Yuck

[Guest guest]

Day 4 post-upper/lower and feeling like crap. Is is possible for

your lips to molt? I feel like huge sheets of something are peeling

off my lips. It doesn't hurt since they are numb, but it's a little

unnerving. Also, did anyone else have trouble feeling any urge to

eat? I have to force myself to drink anything because it is so

uncomfortable and I have NO appetite. I've been struggling with

nausea for the last two days but seem to have had some improvement

since going off my pain medication (at my surgeon's suggestion). I

still have no appetite though. Does it make since to just slurp down

whatever sounds edible instead of focusing on nutrition at this

point?

[Guest guest]

The thing I found best on lips and that I have always used on my

kids noses during colds is vitamin E capsules. (The kind that you

swallow). Just get a pin, poke a small hole and squeeze out what you

want to use. It is so good, way better than anything I have ever

bought as far as a chapstick goes. I always rub the excess into my

cuticles for an added bonus. I promise it works. One small bottle

will last you forever. As far as the nausea goes, almost all pain

meds make me sick percocet, codeine, aspirin commonly make people

sick. One pain med. I found that has absolutely no ill effects on

myself is demerol. Hope you get feeling better,

> Day 4 post-upper/lower and feeling like crap. Is is possible for

> your lips to molt? I feel like huge sheets of something are

peeling

> off my lips. It doesn't hurt since they are numb, but it's a

little

> unnerving. Also, did anyone else have trouble feeling any urge to

> eat? I have to force myself to drink anything because it is so

> uncomfortable and I have NO appetite. I've been struggling with

> nausea for the last two days but seem to have had some improvement

> since going off my pain medication (at my surgeon's suggestion).

I

> still have no appetite though. Does it make since to just slurp

down

> whatever sounds edible instead of focusing on nutrition at this

> point?

[Guest guest]

Lord do I remember that feeling all too well! Take heart that it

does get better. My OS gave me some sort of Aquaphor by Eucerin, but

to be honest with you I put it aside and have used plain old Vasaline

since the first week. The Vitamin E oil sounds like a really good

idea to me though, I think I'll try that one myself. My mother cared

for me the first two weeks after surgery and I was not fortunate

enough to know about the Zip and Squeeze bags that everyone here

seems to have used. I had to use ye ole' syringe and catheter tube.

Oh Joy! I had a hard time getting anything down because of the

horrible taste of the pain killers and antibiotics and God knows what

else I was taking, being crushed up into my " food " at EVERY feeding!

It was GOD AWFUL! If there was a better way to do it, please, those

of you that know, please share with the future surgery patients

because I wouldn't wish that torture on anyone, except for my ex-

husband. I will never be able to drink orange juice again! My mom

liked using that one a lot because she said that the meds dissolved

more quickly in it. As for the nausea, my doctor prescribed a

medicine called Promethazene. It works great! I believe there is a

form of Demarol with Promethazene in it. Warning though, it will

knock you out. At least it has everyone I known that's taken it. As

far as worrying about nutrition goes, I KNOW they are awful, but the

Ensure shakes will take care of that for you. Otherwise make sure you

keep drinking something. I found out this week that a lot of the

problems I've been having are simply because I have been dehydrated.

So drink up and remember it will get better.

Cyndi

> Day 4 post-upper/lower and feeling like crap. Is is possible for

> your lips to molt? I feel like huge sheets of something are

peeling

> off my lips. It doesn't hurt since they are numb, but it's a

little

> unnerving. Also, did anyone else have trouble feeling any urge to

> eat? I have to force myself to drink anything because it is so

> uncomfortable and I have NO appetite. I've been struggling with

> nausea for the last two days but seem to have had some improvement

> since going off my pain medication (at my surgeon's suggestion). I

> still have no appetite though. Does it make since to just slurp

down

> whatever sounds edible instead of focusing on nutrition at this

> point?

[Guest guest]

> > Day 4 post-upper/lower and feeling like crap. Is is possible for

> > your lips to molt? I feel like huge sheets of something are

> peeling

> > off my lips. It doesn't hurt since they are numb, but it's a

> little

> > unnerving. Also, did anyone else have trouble feeling any urge

to

> > eat? I have to force myself to drink anything because it is so

> > uncomfortable and I have NO appetite. I've been struggling with

> > nausea for the last two days but seem to have had some

improvement

> > since going off my pain medication (at my surgeon's suggestion).

I

> > still have no appetite though. Does it make since to just slurp

> down

> > whatever sounds edible instead of focusing on nutrition at this

> > point?

[Guest guest]

Thanks Cyndi. I seem to have an easier time eating (with zip 'n

squeeze) now that I'm no longer nauseated. I quit taking my pain

killer and started taking plain tylenol instead--still have some pain

but not too bad. Today I am just SO congested. I feel like I'm

drowning and can't seem to do anything to thin out the garbage going

down my throat. Decongestants do not seem to be helping much at

all. Guess I just have to wait for this to pass. Good news is I get

to see my kids (3 and 5) this afternoon for a while (they've been

staying down the street with my mom). I hope I don't scare them with

my huge head!

> > Day 4 post-upper/lower and feeling like crap. Is is possible for

> > your lips to molt? I feel like huge sheets of something are

> peeling

> > off my lips. It doesn't hurt since they are numb, but it's a

> little

> > unnerving. Also, did anyone else have trouble feeling any urge

to

> > eat? I have to force myself to drink anything because it is so

> > uncomfortable and I have NO appetite. I've been struggling with

> > nausea for the last two days but seem to have had some

improvement

> > since going off my pain medication (at my surgeon's suggestion).

I

> > still have no appetite though. Does it make since to just slurp

> down

> > whatever sounds edible instead of focusing on nutrition at this

> > point?

[Guest guest]

I had very good luck combating congetion with Afrin nose spray and by

taking Benadryl Severe Congestion. The Benadryl made me very sleepy,

but let's face it, what else do you have to do? Also, I've been

taking Tylenol Arthritis, my general doc told me to take it for my

carpal tunnel, so I wanted to see how it worked for this pain. It is

time released, so it last for up to 8 hours, which allows for a

little more sleep than with just regular Tylenol. Good Luck

> > > Day 4 post-upper/lower and feeling like crap. Is is possible

for

> > > your lips to molt? I feel like huge sheets of something are

> > peeling

> > > off my lips. It doesn't hurt since they are numb, but it's a

> > little

> > > unnerving. Also, did anyone else have trouble feeling any urge

> to

> > > eat? I have to force myself to drink anything because it is so

> > > uncomfortable and I have NO appetite. I've been struggling

with

> > > nausea for the last two days but seem to have had some

> improvement

> > > since going off my pain medication (at my surgeon's

suggestion).

> I

> > > still have no appetite though. Does it make since to just

slurp

> > down

> > > whatever sounds edible instead of focusing on nutrition at this

> > > point?