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.
For the ear pain, put a moist towel in the microwave for a few minutes and put that over your ears. Helped me a lot.
im 16 and i just had my tonsils out. i am on day 6 and i do good until when i sleep because when i wake (usually 1-2hr after i fall asleep) its like my throat is so tight, painful, and my ears are killing me. it hurts to swallow and its so painful i cry for about 10-15 minutes before the pain will go down. I immediately start drinking cold water, eating a gogurt and i take my pain meds… the pain is so bad i dont even want to sleep anymore. and yes i have a humidifier. any suggestions?
I had mine out 6 days ago, I’m 20 and I feel exactly the same about sleeping!! Just as I think the pain is getting better I wake up in agony 🙁 for some reason I am thinking the humidifier is making it worse!!! chewing gum is really helping me at the moment just be careful when chewing it!
32 year old male. I had a septoplasty and all the junk that goes with it. I also had a tonsillectomy and they removed my uvola (this was unexpected) last two nights have been the absolute worst experience. Throat and ear pain were nearly unbearable. I had heat packs for my ears and lots of ice water. I would describe these as attacks. I would fall asleep for 35-55 minutes and wake up in excruciating pain. This website saved me. I was prepared and it made it easier. I always had water near by and heat packs ( heat only for ears). This morning was rough, however as the day went by I began to feel much better. For the 1st time in a week I left the house, came home and ate some Mac and cheese. This has been the most challenging recovery of my life, I am really really hoping the worst is behind me. I lost 18lbs in 6+days and literally slept less than 10 hours. Hopefully it’s worth it!
I’m 18, my worst pain were days 3-6 and now I feel pretty normal. But I do have dark red spots where the scabs come off and just a small amount of blood. The Dr. Said that was okay and that I should eat since I haven’t been eating good at all. When I eat the dark spots don’t heal well, I don’t know what to do. I am off my pain medicine as well I’m not having pain, which is weird because so many other people are on day 8. The Dr. Said that I would feel better when the film was out of the back of my throat, I don’t know what that is. Maybe that would be my white “scabs”?
Let me know if that worked for you! That was the roughest thing I have ever been through. Took me about 10 days to feel half normal, but I was 49, which they say is harder.