"You got what you wanted, why aren't you smiling?"

Jul 15, 2014

I survived my surgery both RNY and umbilical hernia repair were done on Friday. Apparently my BP was so low after surgery they couldn't give me any pain meds which explains why I was so uncomfortable. The NG Tube in particular was not my friend. I got behind in the pain cycle and so they had to drug me heavily to get me back ahead of it. That made it difficult to get up and walk so more pain...a horrible cycle. I finally discharged on Monday, I feel like kind of a wimp because they had to keep me so long but feeling much better since I got home. My surgeon came to see me every morning, held me hand to cheer me up and asked the question above to try to make me crack a smile...I was pretty pathetic. I'm sure I had the right surgeon for me. I finally kind of smiled at him the last day, I think that is why he finally let me go home. I was really glad I had my quilt because my room was pretty cold. Now I am dealing with this nasty stomach tube draining...I work in the medical field and still think it's gross but I also appreciate its value. So now I can walk pretty ok (using a walker though just to make sure I don't fall over), getting up and down isn't so bad. I am thinking more clearly. My current pain level is probably around a 2 or 3 but I haven't had any pain meds since 11pm. My low back hurts from hunching over so I am trying to concentrate on standing straight when I walk. Sleeping is still an issue. I get foamy when I lay down and feel like I have to cough every few minutes. Not sure if this is due to fluid build up from being off my water pill or not having a BM in over 24 hours, sorry for the TMI. Time to go walk, more later.

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