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 – December 28th
I started out the day still is some of the worst pain I had experienced so far. My husband had to work and I was alone with the kids. Having to get myself moving and make them breakfast and lunch was almost more than I could really handle. Fortunately, by late afternoon, things finally started to get better. I had been taking my hydrocodone almost religiously every 3 hours since day 3, but tonight 4 hours passed before I even thought about what time it was and needing my next dose!
When my husband got home he took the kids out for dinner to give me some quiet time to take a bubble bath and relax. I asked him to bring me back some cheese tortellini. I guess I imagine pasta to be significantly softer. Every bite was like daggers in my throat. It tasted good to be eating something different, but it was so not worth the pain!
Day 9- This has been one of my better days. I am scared to swallow so I still have not had a meal. Icee & popsicles have been my best friend. Im trying to wean myself off the vicotin but it has been required at 4am in the morning. But I do not take it during the day. I am goin to try & eat some soup today. I have lost 15 lbs & im can say this surgery had me in the worst pain ever. Im happy for it to almost be over.
Day 9: I finally turned a corner today and am starting to feel like myself! I am in far less pain was able to drive about 5 minutes into our town to get my car washed and go to the grocery store. I’m still struggling to swallow normal/solid food and am losing patience by having to stick with the applesauce, pudding, frozen yogurt, and soup diet I’ve been on. However, I can tell that the next several days will only get better and better.Thank you to this website for all of the amazing tips, guidance, and support! I prepared fairly well on my own for the recovery, but having additional clear suggestions and ideas from others made this experience far less horrific than I imagined it to be…and it is nice to feel validated that people get what you are going through.
Here are some tips that I found helpful:
1) Spend at least several days prior to surgery preparing your apartment/house/space with ice packs in the freezer, straws, cozy pajamas (seriously, I bought a ton of new PJ’s and a new bathrobe and that really helped!), and stock up on liquids such as soups, popsicles, and applesauce. I actually made a couple of soups at home 2 days before my surgery and froze them in little individual containers so they’d be ready to go when I felt like eating (I didn’t get to eat them until about day 3-4).
2). After surgery keep a notebook and RECORD EVERYTHING: every medication you took, what time you took it and the dosage. I am a firm believer in investing in your health, and keeping track of everything is the best way for you to know how the recovery process is going, and give your doctor clear information.
3). Similar to #2, write down questions you have for your doctor. If you’re anything like me, I think of a million questions, but immediately forget them. So make a list. When you go for your follow-up appointment it will be crucial to have this list so your doctor can address all your concerns.
4). PUT A HUMIDIFIER IN YOUR ROOM, close the door, and let it run all day long to seal in the moisture. This helped me tremendously with sleep, which was a dreaded time of the day. I thought that after surgery and being exhausted and on medications I would sleep the night through….but nope, this was not the case. I was waking up almost every two hours for the first 2-5 nights in excruciating pain because of the lack of moisture in my throat. Having a humidifier really helped with this, and I also kept two large glasses of water with straws by my bed and forced myself to drink when I woke up in the night.
5). ICE ICE ICE ICE ICE. I purchased a thin gel ice pack that you can wrap around your neck and this immensely helped with the pain. I basically iced all day long for about 20 minutes and would wait another 3-4 hours then ice again.
6. HYDRATE NON-STOP EVEN THOUGH IT FEELS LIKE YOU CAN’T YOU HAVE TO JUST DO IT! You absolutely must force yourself to drink. It feels like there is a razor blade lodged in the back of your throat at times, or shards of glass, but you have to just work through the pain and stay hydrated. Iced water and iced gatorade were great for me. I also bought some V8 fusion juice boxes which have some vegetable juice in them in an attempt to get nutrients in me. If you have a blender or juicer you can make your own shakes/smoothies. Stay away from too much dairy though, it causes mucous, and acidic fruits will upset your stomach.
That’s all….best of luck to everyone going through this and all my best wishes for speedy recoveries!
It’s day 9 for me right now. 4 am. Throughout my recovery I was on/off Vicodin when I’d have my highs and lows, and now that I’m off of it officially, I haven’t been able to sleep more than two hours at night. I have crazy dreams (usually nightmares) and I always wake up terrified to swallow due to the one scab that doesn’t seem to want to come out. I’m 15, supposed to go back to school in two hours, and soooo done with this taste in my mouth. The doctor said there’d be a bad taste, but this is just awful. I’ve kept a trash can by my side since day 4, since I’m constantly spitting out disgusting mucus and the immense amount of drool buildup. I know it sounds gross, but it really really helps. Solid foods help a lot, too. I honestly think the bad taste/breath is the worst part of these last few days. And the lack of sleep.
Entering day 9 – 4 in morning. Not slept a wink throat on fire just waiting to take pain meds . Going to see ENT today for check up. I am fed up but we are all soldiering on in this recovery. I thought the pain would be lessening now. The only thing is I was very dizzy from all meds and that has gone. Roll on day 9.
