Re: Day 6 post-op

[Guest guest]

Could it be, vis a vis swallowing, that you are still sore from the

intubation? I really was, immediately post op, anyway, and that's the

reason my surgeon gave me liquid meds. I could have dealt with pills

by mouth, but he didn't want me to have to put them down that sore

throat.

Cammie

> Thanks everyone for their responses!! They have all been really

> helpful. It's very comforting to know that others have gone through

> similar things and are doing well now. I know i just need to try

and

> remain positive even though its so difficult.

>

> Today has been a little better. I went to see my surgeon and he

> loosened the bands so i advanced to yogurt shakes today! he took

one

> look at me and i think he was stunned at how swollen i still am. he

> again reiterated that my skin is fair and sensitive so its going to

> take a while but that it will go down. i feel like a monster!! I

> really want to try the MLD therapy but its 100 dollars per session

> here in NYC and insurance wont cover it so i dont know what to do.

> This whole process has been sooo expensive for me already.

>

> My question today is about swallowing. Have other postoppers had

> difficultly swallowing after surgery? It just feels so forced and

> uncomfortable. Any suggestions?

>

> Thanks again for everyones advice!!

> Take care,

> Hillary

[Guest guest]

Hi Hillary,

I also had a sore throat for awhile post-op, aggravated by a

persistent and nasty cough, so swallowing hurt at times. I found icy

water to be comforting, sometimes I would just hold it at the top of

my throat before swallowing. As your swelling starts to go down, this

will improve. Just take it easy on what you pour down there! you

don't want to burn anything.

Day by day, it will get better.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thanks for your response. In your reply you mentioned that you had a

nasty cough... i have the same problem. Especially in the morning

when i wake up, i feel the need the cough of all of this stuff. And

today, when i did i coughed up blood (sorry to be so graphic:) Did

you experience this at all? Any tips? Do you think I might disturb

any screws, plates ect.. from coughing?

Thanks for your help!

Hillary

> Hi Hillary,

>

> I also had a sore throat for awhile post-op, aggravated by a

> persistent and nasty cough, so swallowing hurt at times. I found

icy

> water to be comforting, sometimes I would just hold it at the top

of

> my throat before swallowing. As your swelling starts to go down,

this

> will improve. Just take it easy on what you pour down there! you

> don't want to burn anything.

>

> Day by day, it will get better.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thanks for your response. In your reply you mentioned that you had a

nasty cough... i have the same problem. Especially in the morning

when i wake up, i feel the need the cough of all of this stuff. And

today, when i did i coughed up blood (sorry to be so graphic:) Did

you experience this at all? Any tips? Do you think I might disturb

any screws, plates ect.. from coughing?

Thanks for your help!

Hillary

> Hi Hillary,

>

> I also had a sore throat for awhile post-op, aggravated by a

> persistent and nasty cough, so swallowing hurt at times. I found

icy

> water to be comforting, sometimes I would just hold it at the top

of

> my throat before swallowing. As your swelling starts to go down,

this

> will improve. Just take it easy on what you pour down there! you

> don't want to burn anything.

>

> Day by day, it will get better.

>

[Guest guest]

Hillary,

I've got the same problem, except mine is aggravated by the fact that I've

got a whole lot of extra blood in my sinus cavity that I need to get out due

to a popped vein. I find that one of the best ways to get it feeling better

is as if you were trying to remove phlegm from the back of your throat; like

that cough to bring it up again. The blood dries along the back of the

throat otherwise and it's awful.

But be careful... Do it too much and you'll make your throat feel worse. I

find doing it in the morning is most helpful because that's when most of the

blood dries; overnight when your sleeping. The other thing that one of the

doctors said that could help is a big bowl of hot water, and you put your

head over it and then a towel over that and inhale the steam.

-- james

On 30/4/03 21:41, " orthognathicsurgerysupport "

<orthognathicsurgerysupport > wrote:

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> Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 23:28:40 -0000

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> Subject: Re: Day 6 post-op

>

> Hi ,

>

> Thanks for your response. In your reply you mentioned that you had a

> nasty cough... i have the same problem. Especially in the morning

> when i wake up, i feel the need the cough of all of this stuff. And

> today, when i did i coughed up blood (sorry to be so graphic:) Did

> you experience this at all? Any tips? Do you think I might disturb

> any screws, plates ect.. from coughing?

>

> Thanks for your help!

> Hillary

[Guest guest]

Hi Hillary,

Sorry, I've been away from my computer and just saw this. I really,

really coughed hard, and I could feel it in my upper palate, sort of

between the inside of my mouth and the inner-inside, if you know what

I mean. Anyway, I sent my husband to the pharmacy to get me the

strongest cough syrup possible - he asked the pharmacist what I could

take at the same time I was taking the liquid tylenol, without

overdoing it. The only syrup that seemed to help was Delsym DM. It's

supposed to give 12 hours of relief, but it only lasted about 3 hours

for me, or less. I think (but I'm not positive, so check this) that

my surgeon said I could take it three times a day instead of twice

and it wouldn't cause problems. It was extremely hard to wait for

that next dose. I drank so much (to try to soothe my burning throat)

that I think I lowered the level of the Great Lakes by at least an

inch : ) I honestly don't know which came first, the sore throat or

the cough, but each seemed to make the other worse. I would get up in

the middle of the night and slooooooooowly sip icy water, trying to

leave it at the base of my throat as long as possible.

Anyway, I am prone to a severe, persistent dry cough, and it went on

way too long for my taste. In December, I went to see an ENT to have

a scope put down my throat to make sure that it wasn't something more

serious " You're fine " he said " the strain of colds going around takes

a lot longer to get over " . I also have an appointment with a

respirologist in just over a month, and we'll see what the outcome of

that is.

I never coughed up blood, but yes, there was ample phlegm in my

chest, just hard to get it out.

Talk to your surgeon to be sure, but I don't think it will hurt the

plates & screws. If it did, I'd surely be more crooked-faced than I

turned out, because I was coughing so hard that my colleagues at work

were afraid I was going to die.... thankfully the cough seems to have

subsided, and it's just the odd fit I have each day or so.

Hope it's getting better for you these last few days!

> Hi ,

>

> Thanks for your response. In your reply you mentioned that you had

a

> nasty cough... i have the same problem. Especially in the morning

> when i wake up, i feel the need the cough of all of this stuff. And

> today, when i did i coughed up blood (sorry to be so graphic:) Did

> you experience this at all? Any tips? Do you think I might disturb

> any screws, plates ect.. from coughing?

>

> Thanks for your help!

> Hillary