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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Post Op Day Ten
Stacie Got Out Of The House!
I finally had to put on real clothes and face the snowy, bitter Iowa weather yesterday for my first follow-up appointment. My sinus surgery went well – the scabs from my turbinate reduction have not fallen off yet inside my sinuses, but the ENT said they would eventually come off and I’ll swallow them (gag!). I still have a LOT of sinus drainage, as well, which exacerbates my throat pain, but that is inevitable when combining sinus surgery with a tonsillectomy. He told me that the worst is **probably** over, but that the ear pain, tender throat, and sinus pressure will not be completely gone for quite a while. Though I should feel much better by this weekend {fingers crossed}, he did say I won’t really feel “normal” for another six to eight weeks.
The doctor’s biggest concern has been my inability to take in any significant nourishment – he said my body can’t really begin to heal without a bit of fuel. I have been EXTREMELY dizzy and weak – he said that I am hypoglycemic from lack of calories, so I numbed up my throat with my tetracaine lollipop, took my pain meds, and actually ATE last night! I had some Hamburger Helper noodles with a little bit of hamburger, some avocado, and banana baby food. It made such a difference!! I had the energy to do some stuff around the house and I drove to get my daughters from school this afternoon.
I am exhausted, my ears and throat are really hurting, and there is NO WAY I could be back to work right now, but I AM starting to feel like ME again! Good luck to you all :).
Hey there, you are the first i have found with the same- tonsillectomy, turbinate and fess! I was (pleased to hear you are similar – not i wish it on you) glad to get another version of my own event! I have been eating baby food myself which has kept me going, and bread and butter is my most substantial meal! Dont know how anyone can eat toast, lucky i guess. (43y old male) the surgeon mentioned “you’re in for a rough time” – bet everyone on here likes a bit of honesty huh? I like that – a rough time. I now know the understated elegance of that little definition (insert here acronym for tonsillectomy recoverees rolling on the floor quietly gaggin to stop a piercingingly painful laugh!) ha ha… I must say my surgeon anaesthetist and team looking after me were all great.
How are you now if i can ask.? Im day 9 and feeling the best is about to turn up! No pain on waking this morning and no rush for meds – a first. Still drowning in whatever sinus residue is there blocking and bubbling away but the pain reduced is a great relief. Not to mention the tonsils ( or lack of!! ) now not aching and stinging…
Day 9 oh what a day! I woke up with minimal pain, took my meds anyway just to be sure and went back to sleep for an hour or so. When i awoke again there was no pain at all, my throat was a little dry but that was nothing a little water couldn’t fix. I decided to go out today because i was feeling up to it, i just went to our local tesco to look for some food. I bought some muffins, oreos, pizza and just a few little bits. When i got home i ate a muffin no problem and went for a shower. I decided to try do a few things today while i had the energy and was feeling up to it. After my shower i had a little dinner, spaghetti bolognese and that’s where everything started to change. I started getting a little bit of pain again, i thought maybe it was the bolognese so i decided to leave it. I went back to eating the muffins and everything felt okay. I ate some oreos and had some milk and still i was feeling okay. Then at about half 8/9 o clock my throat started to hurt again and my ears started to ache. Granted it’s not nearly as bad as it has been previously but still it’s sore. I thought i was done with all the pain but i guess not, i was well and truly fooled. I’ve decided to come off the meds, and just to take them in the morning and then maybe in the evening if i really need them. I don’t want to be too reliant on them and believe i can do it without them the rest of the way, fingers crossed that tomorrow is a better day. I hope all the rest of you recovering out there are getting on okay.
Day 9 today! I feel so much better, as I could eat a small portion of potatoes and chicken without the aid of painkillers. I feel this is going to be only better from now on. I woke up several times at night with terrible pain, yes, but I drank some water and it stopped. Still cannot eat anything flavoured (sweet/salt), fruity or milky, cos it burns in the throat. Also, I realised today that I´m finally done with all those tiring strep throats, tonsil stones and so on. Hope my imune system will grow now, so I will have normal life without antibiotics after many years. If there will be an improvement, it was worth it.
Greetings from the Czech Republic 🙂
Today was day 9 for me I had a really bad night last night throat was on fire and my ears were crazy hurting but made it with meds. Woke up this morning feel sore tired but I’m sleeping much better now. I ate today pasta and pizza it hurt just a little but if I eat small bits and very tiny drinks its not so bad. Just ready to be over this. I hope everyone has a great recovery god bless
That is exactly how I feel. I also ate pizza yesterday 😉 good luck with the rest of the recovery I also can’t wait to feel well again! Im greatful for Greg starting this to help us all threw it. Good luck
Day 9 for me 36 years old sore sore sore I have is white patches no scabs. Everything tastes bad haven’t lost any weight even though Im not eating verry much food. Very constipated from the pain meds. Trying really hard to not take them so I can feel semi normal! Well my normal any way 😉 I am still sore! Going back to work Tuesday a little worried cuz I have to talk a lot with the public :/ thanks all for posting I really hope I get tatse back this site is amazing! Thanks
Post Op Day Ten
Stacie Got Out Of The House!
