I will soon be 10 mos post op and I'm very sick right now, coughing my head off, nasal drainage, fever, and sore and swollen throat from coughing so much. I tested negative for strep and flu. Tried to eat an egg this morning and got sick and stuck then followed up with a bite of yogurt and also threw that up from gagging. My throat is so sore and swollen that it is giving me a sensation of gagging and a wanting of throwing up all the time. All I can tolerate is drinking, did have greek yogurt this afternoon and some soup tonight. I called my surgeon but he didn't seem concerned, oh well. Guess I will be sick for the next few days and deal with it. Glad I just bought some protein shakes. Still not convinced its not the flu, sigh.

I will soon be 10 mos post op and I'm very sick right now' date=' coughing my head off, nasal drainage, fever, and sore and swollen throat from coughing so much. I tested negative for strep and flu. Tried to eat an egg this morning and got sick and stuck then followed up with a bite of yogurt and also threw that up from gagging. My throat is so sore and swollen that it is giving me a sensation of gagging and a wanting of throwing up all the time. All I can tolerate is drinking, did have greek yogurt this afternoon and some soup tonight. I called my surgeon but he didn't seem concerned, oh well. Guess I will be sick for the next few days and deal with it. Glad I just bought some Protein shakes. Still not convinced its not the flu, sigh.[/quote']

Sounds like the flu to me! I'm not sure if you can tolerate it but you could try the Mucinex liquid for cold/cough/sore throat. It is soothing to the throat but may upset your tummy due to it being strong. Did they start antibiotics since they say it isn't flu or strep?

yes the doctor today gave me a Zpack and an inhaler since he heard wheezing. I went to a Walgreens walk in clinic yesterday and they tested me for flu, it was negative, but today I saw a doctor. I may have some mucinex. I will give it a whirl tomorrow, thanks for the suggestion. I might could try some crackers and let them get soft in my mouth before I chew and swallow then take the mucinex.

yes the doctor today gave me a Zpack and an inhaler since he heard wheezing. I went to a Walgreens walk in clinic yesterday and they tested me for flu' date=' it was negative, but today I saw a doctor. I may have some mucinex. I will give it a whirl tomorrow, thanks for the suggestion. I might could try some crackers and let them get soft in my mouth before I chew and swallow then take the mucinex.[/quote']

So glad you got zpack you should feel so much better soon. If you don't go back you don't want to end up with pneumonia that could cause all kinds of problems! Hope you feel better soon

Hope you feel better soon Donna.

My daughter had that and was really sick for 1 1/2 wks and still sounded sick for 3wks. She too was on antibiotics. It was soup,popcicles, gatorade and lots of rest for her.Do the best you can .

Best wishes, Donna! Stick to your plan. If that is what you can tolerate for now, do it! ((((hugs))))Karen

Flu season is over. You probably have some other kind of bug. Hope you feel better soon. Drink lots of fluids get some powerade they make it without sugar now.

Flu season is not yet over. I am a recruiter for a major MA hospital. All my new hires must get the flu shot until the the chief doc declares the season over; and it has been radio silence on that front.

I had similar symptoms this past two weeks. The doc said sinusitis. Rx for amoxclav cough syrup, and the true god send for me, the 12 hour time released musinex! After a few days on the musinex, I felt almost back to normal. The congestion in my chest and post nasal was pretty much gone. Could not take the antibiotic, and did not need the cough syrup after the mucus loosened. Good luck! I felt miserable too. Hope this helps and you are on your way to a speedy recovery!

When this happened to me and I had to have my band emptied the throwing up and cquse it to slip I am surprised your surgeon did not have you come in to look at the band with a floru if you still cant keep anything down insist on it.

thank you everyone for the well wishes. I got some sleep last night but awoke very early this morning coughing and nearly peed my pants, lol, oh the joys of being a middle aged woman I guess. I have a recliner in my bedroom so I moved from the bed to that and slept for another 3 hrs. I thought I had some Mucinex but didn't so I'm sending my mom out today for some. This stuffiness has moved into my head now. May just sleep in my recliner tonight as its comfy enough. I hate that I'm going to miss church tomorrow but certainly don't want to contaminate others so will stay home. Just ate a bowl of cream of wheat, tolerated that well and it was yummy to me. Not much of an appetite so I'm eating when I'm hungry. Yesterday I only had a bowl of Soup, a few bites of fruit and a greek yogurt. Trying to stay hydrated as much as I can. Water water water and more water, with crystal light of course. lol. Again, thank you all for the well wishes.

Donna

Flu season is not yet over. I am a recruiter for a major MA hospital. All my new hires must get the flu shot until the the chief doc declares the season over; and it has been radio silence on that front.

Flu season was over the 1st of april. I work for a large hospital system and flue season runs from october 1st to march 30th. If you are still giving new recruits flu vaccines then you are wasting money lol

I didn't realize the flu had a calendar.

still feverish, achy, coughing a lot, congested, headache and feeling down right awful today and since my cough had gone on since Tues the dr I saw yesterday gave me a Zpack, now I have diarrhea from that, sheesh, I can't catch a break. Was able to eat cream of wheat this morning and some soup for dinner. My mom had a delicious looking salad tonight I wanted to dive in so bad but knew better, knew I'd get stuck so just ate my soup. My head is all stopped up. Be glad when this mess is all gone.

Oh my !! I have been so worried about you the last several days I hope that you get well very soon. My prayers to you an lots of warm (( hugs))

Oh my !! I have been so worried about you the last several days I hope that you get well very soon. My prayers to you an lots of warm (( hugs))

aw thank you countrygrl. I slept off/on last night in my recliner with a Dachshund in my lap...lol Kept waking up coughing. My mom went to church this morning but I didn't so she brought home Wendy's chili which I was able to eat so I got some good Protein in that. Feel a little more human today well this afternoon that is. Still coughing my head off but don't feel as achy. Mad that I am not feeling up to taking a walk outside as it is 74 degrees here in Western Ky today. Maybe I will feel like it in the next few days, its suppose to be nice this week. Thanks again for thinking of me.

Donna