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 everyone. I just started my day 9 and it feels pretty good. Other than the fact of having a dry mouth when I woke up (dumb humidifier turned off in the middle of the night), I feel pretty good. On day 7 I was able to cautiously eat some mashed potatos and gravy biscuits from Bojangles ( chicken/biscuit fast-food place similar to Popeye’s) the strongest thing I can possibly urge anyone about recovery and be an adult (I’m 19 by the way) is a HUMIDIFIER!!! you won’t believe how much pain this saves you. And the longer your throat is moist, the quicker your body can heal. So you’re getting a slightly quicker healing process. I waited until day 5 to buy one and I’ve had it running ever since! honestly the best purchase I’ve made in awhile. I can wake up in the morning and not feel like I’m swallowing daggers. It just helps a ton and I strongly urge to get one. You can buy a cheap one from Walmart “vicks warm steam” for about $15. I hope this helps and goodluck with recovery.
Today is Day 10 and after taking advice from here, I slept propped up on the chaise side of our sectional and slept better than I have the past three nights. However this morning after five hours in between pain meds, I was in tears. I am just not seeing a light anywhere. My nose is itchy and I have to keep blowing it. After a full day of that yesterday too, I have broken down and taken a Benadryl. Light, I need to see you!!! I’ve been drinking the sleepy time green tea and it is soothing. Glad to hear you’re doing better and yay for green tea! 🙂
Thank you so much for the support. It is truly appreciated. I have been able to go a little longer between dosages of pain medication so that is an improvement. After reading several posts on here, I had my husband pick up some bubble gum and I think that has helped. I find warmer drinks to be more soothing. I’ve had some gum issues which preceded this whole thing so the cold stuff is not as soothing as I’d hoped. Thank you again for the support and the light at the end of the tunnel.
Today is day 9 for me and I think there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Today’s pain is different than all the other agonizing pain. It feels like 1000 little wasps stinging me at the back of my throat when I drink. On a happy note I get to drink green tea again today! I have missed it sooo.
Really uneventful day. Slept most of it. Pretty weak and tired. Pain isn’t so bad, but keeps me from eating normally. Still eating jello and soft stuff. Wish I wasn’t so weak though. Thank god it’s getting easier. White stuff in my throat is almost gone.
feeling great! been out all day even treates myself to a mcdonalds with no pain 😀 only time it hurts now is when i yawn..ive eaten as normal as i could since day one as i like my food and im stubborn.and i think it was for the best.Ive had no bleeding as of yet dnt wanna jinx myself!!! good luck all 🙂
Hello everyone. I just started my day 9 and it feels pretty good. Other than the fact of having a dry mouth when I woke up (dumb humidifier turned off in the middle of the night), I feel pretty good. On day 7 I was able to cautiously eat some mashed potatos and gravy biscuits from Bojangles ( chicken/biscuit fast-food place similar to Popeye’s) the strongest thing I can possibly urge anyone about recovery and be an adult (I’m 19 by the way) is a HUMIDIFIER!!! you won’t believe how much pain this saves you. And the longer your throat is moist, the quicker your body can heal. So you’re getting a slightly quicker healing process. I waited until day 5 to buy one and I’ve had it running ever since! honestly the best purchase I’ve made in awhile. I can wake up in the morning and not feel like I’m swallowing daggers. It just helps a ton and I strongly urge to get one. You can buy a cheap one from Walmart “vicks warm steam” for about $15. I hope this helps and goodluck with recovery.
hi are your scabs off? and am I too late on the humidifier?
Today is Day 10 and after taking advice from here, I slept propped up on the chaise side of our sectional and slept better than I have the past three nights. However this morning after five hours in between pain meds, I was in tears. I am just not seeing a light anywhere. My nose is itchy and I have to keep blowing it. After a full day of that yesterday too, I have broken down and taken a Benadryl. Light, I need to see you!!! I’ve been drinking the sleepy time green tea and it is soothing. Glad to hear you’re doing better and yay for green tea! 🙂
Thank you so much for the support. It is truly appreciated. I have been able to go a little longer between dosages of pain medication so that is an improvement. After reading several posts on here, I had my husband pick up some bubble gum and I think that has helped. I find warmer drinks to be more soothing. I’ve had some gum issues which preceded this whole thing so the cold stuff is not as soothing as I’d hoped. Thank you again for the support and the light at the end of the tunnel.
Today is day 9 for me and I think there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Today’s pain is different than all the other agonizing pain. It feels like 1000 little wasps stinging me at the back of my throat when I drink. On a happy note I get to drink green tea again today! I have missed it sooo.
Really uneventful day. Slept most of it. Pretty weak and tired. Pain isn’t so bad, but keeps me from eating normally. Still eating jello and soft stuff. Wish I wasn’t so weak though. Thank god it’s getting easier. White stuff in my throat is almost gone.
feeling great! been out all day even treates myself to a mcdonalds with no pain 😀 only time it hurts now is when i yawn..ive eaten as normal as i could since day one as i like my food and im stubborn.and i think it was for the best.Ive had no bleeding as of yet dnt wanna jinx myself!!! good luck all 🙂
So jealous, but glad to hear it! Enjoy!! 🙂