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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It’s finally came to the end of day 9 now, and how good it’s feels to go through the day feeling somewhat normal. I have to say the last time I remember posting was on day 2 or 3, regardless I will u give u a summary and some helpful tips I used that worked. Day 1 of Surgury will be okay u won’t hurt and u won’t remember when u get home that same day just take your pain med hopefully you can take loratab (Liquid Form) doc will give u a steroid to help with inflammation oh don’t forget I would recommend med for nausea just in case you will thank me later it comes in handy. The nausea comes from the everything but when u take pain meds on a week stomach the nausea will hit u. Take as directed I took mine every four hours with a little Gatorade, took pills with applesauce and ate a Popsticle. I do not recommend to eat ice cream because too much dairy upset stomach and thickens your saliva. Oh yea you may be given an antibiotic so u definitely want to stay away from dairy if u can. I’m not saying u can’t eat it just don’t eat too much of it especially if u notice stomach pain. Eat like I said the first day liquid stuff the next day I started to eat applesauce, little mash with shredded chicken but with caution don’t over due it. Your diet will progress from there. I do recommend to eat as soon as you take meds to keep stomach happy. It also helps because once the meds start working it will help u eat. You will have trouble sleeping at night I did and it will seem like it will get worse as you go further into recovery. I did sleep with a humidifier as recommended but either my machine sucked or I should have bought a different one. (You will wake up very soar the worst of pain u will feel during recovery is at night). Please research and do a better job to figure how to take that prob away and recovery pain overall will be cut by half. The other prob I had was that on day 7 I ate at chilies a bowl of chili and the next day I felt so sick I don’t know if it was from food but that was the only day I could not stand being nausea I almost threw up but I didn’t eat much or drink that much because I was so nausea nothing came out. At the end of the night I drank some coke did not take loratab just alieve and I was able to sleep a gods few hours and work up pretty good the next day. So to be on safe side just because u can eat be careful with the foods u eat it will ruin your day with a regret. I could of prevented this so don’t do it, eat smart. Today is day 10 for me since it’s 2:50am right now hopefully a start to a new beginning. Good luck on recovery I did not mention that I also had work on my sinus they fixed my passageway and removed polyps I’m glad I did it at same time. U won’t worry about your sinus the tonsils will have all the attention so get it done if u have too. Just pray at night when it gets tough and ask for strength don’t forget To pray and thank the lord when u do have strength.
Day 9 for me and this is the first day I’ve felt like a normal human again (well, almost). Sure, I still have a sore throat and It still hurts to swallow, but this is the first day I didn’t need to rush for ice chips/pain meds as soon as I woke up. My energy level is a bit better and it doesn’t hurt quite as much to talk or eat. I’m also starting to wean myself off of the pain meds. Day 7 turned out to be the worst for me. Pain was at its worst and panic started to set in that I would never recover. Man that was a long day/night. Hopefully it only gets steadily better from here. For those in the 7-10 day range, hang in there, it will get better.
Hello everyone. I’m on day 9 of my recovery process and all I can say is WHAT A LONG RECOVERY THIS IS…..and painful. I literally lost 9 pounds and I was only 123. I feel like I’m withering away. I am taking Lorab, sometimes i use Sprix (burns like hell, but works) and Advil. The pain is mostly gone except for my right side. It burns and aches every time I swallow. If it weren’t for that I’d be eating whatever I want. Also, I get this tickle in my throat ever so often and that’s awful cause I don’t want to cough so my eyes start watering and I run for my water. I’m thinking it could be a scab falling off.?!… I am so hungry. Today I had a couple hours of no pain when I swallowed so I had some mashed potatoes & very small bowl of macaroni. Then about an hour later the pain on my right side returned!! I know my doctor told me it was going to be painful, but my gosh….on day 7 I was in tears!!!! I am hopeful that when this is all over we will all be healthier and so glad this process is OVER!!! I would not wish this on anyone. Good Luck to us all!
Day 9- I had a great day today! I actually worked from home for about 2 hours, I watered my plants outside, and even went for a little walk. I must say that by 4 PM I was completely exhausted and rested the remainder of the day. The pain on my left side is completely gone. The pain on the right side is still there, but it is bearable. I am still taking tylenol and advil every so often. I do still have scabs but they are slowly coming off and I am continuing to eat only soft things such as soups, pancakes, oatmeal, eggs, etc.
The worst part of today was dealing with the constipation issues I developed from taking the percoset. My #1 recommendation to anyone about to have a tonsillectomy is to make sure you begin taking a stool softener probably the day before you go into surgery. And, religiously take them throughout the recovery period. I had quite a time trying to get my digestive system back to normal.
Day 9, June 30, 2012 – Scabs continue to come off slowly. Pain is bearable. I think tomorrow I will start weaning off of the pain meds. I don’t feel up to doing anything. I barely have enough energy to get up and fill my glass with ice and a fresh drink and sit back down. I asked for a full 2 weeks off of work as per the recommendations on this site. I am glad I did. If someone told me I had to go in this Monday and be fully functional. I wouldn’t last. Everything is still fuzzy. Finally started eating solid food.. Had a piece of chicken from KFC and some mashed potatoes. I have no idea how much weight I’ve loast, but I’m guessing 15lbs.
