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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Starting day 9. I woke up around 4am with my throat stinging and ear and jaw pain. I had to take roxicet and use an ice pack to get it to subside. I woke again around 8am and the pain wasn’t that bad. I took a Tylenol around 10 am and was able to eat a piece of toast and a scrambled egg. Still drinking lots of water to keep the throat moist. Days are pretty good, nights and mornings seem to be when the pain comes back. Just wondering how long it will take until my night time pain improves! Have a good day everyone.
So quick update on day 9. feel much better today, still woke up in awful pain and had horrible ear ache over night, warm face cloth on them really helped. Still needing 60mg codeine and paracetamol for night times, but can have just ibruprofen and paracetamol in the day. But once the meds are in my system the days are so much better. Getting my appetite back now, still really sore to eat and it’s a bit of a battle to swallow with the stinging when you want to eat, but I try to have meds half an hour before to help. Voice nearly back to normal so that’s easier. Feel like I am at last making some progress, have sorted out some things at home that needed doing like appointment changing and making so starting to get back to the real world at last. I will update tomorrow on day 10!
Woke up feeling a lot better than past days. Didn’t nee medication for the pain until dinner time. I have been able to finally use a straw without pain, and I personally think it’s what helped start the process off the scabs finally starting to come off. Around dinner time I was really hungry as I didn’t feel hungry all day. I tried eating a banana, big mistake. Two bites in, it was burning my throat so bad! Who knew bananas were so acidic? I would’ve thought they were last acidic if all the fruits! My family and I decided to go to a buffet, in hopes that I’d be able to find foods to eat. I had mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, done cornbread stuffing, and I saw they had a taco bar. So, I figured the second craving could be conquered and decided to make myself a soft shelled taco, no salsa. Taco seasoning burns by the way… but at that point I was so hungry I didn’t care. I took an Advil liquid gel capsule and gave it about 10 minutes and forced myself to eat no matter how bad it hurt. Fir dessert I had some peach cobbler topped with frozen yogurt, to cool the cobbler down. By the time we left, I felt full and the pain had subsided enough that I was happy.
I am on day 8 (including op day) and I don’t know why, but I have been blessed in my recovery compared to most of the others that have shared on here, I am in Australia, not sure if that makes a difference with surgery procedure? I have been pain med free for the past 40 hours and aside from a slight ache in my ears and scratch in my throat, I’d say I’m pretty much recovered. I found days 4-6 to be the worst, and even then it was only really for about an hour or so first thing in the morning upon rising, when the throat is dry and you take those first few swallows and few mouthfuls of water to moisten the throat again. My biggest struggle since surgery has been being so exhausted, lack of food and sleep, which makes one VERY tired and I have had my 3 kids 9, 12 & 14 home with me on school holidays the past week which has tested my tiredness just a little.
I would say a big key to my recovery has been drinking LOTS of water, LOTS of rest in the first few days and I gargled salt water 3-4 times a day from day 1.
I have found this site to be a lifesaver during recovery, knowing that there would be light at the end of the tunnel, so thankyou Greg for dedicating your time
Just left my comment for day eight as I forgot to post on my actual day 8 ….. But I’m in England and it is 4:18 in the morning I woke up 30 mins ago in agony on my right side the burning sensation is killing me I got up had a glass of water and took a look in the mirror I think a large part of the scan has come away and it’s stinging like mad I feel like my throat is back to day 6/7… Not good past 2 days haven’t been sooooooo painful ( not pain freeware from ) but a lot less of a struggle to get through the day. Went down stairs had a banana and took meds hopefully these will kick in and I can have a good day. I’m very tired now and would love a decent meal but nearly over I hope… This site has been amazing and really got me through each day, just knowing that your not over playing the pain and it is real to prove to people what your saying is true (as I think people who see me was like DRAMA QUEEN!!!!!!!) the pain no one could ever imagine but slowly each day we get through it .. I am struggling to drink my tea as a write this hope it gets better as the day goes on usually seems to? I will let you know in my last post day ten!!!! big thanks to Greg this site is a little god send it makes you cry!!! Thinking omg day …. And still more pain but reading them can also cheer you up with people’s funny comments, reassuring comments and just the fact you know your not suffering alone!!! Thank you….. Xxxxx
Starting day 9. I woke up around 4am with my throat stinging and ear and jaw pain. I had to take roxicet and use an ice pack to get it to subside. I woke again around 8am and the pain wasn’t that bad. I took a Tylenol around 10 am and was able to eat a piece of toast and a scrambled egg. Still drinking lots of water to keep the throat moist. Days are pretty good, nights and mornings seem to be when the pain comes back. Just wondering how long it will take until my night time pain improves! Have a good day everyone.
