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I'm nearly three weeks post-op and I have gotten the nasty could, cough, and congestion that my two boys have had. I have not had a fill yet but did have a hiatal repair when I had my surgery. Everything was going good until now. I feel miserable from these "cold" symptoms. I bought a liquid Robitussen that isn't really working. I used to take Mucinex but don't know if I can still take that but in liquid form (did I mention I hate liquid medicines?). What do you take for these symptoms that works? What for the daytime when I have to work and what at nighttime when I don't have about drowsiness? I'm going out of town for Christmas so I need to be better before then.

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Nebuliser? It might help you, without having anything to drink.

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Drinkable Mucinex will be good as you don't want mucus build-up on your stoma. Headcolds are a real drag with a band because the trapped mucus will put pressure on the stoma and make for more stuck episodes. Having a head cold is like a "poor man's fill"--you get super restriction without a doctor's visit!

So try and keep all the phlegm liquified. Otherwise you can use decongestants without a problem. Sudafed (if you can still purchase that---thanks, methheads!--) comes in tiny little pills that will pass your band fine.

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I'm nearly three weeks post-op and I have gotten the nasty could, cough, and congestion that my two boys have had. I have not had a fill yet but did have a hiatal repair when I had my surgery. Everything was going good until now. I feel miserable from these "cold" symptoms. I bought a liquid Robitussen that isn't really working. I used to take Mucinex but don't know if I can still take that but in liquid form (did I mention I hate liquid medicines?). What do you take for these symptoms that works? What for the daytime when I have to work and what at nighttime when I don't have about drowsiness? I'm going out of town for Christmas so I need to be better before then.

I didn't read the rest of the thread yet to see if you found anything...BUT the only thing that has every worked for me is Alka Seltzer Cold & Flu....i was going to try to find other options (because obviously the fizz we cant do, nor the massive size gel caps), but they just came out with a liquid version of BOTH the AM and PM cold and flu formulas! I'm telling you.....they will knock that cold right out of your body. No drowsy during the day, sleep easy at night...

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