Mucus in your throat-HELP

[Guest guest]

I just posted an entry that I had my surgery one week ago tomorrow. Today is

the first day I'm feeling okay, and think I can handle this.

However, and this is a big butt, the mucus in my throat is driving me crazy. I

do all the rinses I'm supposed to, but can not get rid of the mucus. I had a

really rough night last night, not sleeping at all because I kept chocking. I

had to do an emergency visit to my doctors this morning, since I thought I had

to have done damage with all my hacking and trying to spit up the mucus. I know

this is disgusting, but that's the name of the surgery I suppose.

Any help on this? I feel as though I have constant stuff in my throat, and

can't swallow it down. My nose is also draining down my throat, which is not

pleasant in the least.

My doctor said to drink lots of water and 7-up. I've been trying, but it

doesn't seem to help. On top of that I have to drink so many Ensures, it keeps

building.

Any miracle cures out there?

Thank you!

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[Guest guest]

Nichol, I used pineapple juice to loosen up the crud in my throat.

Because they had left the intubations in overnight, I guess I had a

lot blood & mucous in my throat. Pineapple juice has a natural

enzyme that breaks down mucous. I drank one small pineapple juice

(8 oz can) (comes 6 to pk). It loosened it up enough to hack it

up. I had to drink one, two days in a row to get the crud up.

I had a problem breathing and ended up in ER twice because I

couldn't catch my breath (complicated because I was so anemic after

surgery and codiene pain meds). I finally stopped the pain meds (as

it slows breathing rate) and went to tylenol, too. As soon as I got

rid the crud in throat I was breathing better (as I had already

stopped codiene pains meds).

I didn't have a lot of draining down throat, not sure if this will

help but thought I'd suggest it.

Hugs.

Shirley

(LeFort1, BSSO, genio and turbinectomies 6/23/05)