Ok, ive been banded for like a month and a half. Today i woke up with reallllly bad head congestion, sore throat, the works. I want to take day quil so that i might be able to breath, buuuut everything ive dank has made a VERY rapid return apprearence. How the heck am i going to keep anything down today? I think its because of the really thick mucus in my head which is y i cant breath in the first place.... What should i do?????

Start by trying to drink something warm in small sips. My personal favorite when I have a sore throat is hot (and very dark) tea mixed with Tang Orange mix, but anything warm should help. The warmth of the liquid should help thin out the mucus so it can get through the band (Gross image I know). There is also a belief that getting sick like this can irritate the tissues and cause swelling making you feel tighter when you are sick. The warm fluids may help with that swelling as well. I am NOT a doctor nor do I play one on TV so I don't know the science or validity behind my statements. But I have found it made me feel better in the past. You might also want to call your band doc and see if they would be willing to squeeze you in for a small unfill if it doesn't get better soon. You don't want to risk any complications with the band due to your cold/flu making it too tight right now.

I think Thera-flu has tea like stuff that you can mix and it's medicated. That might work with the steam. The other attempt is that there is something called Shower Steamers (or something similar). I think it is made by Vicks. You throw it on the floor of a hot shower and it opens your head.

Hope you feel better!

Call your doctor. If he's not available talk to one of the nurses and ask if there's something you might take for a speedy recovery.

niki

thnks guys, i sipped some hot water and got down some liquid day quill... we will see how that works. Ill try the theraflu next. My band doc is like 8 hrs away from me, so im continplating calling my family doc for a decongestant or something...

Try going to the pharmacist and seeing if they have anything like Clear Ease in stock. This is an enzyme lozenge that breaks up mucus that is normally used by scuba divers and it's supposed to help with sinus problems. The enzymes active are papain, bromelain and protease which break up mucus. In other words...this is about the same thing as a meat tenderizer...it breaks down proteins. You can order this stuff online (Amazon has it too).

I should also ask is it coming back up because you get nauseous (sp?) or because you feel too tight in the band? If it is the tightness then try the warm fluids and call your doc to explain what is happening. If it nausea than you should still call your doc but also ask him about getting you a prescription called in to help with the nausea. My doc gave me a prescription for a tablet that dissolved almost instantly in your mouth. It was much better than trying to swallow and keep down a tablet when I was already sick.

im not nasueated, but i dont get the wierd pain you get when your stuck either... its wierd when i drank it literally stayed down like a minute... no slime, no pain, just shot back up.

not like this should be the least of my concerns right now, but i started feeling like crap yest, so i KNOW i didnt eat that much (700 cals at best) and the days before that ive been busy as hell so my cal intake was under 1k for at least 4 days now.... so why the heck have i GAINED weight? within the last two days i gained 2 lbs... what the heck? ugh i guess its just insult to injury...

Zicam nose spray is a miricle elixer. A week before surgery I got a crazy cold with the worst head congestion EVER. It's a bit pricey (like $8-$9) but it's the only cold remedy that delivers what it promises. 12 hours of a clear head. And you don't have to swallow anything! I sound like a commercial, but I really was amazed. I hope you feel better.

You have to be a little careful with Zi-cam. Research it. The nasal spray can cause the loss of the sense of smell.