Re: question for other post-ops

[Guest guest]

,

Glad you made it to the other side. You're doing great so far! I

had the same feeling in my throat. My PCP took a look and didn't see

anything. She thinks it was from the intubation. It took about 8

weeks for the feeling of a lump to go away. It was never painful,

but it was strange. No foods or liquids ever made a difference.

Just eat or drink what you want following the manual. Seems it is

quite common. There have been many posts on this topic. Sometimes I

felt like it might have been a gas bubble, but have faith, it does go

away.

Sincerely,

Bernardine

, TX

MGB 7/24/00

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> I haven't been ok'd yet on the post-op site so I'm hoping some of

the

> post-ops here will help me with this one. The only (and I do mean

> only) thing that has bothered me since surgery on Thursday is that

> last night I started to feel like the back of my throat was sore.

> When I swallow it feels like there is something back there that

won't

> go down. Dr. R says he has heard that from various patients and its

> not serious and will eventually go away. My question is have any of

> you experienced this and if so, do some juices, liquids etc make it

> better or worse.

>

> Other than that, things are great. My mom and I got up early this

> morning and spent two hours at the NC State Fair walking around!! I

> just stopped and sat when I needed to and as soon as I felt I'd had

> enought we left. Now I'm resting for the remainder of the day til

> dinner with everyone here in Durham tonight.

>

>

> MGB 10/12/00

>

> PS...Jackie, I'll be emailing you when I have a bit more time. I

> expect you to be following me up here next year!!

[Guest guest]

> I haven't been ok'd yet on the post-op site so I'm hoping some of

the

> post-ops here will help me with this one. The only (and I do mean

> only) thing that has bothered me since surgery on Thursday is that

> last night I started to feel like the back of my throat was sore.

> When I swallow it feels like there is something back there that

won't

> go down. Dr. R says he has heard that from various patients and its

> not serious and will eventually go away. My question is have any of

> you experienced this and if so, do some juices, liquids etc make it

> better or worse.

>

> Other than that, things are great. My mom and I got up early this

> morning and spent two hours at the NC State Fair walking around!! I

> just stopped and sat when I needed to and as soon as I felt I'd had

> enought we left. Now I'm resting for the remainder of the day til

> dinner with everyone here in Durham tonight.

>

>

, that was my only complaint after the surgery was my throat

was so sore. I was told that it was because of the tube the put down

your throat to keep a clear airway during the surgery. It cleared up

for me within a few days.

Best wishes on your successful journey!

Jeanne M. Barton

8/23/00

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> MGB 10/12/00

>

> PS...Jackie, I'll be emailing you when I have a bit more time. I

> expect you to be following me up here next year!!