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.
Where do I begin… to put it lightly this is by far the worst recovery I have ever had to deal with. Even worse then child birth, and I had my kids all natural, (no epidural). The reason I say that is because..
1. When you have a baby and go through the pain your getting something amazing for all the pain your going through.
2. This is a constant pain it never ends, and it goes on for DAYS.. pain meds really only help.so much. And regular Tylenol and ibprophen do nothing. (I used the rest of my Norco and 800mg ibprophen that I was given after my daughter was born).
3. They say day 7-10 you should start to feel better, that’s a straight up lie.
4. Gallbladder removal/recovery was way easier then this also.
So, I’ll begin with whatever you do, do not sneeze, cough, burp or even attempt to blow your nose or you will be in excruciating pain. At night it is even worse because your throat will get dry (doesn’t matter if you breath through your mouth or nose) and when that happens and you drink your first shot of any liquid you will feel intense burning/stinging and your whole throat feels like it swells up. Ear pain and headaches are just getting worse as the days are suppose to be closer to feeling better. I keep telling myself once I recover I won’t ever have to worry about my tonsils making me sick again and it’ll be all over with. But this is seriously the worst pain. I’m nursing my daughter and yesterday I was in so much pain I even went as far as drinking some of my own breastmilk because of the healing properties and antibodies it has in it I figured I had nothing to lose and if anything it would help. Sure enough i.had instant relief. It only lasted a little while but that little relief of pain had kept me sane. For whoever is reading this and getting this surgery done or going through what I am already, I feel your pain, you have my complete sympathy, and make sure you get the best pain medicine you can have. Your going to need alot of it.
I’m on Day 8, but tequnicaly day 3 for the right side of my throat. I woke up choking on blood the other day, and was rushed to a different hospital to get it re-cotterized. But my throat looks like my scabs are getting closer and closer to falling off. Esspecially on the left side of my throat. I started to get a lot! Of mucus today and it’s causing me to gag. I’ve tried everything to make it stop, but my stomach is so un settled. I felt so good until around 1pm. When the mucas came. My throats doesn’t hurt as much so I tried to get it up. So it didn’t feel like I am choking but it only lasted a couple seconds.when I drink water it feels like I have rips in my throats in some small spots on the right. I can’t eat anything. I have been trying to drink food substatutes but they make it hard to avoid flem. This feels horrible 🙁
Day 8! :)))) Yesterday was such a great day – best so far! Had minimal pain, didn’t take any pain medication. The biggest struggle was eating/drinking as the scabs are falling off and I’m scared to bleed again. So I’ve continued to drink a lot of water (2l per day) and got a humidifier so my throat doesn’t dry out over night. Very uncomfortable when the stones come off tho. Not sure if everyone gets the same pain, mine was as if I had a million little needles poking my neck, then it stops and feels uncomfortable – like you want to cough something out. I’ve managed not to cough so far but it’s v. hard. I try and drink water when they are falling off.
So TODAY. Same as day 7 minimal pain when I got up. Fingers crossed I’ll have the same luck as yesterday. Keep strong, there is light at the end of the tunnel.
I feel perfectly fine, I woke up with slight pain. The only thing it reminds me of is a cold how it’s worse in the morning and gets better through out the day. I’m only taking normal Tylenol in the morning and at night. (Which is all I took throughout my whole recovery was either the children’s liquid Tylenol or the extra strength pills) I’ve been walking with little breaks here and there. I honestly didn’t have any of the pain others have said all over the internet. I’m 19 and pretty active, my biggest thing was staying active and telling myself it’s not as big of a deal people make it out to be. Yeah, it sucked by something livable through.
Day 8 I have this endless ear pain on my right side and I can’t chew on that side of my mouth. My mouth is dry and I can’t sleep for long. I miss my life.