Post-op productive cough?

[CurvyCat 0]

I was banded on June 15, and have been feeling (and healing) pretty well.

My surgeon moved me to pureed/mushies ahead of schedule at my post-op visit on Tuesday, so I'm experimenting a bit with those.

My incision seems to be healing well, but man I do not like swabbing out my belly button with rubbing alcohol 3-4 times per day, hehe!

I am becoming a bit concerned about a mild cough that I've had since 2-3 days post-op. It's not all the time, but it is worse in the mornings, when I bring up anywhere from 1/2-1 tsp of green/yellow phlegm. I don't know if this is just my lungs healing up from irritation from the oxygen tube down my throat during surgery or what. If it was constant throughout the day, I would have already contacted my surgeon's office about it, but it's just here and there, mostly in the morning.

I don't want to make a mountain out of a molehill, and my surgeon is out of town until sometime next week. Does this sound like something I should be concerned about?

I don't have any sort of fever, and am otherwise feeling pretty perky! :thumbup:

[JOYCE13 0]

Is there anyone covering for your Doctor?

[Astrasmom 1]

I was banded on June 15, and have been feeling (and healing) pretty well.

My surgeon moved me to pureed/mushies ahead of schedule at my post-op visit on Tuesday, so I'm experimenting a bit with those.

My incision seems to be healing well, but man I do not like swabbing out my belly button with rubbing alcohol 3-4 times per day, hehe!

I am becoming a bit concerned about a mild cough that I've had since 2-3 days post-op. It's not all the time, but it is worse in the mornings, when I bring up anywhere from 1/2-1 tsp of green/yellow phlegm. I don't know if this is just my lungs healing up from irritation from the oxygen tube down my throat during surgery or what. If it was constant throughout the day, I would have already contacted my surgeon's office about it, but it's just here and there, mostly in the morning.

I don't want to make a mountain out of a molehill, and my surgeon is out of town until sometime next week. Does this sound like something I should be concerned about?

I don't have any sort of fever, and am otherwise feeling pretty perky! :thumbup:

You really should find out if someone is covering for your doctor. Not to scare you but green/yellow phlem is usually the signs of infection. You don't need a fever to be sick. Plus you want to catch it before it turns into pneumonia or Broncitis. Which can also happen after surgeries.

[CurvyCat 0]

Ok, so I called his office and spoke with someone, who is going to email him the details and get back with me later today.

Here's hoping it's easy. I don't mind going in to my GP if I need to, but I'd rather not do that if I don't have to do so. Dragging my kids to a doctor's office is not high on our list of fun summer activities! *laugh*

[JazzyRayne 7]

I was banded on June 15, and have been feeling (and healing) pretty well.

My surgeon moved me to pureed/mushies ahead of schedule at my post-op visit on Tuesday, so I'm experimenting a bit with those.

My incision seems to be healing well, but man I do not like swabbing out my belly button with rubbing alcohol 3-4 times per day, hehe!

I am becoming a bit concerned about a mild cough that I've had since 2-3 days post-op. It's not all the time, but it is worse in the mornings, when I bring up anywhere from 1/2-1 tsp of green/yellow phlegm. I don't know if this is just my lungs healing up from irritation from the oxygen tube down my throat during surgery or what. If it was constant throughout the day, I would have already contacted my surgeon's office about it, but it's just here and there, mostly in the morning.

I don't want to make a mountain out of a molehill, and my surgeon is out of town until sometime next week. Does this sound like something I should be concerned about?

I don't have any sort of fever, and am otherwise feeling pretty perky! :thumbup:

I was banded 6/3 and for about a week post-op i coughed up that nasty stuff too. My dr said its normal for post op. But still,contact your dr to make sure. Esp if it doesnt go away.

[regina22 0]

i was banded on 6/11 and i still have this cough.. however, i also smoke between 2-4 cigarrettes per day and did not do my breathing exercises like isntructed.