I am 5 weeks post op tonsillectomy. The surgery and recovery was not so bad especially compared to the horror stories I read around the internet. My main issue is that the anatomy has changed in my mouth and it is noticeable. Constantly noticeable. The tissues lateral to the uvula all seem to sit lower in my mouth now. My constantly feel my uvula and like semi circle rim in the back of my throat. Sometimes it makes me gag. All the scabs seem to be gone and everything looks pink and within normal limits. I think this is just what I will have to live with for the rest of my life now and just part of the results of a tonsillectomy. I was more hopeful for an airy spacious feeling mouth but definitely got the opposite.