one week post-op!
· bandedhealthyme · 07/19/2011 00:29
Some highlights of my process were:
waking up from the sedation and the anesthesia is not a good feeling.... I tried to by alert very soon, and maybe I didn't let myself sleep it out as much as I should have, but I was eager to come back home. Since I was the first surgery of the day for my doctor, my nurse had told me that if everything went well, and I walked and went to the bathroom, I could be coming home as early as noon. I made that my goal (unconciously so), and I pretended to be more alert and ready than I was. My youngest child was with the babysitter and although I had made arrangements for her to be with him all day long if needed, I knew I wanted to come back to him. he has special needs and I have a big attachment to this kiddo.... Anyway, it wasn't that bad to wake up, but I'm just saying that it could have gone smoother if I had maybe given myself a couple extra hours. Even so, it was fine.
I was a little suprised to see I had 5 cuts in my tummy.... I was expecting 3. Later found out that someone who works with my husband and had the band surgery too, also has 5.... who knew? I also thought my incisions were going to be lower.
I became very thisty that day, next day too.... my mouth felt dry but I also had very thick saliva... later i realized by tongue was white and I brushed it. i kept brushing my teeth that second day, that help me feel my mouth fresh although the thick saliva lasted all day that day. i read somewhere in a blog that the whit tongue was common.... my conclusion is bacteria imbalance / yeast, due to the stomach shock and its process of trying to heal itself. on Thursday I was able to go to the bathroom... only skipped one day so I felt proud of myself because it's never a ggod time for it, I got my period on Friday, hooray.. NOT. I started confusing symptoms like having loose bm's that day. I didn't know if it was because of the surgery (again bacteria imbalance) or if it was my period doing that (which sometimes happens). I called the doctor on Saturday and the surgeon who was on call recommended to eat Activia to give my body probiotics instead of taking any medication for the diahrrea. I had some probiotics so i took one... I thought that would also help with the white tongue... It did!! I have kept taking a probiotic daily and I'm better but still no firm stools. No big deal for me. I have felt a tingling sensation in my ankles. This is not the first time I have felt this but it scared me to think it was blood clots related with anesthesia. I am scared of this!. I thought my period had something to do with this too, or the fact that I was not laying flat for days to sleep or rest since I had pillows propping me up. I will ask the doctor on my appointment tomorrow but I have been fine. I have been walking since day 1. Very slowly and carefully but walking walking walking
Today I felt significantly better. I was feeling better each day, but today it was a leap. i believe it's because i'm less swollen. my tummy looks less bloated. I know I have gas in my belly but thank goodness it hasn't felt at all. that was kind of a surprise. i thought i would be fighting gas pains. Yayyyyy!!! I have lost 10 pounds this week, which I wasn't expecting. I re-started taking my multivitamins, I have my protein drink at hand all day and starting tomorrow I will take my calcium and iron. I want to loose weight in a healthy way!!!! I'm soooo happy and motivated!!!!
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