It’s finally came to the end of day 9 now, and how good it’s feels to go through the day feeling somewhat normal. I have to say the last time I remember posting was on day 2 or 3, regardless I will u give u a summary and some helpful tips I used that worked. Day 1 of Surgury will be okay u won’t hurt and u won’t remember when u get home that same day just take your pain med hopefully you can take loratab (Liquid Form) doc will give u a steroid to help with inflammation oh don’t forget I would recommend med for nausea just in case you will thank me later it comes in handy. The nausea comes from the everything but when u take pain meds on a week stomach the nausea will hit u. Take as directed I took mine every four hours with a little Gatorade, took pills with applesauce and ate a Popsticle. I do not recommend to eat ice cream because too much dairy upset stomach and thickens your saliva. Oh yea you may be given an antibiotic so u definitely want to stay away from dairy if u can. I’m not saying u can’t eat it just don’t eat too much of it especially if u notice stomach pain. Eat like I said the first day liquid stuff the next day I started to eat applesauce, little mash with shredded chicken but with caution don’t over due it. Your diet will progress from there. I do recommend to eat as soon as you take meds to keep stomach happy. It also helps because once the meds start working it will help u eat. You will have trouble sleeping at night I did and it will seem like it will get worse as you go further into recovery. I did sleep with a humidifier as recommended but either my machine sucked or I should have bought a different one. (You will wake up very soar the worst of pain u will feel during recovery is at night). Please research and do a better job to figure how to take that prob away and recovery pain overall will be cut by half. The other prob I had was that on day 7 I ate at chilies a bowl of chili and the next day I felt so sick I don’t know if it was from food but that was the only day I could not stand being nausea I almost threw up but I didn’t eat much or drink that much because I was so nausea nothing came out. At the end of the night I drank some coke did not take loratab just alieve and I was able to sleep a gods few hours and work up pretty good the next day. So to be on safe side just because u can eat be careful with the foods u eat it will ruin your day with a regret. I could of prevented this so don’t do it, eat smart. Today is day 10 for me since it’s 2:50am right now hopefully a start to a new beginning. Good luck on recovery I did not mention that I also had work on my sinus they fixed my passageway and removed polyps I’m glad I did it at same time. U won’t worry about your sinus the tonsils will have all the attention so get it done if u have too. Just pray at night when it gets tough and ask for strength don’t forget To pray and thank the lord when u do have strength.
Day 9 for me and this is the first day I’ve felt like a normal human again (well, almost). Sure, I still have a sore throat and It still hurts to swallow, but this is the first day I didn’t need to rush for ice chips/pain meds as soon as I woke up. My energy level is a bit better and it doesn’t hurt quite as much to talk or eat. I’m also starting to wean myself off of the pain meds. Day 7 turned out to be the worst for me. Pain was at its worst and panic started to set in that I would never recover. Man that was a long day/night. Hopefully it only gets steadily better from here. For those in the 7-10 day range, hang in there, it will get better.
Hello everyone. I’m on day 9 of my recovery process and all I can say is WHAT A LONG RECOVERY THIS IS…..and painful. I literally lost 9 pounds and I was only 123. I feel like I’m withering away. I am taking Lorab, sometimes i use Sprix (burns like hell, but works) and Advil. The pain is mostly gone except for my right side. It burns and aches every time I swallow. If it weren’t for that I’d be eating whatever I want. Also, I get this tickle in my throat ever so often and that’s awful cause I don’t want to cough so my eyes start watering and I run for my water. I’m thinking it could be a scab falling off.?!… I am so hungry. Today I had a couple hours of no pain when I swallowed so I had some mashed potatoes & very small bowl of macaroni. Then about an hour later the pain on my right side returned!! I know my doctor told me it was going to be painful, but my gosh….on day 7 I was in tears!!!! I am hopeful that when this is all over we will all be healthier and so glad this process is OVER!!! I would not wish this on anyone. Good Luck to us all!
Day 9- I had a great day today! I actually worked from home for about 2 hours, I watered my plants outside, and even went for a little walk. I must say that by 4 PM I was completely exhausted and rested the remainder of the day. The pain on my left side is completely gone. The pain on the right side is still there, but it is bearable. I am still taking tylenol and advil every so often. I do still have scabs but they are slowly coming off and I am continuing to eat only soft things such as soups, pancakes, oatmeal, eggs, etc.
The worst part of today was dealing with the constipation issues I developed from taking the percoset. My #1 recommendation to anyone about to have a tonsillectomy is to make sure you begin taking a stool softener probably the day before you go into surgery. And, religiously take them throughout the recovery period. I had quite a time trying to get my digestive system back to normal.
Day 9, June 30, 2012 – Scabs continue to come off slowly. Pain is bearable. I think tomorrow I will start weaning off of the pain meds. I don’t feel up to doing anything. I barely have enough energy to get up and fill my glass with ice and a fresh drink and sit back down. I asked for a full 2 weeks off of work as per the recommendations on this site. I am glad I did. If someone told me I had to go in this Monday and be fully functional. I wouldn’t last. Everything is still fuzzy. Finally started eating solid food.. Had a piece of chicken from KFC and some mashed potatoes. I have no idea how much weight I’ve loast, but I’m guessing 15lbs.