Tonsillectomy Day 9

Tonsillectomy Recovery Day by Day

 Day 9

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
Depression After Tonsillectomy?

Please feel free to add your own experience with tonsillectomy day 9.
-Greg Tooke 

Tonsillectomy Day 9
Tonsillectomy Day 9

 

Tonsillectomy Day 9 : Thank you Lord!



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

Tonsillectomy
Tonsillectomy

388 comments

  1. I am on day #9 of recovery and let me just say that this is probably the worst day yet. I can’t swallow anything because it sends a shooting pain to my left ear and I already have a migraine. The pain is unbearable.. Not even my Percocet is helping

    1. IM ON DAY 9 AS WELL AND I CAN SAY I FEEL YOUR PAIN! IT BURNS EVEN WHEN I DRINK PLAIN WATER WITH OR WITHOUT ICE! HORRIBLE

  2. Ok guys so I’m currently on my day 9 it’s 6:00am and I’m just too happy to sleep. Finally NO pain. No meds needed. It was HELL! But After the first few days it does get better I promise and so worth it. TIPS: ice your face around the area 24/7!! That’s what kept me from bleeding and helped with pain. Humidifier ASAP, drink lots and lots of water even if you can’t eat. It was and still is hard for me to eat but I made sure I had water on me 24/7 keep your throat wet and moist. Chew lots of gum, it really helped keep my mouth clean , open my jaw up and get some movement. Last but not least be very clean. I constantly washed my hands and brushed my teeth, rinse mouth with salt and water -DONT gargle and shower everyday. Hope this helps and good luck to you all:)

  3. I am extremely grateful for this blog. I am 39 years old and I had a tonsillectomy 10 days ago. The healing process has definitely been quite a journey, a journey that I will definitely not miss. The entries have given me comfort when I was in extreme pain; therefore, thank you to everyone who shared their story. Although, we can all agree it is a painful recovery it was comforting to know that I was not alone in this journey. Anyone, who is in the healing process hang in there…there truly is light at the end of the tunnel.

    1. I am 38 years old and on day 10, I thought I would be back to normal but am just exhausted and still in pain especially my ear.

  4. I am extremely grateful for this blog. I am 39 years old and I had a tonsillectomy 10 days ago. The healing process has definitely been quite a journey, a journey that I will definitely not miss. The entries have given me comfort when I was in extreme pain; therefore, thank you to everyone who shared their story. Although, we can all agree it is a painful recovery it was comforting to know that I was not alone in this journey. Anyone, who is in the healing process hang in there…thete truly is light at the end of the tunnel.

  5. Thanks for this blog- it helped normalize the post op experience for my 17 year old daughter who is on day 6 and feeling like she isn’t going to make it 😉 I shared this with her this morning and gave her encouragement to get through this! I had mine out as an adult as well and I don’t think people realize how much pain you can have as an adult! Thank you again!

    1. Hi Jennifer. Glad it helped. Please give my best to your daughter and reminder her that this is temporary. Soon it will be a memory.

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