After the weekend...Posted April 23, 2007
Hey Folks....
Thanks for all the well wishes. As for the pain level...I survived the weekend on my Ibuprofen....HAH! But ended up calling my doc this afternoon (Mon 04/23) and asking for some help with the pain control (who am I kidding....I was close to begging), so it's a bit better.
I know for a fact that I could never be a Marine...or any other type of military personnel...I'd give away national secrets with the slightest threat of physical pain. Mental pain I can do...physical...forget it!
Anyway...everyone take care of themselves so you don't have to go through any of this yourself....have you felt yourself up lately???
Love,
Mel
White-knuckled weekend...Posted April 22, 2007
Ahoy All....
Got home from the hospital on Thursday night around 8pm. Went in on Monday afternoon (04/16) to get all my "girlie things" removed. I guess I did great during surgery, but I kinda scared them afterwards because I was waaaaaaaay under and liking the sleep too much. Ended up on the telemetry floor post-op on bipap because they didn't like the way I didn't want breathe....ooops! Breathing was okay once all the nice anesthesia wore off....then the FUN began!!!
They forgot to tell me that they sutured my abdomen to my leg....or at least that is what it felt like. A full bladder now has a feeling all its own. And let me tell you....never, and I do mean NEVER get abdominal surgery when you have a cough!!!! Nnnnnaaaaaahhhhhhooooowwwwhhhharrrrrggghhhh!!!!!! That whole thing about splinting the wound when you cough to lessen the pain???? HA! Who makes this stuff up?
Anyway...after 3 days of getting nice pain meds every 4-6 hours, I went home....on Ibuprophen (yes...that would be Motrin or Advil)....every 8 hours. Yeah.....uh.....are ya trying to drive yer patients to drink???? My poor baby brother drove me home in his nice Element; unfortunately for both of us, the Element has a suspension like an off-road vehicle. It found every little crease, wrinkle and divot on the road home; according to my brother I kinda lost my healthy color on the 1st couple of turns. It's a toss up on who was the more stressed out, him or me. At least I had meds to take once I got back home....he doesn't even take Tylenol.
But now everything is almost back to normal. Still a lot more pain than I'm used to, but it's getting better. Oh and to those of you who didn't already know....passing gas is considered the essential 5th vital sign; be smart and do all you can to pass the test on your own....or your doctor will find all sorts of colorful ways to "help" you out.
Love to all,
Mel
Got home from the hospital on Thursday night around 8pm. Went in on Monday afternoon (04/16) to get all my "girlie things" removed. I guess I did great during surgery, but I kinda scared them afterwards because I was waaaaaaaay under and liking the sleep too much. Ended up on the telemetry floor post-op on bipap because they didn't like the way I didn't want breathe....ooops! Breathing was okay once all the nice anesthesia wore off....then the FUN began!!!
They forgot to tell me that they sutured my abdomen to my leg....or at least that is what it felt like. A full bladder now has a feeling all its own. And let me tell you....never, and I do mean NEVER get abdominal surgery when you have a cough!!!! Nnnnnaaaaaahhhhhhooooowwwwhhhha
Anyway...after 3 days of getting nice pain meds every 4-6 hours, I went home....on Ibuprophen (yes...that would be Motrin or Advil)....every 8 hours. Yeah.....uh.....are ya trying to drive yer patients to drink???? My poor baby brother drove me home in his nice Element; unfortunately for both of us, the Element has a suspension like an off-road vehicle. It found every little crease, wrinkle and divot on the road home; according to my brother I kinda lost my healthy color on the 1st couple of turns. It's a toss up on who was the more stressed out, him or me. At least I had meds to take once I got back home....he doesn't even take Tylenol.
But now everything is almost back to normal. Still a lot more pain than I'm used to, but it's getting better. Oh and to those of you who didn't already know....passing gas is considered the essential 5th vital sign; be smart and do all you can to pass the test on your own....or your doctor will find all sorts of colorful ways to "help" you out.
Love to all,
Mel
1 comment:
Hi Mel,
Thanks for the laugh about the fifth vital sign! Those of us who have had abdominal surgery can relate to the pain and agony, but it is always better to laugh.
Love you,
Nini
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