Guest guest Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 my brother just had the jaw surgery and is feeling discomfort in his throat. can anyone comment on this? during the surgery there was a tube inserted through his nose into his throat and into his stomach (a lavage?) - that could be a reason for the throat problems. can anyone comment on how to ease this discomfort? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 Hi, Also had discomfort in the throat post op but only lasted for 3/4 days and this was due to the tube inserted during GA. Found that using sore throat lozenges combined with the painkilers being taken anyway soothed the throatas did ice-cream! Hope that helps > my brother just had the jaw surgery and is feeling discomfort in his throat. can anyone > comment on this? during the surgery there was a tube inserted through his nose into his > throat and into his stomach (a lavage?) - that could be a reason for the throat problems. > can anyone comment on how to ease this discomfort? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 Hi. I had the surgery a week ago today (Thursday) and I too had the sore throat pain from the same type of tube. Initially, I tried gargling with salt water but that seemed to cause more pain so I called my doctor and he prescribed liquid aleve (crushed aleve is almost unbearable to swallow, this isn't much better but at least I can get it down). Anyway, this seemed to help because aleve's focus is on reducing swelling and then the rawness in your throat. Anyway, that seemed to work for me and also just time. Today, I'm a week out and it is the first day my throat feels good. Also, focus on cold liquids...warm teas also seemed to irritate my throat. I hope your brother feels better. Helen > my brother just had the jaw surgery and is feeling discomfort in his throat. can anyone > comment on this? during the surgery there was a tube inserted through his nose into his > throat and into his stomach (a lavage?) - that could be a reason for the throat problems. > can anyone comment on how to ease this discomfort? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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