# A Canadian's Journey: VES Surgery in Türkiye Dec. 10 **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [November 3, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/a-canadians-journey-ves-surgery-in-turkiye-dec-10/17439 "2024-11-03T19:42:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 28
**Author:** ![Val7426](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9dc877/32.png) [@Val7426](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Val7426)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/a-canadians-journey-ves-surgery-in-turkiye-dec-10/17439/28 "2024-11-12T16:51:31Z")
I have an anti-inflammatory mouth “gargle”. It’s kind of like an ibuprofen-based rinse to help with minor throat irritation. I was planning to have that on hand. Ice for external swelling and the gargle for inside swelling. Come at it from both sides!! Ask your doctor, or a pharmacist, but it’s my understanding that you can gargle with 2% lidocaine and swallow it is necessary. JC was having problems swallowing and had gastric distress and at emergency they would have him a “pink lady” which is really just a mix of lidocaine and pepto. I have a bottle of 2% lidocaine at home and could thin it into a gargle. And thanks for the compliment, but really, it’s for as many compassionate reasons as it is selfish. I want my husband back! --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/a-canadians-journey-ves-surgery-in-turkiye-dec-10/17439)._