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Mar 26, 2009
I always forget to update this.....Well surgery has come and went....and let me just say OUCH!!!!!!!!!
I went on all the freakin posts here that pertained to the level of pain one would be in after surgery and feel I was lied to!!
For those of you who want an HONEST answer...IT FUCKING HURT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
I cannot describe the amount of pain I was in when I woke up. Now...it may be that my case was a little different. I have had many surgeries in the past on my abdomen. My surgeon said he had to have me in the OR for over an hour over what he usually needs for a patient because he spent alot of time battleing scar tissue. My scar tissue was everywhere inside my gut so he had to cut and remove quite a bit just so he could get to the organs he needed to get to. this could be why I was in such a great amout of pain.
When I woke in the recovery room it was like being in Hell itself. I couldnt hardly breath the pain was so intense. They hooked me up to a pain pump full of Fentynl and it didnt even TOUCH the pain....and so I had to be upgraded to Diloudid....which did help a little better....however it still left me in misery. With all of the narcotics they were pumping in to me to control the pain, my resperatory system started to shut down and so I had members of the recovery room and other nursing staff slapping me around every now and then screaming at me to breath. All in all it was NOT fun. My surgery was at 7:30 AM and I was not released from the recovery room to my hospital room until around 9pm at night. IT SUCKED!!
Once in my room it was still agony. I had not idea that I would be so miserable. Each waking moment was spent fantasizing about the next time I could hit that pain button.
BUT
The pain did pass. It was horrible yes....but I made it. Every day got easier and easier. I was released still in a great deal of pain but no one every said this was going to be easy right?
Now here I am weeks later and well...it still hurts...but I can function. No I cant do everything normally yet....but im getting there and have lost perhaps 25 lbs... which is cool.
eating sucks. Everything makes me slightly sick. Right now i think i overdid it on a hike i had through the woods and am not only VERY SUPER SORE...but cant seem to eat anything solid-like as it makes me wanna puke. I am hoping I dont have a hernia.....but will deal with whatever problems as they arise.
Yes it sucked...but...no I am not sorry. It will all balance out in the end.
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About Me
Ravenna, OH
Location
39.1
BMI
Surgery
03/03/2009
Surgery Date
Jul 11, 2001
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