Flu & cough-anyone else with issues?

gdf18 · October 13, 2009

I've been sick with flu and horrible cough....seems like forever. My diaphragm hurts from the constant constant awful gut wrenchin coughing. The meds are barely surpressing it.

I'm having a ton of gas (I'm starting Probiotics now) and a lot of left shoulder pain.

Anyone else having band issues because of illness and any suggestions beyone the hot pack and ibiprofen?

Thanks,

TCarroll · October 14, 2009

so sorry to hear that you are sick.. That must be miserable.. Thank God I haven't gotten sick since I had the band put in almost 2 months ago... I am praying that I don't catch anything.

As for your cough..... do you only cough at night?? The reason I ask is that my surgeon told me that if i start to get horrible night coughs it is bc my band is too tight...

Just a thought, if the all the other flu symptoms are gone- and meds aren't working.....

Anyway, hope you feel better soon.

ParrotheadCathy · October 14, 2009

It's been a long time (knock wood) since I was sick BUT I had bronchitis several years ago and had a ferocious cough. The doc prescribed tessalon pearls. They look like Vitamin e for Alice in Wonderland after she got small, LOL. And worked really well. I remember being told to not chew them or break them open because they would temporarily affect my vocal chords so that I could not talk for hours. Cough Syrup with codeine is the other thing that worked really well for me.

And, of course, the cough is the last symptom to go away. Figures, right???

For me, personally, a hot shower can help with a myriad of things....as hot as I can stand it and stay in it until I start to run out of hot Water, LOL.

Note, I (and many others) have been told to never take ibuprofen, only Tylenol, after banding.

TCarroll · October 14, 2009

Hi Cathy---

this is the first I am hearing about not taking Ibuprofen-- to take Tylenol--- I will ask my Doctor next time I am in- but jsut wondering.... is there a reason why?

ParrotheadCathy · October 14, 2009

I was told it is because of the irritation of the stomach lining that it can (and often does) cause.

I had a bleeding ulcer a couple of years ago and was told by the gastroenterologist that I should never, ever take ibuprofen again for that very reason ... it can irritate the stomach lining and actually contribute to ulceration of the stomach lining. A prescription anti-inflammatory is apparently what caused my bleeding ulcer. Bottom line, I'd already given up ibuprofen so it was no issue for me, but for a lot of people, it is. They prefer it to Tylenol.