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Had a tonsillectomy today and i keep waking up choking on my own saliva. help?
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Call Surgeon: You home care instructions/discharge instructions should include an after hours telephone number to call for these problems. If you don't have a number, call the hospital or surgery center where your surgery was done and ask to speak with a nurse.
Answered 4/16/2015
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