Thanks! I do have some lidocaine that was prescribed to me back in Dec. what happened is that about 1 1/2 days after the first surgery, I got to the point where I couldn't even swallow water. There was so much soreness and swelling. At the ER they gave me a lot of things through an IV, which certainly helped. Then they prescribed the Lidocaine and also Steroids. I took the steroids for a while, but then realized that I couldn't sleep because of them. At that point I didn't need them any more, so I was able to gradually discontinue taking them.

My throat isn't as sore now, but I am glad I have the Lidocaine in case it gets worse. I have had a really bad headache that has lasted for about a day and a half. I keep thinking it must be because I am not able to eat much, just Carnation breakfast shakes and juice. I tried to eat some soup yesterday, but found that kind of difficult. I really feel sad to think about how difficult eating must be for many of you, and I mean on a daily basis. I realize that could happen to me too.