So quick update on day 9. feel much better today, still woke up in awful pain and had horrible ear ache over night, warm face cloth on them really helped. Still needing 60mg codeine and paracetamol for night times, but can have just ibruprofen and paracetamol in the day. But once the meds are in my system the days are so much better. Getting my appetite back now, still really sore to eat and it’s a bit of a battle to swallow with the stinging when you want to eat, but I try to have meds half an hour before to help. Voice nearly back to normal so that’s easier. Feel like I am at last making some progress, have sorted out some things at home that needed doing like appointment changing and making so starting to get back to the real world at last. I will update tomorrow on day 10!
Woke up feeling a lot better than past days. Didn’t nee medication for the pain until dinner time. I have been able to finally use a straw without pain, and I personally think it’s what helped start the process off the scabs finally starting to come off. Around dinner time I was really hungry as I didn’t feel hungry all day. I tried eating a banana, big mistake. Two bites in, it was burning my throat so bad! Who knew bananas were so acidic? I would’ve thought they were last acidic if all the fruits! My family and I decided to go to a buffet, in hopes that I’d be able to find foods to eat. I had mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, done cornbread stuffing, and I saw they had a taco bar. So, I figured the second craving could be conquered and decided to make myself a soft shelled taco, no salsa. Taco seasoning burns by the way… but at that point I was so hungry I didn’t care. I took an Advil liquid gel capsule and gave it about 10 minutes and forced myself to eat no matter how bad it hurt. Fir dessert I had some peach cobbler topped with frozen yogurt, to cool the cobbler down. By the time we left, I felt full and the pain had subsided enough that I was happy.
I am on day 8 (including op day) and I don’t know why, but I have been blessed in my recovery compared to most of the others that have shared on here, I am in Australia, not sure if that makes a difference with surgery procedure? I have been pain med free for the past 40 hours and aside from a slight ache in my ears and scratch in my throat, I’d say I’m pretty much recovered. I found days 4-6 to be the worst, and even then it was only really for about an hour or so first thing in the morning upon rising, when the throat is dry and you take those first few swallows and few mouthfuls of water to moisten the throat again. My biggest struggle since surgery has been being so exhausted, lack of food and sleep, which makes one VERY tired and I have had my 3 kids 9, 12 & 14 home with me on school holidays the past week which has tested my tiredness just a little.
I would say a big key to my recovery has been drinking LOTS of water, LOTS of rest in the first few days and I gargled salt water 3-4 times a day from day 1.
I have found this site to be a lifesaver during recovery, knowing that there would be light at the end of the tunnel, so thankyou Greg for dedicating your time
Just left my comment for day eight as I forgot to post on my actual day 8 ….. But I’m in England and it is 4:18 in the morning I woke up 30 mins ago in agony on my right side the burning sensation is killing me I got up had a glass of water and took a look in the mirror I think a large part of the scan has come away and it’s stinging like mad I feel like my throat is back to day 6/7… Not good past 2 days haven’t been sooooooo painful ( not pain freeware from ) but a lot less of a struggle to get through the day. Went down stairs had a banana and took meds hopefully these will kick in and I can have a good day. I’m very tired now and would love a decent meal but nearly over I hope… This site has been amazing and really got me through each day, just knowing that your not over playing the pain and it is real to prove to people what your saying is true (as I think people who see me was like DRAMA QUEEN!!!!!!!) the pain no one could ever imagine but slowly each day we get through it .. I am struggling to drink my tea as a write this hope it gets better as the day goes on usually seems to? I will let you know in my last post day ten!!!! big thanks to Greg this site is a little god send it makes you cry!!! Thinking omg day …. And still more pain but reading them can also cheer you up with people’s funny comments, reassuring comments and just the fact you know your not suffering alone!!! Thank you….. Xxxxx