I'm officially banded....

Lindaloo · November 17, 2003

Hi...

I had my surgery last Friday, November 14th. I went home the same night.

I'm really, really sore. I expected some soreness, but I didn't expect not to be able to get out of bed on my own. I've read where some said they took little or no pain meds when they came home. I have been rationing out my pain meds, but if I had a larger supply I'd be taking them all the time. I'm not a baby about pain, I've had other surgeries, four children, etc. It just seems more painful than I'd read other people saying.

This evening I've developed a low grade fever (100) that I'll call the dr. about tomorrow.

feeling a little depressed....Wish I could have stayed in the hospital until I felt like interacting with my family. The kids got on my nerves bigtime this weekend. Watching them eat takeout all weekend wasn't fun either. Not that I wanted anything...but it was just not fun.

Sorry to whine....

Linda

donali · November 17, 2003

Hi Linda -

Welcome to bandland, and congratulations. I was one of the ones that took the surgery kind of hard - even though I KNOW I am a pain weenie, I kept reading what a "walk in the park" it was for so many - how they took advantage of being in a foreign country and went sight-seeing the day after.

Lordy, Lordy! That so was NOT me!

My surgery was textbook, and I went home the next day. I had surgery on a Thursday, and went back to work that Monday. It was painful, but bearable. However, every teeny tiny second that I was not working, I was laying on my couch praying I wouldn't have to get up too many times. lol I don't think I slept in bed for three weeks after the surgery - just too hard to get up and down - the couch gave me more places to leverage myself with my arms.

Just don't overdo - once this passes, you'll feel good as new and the memories of this pain/discomfort will fade before you know it.