So I have a problem. I caught a cold after surgery and this is the absolute worst. I was sleeved at MBC on 12/13/17 and the surgery couldn't have gone any better. Not a lot of post op pain. Tolerating liquids great. My puncture sites look awesome. That is until post-op day 4. I woke up to a sore throat. I didn't put much thought into it because I was intubated a few days earlier. On my travel day back home, more of the cold symptoms started to emerge except a fever. Aches and pains in the joints, general malaise, you know. Travel back home wasnt that bad. We had elected to upgrade to 1st class just so I would be the most comfortable. Once we got home and settled, the next day I opted to go be seen by a provider. Typically I would NEVER go see a doc because of a cold. Chest xray was fine and ended up with an albuterol inhaler and some codine cough syrup.
The biggest problem I am having is the pain in my belly from coughing. I'm trying to splint it when I have to cough but it isn't helping. Any tips or tricks that y'all might have for me.
-Thanks