A collection of various experiences of adult tonsillectomy patients on their ninth day of recovery
From thousands of post comments to the tonsillectomy recovery forum, I have assembled a sampling of various accounts and impressions of tonsillectomy recovery for each day. Below I share comments about tonsillectomy day 9. These comments are taken from tonsillectomy patients who were kind enough to share their experiences to help others as they navigate the bumpy road of tonsillectomy recovery.
Many will experience depression toward the end of of their tonsillectomy recovery.
Depression After Tonsillectomy?
Please feel free to add your own experience with tonsillectomy day 9.
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Tonsillectomy Day 9 : Pain hasn’t changed, but something’s different. I’m going walking-So Day 9 was overall much better than any day so far of this recovery. But the pain came back tonight in force. Urgh. Back to the painkillers and junk TV.
Tonsillectomy Day 9 : My throat felt a lot better last night, it was moister and clearer than it has been in a few days. THANK YOU HUMIDIFIER!! The Tylenol I’m slowly easing off of, and the pain is almost gone in my throat. My ears still hurt, but definitely not that bad. I didn’t eat much today because of the panic attacks again, but I kept drinking through them because I know I need to keep a moist throat. I actually went out today!! I went to the mall with my mom which felt very liberating after spending so much time confined to my house. The only semi-new symptom is stinging in my throat. Every time I drink water it stings a lot and I’m not sure why. It could be because it’s healing and still raw; but I’m not really concerned. My dad looked in my throat today and he said almost all of the scabs are gone. He did see a few small red bumps in my throat, but I’m not quite sure what they are (another question to ask my doctor about)! Otherwise I’m feeling okay today.
Tonsillectomy Day 9 : day 9 and today I was able to talk a bit without pain. I haven’t napped at all today and am fading fast. It was nice to have friends visit me but also exhausting.
Tonsillectomy Day 9 : day 9 (today i feel better again)I had bled quite a bit last night before I went to bed which scared me a lot because it was more than a tablespoon, however I kept rinsing my mouth with ice water and sucking a piece of ice and after 5 minutes it stopped.
Tonsillectomy Day 9 : Day 9 – hallelujah… feeling so much better in myself. My throat still feels sore and im still on my meds., but I find I’m not willing for the 4th hour to come to pop more in. It’s also a little easier to talk today (something I have not done for the past 8 day’s and believe me it’s been hard having 2 son’s 5 & 2yrs) I went to the doctors yesterday to make sure thing’s where as they should and all is well.
Tonsillectomy Day 9 : Day 9/10 is slightly better than the last couple of days. The white in the back of my throat looks a bit more transparent, so I think it’s slowly sloughing off. There’s a red rim where it used to be. Everything is still sore, but not as bad. However, my right ear and the area behind my right jaw are KILLING me. It feels more like an ear infection than referred ear pain, but my temp is normal, so I’ll wait to bring it up at my post op on Monday
Tonsillectomy Day 9 : first day I’ve spent most of the day alone. No much to report, but that is a good thing. My appetite is returning a little bit. I had some chicken noodle soup last night, and tried some mac n’ cheese for dinner tonight. It was a little painful getting tonight’s dinner down, but not to bad. Pain levels are still about the same. I tried talking in a fairly normal voice for a little bit today, but didn’t maintain it very long, it did get a bit painful. In the interest of tracking my recovery and health i will share the following story. Had my first BM in a week yesterday, was fairly constipated.
Tonsillectomy Day 9 : Day 9 and I am waking with a bit more energy.
Tonsillectomy Day 9 :Day 9: The skies opened, and the angels sang! I felt good! (by good, I mean much better than the previous 8 days, but not “back to normal”) I could eat, with some pain, but actually consumed a breakfast, lunch and dinner. I stopped taking Lortab and haven’t been back. This helped get my head cleared up, and also helped with my extended absence from the bathroom, if ya know what I mean 😉 I was able to do some work (from home) and really started to feel like myself again.
