem, painful, but I drink water and eat a little bit of jel-o, yougurt, milkshake, ice cream.
STOP drinking milkshake and ice cream(milk is not good for you). It will cause mucus for you and its going to take longer to heal. plus you can get an infection a lot faster with mucus. Try to drink smoothies with water that’s what helped me since day 5. good luck
I feel so lucky reading these reviews. Im on day 8 and somehow I’ve actually gained weight aunce surgery. Im not having many issues with food. For me, the worst pain has been my tongue, which is getting better by the day. Im making due now mostly on extra strength acetaminophen, however I am still taking 1 or 2 perks if my tongue bothers me. My pain hasnt peaked over a 3 or 4 on my worst days. I had the coblation method and I honestly couldnt imagine having the cut and burn method. Drinking water is soo important and trying to resume a normal diet as quick as possible. I literally have been drinking so much water im in the bathroom every hour. My scabs are still intact and completely white. The longer you can keep them the better! Best of luck to everyone who is recovering, and if you can: GET THE COBLATION METHOD!!
I’m 20 and this is day 8 and this morning was horrible woke up around 6am with a sharp pain in my throat and eats so I took my pain medicine which upset my stomach horribly . After about and hour puked pure stomach bile and could feel my swollen uvula get stuck on my tongue the whole time . I had to keep swallowing in between gags to make it go back to the back of my throat and was in fear I’d choke and die on it. I haven’t been able to eat anything other than applesauce which burns and makes my ears hurt and today I had mashed potatoes about 9 baby bites before the pain came back . It’s apparently all about hydration but since I can’t eat drinking water is so hard it makes me nauseous , on day 5 I thought I was finally getting somewhere WRONG . Everyday has been the same consistant pain in my throat I can’t swallow properly and I wake up drooling everywhere . I pray this ends soon .
I’m on day 8 and it’s a real turning point for me. I had a painful night last night however I suspect that might be because some scabs were potentially coming off. I was determined my achievement for the day would be to go outside for the first time, so I headed out just to the shops and back which really lifted my spirits! I came back and managed to eat some mac and cheese and a packet of quavers I softened with water- I ate more this morning than I did in total on the last week. I also didn’t have any meds between 8am and 4pm. At around 3pm the pain came creeping back but just getting to do some normal activities has made me feel ready to face another painful night. My husband sleeps in the spare room so I can set my alarm every 2 hours where I either have some water or some ibuprofen and gargle my mouth or spray it with throat spray which helps to numb it.
I’m 31 and had very large tonsils which regularly gave me tonsillitis so this is going to be worth it I’m sure.
The doctor told me it would get worse until day 5 however I found days 4-7 really terrible – it was relieving to find this blog to know there wasn’t something worse wrong with me and that the pain and panic attacks were normal. My next aim is to eat a cheeseburger on day 10…it’s all I can think about !!
I’m 21 and got my tonsils out January 3rd. I tell you what worst idea ever. Lol I’m sure it’ll be worth it in the end, but as of right now all I can think about it is eating real food. The pain was completely worse than what I expected and on my day 6 my throat started to bleed so I had to get cauterized again. Pain pills were the only thing that helped me even swallow water. But I’m on day 8 not including the surgery and I’m only taking Advil !