Has anyone had this problem and may know any good ways to treat it. I can't get anything down because of the throat pain. All they gave me in the hospital was an anti inflammatory and a pain killer but they haven't worked too well. If anyone has any ideas please let me know, this is really killing me. I'm now 3 days post op and I feel great excecpt for my throat. I tried to attach a pic if anyone wants to see what it looks like.

We get a double whammy because the bougie is inserted & removed through the mouth. I had a horrid sore throat when my band was removed. Honestly it was far worse than the strep I"d had just a few months before. You can try Chloraseptic. Make sure you spray it far back. It probably won't fix it but it should take some of the edge off. The nurses suggested I gargle saltwaer but gargling never does anything for me, except make me gag when I have to spit it out.

Oh, other than the chloraseptic you could try an analgesic lozenge. I hesitated to suggest it because if you accidentally swallowed it, and it was big, that might not be good. And you'll want to check that it's 100% ok to take with the chloraseptic (if you take it).

Ouch! Sorry you're having a hard time, Ebony. I agree with Wheetsin: while I was in the hospital, they gave me a bottle of Chloraseptic--had my name on it and everything--I barely used it, but it did help some.

Maybe you actually GOT strep while in the hospital. Maybe you could go to your GP for antibiotics?

Whoa, that was painful just to look at! I don't have any new suggestions but sorry you are going through this. Hope it gets better soon.

Gargle with biotene mouthwash asap. Don't worry it is alcohol free so it won't burn. You can get it in the mouthwash section at Walmart. It is for dry mouth and mouth wounds. My Dr told me about it when I got my tongue pierced and I've even used it when I had step. It does wonders and u will never use anything else

Thanks so much I'll grab some ASAP!!

No problem. I'm actually taking some with me when I go to the hospital to have my sleeve

The white spots in the back of your throat look just like strep. Go get checked. I cannot tell you how many positive strep cases we see daily in our office right now. Hope u feel better soon

You can get magic mouthwash by a script, but you do have to swallow it. It will numb your throat

Oh my....Dr. Almanza did that to you?????

He's not the anesthesiologist so no he didn't do that. My surgery went great. Dr. Almanza is excellent. It's just something that happened during anasthesia that I have no control over.

I have participated in numerous anesthesia inductions and I don't think that is from the tube or bougie. Unless you were a difficult induction and a "fasttrack" had to be used, the tube will not do all that damage. I would recommend a strep culture be done and request some antibiotics.

That looks extremely painful....my remedy for any mouth/throat pain: sugar free popsicles !!!! but i also recommend a throat culture for strep ... Hang in there....healing thoughts sent your way!!

It took 2 weeks for my throat to feel normal again. This pain is no joke. Hang in there and try to suck on ice to soothe the pain.