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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Day 9 and I feel great! Can swallow scrambled eggs with no problem and I haven’t taken my pain medication yet! I finally feel like I’m getting back to myself, hopefully I can go to school tomorrow.
I took a shower yesterday for the first time since (was too weak from no food,pain meds etc) an when I got out I could open my jaw again .. It was weird .
My jaw is sore too and I can’t open it wide. My ears hurt too from the referred pain. On day 9, I feel worse than I did toward the beginning. My throat is red, raw and painful. It hurts so bad to even drink water. I have had to take pain medicine every 4 hours around the clock.
Oh no 🙁 it will get better. I’m on day 11 now, it just feels like a bad sore throat, and food still tastes horrible. but still cant open my jaw wide, only on pain meds in the morning and at night before bed. 🙂 Hang in there ! it gets better.
You need to chew gum. I started on day 4 and have been able to open and move my jaw normally. It’s a matter of exercising the muscles.
Day 9: Second morning that i haven’t woken up in excruciating pain but i do feel like im swallowing knives. Still have the horrible taste in my mouth and any food or drink that i try to have tastes absolutely horrible which sucks because if it didn’t taste so bad i would be eating pretty normally. Still taking my pain meds pretty regularly, codeine and ibuprofen. The only thing that tastes pretty normal and doesn’t hurt too much is flavored milk. Still sound retarded when i talk, also hurts a lot, and can’t open my my jaw properly, feels really odd :/ got a cough around day four which continues to be torture ! Yawning and stuff is still painful too. Just want it to all end !! Looking after my toddler is impossible with no voice and pain.
I feel sorry for you having to watch a toddler while going through this. That would be very challenging. I am on Day 7. I feel like I am swallowing knives too and take pain medicine to help. It takes the edge off, but as you know, it still hurts. The pain medicine makes me so tired, it is hard to function. I agree, food does not taste normal. Best wishes on your recovery.
Aww thanks, i hope you’re recovery goes well too. and yes, it has been a huge challenge >.< I think if food tasted normal then i would eat despite the pain but oh well. Two weeks is soon so hopefully i'm better ! I cant wait !
Slept better last night then any previous night. Scaled back meds to 1/2 of normal dose, and hope to continue. Still have significant pain when swallowing but was able to eat boiled noodles for first time (it still hurt quite a but). Ear pain is still there (for me this has been the worst part), but it is definitely decreasing everyday. Tongue is still very swollen. I am starting to move around a bit more. I’m able to work a tiny bit from home and that, with the decreased meds and increased mental ability is greatly helping my attitude. Still taking another week off of work just to be sure. Sun is shinning and finally a ray of hope!!!
I am taking children’s Motrin which is WONDERFUL!! the heavy pain meds stopped working a couple of days ago. I am still in a lot pain. Today was the worst in the past few days. Still can’t talk right. I slept most of today but on the couch semi up. I am going to try laying flat the next few nights and see how it is. here’s hoping….thanks! gives me hope at least ! 🙂
Day 9 and I feel great! Can swallow scrambled eggs with no problem and I haven’t taken my pain medication yet! I finally feel like I’m getting back to myself, hopefully I can go to school tomorrow.
Anyone else unable to open there mouth properly ? My jaw is so f*cked that i cant open it properly :/
I took a shower yesterday for the first time since (was too weak from no food,pain meds etc) an when I got out I could open my jaw again .. It was weird .
Oh really, ive had heaps of showers but still cant open my jaw :/
My jaw is sore too and I can’t open it wide. My ears hurt too from the referred pain. On day 9, I feel worse than I did toward the beginning. My throat is red, raw and painful. It hurts so bad to even drink water. I have had to take pain medicine every 4 hours around the clock.
Oh no 🙁 it will get better. I’m on day 11 now, it just feels like a bad sore throat, and food still tastes horrible. but still cant open my jaw wide, only on pain meds in the morning and at night before bed. 🙂 Hang in there ! it gets better.
You need to chew gum. I started on day 4 and have been able to open and move my jaw normally. It’s a matter of exercising the muscles.
Day 9: Second morning that i haven’t woken up in excruciating pain but i do feel like im swallowing knives. Still have the horrible taste in my mouth and any food or drink that i try to have tastes absolutely horrible which sucks because if it didn’t taste so bad i would be eating pretty normally. Still taking my pain meds pretty regularly, codeine and ibuprofen. The only thing that tastes pretty normal and doesn’t hurt too much is flavored milk. Still sound retarded when i talk, also hurts a lot, and can’t open my my jaw properly, feels really odd :/ got a cough around day four which continues to be torture ! Yawning and stuff is still painful too. Just want it to all end !! Looking after my toddler is impossible with no voice and pain.
I feel sorry for you having to watch a toddler while going through this. That would be very challenging. I am on Day 7. I feel like I am swallowing knives too and take pain medicine to help. It takes the edge off, but as you know, it still hurts. The pain medicine makes me so tired, it is hard to function. I agree, food does not taste normal. Best wishes on your recovery.
Aww thanks, i hope you’re recovery goes well too. and yes, it has been a huge challenge >.< I think if food tasted normal then i would eat despite the pain but oh well. Two weeks is soon so hopefully i'm better ! I cant wait !
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Slept better last night then any previous night. Scaled back meds to 1/2 of normal dose, and hope to continue. Still have significant pain when swallowing but was able to eat boiled noodles for first time (it still hurt quite a but). Ear pain is still there (for me this has been the worst part), but it is definitely decreasing everyday. Tongue is still very swollen. I am starting to move around a bit more. I’m able to work a tiny bit from home and that, with the decreased meds and increased mental ability is greatly helping my attitude. Still taking another week off of work just to be sure. Sun is shinning and finally a ray of hope!!!
I am taking children’s Motrin which is WONDERFUL!! the heavy pain meds stopped working a couple of days ago. I am still in a lot pain. Today was the worst in the past few days. Still can’t talk right. I slept most of today but on the couch semi up. I am going to try laying flat the next few nights and see how it is. here’s hoping….thanks! gives me hope at least ! 🙂