Tonsillectomy Day 9 :Recovery Day 9 (post-op day 10):
I have lost the majority of the scabbing on my right tonsil bed but my left side still have massive scabs. my uvula was so huge it was resting on the back of my tongue but it seems to finally be starting to shrink a bit but when i do talk it makes me sound a bit slurred. Pain today is not nearly as bad as it was during the first 8 days. Was able to eat 2 over easy eggs today
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I had my tonsils and adenoids removed on 3/16. (I’m a 31 year old female with Type I Diabetes)
This is my 9th day and I am finally feeling like a real human again! I had pasta for dinner and it tasted great! I took Advil and 3ml of liquid Oxycodone a few minutes before I ate so I didn’t feel anything. 🙂 I’m trying to reduce my amount and duration of Oxycodone. I started taking 10ml, so hopefully tomorrow will be my last day and I can just take Tylenol and Advil, alternating.
My tonsil beds only have little patches of white right now so I’m assuming that some scabs fell off on their own. I now have pink and red patches where I am thinking the new skin is. This could also be why even water burns right now.
Nighttime seems to be the WORST for me. I use a cool mist humidifier and have been waking up to stay hydrated and manage pain but nighttime is rough.
My husband has been a saint, bringing me meds and ice chips throughout the night. He has kept a detailed med log, which has been very helpful as I lose all track of time and just know when I’m in pain!
Day 3 was hands down the hardest day for me. I was on three different anti nausea meds and was still sick several times. That is something that I wanted to avoid (because of pain, and diabetes!). It set me back a day or two. It was awful and painful.
I’m a teacher so I am really hoping that I can go back to work and not be in pain from talking! This week is spring break and I’m planning on going back to work full time in April.
This website has been extremely helpful!! Thanks for all of the information and comments. They have really helped me through this recovery process.
(I am a 15 year old girl.)
Thought I ought to shine some light. I will tell you I read all these horror stories. Not going to lie. I’m still in pain. But I guess I’m doing alot better than most people. Yes, I had my moments where I cried because it felt like I was swallowing glass. But today. The pain is very small. Like a sore throat, I woke up went to Denny’s, (no crunchy food… Sadly I couldn’t eat my bacon) took a walk at a local flea market, and later went to a crawfish broil. (Thankfully the host didnt make them spicy at all, everyone else was dissapointed but I was very happy)
I’m just not looking forward to school Monday. Oh. And… My doctor doesn’t want a post op check up??? Says i Can just go to school. Oh. And is it normal to spit up a little bloody phlegm??? I had my adenoids and tonsils removed
I’m on day 11 and my scabs haven’t fully come off yet (though there aren’t many left). I have an area of red on the left side of my throat that hurts really bad (worse than the first few days because, like you, it seems that the pain meds don’t keep it at bay). I was assuming it was an area where scabbing had come off and it’s raw..been like this for a few days…so my guess to your question is that yes, it’s the scabbing area. However, if it’s not better by Monday I’m going to the doctor to get it checked out…just for peace of mind.
Today is day 9 and I’m concerned about the scabs coming off. I thought the worst was behind me by day 6 and started working from home on day 7 and day 8. Other than work, I’m not back to regular routine at all. I’m staying in bed away from others just to be safe and fully heal before returning to the office Monday morning (today is saturday). I’ve been coughing up phlegm since day 4 or so. The scabs seem to be thinning (on one side at least) but the pain is intense. Since the evening of Day 7 I’ve been getting sharp burning pains, it feels as though someone is holding a torch to my throat in certain areas. Luckily, the pain isn’t constant. The stinging sharp pain cuts through the pain meds and there’s no way to sleep. It isn’t just severe discomfort like the first six days, it’s a shooting stabbing burning feeling. Is that the scabs coming off? Also, I haven’t seen or felt pieces of the scabs coming off like others have reported. I’m just assuming they are since the scabs seem thinner. Any thoughts??? How many days does it take for them to come off completely? This pain has been going on for almost three days and the majority of the scabs are still there.
Day 9. Woke up with a bunch of gunk in the back of my throat. Took me about an hour to get it completely cleared out. It was so disgusting. There was also something sticking out (whether it was my inflamed Uvula or scabbing) that was hitting my gag reflex area and I gagged about 10 times, almost vomiting. Luckily, I cleared whatever that was (or moved whatever it was). Still really sore. Feels really raw. Still waiting to get my sense of taste back. Had some more elbow macaroni with sauce and cheese for lunch and going to have broccoli cheddar soup in a bread bowl tonight (the soup gets the bread nice and soggy to where I can eat it). Overall, just waiting for my taste to come back and hoping for the area to heal quickly. I’d like to have steak this weekend.
