Cause I didn't cough that crap that's on my chest flem or whatever, I dry heaved like 5 times ):

I don't know how to get it out ): the breathing tube thing made me gag ):

sucks blah

I can't do it ))):::

anybody even care? (sorry if I sound demanding)

Be careful that you don't get pneumonia, that's why the breathing machine thingy is important! Take care of yourself.

oh man, ok it makes me gag tho

If you think it's from congestion then you absolutely need to be using the incentive spirometer they gave you as often as you can. Every hour while your awake. It may hurt but coughing and deep breathing to break up the congestion are extremely important right now. That and get up and walk as much as possible. It's the only way you're gonna break up the congestion. Not only is this going to keep you from ending up back in the hospital with pneumonia but it's also the only thing that's gonna get rid of the phlem that's making you so nauseated. You may also want to back down to only clear liquids until it clears. Milk and other full liquids tend to make your phlem thicker and harder to break up. And I know it's the weekend but if you feel at all like you may be getting pneumonia you need to go to the hospital to be treated

I don't feel I have it just need to get the phlem out I feel fine other than the phlem

Then just keep on coughing and deep breathing as much as you possibly can to break it up. Then push the clear fluids to help thin them out

okay I will

pneumonia :scared2: i'm slighty worried because it hurts so bad to cough and i don't really feel congested. hmmmm Hang in there Erin

All I can tell you is keep coughing as much as you can, my nurse at the hospital told me that my temp started going up a little and that is a sign that I am not coughing enough so now I make myself cough as well as use the incentive spirometer I know it hurts but you have to keep doing it... you don't want pnemonia on top of healing from this surgery... I just held a pillow to my belly and cough, today I used an ice pack and the pillow and that helped me alot.

thanks for the tip (: I'll try it my new nausea med make feel better

can't wait to get back to normal!!

I had the same thing happen.. Banded on 8/5

I took some hot steamy showers and it helped to loosen it up. Keep coughing! Thats the key. I would cough a little and nothing... then other times.. whew.. yuck.. there it was~:thumbup: So just keep it up, and clearing the throught helps some too.