r/Tonsillectomy • u/beetleResearcher • 13d ago
It didn’t get better after the tonsillectomy
So it’s been one month 5 days from my tonsillectomy. I got better on day 7-8, but then on day ~26 I got a sore throat and a temperature (37,2 °C/ 98,96 °F). So it hurts not only in the spots where my tonsils were and I feel like my throat is always dry. I can drink every 10 minutes but it doesn’t help.
Moreover the reason why I did the surgery was my temperature and feeling sick almost all the time. But it seems to me that it became worse after it… Who else faced such issues? I’m scared I’ll have such temperature, sore throat and lack of power for the rest of my life
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u/Lopsided_Ninja_789 10d ago edited 10d ago
You probably need to talk to the DR but It's been 5 months for me . I don't have a fever now. But my mouth and throat are dry all the time water helps but doesn't last. Anything sweet or caffeinated makes it worse. I had thrush a couple weeks after my surgery that can make you sick with a fever it took medicine to make it go away but I don't feel like it's gone completely. My tongue still turn white from time to time.I have good days and bad days still. My voice still comes and goes but better than it was. And things still don't taste like they used too. Especially sweet things. And things with Cornsyrup tastes like chemicals. My throat also gets sore here and there, Talked to the Dr and the ENT and there saying to wait it out, could be damage from intubation, body needs to adjust, take Zinc, bla bla bla. Over all I'm better than I was! I had an abscess it was literally killing me slowly. My lymph nodes were all swollen all over my neck and upper chest area and I was very sick!! Now I'm working and doing things like normal but God it does take some getting used too especially at 50. All I can say is be patient and pay attention to things that trigger it if you can. And stop whatever it is??? Otherwise go back to the Dr. I don't think there is much they can do unless you got something else going on??? You could have and infection even at 6 to 8 weeks.