I have just had surgery and obviously I am not keen on the somewhat cavalier cocktail of medications supplied to me for post-operative control of symptoms. #1 because of the compassionate aspect which obviously weighs heavily and #2 because of the side effects that they have which practically out-weigh the benefits.
These include:
anti-nausea medication
pain-control medication
antibiotics (which if experience serves will ultimately cause thrush that then needs to be treated somehow)
in conjunction with a stomach medication that I already take (albeit under some duress) to control severe reflux and irritable bowel - I am also on a very strict diet to heal my stomach and reduce my time on this preparation
I am just wondering if you know of any natural products that can reduce nausea and the muscular discomfort I seem to be experiencing. At present I'm using cold flannels (or "facecloths" as they're named by the Americans and Aussies) applied to the head and neck to reduce swelling and ease my headache. Baz invented this for me and it works brilliantly. Also periods of inactivity, just sitting still helps with the nausea and pain. I have taken the pills but am loathe to take more because my stomach is so tender after the medication that I've already taken that I am keen to do away with. I am prepared to keep the antibiotics if necessary as post operative infection does occur with this procedure and can be very nasty. It is a short course, however I feel I can do better regarding the other prescriptions.
I have heard raspberry is good? How would you take it? I have low sugar, natural, vegan, red licorice that I've been sucking on but I imagine some sort of "tea" would be preferable as the licorice is just a bit too yummy and probably does qualify as junkfood given the added sugar. Did raspberry work for you?
http://health.enotes.com/alternative...edia/raspberry
I'll be visiting my naturopath tomorrow, but what do you recommend?
During this time I've gotten to pondering why people would voluntarily put themselves through this! After watching those women on tv doing "The Swan" and "Extreme Makeovers" I am amazed. My procedure was considerably smaller - to the throat, excision of a cyst in the thyroglossal duct (a birth defect, only showing up now, in my 30s) that was blocking my swallowing and airway. However I have seen footage of those cosmetic surgery patients after the operation and I cannot imagine it that the horrendous suffering they must endure (after being cut and broken to the head and face so severely) would be worth it - it elicits a "wow" on so many levels. At the moment I feel like I've been punched in the jaw, and this was a very small operation, comparatively!
Thanks guys, your thoughts and advice would be gratefully received.
Arohanui
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