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.
Day 8 for mi after surgery , still in pain more one side then the other I thing I have a very bad brush on my tongue ? I am so ready to go back to normal I never thought this will be this painful , today I am trying to drink a sip of coffee because my migraine is killing me and some how warm coffee just a drop to drop did help but right after I did I got to run to the bathroom and rinse my mouth with some warm salt water that is helping me so much , letting the salt water so yo the cuts in the back when is so sore it relax and helps so much , I can’t do ice water any more it hurts so bad when ever I drink , for some reason warm water is my best friend now . Ps I hate the medicine makes me so sick hope today I can do good with Tylenol or Advil .
Day 8, I’m sitting here again awake at 3am, having only gone to bed at 12. I can’t eat anything it hurts so bad. I’m in tears cause I’m starving and in pain. Right out of the hospital I ate as much as I could. Sadly it doesn’t stay in your tummy that long. My throat is still white. And the ear pain, I’ve came to a point where I put my fingers in the ears just to sollow. I’m just ready to feel better. 🙁
Day 5 and every time I take a sip of water it tastes like marijuana …and im not a smoker nor do i do drugs , help
I’m on day 7, op on day 1. Yesterday was far worse than today. I was crying and vomiting at the same time. Today I’ve managed with just ibuprofen but it’s tonight the real test..
so far ear ache and jaw ache and tongue ache driving me insane
Everything tastes skunky like pot almost I agree
I agree I feel like I have cigarette ashes and buggers filled in the back of my throat. Never imagined it to be this bad.
Day 8 (30/m) and I feel much better. Almost no pain when I swallow water, let’s say 1/10. When I wake up from sleep me throat is dry so I’m in pain when I swallow (3/10). Doctor said in 2 days I will be fine, so I’m looking so baldly forward to it. Most probably on Wednesday I will go to work, exactly 2 weeks after the surgery. So many days I stayed home, that I desperately want to start my normal life again, got to work, return to my studies, gym…
Good to hear! Best of luck. Just to warn, some folks experience a little backslide in their recovery between days 8 and 10. Hope you don’t!!
I’m on day 8 – there is a wicked burning/stinging sensation on the right side of my mouth. I also hocked up a really big scab this morning. My swelling is still pretty bad. Just discontinued the NARCO replacing with Tylenol.