5 days since surgery, severe sore throat, white blisters, painful swallowing, the tongue and mouth burning today?
I know that anesthesiologist scratched my throat for my surgery. He even had a swollen lip down the tube. I am concerned that these blisters become infected. It hurts a bit worse every day. Can you get an infection from trauma to the throat during the surgery?
If the surgery involved general anesthesia, then endotracheal intubated and placed on a ventilator for the duration of the procedure. They do it because they introduce paralyzing drugs to prevent movement of the body to operate drugs but also paralyze the respiratory function. An endotracheal tube is a curved, semi-rigid poly-something tube inserted into the trachea just above the carina (The point where the trachea divides into left and right main bronchial tubes). Of his immediate throat (oropharynx) all the way up there, the mucous membrane is very sensitive. To make matters worse, at the end of the tube, a small balloon is inflated to seal it in place in the Carina, making sure to leave and cannot get enough oxygen. Any way you look, the entire procedure is atraumatic and the aftermath can be very uncomfortable. Furthermore, it is statistically impossible (even using the technique aseptic surgical) to ensure that no bacteria was introduced. Once I had the procedure done and I with bronchitis for two weeks, since the background. line if it is a serious impediment to their ability to speak, eat, drink, swallow, breathe, or just serious about you …. go to a doctor. These things can happen.
Trauma Center: Under The Knife – Chapter 5-6: Infection