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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Woke up day 9 with same amount of pain as yesterday – a good amount. Everytime I sleep and wake up, it hurts, even with a humidifier. The only relief I get is when I drink tea with honey. Coughing up gooey scabs and mucus is nasty. My throat is constantly burning and I am so tired. Just want to sleep forever.
Today is day 9 for me as well..I’ve sucked on Cepacol throat lozenges that has benzocaine in it..this helps numb the back of the throat so you can eat & drink comfortably..the taste isn’t great, but well worth it!!
33yo tonsillectomy, deviated septum repair, cyst removal from frontal sinuses, significant scar tissue and broken bone removed from right sinus
Day 9 recovery:
Funny, when I type out the procedure, the sinuses sound the worst. Had another post op appointment today. Scope and removal of scar tissue in sinuses wasn’t fun but I managed. This is my second sinus surgery and I can already tell this doctor is much better. The tonsillectomy on the other hand, brutal. Today is the first day I don’t feel daggers in my throat. I switched to Advil last night. Has been much better than the Percocet. I have a high medication tolerance and Acetaminophen has never done much for me. Dr said I need to move my jaw and talk more because the swelling has set in on my tongue and throat and the talking will help relieve it. Easy for him to say but I am trying. Swelling is still pretty high and causing pain in my ears. Drainage from sinuses doesn’t help, especially with the upset stomach. Throat is doing better but still have some stabbing pain when I swallow. Sores on my tongue are pretty bad but the weird mouthwash I got from the doctor has helped. Still only on popsicles and soup. Stopped at a local shop on the way home from the doctor so my MIL could check it out. I did pretty good for my first outing since surgery but I ended up white as a ghost and sitting on the curb while she finished up. One bowel movement in 11 days. That hasn’t been fun. Hopefully with the switch to Advil, I will have less stomach issues. I’ve always done better with ibuprofen anyway. Down 16lbs in last few weeks. Intestinal flu leading up to surgery, then the inability to eat is to thank for that. I finally have hope that I will get through; there were some pretty dark days in there. Good luck to everyone! You can do it!
Holy crap balls… day 9 and i wake up drier than the desert yet again.. cant even move my tongue to try n get some mucous moving… the pain is constant and my ears are ringing… back to the endone this morning .. ive not slept more than 2 hours since my procedure.. this pain has to stop soon surely!!!
31yo female, tonsillectomy, septum repair and bilateral sinus polyp removal
Day 9
I really never thought it would happen but today isn’t as bad as yesterday. I still feel awful but Im going to stop with the narcotics because I think OTC pain meds and ice/ice packs will hold me over at this point. This pain I can at least live/function with. My scabs are slowly dissolving which is uncomfortable but a different kind of pain. Not as intense. Still gargling with warm salt water twice daily and using the humidifier at night. Hoping it’s nowhere but up from here. So glad the worst is over. This site has been such a godsend. It helped so much. I really appreciate it! Hopefully I won’t be back. Best of luck to everyone! It does end. 🙂
Day 9 … my left ear pains everytime I try to lay on it…. I still can’t get rough foods down easily enough…. anything cold stings like crazy… I’m drinking luke warm water…. chewing on jelly tots and trying to wean myself off the pain pills. It is a better day than day 5 6 7 8 I have to be honest… although I haven’t slept in 9 days straight thru. I wake up every two hours with sharp pains shooting throughout my head. I haven’t really eaten the past 9 days either. Talking hurts. So far iv only taken one pain pill and suppository. .. I staring at the two pills I’m supposed to take right now contemplating whether or not it’s necessary. … I think I shall wait another hour or so as the pain is not that bad yet…
Woke up day 9 with same amount of pain as yesterday – a good amount. Everytime I sleep and wake up, it hurts, even with a humidifier. The only relief I get is when I drink tea with honey. Coughing up gooey scabs and mucus is nasty. My throat is constantly burning and I am so tired. Just want to sleep forever.
23 yrs old btw
ahuntergreen
Today is day 9 for me as well..I’ve sucked on Cepacol throat lozenges that has benzocaine in it..this helps numb the back of the throat so you can eat & drink comfortably..the taste isn’t great, but well worth it!!
33yo tonsillectomy, deviated septum repair, cyst removal from frontal sinuses, significant scar tissue and broken bone removed from right sinus
Day 9 recovery:
Funny, when I type out the procedure, the sinuses sound the worst. Had another post op appointment today. Scope and removal of scar tissue in sinuses wasn’t fun but I managed. This is my second sinus surgery and I can already tell this doctor is much better. The tonsillectomy on the other hand, brutal. Today is the first day I don’t feel daggers in my throat. I switched to Advil last night. Has been much better than the Percocet. I have a high medication tolerance and Acetaminophen has never done much for me. Dr said I need to move my jaw and talk more because the swelling has set in on my tongue and throat and the talking will help relieve it. Easy for him to say but I am trying. Swelling is still pretty high and causing pain in my ears. Drainage from sinuses doesn’t help, especially with the upset stomach. Throat is doing better but still have some stabbing pain when I swallow. Sores on my tongue are pretty bad but the weird mouthwash I got from the doctor has helped. Still only on popsicles and soup. Stopped at a local shop on the way home from the doctor so my MIL could check it out. I did pretty good for my first outing since surgery but I ended up white as a ghost and sitting on the curb while she finished up. One bowel movement in 11 days. That hasn’t been fun. Hopefully with the switch to Advil, I will have less stomach issues. I’ve always done better with ibuprofen anyway. Down 16lbs in last few weeks. Intestinal flu leading up to surgery, then the inability to eat is to thank for that. I finally have hope that I will get through; there were some pretty dark days in there. Good luck to everyone! You can do it!
Holy crap balls… day 9 and i wake up drier than the desert yet again.. cant even move my tongue to try n get some mucous moving… the pain is constant and my ears are ringing… back to the endone this morning .. ive not slept more than 2 hours since my procedure.. this pain has to stop soon surely!!!
31yo female, tonsillectomy, septum repair and bilateral sinus polyp removal
Day 9
I really never thought it would happen but today isn’t as bad as yesterday. I still feel awful but Im going to stop with the narcotics because I think OTC pain meds and ice/ice packs will hold me over at this point. This pain I can at least live/function with. My scabs are slowly dissolving which is uncomfortable but a different kind of pain. Not as intense. Still gargling with warm salt water twice daily and using the humidifier at night. Hoping it’s nowhere but up from here. So glad the worst is over. This site has been such a godsend. It helped so much. I really appreciate it! Hopefully I won’t be back. Best of luck to everyone! It does end. 🙂
Day 9 … my left ear pains everytime I try to lay on it…. I still can’t get rough foods down easily enough…. anything cold stings like crazy… I’m drinking luke warm water…. chewing on jelly tots and trying to wean myself off the pain pills. It is a better day than day 5 6 7 8 I have to be honest… although I haven’t slept in 9 days straight thru. I wake up every two hours with sharp pains shooting throughout my head. I haven’t really eaten the past 9 days either. Talking hurts. So far iv only taken one pain pill and suppository. .. I staring at the two pills I’m supposed to take right now contemplating whether or not it’s necessary. … I think I shall wait another hour or so as the pain is not that bad yet…