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Dry Throat, Coughing, Feeling Of Lump, Inflamed. Had Tonsils Removed. Healing Period?
Hi , I'm Jan and I'm 54years old. I had one of my tonsils out two weeks ago. I suffered a lot but am slowly recovering now. I now have an extremely dry throat and feel that I have a lump still and this makes me cough. I really wanted to return to work but doc has signed me off another week and has said that its still inflamed. When will this dryness stop and this cough ? My throat got very infected after my opp !
Mon, 15 Jul 2013
Hello,
Its only 2 weeks , you should wait and take rest .
It takes time like a month sometimes for the tissue to heal , and when your age is 54 yrs. it will take some more time , but do not worry .
You need to take---
multivitamins
rest and anti reflux medications
take soft diet
Do not take spicy or oily food
do not take fruits like banana, apple etc ,,, instead take their juice
Do gargle regularly , specially after meals.
Its only 2 weeks , you should wait and take rest .
It takes time like a month sometimes for the tissue to heal , and when your age is 54 yrs. it will take some more time , but do not worry .
You need to take---
multivitamins
rest and anti reflux medications
take soft diet
Do not take spicy or oily food
do not take fruits like banana, apple etc ,,, instead take their juice
Do gargle regularly , specially after meals.
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