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I saw a video on Youtube about a lady headed to the hospital for surgery. She talked about the need for dry mouth spray. I bought some at CVS. They have Biotene dry mouth and the CVS brand. I was so thankful to have it at the hospital. I would encourage folks to take this with them to the hospital. My mouth was so dry I could barely open it. This spray is good stuff! Less than $10. You can use it later as well. Just a little nugget 😎

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43 minutes ago, Tim C said:

I saw a video on Youtube about a lady headed to the hospital for surgery. She talked about the need for dry mouth spray. I bought some at CVS. They have Biotene dry mouth and the CVS brand. I was so thankful to have it at the hospital. I would encourage folks to take this with them to the hospital. My mouth was so dry I could barely open it. This spray is good stuff! Less than $10. You can use it later as well. Just a little nugget 😎

yes - a lot of people have dry mouth after surgery - maybe from the breathing tube. I think I was OK (although I had my generic Biotene spray with me...), but I know a lot of people experience dry mouth after surgery

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1 hour ago, catwoman7 said:

yes - a lot of people have dry mouth after surgery - maybe from the breathing tube. I think I was OK (although I had my generic Biotene spray with me...), but I know a lot of people experience dry mouth after surgery

Something I learned pre op. I had no idea. I've had several surgerise and never had a mouth that dry!

1 hour ago, catwoman7 said:

yes - a lot of people have dry mouth after surgery - maybe from the breathing tube. I think I was OK (although I had my generic Biotene spray with me...), but I know a lot of people experience dry mouth after surgery

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4 hours ago, Tim C said:

I saw a video on Youtube about a lady headed to the hospital for surgery. She talked about the need for dry mouth spray. I bought some at CVS. They have Biotene dry mouth and the CVS brand. I was so thankful to have it at the hospital. I would encourage folks to take this with them to the hospital. My mouth was so dry I could barely open it. This spray is good stuff! Less than $10. You can use it later as well. Just a little nugget 😎

I wish I knew this before my surgery! My dry mouth was so bad after surgery it supercede my pain. All I could think about was my dry mouth, I almost had an anxiety attack because of it! The nurse ended up giving me this toothbrush sponge which was a god send. I definitely would recommend this to everyone!

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35 minutes ago, XtinaDoesIt said:

I wish I knew this before my surgery! My dry mouth was so bad after surgery it supercede my pain. All I could think about was my dry mouth, I almost had an anxiety attack because of it! The nurse ended up giving me this toothbrush sponge which was a god send. I definitely would recommend this to everyone!

Yes you pre ops pack it in your bag to take to the hospital, Great Stuff!!

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Thanks I will definitely be purchasing this!

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I had horrible dry mouth pre- and post-endoscopy. The anesthetist said it's due to a medication they put in your IV to reduce saliva. It's usually given anytime someone has surgery or a procedure during which a breathing tube is used down the patient's throat.

Definitely going to bring me some spray for my surgery!

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3 minutes ago, GingersnapMI said:

I had horrible dry mouth pre- and post-endoscopy. The anesthetist said it's due to a medication they put in your IV to reduce saliva. It's usually given anytime someone has surgery or a procedure during which a breathing tube is used down the patient's throat.

Definitely going to bring me some spray for my surgery!

Yeah...My mouth was stuck together it was so dry. I was so glad I had the dry mouth spray with me. It was a life saver!

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I had horrible dry mouth pre- and post-endoscopy. The anesthetist said it's due to a medication they put in your IV to reduce saliva. It's usually given anytime someone has surgery or a procedure during which a breathing tube is used down the patient's throat.
Definitely going to bring me some spray for my surgery!
Makes sense, dont wanna choke on your saliva or have it pool in lungs and walk out with pneumonia , but def shopping for biotene now

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8 minutes ago, BootzNbacardi said:

Makes sense, dont wanna choke on your saliva or have it pool in lungs and walk out with pneumonia , but def shopping for biotene now

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Good decision

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