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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Hello, it is day 10 for me and my scabs fell off a few minutes ago, I was bleeding quite a lot and my mom panicked I’m fine it’s all part of the tonsillectomy and I am going to try more fluids in about an hour. I think I Gould swish ice water
I’m on day 9 and feeling extra fine!! Was able to eat my first real meal today. All the tonsillectomy pain nightmare seems to be a thing of the past! I’m still keeping up with my pain medicine even though I don’t feel the need to take it, but I believe that this has really allowed me to introduce more food into my diet. Also advice for those who are going through this, I found that cream of wheat in the morning helped with the “sloughing” off of the scabs if you make it like a thick drink and just take good gulps of it. Good luck to those still going through it! It gets better I promise!
Day 9. The previous 6 days were awful. I’m at a point where food is a lot more tempting but it still stings afterwards. It’s amazing the amount of people who said they couldn’t believe it would take 10 days to recover from a tonsillectomy.I guess they are comparing it to children (I’m 22.) I do wonder though if many people need longer than 14 days before returning to their normal activities?
I’m on day 9 today and I am a million times better than day 6 and day 7. I am on stronger meds but i don’t feel the need to take them every 4 hours anymore like i previously had been doing. My throat is clearing and there’s is no build up of saliva and swallowing is not painful anymore. I feel like I’m over the hump. 3 days ago I thought I’d never get better, and I sat crying on front of my dinner because the pain was so bad and I was so frustrated at not being able to eat even though I was starving. So it looks like there is light at the end of the tunnel after all.
Yeah its such a relief to know I’m getting better. This site has been such a help to me too, it showed me I was not the only one going through the pain so thank you for that 🙂
I’m on day 9 and the pain really doesn’t bother me until night time. I have been eating proper meals since day 2 as advised by my doc but now when I eat even something soft like stew one side bleeds slightly :/ on antibiotics for an infection but does any one else experience this bit of bleeding when the scab comes off? Went to a Gp and he isn’t worried , says recovery is going very well
Day 9. Pain continued all morning to be a 9/10. Overnight last night was the worst ever! I hardly got any sleep and had to keep putting the ice pack on my neck. I am still taking 4 Tylenol Jr. Rapid Melt tabs every 5-6 hrs (they go down the easiest!). I am still sleeping sitting up to prevent mucus, and my throat still closes up if I lay on my back. When will that go back to normal??? I forgot to ask the doctor! Had my follow up appointment today, and doctor said it looks fine and should heal in about a week or so. He gave me a script for lidocaine to gargle mixed with water. This should numb it enough to get food down. Cold things are really painful for some reason, but warm seems okay. I had Cream of Wheat (Cinnabon flavor – yum!) for lunch, and tried a protein shake but it was cold and stung so bad I could not finish it. For dinner I had chicken & stars soup and 1/2 small container of Panera Macaroni & Cheese. After that, my throat gave up swallowing and screamed at me like a fire-breathing dragon. Most scabs are still on, except the right side of my uvula — it looks like those are gone, and the scabs on left side of uvula look like they want to come off. Tonsil bed scabs are still there, though, making it very painful to swallow or eat much. However, they look much thinner, like they are wearing away instead of just falling off. Does this happen?? I have been so busy running errands today I haven’t been drinking as much water. Yikes! I still have a lot of mucus and it’s hard to eat creamy things without choking sometimes. However, my uvula seems a little smaller today, so it feels like I can fit more food down my throat (with sips of water of course). By 7pm I am totally exhausted and ready to crash. My advise to anyone would be take naps during the day if you can! Please let tomorrow be the day I turn the corner! I am having dreams of eating fried chicken again!
Hello, it is day 10 for me and my scabs fell off a few minutes ago, I was bleeding quite a lot and my mom panicked I’m fine it’s all part of the tonsillectomy and I am going to try more fluids in about an hour. I think I Gould swish ice water
I’m on day 9 and feeling extra fine!! Was able to eat my first real meal today. All the tonsillectomy pain nightmare seems to be a thing of the past! I’m still keeping up with my pain medicine even though I don’t feel the need to take it, but I believe that this has really allowed me to introduce more food into my diet. Also advice for those who are going through this, I found that cream of wheat in the morning helped with the “sloughing” off of the scabs if you make it like a thick drink and just take good gulps of it. Good luck to those still going through it! It gets better I promise!
Day 9. The previous 6 days were awful. I’m at a point where food is a lot more tempting but it still stings afterwards. It’s amazing the amount of people who said they couldn’t believe it would take 10 days to recover from a tonsillectomy.I guess they are comparing it to children (I’m 22.) I do wonder though if many people need longer than 14 days before returning to their normal activities?
I’m on day 9 today and I am a million times better than day 6 and day 7. I am on stronger meds but i don’t feel the need to take them every 4 hours anymore like i previously had been doing. My throat is clearing and there’s is no build up of saliva and swallowing is not painful anymore. I feel like I’m over the hump. 3 days ago I thought I’d never get better, and I sat crying on front of my dinner because the pain was so bad and I was so frustrated at not being able to eat even though I was starving. So it looks like there is light at the end of the tunnel after all.
Glad to hear it!!!
Yeah its such a relief to know I’m getting better. This site has been such a help to me too, it showed me I was not the only one going through the pain so thank you for that 🙂
I’m on day 9 and the pain really doesn’t bother me until night time. I have been eating proper meals since day 2 as advised by my doc but now when I eat even something soft like stew one side bleeds slightly :/ on antibiotics for an infection but does any one else experience this bit of bleeding when the scab comes off? Went to a Gp and he isn’t worried , says recovery is going very well
Day 9. Pain continued all morning to be a 9/10. Overnight last night was the worst ever! I hardly got any sleep and had to keep putting the ice pack on my neck. I am still taking 4 Tylenol Jr. Rapid Melt tabs every 5-6 hrs (they go down the easiest!). I am still sleeping sitting up to prevent mucus, and my throat still closes up if I lay on my back. When will that go back to normal??? I forgot to ask the doctor! Had my follow up appointment today, and doctor said it looks fine and should heal in about a week or so. He gave me a script for lidocaine to gargle mixed with water. This should numb it enough to get food down. Cold things are really painful for some reason, but warm seems okay. I had Cream of Wheat (Cinnabon flavor – yum!) for lunch, and tried a protein shake but it was cold and stung so bad I could not finish it. For dinner I had chicken & stars soup and 1/2 small container of Panera Macaroni & Cheese. After that, my throat gave up swallowing and screamed at me like a fire-breathing dragon. Most scabs are still on, except the right side of my uvula — it looks like those are gone, and the scabs on left side of uvula look like they want to come off. Tonsil bed scabs are still there, though, making it very painful to swallow or eat much. However, they look much thinner, like they are wearing away instead of just falling off. Does this happen?? I have been so busy running errands today I haven’t been drinking as much water. Yikes! I still have a lot of mucus and it’s hard to eat creamy things without choking sometimes. However, my uvula seems a little smaller today, so it feels like I can fit more food down my throat (with sips of water of course). By 7pm I am totally exhausted and ready to crash. My advise to anyone would be take naps during the day if you can! Please let tomorrow be the day I turn the corner! I am having dreams of eating fried chicken again!