I finally had to put on real clothes and face the snowy, bitter Iowa weather yesterday for my first follow-up appointment. My sinus surgery went well – the scabs from my turbinate reduction have not fallen off yet inside my sinuses, but the ENT said they would eventually come off and I’ll swallow them (gag!). I still have a LOT of sinus drainage, as well, which exacerbates my throat pain, but that is inevitable when combining sinus surgery with a tonsillectomy. He told me that the worst is **probably** over, but that the ear pain, tender throat, and sinus pressure will not be completely gone for quite a while. Though I should feel much better by this weekend {fingers crossed}, he did say I won’t really feel “normal” for another six to eight weeks.
The doctor’s biggest concern has been my inability to take in any significant nourishment – he said my body can’t really begin to heal without a bit of fuel. I have been EXTREMELY dizzy and weak – he said that I am hypoglycemic from lack of calories, so I numbed up my throat with my tetracaine lollipop, took my pain meds, and actually ATE last night! I had some Hamburger Helper noodles with a little bit of hamburger, some avocado, and banana baby food. It made such a difference!! I had the energy to do some stuff around the house and I drove to get my daughters from school this afternoon.
I am exhausted, my ears and throat are really hurting, and there is NO WAY I could be back to work right now, but I AM starting to feel like ME again! Good luck to you all :).
~Peace & Blessings~
Hey there, you are the first i have found with the same- tonsillectomy, turbinate and fess! I was (pleased to hear you are similar – not i wish it on you) glad to get another version of my own event! I have been eating baby food myself which has kept me going, and bread and butter is my most substantial meal! Dont know how anyone can eat toast, lucky i guess. (43y old male) the surgeon mentioned “you’re in for a rough time” – bet everyone on here likes a bit of honesty huh? I like that – a rough time. I now know the understated elegance of that little definition (insert here acronym for tonsillectomy recoverees rolling on the floor quietly gaggin to stop a piercingingly painful laugh!) ha ha… I must say my surgeon anaesthetist and team looking after me were all great.
How are you now if i can ask.? Im day 9 and feeling the best is about to turn up! No pain on waking this morning and no rush for meds – a first. Still drowning in whatever sinus residue is there blocking and bubbling away but the pain reduced is a great relief. Not to mention the tonsils ( or lack of!! ) now not aching and stinging…
Cheers and thanks for the post, take care!
Day 9 oh what a day! I woke up with minimal pain, took my meds anyway just to be sure and went back to sleep for an hour or so. When i awoke again there was no pain at all, my throat was a little dry but that was nothing a little water couldn’t fix. I decided to go out today because i was feeling up to it, i just went to our local tesco to look for some food. I bought some muffins, oreos, pizza and just a few little bits. When i got home i ate a muffin no problem and went for a shower. I decided to try do a few things today while i had the energy and was feeling up to it. After my shower i had a little dinner, spaghetti bolognese and that’s where everything started to change. I started getting a little bit of pain again, i thought maybe it was the bolognese so i decided to leave it. I went back to eating the muffins and everything felt okay. I ate some oreos and had some milk and still i was feeling okay. Then at about half 8/9 o clock my throat started to hurt again and my ears started to ache. Granted it’s not nearly as bad as it has been previously but still it’s sore. I thought i was done with all the pain but i guess not, i was well and truly fooled. I’ve decided to come off the meds, and just to take them in the morning and then maybe in the evening if i really need them. I don’t want to be too reliant on them and believe i can do it without them the rest of the way, fingers crossed that tomorrow is a better day. I hope all the rest of you recovering out there are getting on okay.
Day 9 today! I feel so much better, as I could eat a small portion of potatoes and chicken without the aid of painkillers. I feel this is going to be only better from now on. I woke up several times at night with terrible pain, yes, but I drank some water and it stopped. Still cannot eat anything flavoured (sweet/salt), fruity or milky, cos it burns in the throat. Also, I realised today that I´m finally done with all those tiring strep throats, tonsil stones and so on. Hope my imune system will grow now, so I will have normal life without antibiotics after many years. If there will be an improvement, it was worth it.
Greetings from the Czech Republic 🙂
Karolina- I am so glad to read this! Glad you’re on the mend. Heck, you’ll be enjoying a Pilsner in no time! 🙂
Today was day 9 for me I had a really bad night last night throat was on fire and my ears were crazy hurting but made it with meds. Woke up this morning feel sore tired but I’m sleeping much better now. I ate today pasta and pizza it hurt just a little but if I eat small bits and very tiny drinks its not so bad. Just ready to be over this. I hope everyone has a great recovery god bless
That is exactly how I feel. I also ate pizza yesterday 😉 good luck with the rest of the recovery I also can’t wait to feel well again! Im greatful for Greg starting this to help us all threw it. Good luck
Day 9 for me 36 years old sore sore sore I have is white patches no scabs. Everything tastes bad haven’t lost any weight even though Im not eating verry much food. Very constipated from the pain meds. Trying really hard to not take them so I can feel semi normal! Well my normal any way 😉 I am still sore! Going back to work Tuesday a little worried cuz I have to talk a lot with the public :/ thanks all for posting I really hope I get tatse back this site is amazing! Thanks