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I had a tonsillectomy 4 days ago and i feel like i am drowning in mucus. it's costing the back of my throat and is making it hard to eat/swallow. it a?
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Contact ENT surgeon: Contact your ENT surgeon. Excess mucus may be a complication of your tonsillectomy.
Answered 8/2/2017
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