I had my tonsils and adenoids removed on 3/16. (I’m a 31 year old female with Type I Diabetes)
This is my 9th day and I am finally feeling like a real human again! I had pasta for dinner and it tasted great! I took Advil and 3ml of liquid Oxycodone a few minutes before I ate so I didn’t feel anything. 🙂 I’m trying to reduce my amount and duration of Oxycodone. I started taking 10ml, so hopefully tomorrow will be my last day and I can just take Tylenol and Advil, alternating.
My tonsil beds only have little patches of white right now so I’m assuming that some scabs fell off on their own. I now have pink and red patches where I am thinking the new skin is. This could also be why even water burns right now.
Nighttime seems to be the WORST for me. I use a cool mist humidifier and have been waking up to stay hydrated and manage pain but nighttime is rough.
My husband has been a saint, bringing me meds and ice chips throughout the night. He has kept a detailed med log, which has been very helpful as I lose all track of time and just know when I’m in pain!
Day 3 was hands down the hardest day for me. I was on three different anti nausea meds and was still sick several times. That is something that I wanted to avoid (because of pain, and diabetes!). It set me back a day or two. It was awful and painful.
I’m a teacher so I am really hoping that I can go back to work and not be in pain from talking! This week is spring break and I’m planning on going back to work full time in April.
This website has been extremely helpful!! Thanks for all of the information and comments. They have really helped me through this recovery process.
(I am a 15 year old girl.)
Thought I ought to shine some light. I will tell you I read all these horror stories. Not going to lie. I’m still in pain. But I guess I’m doing alot better than most people. Yes, I had my moments where I cried because it felt like I was swallowing glass. But today. The pain is very small. Like a sore throat, I woke up went to Denny’s, (no crunchy food… Sadly I couldn’t eat my bacon) took a walk at a local flea market, and later went to a crawfish broil. (Thankfully the host didnt make them spicy at all, everyone else was dissapointed but I was very happy)
I’m just not looking forward to school Monday. Oh. And… My doctor doesn’t want a post op check up??? Says i Can just go to school. Oh. And is it normal to spit up a little bloody phlegm??? I had my adenoids and tonsils removed
Note: It hurts to yawn
I’m on day 11 and my scabs haven’t fully come off yet (though there aren’t many left). I have an area of red on the left side of my throat that hurts really bad (worse than the first few days because, like you, it seems that the pain meds don’t keep it at bay). I was assuming it was an area where scabbing had come off and it’s raw..been like this for a few days…so my guess to your question is that yes, it’s the scabbing area. However, if it’s not better by Monday I’m going to the doctor to get it checked out…just for peace of mind.
Today is day 9 and I’m concerned about the scabs coming off. I thought the worst was behind me by day 6 and started working from home on day 7 and day 8. Other than work, I’m not back to regular routine at all. I’m staying in bed away from others just to be safe and fully heal before returning to the office Monday morning (today is saturday). I’ve been coughing up phlegm since day 4 or so. The scabs seem to be thinning (on one side at least) but the pain is intense. Since the evening of Day 7 I’ve been getting sharp burning pains, it feels as though someone is holding a torch to my throat in certain areas. Luckily, the pain isn’t constant. The stinging sharp pain cuts through the pain meds and there’s no way to sleep. It isn’t just severe discomfort like the first six days, it’s a shooting stabbing burning feeling. Is that the scabs coming off? Also, I haven’t seen or felt pieces of the scabs coming off like others have reported. I’m just assuming they are since the scabs seem thinner. Any thoughts??? How many days does it take for them to come off completely? This pain has been going on for almost three days and the majority of the scabs are still there.
Day 9. Woke up with a bunch of gunk in the back of my throat. Took me about an hour to get it completely cleared out. It was so disgusting. There was also something sticking out (whether it was my inflamed Uvula or scabbing) that was hitting my gag reflex area and I gagged about 10 times, almost vomiting. Luckily, I cleared whatever that was (or moved whatever it was). Still really sore. Feels really raw. Still waiting to get my sense of taste back. Had some more elbow macaroni with sauce and cheese for lunch and going to have broccoli cheddar soup in a bread bowl tonight (the soup gets the bread nice and soggy to where I can eat it). Overall, just waiting for my taste to come back and hoping for the area to heal quickly. I’d like to have steak this weekend.