Guest guest Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 I've had an infection in the past (not with surgery) which resulted in a constant fever and a very severe sore throat, so I can just imagine how crappy you must feel coupled with the surgery. I just thought I'd throw in my 2 cents, in addition to what Jane and have already mentioned. Right after surgery, I was told to drink 2 litres of liquids per day. That's 200 squirts of a 10mL plastic syringe! It felt impossible, so I turned it into a game - I challenged myself each day. I measured what I drank and wrote it down, keeping track of my progress. By the end of the day, I had usually exceeded the 2 litres by a bit. I was also going to the washroom every 5 minutes, but that was part of the game and proved that I was winning. I found diluted apple juice (1/2 to 1 cup of water per cup of apple juice) very easy to drink right after surgery, so I drank a ton of it, along with the usual trusty chicken broth. You might want to try flat ginger-ale at room temperature for nausea and sore throat (make sure it's flat or you'll cough from the fizz). Hang in there, and make sure your OS knows about this - he'll likely prescribe antibiotics and tell you to take an advil or tylenol every 4 hours to reduce the fever and alleviate throat pain so that you can more easily consume the required liquids - talk to your OS first though!! Yann > > i am 1 week post op from upper jaw surgery and i am miserable! > i have been running a fever and have been dehydrated. my throat hurts > soo much that it is hard for me to drink. has anyone had problems like > this? i need some help and support cuz every day i wake up feeling a > little worse instead of beeter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 I'm not sure who's post it was but just in the past couple days someone was talking about white spots or " whiteness " in their mouth after just having had their surgery. Someone here suggested asking the doctor to see if it is " thrush " . As it turns out, it was Thrush and was helped almost immediately by the meds that person was prescribed, if I remember accurately. If you have a fever and are feeling worse and worse, PLEASE!!!!! CALL your Doctor!! He can help you!!! I learned the hard way right after my surgery waiting a couple days before I called about pain I was having. It turned out I was given incorrect medication dosage information. Please don't wait and suffer. The doctor can't help you unless he knows that you need his help!!! The fever isn't good... YOu may have an infection your body is trying to fight and needs help fighting.... Sometimes one kind of antibiotic doesn't do the job and you may need another. I would check out what is going on in your mouth. Please!! Call tonight even.... let us know how it goes. And CALL CALL CALL!!!! I'll be thinking about you and cheering you on to feel better soon!! This time will pass. We all feel for you here and know what you're going through. Right after surgery can be a really hard time. The surgeon is there to help you after surgery as much as he's there to perform the actual surgery- please take advantage of that. Take care, Katja > > i am 1 week post op from upper jaw surgery and i am miserable! > i have been running a fever and have been dehydrated. my throat hurts > soo much that it is hard for me to drink. has anyone had problems like > this? i need some help and support cuz every day i wake up feeling a > little worse instead of beeter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 you are all soo nice for helping me get through this! i mentioned to the dr that it might be thrush but he seemed to think it would be more on my cheek and throat. i definitily have an infection sincec my white blood count was out of whack. they did switch my antibiotics to zithromax so i am just praying that will make a differnce. it really does make me feel better knowing others have has the same pain and gotten through it. i am very hopeful for tonight should be a better night (after passing out on the bathroom floor and waking up with 102 - it can' really get much worse!) katja750 <no_reply > wrote: I'm not sure who's post it was but just in the past couple days someone was talking about white spots or " whiteness " in their mouth after just having had their surgery. Someone here suggested asking the doctor to see if it is " thrush " . As it turns out, it was Thrush and was helped almost immediately by the meds that person was prescribed, if I remember accurately. If you have a fever and are feeling worse and worse, PLEASE!!!!! CALL your Doctor!! He can help you!!! I learned the hard way right after my surgery waiting a couple days before I called about pain I was having. It turned out I was given incorrect medication dosage information. Please don't wait and suffer. The doctor can't help you unless he knows that you need his help!!! The fever isn't good... YOu may have an infection your body is trying to fight and needs help fighting.... Sometimes one kind of antibiotic doesn't do the job and you may need another. I would check out what is going on in your mouth. Please!! Call tonight even.... let us know how it goes. And CALL CALL CALL!!!! I'll be thinking about you and cheering you on to feel better soon!! This time will pass. We all feel for you here and know what you're going through. Right after surgery can be a really hard time. The surgeon is there to help you after surgery as much as he's there to perform the actual surgery- please take advantage of that. Take care, Katja > > i am 1 week post op from upper jaw surgery and i am miserable! > i have been running a fever and have been dehydrated. my throat hurts > soo much that it is hard for me to drink. has anyone had problems like > this? i need some help and support cuz every day i wake up feeling a > little worse instead of beeter! --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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