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.
If you’re having ear pain, put a damp/wet hand towel in the microwave for a few minutes. And then put it over your ears, side of your face and neck. This helped tremendously!!
Thank you so much, I am doing this now! I honestly haven’t had much ear pain until now :-(.
Hi, I am 26 years old I got my tonsillectomy on January 30.. I am going into day 8. The last 2 days weren’t that bad for me.. I wasn’t in too much pain probably a 3/4 out of 10. The only problem I was facing was not being able to eat. I felt like I was making good progress. My scabs look like they are sliding down and off and my pain was managable. UNTIL NOW……… it is 4AM here in the US. I woke up with the worst ear pain! I am also finding it almost impossible to swallow. I just managed to get one of my oxycodon pills down with some applesauce and water thank god. But this ear pain is the worst it has been yet… I thought days 3 and 4 were the worst until now. I am so upset I thought I was done with the hard part and I am having a totally set back. I have my humidifier and sitting with ice packs on my ears while in tears from the pain. I hope this all gets better soon, I am so hungry and need to be well so I can go back to work next week. I am a teacher at an inner city elementary school and need to be in top health to do my job :-(. Please tell me it’s almost over…
Todays day 7 [2/1] it was pretty good. Still sticking to liquids no dairy products. Taking pain meds every 3 hrs. Some of my scabs came off now its just white. Sometimes i get sharp pains but it subsides within couple mins. Its easy to swollow now being the first day of tonsillectomy up to day 5 i had nothing in my stomach. Soon ill see the light at the end of the tunnel. Keep strong everyone its definitely unbearable pain. Drink lots of fluids. And take meds every 3 hrs. I promise it does get better. Stay strong.
I advised that you make a medicine chart that help a lot !
And keep liquids clear.
NO DIARY PRODUCTS.
Day 8 felt normal! Managed to eat scrambled eggs and some ice cream. Didn’t really take painkillers just some codiene before dinner as a precautionary. I just got out of hospital because of an artery bleed but the antibiotics IV course they gave me seemed to really have cleared stuff up. This whole experience I’ve had little pain with massive spikes 5-6 times. I’ve eaten well other than day 6-7 when doctors didn’t want me to in case another bleed. But it’s not all horror stories. I think the best thing to do is to take this information with a pinch as salt. So much is contricting and confusing. Best tips I’ve learnt is no mucus building milky products and drink a lot but not TOO much or like me you may have your scabs fall off day 4 and lose a few pints of blood. Good luck everyone I truly believe we are near the end. Stay vigilant.
Exactly in the same boat as you!! I lost my scabs day 4 and lost 740ml of blood in 20 minutes scary time!!
Got flown to Monash (Melbourne, Australia) and they kept an eye on me whilst i ate and drank. Pumped me full of antibiotics and i left 24 hours later feeling human xD
Happy that i bled but wasnt good lol..
SO TODAY IM ON DAY 8. OMG!!!! WHEN IS THE PAIN GOING TO BE OVER. I GOT UP YESTERDAY MORNING (DAY 7) WITH THE WORST COUGH EVER. IT WAS SO BAD I STARTED COUGHING SOME BLOOD. HOWEVER DAY 7 WAS NOT BAD AT ALL ONCE AFTERNOON HIT. NOW THE MORNING OF DAY 8 HAS BEEN THE WORST OF ALL. I WOKE UP WITH A HEADACHE EAR PAIN MY MOUTH WAS COMPLETELY DRY. OMG I CANT EVEN EXPLAIN IT. IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE PUT AN ENTIRE BAG OF BROKEN GLASS IN MY MOUTH OVER NIGHT. I STARTED DRINKING WATER TO HELP BUT THAT WASN’T HELPING SO TOOK MY MEDICINE (HYDROCODONE) THAT BURNED SO BAD THAT I GOT UP AND STARTED CRYING FROM THE PAIN. I TOOK IBUPROFEN WITH THAT AS WELL TO HELP WITH THE EAR PAIN. AFTER 25 MINUTES OF HOLDING MY HEAD AND LAYING ON THE FLOOR FROM THE PAIN. FINALLY!!!! THE PAIN HAD LEFT BUT IT WAS STILL SO HARD TO SWALLOW. I BEGAN TO FEEL REALLY COLD AND MY STOMACH FELT REALLY BAD SO I TOOK ONDANSETRON FOR THE NAUSEA. HONESTLY THE BEST PILLS EVER. YOU PLACE IT UNDER YOUR TONGUE AND IT DISSOLVES ON ITS OWN. I FELT MUCH BETTER AFTER 5 MINUTES OF TAKING THAT BUT STILL HAD TROUBLE SWALLOWING ALL THOUGH IT WAS PAINFUL I FORCED A SMOOTHIE OF STRAWBERRY AND BANANA REALLY COLD. AFTER TAKING THAT I FELT COMPLETELY NEW. HOWEVER, PAIN CAME BACK AFTER 4 HOURS AND NOT ONE OF MY MEDICATION WERE ABLE TO HELP ME AT ALL. IM PRAYING DAY 9 EVERYTHING GOES AWAY AND I FEEL GOOD AGAIN. BTW MY SCABS HAVEN’T FELT OFF DOES ANYONE KNOW WHEN IS IT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN? THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK
Hey nat. Stay strong that was me on jan 30 monday night into tues morning no sleep at all. I believe the burning stinging feeling is the scabs coming off and i gagged on mine i had a spike of blood couldn’t get it out i had to end up drinking water and swollowing it [i know tmi] tomorrow is feb 2. Ill be on day 8 tomorrow. I recommend make a chart take tynenol extra strength during the day every 3 hrs [2 pills] and drink lots of water if not youll be constipated and thats the worst. Also at night take tynenol pm [2pills] every 3 hours set alarms to help you truly help me. Now i can swollow at ease but still as a precautionary i hold on my throat. No dairy.
They say post op days from 4 to 9 is the most intense pain. Good luck hope i helped.
We will be better soon.
Aneika.
QUOTE: “I recommend make a chart take tynenol extra strength during the day every 3 hrs [2 pills] and drink lots of water if not youll be constipated and thats the worst. Also at night take tynenol pm [2pills] every 3 hours set alarms to help you truly help me.”
This advice really worries me. DON’T DO THIS! Taking Tylenol products 2 pills each time every 3 hours is WAY too much Tylenol in a 24 hour period. Tylenol/ acetaminophen is one of the easiest medications to overdose on and can cause some serious liver damage. Maximum daily dose is 4000 mg in 24 hours. 2 Extra strength tablets= 1000 mg
Hey, how long before the glass swallowing feeling goes away?? My tongue burns like hell what ever I eat or drink, why?? Doctor can only see me in 3 days! And I have this shock-like feeling under my tongue at the back, left and right, every time I swallow, even my own spit! And if food touches it it feels like a knife being jacked into it which don’t go away for at least 5mim every time I try to swallow. Painkillers don’t help much and numbing spray does nothing. Everybody I try to explain this to just looks at me funny and says it’s all in my head or it’s impossible. This is hell! This is day 10 (including surgery day) and these symptoms won’t go away. Can’t find any answers on Internet and I have had fever for the past 3 nights. All the scabs are gone and experiencing intense dry throat as well. Have pooped 6 days ago and pee like crazy of all the water I’ve been drinking (1.5 litres a day). Ohh and ears and glands are still in pain, at least the fire burning feeling in my ears have past. Any tips, or clues to why I am experiencing these new symptoms at the back of my tongue anyone?? HELP PLEASE