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Matt H asked in HealthOther - Health · 6 years ago

Can't sleep after having tonsils and uvula removed and septum rebuilt.?

I went in last Tuesday and had my tonsils removed, my uvula removed, and my septum rebuilt. The pain is still excruciating at times. Here is the problem:

Drinking water is painful, eating is almost entirely out of the question. I've lost 12 pounds in the last week. I do still manage to get about 1/2 - 3/4 gallon of water or gatorade down every day.

When I go to bed, I can't breathe through my nose due to the splints that are in there until this Thursday. So breathing through my mouth, it dries it out so bad that after an hour of sleep I wake up with my tongue stuck to my cheek feeling cracked. If I drink anything at this point it shoots pain through my saliva glands, and all down my throat.

I have bought a cold air humidifier, and been running that at night with no change. Has anyone had to deal with this trio of surgeries, and how did you do it?

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  • 6 years ago

    No, this has not happened to me

    but for other reasons I could not eat solid food for two years

    and lived on `Ensure Plus` liquid - food drinks

    which saw me through well.

    They are available at pharmacies @ £3 a can....12 flavours, totally nutritious. Help give you resilience.

    You sound to be having it really rough for now ;(and I sincerely wish you well, very soon.

    Lapiz D.

    .

  • 6 years ago

    eat ice cream. both, istead of drinking something when waking up try a small piece of ice let it melt in your mouth,

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