Hi all. Glad I found this forum. I am a 51yo female and had UP3 surgery with tonsillectomy one month ago. This involves shortening the uvula, tightening the soft palate and pillars and removal of tonsils. Recovery was horrendous! However, I am now back eating normally and virtually pain-free, apart from the odd twinge when I yawn.
But, like everyone on here, I am also experiencing that lump-like feeling at the back of the throat. It's alsoworse on one side. What I will say that I noticed when I shone a torch down there, was a stitch sticking out both sides which haven't dissolved as yet. It was really hard to see them at first and they could easily have been mistaken for saliva. The stiches are a clear colour. Someone earlier said it felt like they had a hair stuck in their throat; wondering if they might also have stitches in there that they can't really see?
I don't know if the stitches are put in for tonsillectomy or if it was due to some other part of my procedure (haven't had my ENT follow up appt yet). But I am certainly taking hope from a lot of the comments on here that this lump feeling will eventually go away! Good luck to everyone. It's not exactly beer and skittles!
Andrea
Thanks so much for this post. It has been the only one so far that lets us know that the swollen uvula/lump sensation does go away. At exactly 21 days out, I am aware that the sensation for me actually is the half uvula that was left in, touching the back of my throat and even sticking to the back of my throat when my mouth gets dry. I am very relieved to know that this well eventually get better and that it likely the remnants of swelling. Thanks a million!
had my tosills out when i was 22 i am 73 now---the dr. said one tonsill was deeply embeded on the left side---when i get a sinus infection today it mainly infects that left side--dont know if it left a larger hole or what--i just learned to live with it
I had my Tonsils taken out on May 28, 2014 and I have that same exact feeling - you had yours in 2009 DO YOU STIL HAVE THIS FEELING OR EVER figure out what this was -???
I am 6 months in now and I still have that feeling when I swallow that feels like a piece of toast is lodged in the back of my throat.
did you ever have pain on either side of your throat? around a month or so after the surgery? i am having some pain from it and well my mom and dad thinks that it's nothing but it is keeping me from sleeping because it is in my neck...