Does your throat hurt after surgery?

[John Michaels 7]

Hey guys I'm having my sleeve done 21/08/2015 in Sydney, Australia. Just want to ask a question about your throat after surgery. Does your throat really hurt? Whenever I have a dry throat I always get an infection that follows with the flue. Just want to know.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

My throat didn't hurt after my sleeve surgery, but it has from others surgeries. It's a side effect of being intubated. After my sleeve I was fine. They also gave me ice chips and lots of fluids since they encourage you sipping so my throat was never dry.

[Mrs. Reid 392]

My throat hurt really bad after surgery. Swallowing Water was impossible. I was hooked up to an IV so it didn't matter too much. It got a little better each day. After a week or so I didn't have any pain at all.

[lauraellen80 855]

My throat was a little sore for a day or so after surgery from the intubation, but nothing major.

[AvaFern 3,516]

I've had 4 surgeries- 2 of them I woke up feeling like my throat was on fire and 2 of them I was fine. As the others noted, it's just a side effect of intubation. The times I did wake up with a sore throat were both 6+ hour surgeries. The sleeve is about an hour so your throat doesn't dry out as much with the tube in it and you're less likely to have a sore throat. Of course you could have a rough intubation, which doesn't help much either. Either way, it heals in a few days.

[John Michaels 7]

Thanks guys. I'm a little nervous for surgery but I'm ready!

[The Candidate 3,215]

My throat didn't hurt from the anesthesia tube, but it was dry and scratchy from not being allowed Water for the first day.