Bleeding one week after tonsillectomy is not normal.
A common complication after tonsillectomy is postoperative bleeding. The cause of bleeding may be related to a variety of factors, such as wound infection, detachment of the false membrane, irritation from eating too hard food, strenuous exercise, and abnormal coagulation mechanism. Bleeding one week after the operation requires timely visit to the hospital, and the treatment will be decided according to the amount and location of bleeding.
Within half a month after tonsil surgery, you need to eat a liquid diet, avoid strenuous exercise, rinse your mouth frequently, keep your mouth clean and hygienic, and prevent infection of the wound. The vast majority of patients will not experience postoperative bleeding.
However, there are a very small number of patients who, due to various adverse factors, cause bleeding when the false membrane falls off 7-10 days after surgery. If bleeding occurs after tonsil surgery, it is recommended to immediately stop eating, cold water or ice water by mouth to constrict blood vessels, cold compresses on the neck and other symptomatic treatments, and go to the hospital immediately.
Doctors need to decide the treatment according to the amount and location of bleeding, and if necessary, need to go to the operating room again to stop bleeding under general anesthesia.