Ugh. Not really wls related but I'm just having a pitty party and feeling sorry for myself. I'm 2.5 weeks postop rny, and just as I was starting to feel completely recovered from suregry I now have the worst sore throat, cough and stuffy nose. I guess the one silver lining is if I would have gotten sick a week ago, I would be in miserable pain everytime I coughed.

I'm passing my box of tissues onto you...and here's a hug, as well... Ask your surgical team if liquid Tylenol and liquid Mucinex is okay for you to take. My team okayed it, and it helped a lot. Because OF COURSE, you can ONLY get sick at the worst of times!!!!! Bless you and get well soon!

Get a vaporizer at Walgreens, CVS, or Walmart. They run about $16 around here. If it doesn't steam right away, add some salt. Stay away from air vents or fans. Put it next to where you sleep on the floor. Your sore throat will be better in the morning. I lived with throat infections for years and now have it mastered. Good luck and feel better!

hope you get to feeling better. be thankful you didn't get sick right before surgery either and possibly cause a delay...

feel better and get plenty of rest! your body just went through a shock which doesnt help anything!

cuddle up, relax and feel better soon!

Don't forget the chicken soup -- it really does help.

Feel better soon.

Feeling your pain....it always happens to me at the worst times that I get sick and it never fails. I can get through so much and then just as I feel "ok" and can catch by breath. BAM I get sick.

Feel better, keep resting and I hope you get well soon!

Thank you guys! You are the best! Feeling a little bit better today!

hope you get to feeling better. be thankful you didn't get sick right before surgery either and possibly cause a delay...

Good point! That was my biggest fear pre-op that I would get sick, requiring my surgery to be postponed.

Get a vaporizer at Walgreens, CVS, or Walmart. They run about $16 around here. If it doesn't steam right away, add some salt. Stay away from air vents or fans. Put it next to where you sleep on the floor. Your sore throat will be better in the morning. I lived with throat infections for years and now have it mastered. Good luck and feel better!

Love this idea! Totally getting a vaporizer. Literally feel like I have glass shards in my throat when I swallow.

Same thing happened to me the first week post op. Its horrible. All I could take aS sugar free cough drops and a benadryl. The coughing hurt so bad. I feel for you. Get lots of rest!! Plenty of fluids too