Arkansas LapLand: The surgery on the 10/20/10 went great. Woke up without any pain and I was expecting the elephant on my chest, never saw her so she must of been off for the day. I got up that afternoon and walked around the hall circle of rooms 5 time and then 5 times a few hours later.
very important: get off all caffene 2 weeks prior to surgery or you will get a headache from hell. Wednesday night I stopped taking the morphin because I thought it was giving me rebound headache. Could not sleep all night head pounding, They could not give me tylenal I was getting a morphin drip and had a button I could push if I needed more, When I pushed button the head ache went away but it made me sleep too 4 hours then wake up headache back. So I just got up and walked the halls all night 17 laps, I took my art supplies and draw pictures, I listen to a hypnosis take and the head ache finally went away.
Second day doctor told me it was the caffen not the morphin head ache, they took me off morphin and on liquid tylnall every 4 hours.
6 small holes glued closed taped on stomach, not pain, touch tender only. 4 hour ride home seatbelts rubbed stomach made it tender and hard. I stopped to walk around every hour to stop bllod clots and stiffness. Came home sourted out my meds I could take again and took my first solid pills,. went fine. They gave me tiny medcine cup to take 3 full every hours of juice or Water that 's all. That took some getting use to I wanted to pick of a glass and drink the whole thing.
My heads still foggy but I wanted to give you all the most information so you would know what to expect. It was not painful like I expected. Even today the 3 day not bad, oh yea they told me in the hospital the 3 day is the worse then it goes up hill from there, If you are going to get gas the 3 day is the day. I have a little gass put I am taking gas x every 2 to 4 hours. I am resting and doing things I enjoy doing drawing watching movies.
Just be prepared to hurry up and wait that is how the hospitals run these days. Don't let it upset you all thing in there own time. Just relax and give the reins over to them.
Well it is 5 am and I am going back to bed for awhile,.I hope this helped someone.
I will pray for everyone, I did feel the prayers, thank you. cherie
ps. I will post some funny pictures I took at the hospital, later