Hello all. Well, I’m a newbie that had my tonsils removed on April 21, 08 and today is the 25. My mouth where my tonsils used to be is still in pain. I see a white covering on both sides and it’s hard to drink water. I was wondering was six 8 oz glasses of water per day sufficient to stay hydrated. I am beginning to see an improvement and less pain however, it still hurt like hell to drink water and eating some soups. I’m on liquid Demerol. So, how long will it take to fully recover? I’m a fifty year old man and I never been in so much pain in my life.