Husband threw up blood

RachelMarie

My husband had cancer surgery, base of tongue, lymphnodes involved. The surgeon called yesterday and said it was metastatic scc and is referring us to an oncologist.  His chest xray was clear. My question is.... one week post surgery he was trying to take his pain pill and it got stuck and he was throwing up blood. He cannot eat. He only drinks sips of liquid. Is this normal or should I take him to the dr. The blood was quite watery and it was bright red, so it wasnt old blood. Is it normal for it to be bleeding one week post op?

stevenpepe

Go to the doctor.

Go to the doctor. Don't take chances with blood.

phrannie51

I would check with the surgeon....

if he's not spitting blood, and there's been no more, it was probably an anomely, but it's always good to check in when something weird happens.

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RachelMarie

Thank You both. I will

Thank You both. I will definitely call the dr.

Hondo

Hi Rachel

 

If possible, ask the doctors to give him a temporary PEG tube so he can let the throat relax. More than likely while trying to get his pill down it rubbed against a blood vessel and started it to bleed. I had the same problem buy have it check just in case.

 

Tim

 

RachelMarie

I am trying to convince him

I am trying to convince him to get the peg tube. He's not that enthused about it right now. Thank You for your suggestion.

Cletter

I had surgery in throat and lymph removal

He may need a few areas coterized? week after my surgery I coughed up a large blood clot and some bleeding and had to have my throat coterized (it was a liquid) and painless...and I'm surprised they are having him take pills? I drank liquid oxycodone. It surely helped...