Uncomfortable today

Hi all,

I'm 15 days out from surgery and was cleared yesterday to start mushies. I had a couple bites of the famous ricotta cheese bake (yum) and it seemed to go down ok. Last night I started to come down with a cold and sinus drainage plagued me all night. This morning I woke up with a lovely sore throat and extreme difficulty drinking again. I'm way behind on liquids and it feels like its back to square one, waiting for some water to clear before I can take my next sip. Has anyone else experienced anything similar? I'm going to call my surgeon in the morning if it doesn't clear up some by morning.

Thanks!

~Mer

Maybe try some warm  decaf tea to help at least get some fluids in. It may also help with your throat 

Thanks for the suggestion. Warm tea helped some, but what did the trick was a heating pad on my chest.  Suddenly I was able to drink normally again and even eat a few bites.  I've got to keep that idea in mind!

~Mer

I always take pain medicine to help me swallow when I have a sore throat. It works. I did it pre and post surgery.

Thanks.  I should have done that last night. I did pre-op but I have no idea why it didn't occur to me yesterday. I put a heating pad on my chest and what do you know - an hour later I was able to drink as if nothing had been going on all day and I'm so much better this morning.  I'll be keeping that in mind for sure!

~Mer