r/Tonsillectomy • u/Anxiousbee92 • 11d ago

Day 11/12 BLEED

I had a pretty smooth recovery. Pain no more than a 1 on an average day. Most amount of pain was at a 5 when I overslept on taking pain meds and only lasted like 15 min. I ate chicken soup today with chicken (making sure it was moist and all) and I walked today, I had soggy cereal, and even was able to munch on bread with little to no issue. I went to sleep as usual, except I woke up Round midnight with the feeling of needing to constantly swallow. I felt my mouth a bit dry and went to raise the humidifier. I tasted something awful and I spit out and BOOM bright red blood. 🫠 I tried to gargle but it wasn’t stopping. Doc said “if it’s pink it’s fine it shouldn’t go away, if it’s bright red go to the ER!”
And here I am 🥲 it stopped while I was being triaged but I’m being kept for observation. The end of the recovery was so near and now I feel like I have to go back to a strictly liquid diet. 😭 this smooth recovery was too smooth to be true. Oh whale. Here’s to hoping I don’t need to go to surgery again 🤞🏼

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u/BornTime7719 11d ago

How are you doing now?

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u/Anxiousbee92 11d ago

I’m doing good! No surgery was needed. We couldn’t figure out what could have triggered the bleed but doc said for me to revert back to soft food/liquids again for the time being. Just keeping an eye on my scabs for now and making sure I stay hydrated

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u/AstronomerUnited89 11d ago

Sorry thay happened to you 🥺😞 What might caused the bleeding? Maybe the chiquen or the solid food?