Cough syrup and vsg?
Can I safely take cough syrup with VSG?
I am one week into my first serious head cold since my surgery 2.5 yrs ago and have a cough/tickle that is waking me and keeping me from resting. I am gargling warm sal****er, taking lots of tea with honey and cinnamon and also taking my food with hot sauce but can't shake this. I need some sleep. Can I use cough syrup? Any recommendations? At this point I'm not even worried about sugar content I just need relief.
I can handle the rest of the symptoms and really try not to run to the Dr for a cold but this raw throat/tickle is dragging me down. Suggestions?
Surgery: April 30, 2014: HW: 288 SW: 250 Achieved Goal 149 lbs: April 8, 2015 CW: 158 lbs (working on losing 65 lb regain as of June 1, 2021. Weight was at 215 lbs). Fighting every darn day!
Sure. I do DayQuil/NyQuil for colds - they use tylenol so are safe. I prefer capsules, but there's no reason you need to avoid the liquid unless you're allergic to something in them.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
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You can take cough syrup. I use mucinex and sudafed, myself.
I follow a ketogenic diet post-op. I also have a diagnosis of binge eating disorder. Feel free to ask me about either!
It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much...the life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully. -- Seneca, On the Shortness of Life