Day 9 – December 28th
I started out the day still is some of the worst pain I had experienced so far. My husband had to work and I was alone with the kids. Having to get myself moving and make them breakfast and lunch was almost more than I could really handle. Fortunately, by late afternoon, things finally started to get better. I had been taking my hydrocodone almost religiously every 3 hours since day 3, but tonight 4 hours passed before I even thought about what time it was and needing my next dose!
When my husband got home he took the kids out for dinner to give me some quiet time to take a bubble bath and relax. I asked him to bring me back some cheese tortellini. I guess I imagine pasta to be significantly softer. Every bite was like daggers in my throat. It tasted good to be eating something different, but it was so not worth the pain!
Day 9- This has been one of my better days. I am scared to swallow so I still have not had a meal. Icee & popsicles have been my best friend. Im trying to wean myself off the vicotin but it has been required at 4am in the morning. But I do not take it during the day. I am goin to try & eat some soup today. I have lost 15 lbs & im can say this surgery had me in the worst pain ever. Im happy for it to almost be over.
Day 9: I finally turned a corner today and am starting to feel like myself! I am in far less pain was able to drive about 5 minutes into our town to get my car washed and go to the grocery store. I’m still struggling to swallow normal/solid food and am losing patience by having to stick with the applesauce, pudding, frozen yogurt, and soup diet I’ve been on. However, I can tell that the next several days will only get better and better.Thank you to this website for all of the amazing tips, guidance, and support! I prepared fairly well on my own for the recovery, but having additional clear suggestions and ideas from others made this experience far less horrific than I imagined it to be…and it is nice to feel validated that people get what you are going through.
Here are some tips that I found helpful:
1) Spend at least several days prior to surgery preparing your apartment/house/space with ice packs in the freezer, straws, cozy pajamas (seriously, I bought a ton of new PJ’s and a new bathrobe and that really helped!), and stock up on liquids such as soups, popsicles, and applesauce. I actually made a couple of soups at home 2 days before my surgery and froze them in little individual containers so they’d be ready to go when I felt like eating (I didn’t get to eat them until about day 3-4).
2). After surgery keep a notebook and RECORD EVERYTHING: every medication you took, what time you took it and the dosage. I am a firm believer in investing in your health, and keeping track of everything is the best way for you to know how the recovery process is going, and give your doctor clear information.
3). Similar to #2, write down questions you have for your doctor. If you’re anything like me, I think of a million questions, but immediately forget them. So make a list. When you go for your follow-up appointment it will be crucial to have this list so your doctor can address all your concerns.
4). PUT A HUMIDIFIER IN YOUR ROOM, close the door, and let it run all day long to seal in the moisture. This helped me tremendously with sleep, which was a dreaded time of the day. I thought that after surgery and being exhausted and on medications I would sleep the night through….but nope, this was not the case. I was waking up almost every two hours for the first 2-5 nights in excruciating pain because of the lack of moisture in my throat. Having a humidifier really helped with this, and I also kept two large glasses of water with straws by my bed and forced myself to drink when I woke up in the night.
5). ICE ICE ICE ICE ICE. I purchased a thin gel ice pack that you can wrap around your neck and this immensely helped with the pain. I basically iced all day long for about 20 minutes and would wait another 3-4 hours then ice again.
6. HYDRATE NON-STOP EVEN THOUGH IT FEELS LIKE YOU CAN’T YOU HAVE TO JUST DO IT! You absolutely must force yourself to drink. It feels like there is a razor blade lodged in the back of your throat at times, or shards of glass, but you have to just work through the pain and stay hydrated. Iced water and iced gatorade were great for me. I also bought some V8 fusion juice boxes which have some vegetable juice in them in an attempt to get nutrients in me. If you have a blender or juicer you can make your own shakes/smoothies. Stay away from too much dairy though, it causes mucous, and acidic fruits will upset your stomach.
That’s all….best of luck to everyone going through this and all my best wishes for speedy recoveries!
It’s day 9 for me right now. 4 am. Throughout my recovery I was on/off Vicodin when I’d have my highs and lows, and now that I’m off of it officially, I haven’t been able to sleep more than two hours at night. I have crazy dreams (usually nightmares) and I always wake up terrified to swallow due to the one scab that doesn’t seem to want to come out. I’m 15, supposed to go back to school in two hours, and soooo done with this taste in my mouth. The doctor said there’d be a bad taste, but this is just awful. I’ve kept a trash can by my side since day 4, since I’m constantly spitting out disgusting mucus and the immense amount of drool buildup. I know it sounds gross, but it really really helps. Solid foods help a lot, too. I honestly think the bad taste/breath is the worst part of these last few days. And the lack of sleep.
Entering day 9 – 4 in morning. Not slept a wink throat on fire just waiting to take pain meds . Going to see ENT today for check up. I am fed up but we are all soldiering on in this recovery. I thought the pain would be lessening now. The only thing is I was very dizzy from all meds and that has gone. Roll on day 9.