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.
Age 17, one week since surgery. My throat is still very white, I can’t eat hard foods yet, still sticking to my Mac and cheese, pudding, yogurt, ice cream and jello. I started taking Motrin three times a day (two pills) but moved to liquid Tylenol, 15mL to 30mL depending on my pain. I can’t go a day without taking some sort of pain medication still. I also go to school and put myself through voice rest since I sound like my mouth is filled with gauze. As of now, it’s 7:49pm and I’m getting sleepy, it just feels like I have a sore throat, a bit of scratchiness but nothing that I can’t handle. It feels like my recovery is taking forever, I’ve lost almost 10 pounds since my surgery since it hurts whenever I eat, or burns. I wish I’d recover already so I can go back to being normal and hold an actual conversation with my friends.
Day 8/34F: it suckered as usual and if only I could eat something besides a little applesauce or jello that would make me so happy…the pain is more on my right side and that’s what stops me from eating like I want, I m so ready for this to be over because my tongue is still kind of numb and it’s so depressing..don’t know how much weight I have lost, but my mom was and still is a great support…thank goodness my kid’s are not babies anymore and capable of taking care of things in the house for me
This blog has been a godsend during my recovery day. I have probably read every single comment. I got my tonsils out early morning 8/7/17 so I’m on day 8 (including surgery day). When is this going to get better?! I’m so discouraged. Every day I wake up thinking maybe just maybe I’ll feel a little bit better. But every day I’m proven wrong. So far day 7 & day 8 have been the same type of pain. I have an extremely dry throat and anytime I swallow it is like swallowing glass chards. im trying to drink water but honestly how is anyone able too when every time I swallow it’s 12/10 on the pain scale?! I also haven’t looked at the back of my throat as it hurts to open it that much and I’m scared to see what it looks like so I have no idea if the scabs have started falling off. I’m hoping they have and that is what is causing my extreme sore throat. The only thing ive had this whole week is the occasional smoothie and watermelons. I’m so hungry and dreaming of pizza, hamburgers and chipotle. Well now I can’t even have ice chips because the cold hurts my throat so badly. I’m so over this! Any one know when it will start getting better?!
My dear, am so tired too. I believe by now u are better. Pls am still on my day 8, what Shd I expect.
I am day 8 and feel exactly the same, please tell me it gets easier?
M, 29. Just enter to day 8.It’s after the midnight here, I’ve taken my pain killer but it doesn’t work at all. I feel something inside of my throat is going bigger and bigger. Having the taste of iron in my mouth. Close to vomit at times but trying to not. 8 days of complete silent. I hate tonsils, I hate myself. The only thing which is giving me hope is time. It’s so damn slow but still ticking.
Day 8 ; 21 yrs old. I woke up in excruciating pain from sleeping with my mouth open. However, getting up and moving around has really seemed to lessen the paid.
My life saver has been burts bees natural honey drops!