I am 5 days postop. I feel really good. The worse part was a massive headache that started day before surgery. As soon as I got my IV, they gave me meds for anxiety and double dose of Tylenol in my iv to ease the headache. After that, I barely remember anything, not even waking up or recovery or being rolled to my room. I have had not one bit of nausea or pain except what I have been told is CO2 gas under my rib/breast bone. I stayed 1 night and the hospital treated me great! I was eating ice chips, walking, and using bathroom. I did not want to stay any longer than I had to, so I’d take my pain meds, take a nap, then wake up, unhook myself to use the bathroom, make a slow trip around the hospital floor and then pass the nurses station to ask them to help hook me back up (I couldn’t bend to plug IV machine). I also was given at least 3 blood clot shots in my belly (no big deal at all) and given lots of different meds via IV and one that went under my tongue and a few antibiotics and vitamins to drip with my IV. I was definitely uncomfortable but never in pain. My body is complaining, I can’t use one shoulder today, because I’m using other muscles to get myself up and down. But other than that, I’m hanging in. I’m not hungry at all. I’m am focusing on my fluids because I have a disorder that makes me dehydrate easier than most then I pass out. So anyways, thought I’d post an update for us October bypass-ers!
