| Howard McCollister 2005-06-22, 10:48 pm |
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"sherri428" <just4today@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:2b5c91abd459d633e1cd9aa166f548e1@localhost.talkaboutsupport.com...
> Well I had the surgery. The Dr. found a "moderate" size hiatel hernia. He
> said the gallbladder looked fine so he didn't remove it. My question now
> is how easy is it to rip the stitches? I am coughing alot and I'm afraid
> something might come undone...Sherri
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Not very easy, but possible. Consider some kind of cough suppressant, such
as Robitussin DM or something with dextromethorphan. If the coughing is
really violent, your surgeon might want to consider something with codiene
to suppress the cough.
HMc
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