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first is a recliner for when you get home. i have yet to be able to lay in a bed, Recliner has been amazing.

2nd would be a item recommended from someone in this group. Biotene dry mouth spray. It will help you so much after surgery when you cant drink much and your mouth is so dry. So whoever recommended that, thank you

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Is the Biotene "slimy"? I tried an off-brand Biotene and it just left my mouth feeling slimy and filmy.

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1 minute ago, chef855 said:

Is the Biotene "slimy"? I tried an off-brand Biotene and it just left my mouth feeling slimy and filmy.

No, not at all. I cannot be without my Biotene!

They make sprays and gels and lozenges.

It's also really helpful for when it's time to 'pay the piper' so to say, ladies (and gents) ...

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14 minutes ago, chef855 said:

Is the Biotene "slimy"? I tried an off-brand Biotene and it just left my mouth feeling slimy and filmy.

nope. it was great and a cool peppermint flavor. it really helped out a ton

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Just now, liveaboard15 said:

nope. it was great and a cool peppermint flavor. it really helped out a ton

I like the spray best at night for when the back of your throat gets dry (and Water isn't getting it) - the spray hits the right spot and I think the spray has more of a lidocaine effect that I don't exactly feel with the gel.

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I bought the biotene and didn't use it. I didn't have a recliner, but I found a wedge pillow helpful. One thing I REALLY would have liked was a binder for my belly. I thought the hospital would give me one but they did not. It was really hard to walk when my belly would move and the incisions were pulling.

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12 minutes ago, lizonaplane said:

I bought the biotene and didn't use it. I didn't have a recliner, but I found a wedge pillow helpful. One thing I REALLY would have liked was a binder for my belly. I thought the hospital would give me one but they did not. It was really hard to walk when my belly would move and the incisions were pulling.

I was in a binder once i got out of surgery. i found it harder to breath with it on

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No dry mouth here postop. I could lay on my back, but it was hard to sit up. Several pillows propped up behind me in bed allowed me to get up on my own.

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