4 hrs post op
Hi everyone. I am 24 hrs post op. Doc said everything went well. I am in so much pain from the drain that is in. They have me on pain meds thru Iv and I can pu**** every 15 minutes. The thing is it makes me so sleepy and sick. So I dont pu**** as much because I am trying to walk. I am so frustrated. Its like I have to be in pain because I hate the pain med or I take it and cant walk. I started on clear liquids today. 30 cc every hour. So I just wanted everyone to know I made it thru and I will ttyl.
Congrats Kay! I am 2 weeks post op today and I got sent home with my drain. What a pain in the ass it was! I was in so much pain from that on my right side, I almost couldn't take it. I had major surgery before, so I thought I knew what to expect. I was on Morphine in the IV for about 12 hrs and it was not touching the pain, so they started me on liquid Lortab and it worked so much better. Also had the nausea and they gave me something for that each morning and it helped alot.. I had a one week follow up at the surgeons office and he removed the drain and it made such a difference!! Don't be afraid to ask for nausea meds if you need it and I promise you will feel like a new person when they remove that drain! I am down 15 lbs in 2 weeks, so welcome to the "Loser's Bench".....
RNY on 10/26/12
Hi Bella, Thanks for the kind words.... my advice to you is this, do exactly what your surgeon's office tells you to do..... they know what they are doing. It is hard when you read other people's post and they dont seem to have the same strict rules as maybe you have, but our surgeon's prescribe our plans for us, not for anyone else..... I have been thinking of doing this surgery for about 5 yrs, I had some relatives back home in SC that had it done and are doing great. I just knew that I had to fix my "head", before I could do it.... so glad I had the 6 mos requirements that my surgeon and my insurance company required, it really helped..... Good luck, you will do fine and just remember to take each day one at a time....
RNY on 08/27/12
RNY on 10/18/12
Hi there,
I'm sorry you are hurting. Can you ask the doc to give you an anti-nausea med? I am pre-op but narcotics do make me dry heave. They should be able to push an anti-nausea med through your IV and send you home with the med too.
Good luck and hang in there!
Liz
I'm sorry you are hurting. Can you ask the doc to give you an anti-nausea med? I am pre-op but narcotics do make me dry heave. They should be able to push an anti-nausea med through your IV and send you home with the med too.
Good luck and hang in there!
Liz
Yes, I third the idea to ask for anti-nausea meds! Anesthesia and pain meds make me feel nauseated, so I woke up from surgery asking for them. And get them to give you a prescription for them to take home with you-- it's a life saver!
I'm sorry that your drain bothers you. Mine didn't bother me, except that it leaked some, which was not fun. The good news is that it will likely come out very soon!
Feel better and keep updating here! :)
I'm sorry that your drain bothers you. Mine didn't bother me, except that it leaked some, which was not fun. The good news is that it will likely come out very soon!
Feel better and keep updating here! :)