I started my preop diet yesterday:thumbdown:. So far all seems well. I am having my surgery on 5/25/10 at 1 pm. I can't wait. I am so excited. Can anyone tell me what it will feel like when I wake up?

When I woke up, I felt ok. I was in a little pain but told the recovery room nurse and she dosed me with something that took care of it quickly. After I got to my room I didn't have any other pain meds that day. I had a little bit of pain the next day. I think that was just from sleeping the wrong way. I took a little pain meds and that was the only time I took anything after I went home.

I think my pain tolerance may be a bit low, but I definitely had pain upon waking. That said, the nurse immediately put something in my IV and it took care of it. You will be in a bit of a daze when you wake up - in fact, I didn't even remember what happened in the recovery room until I read your question and then it came back to me.

Oddly the worst pain for me came last night, which was night #2 (had my surgery around 5pm on 5/19). I woke up in the middle of the night to pee, and as I got out of bed I was in agony. I think what happened was that the anesthesia had finally worn off and I hadn't taken anything in many hours and the pain just caught up to me. The nurse told me to stay on top of the pain, i.e. don't wait until it's bad to take medicine. So I'll just pass that along.

It is surgery, so there will be some pain, but it's pretty manageable. Nothing scary or surprising, just a lot of soreness in the stomach area, pain when sitting down or standing up, and some gas pain. It varies quite a bit from person to person, so your mileage may vary on this advice. Just make sure to listen to your doc's orders and call them if you have any questions/concerns.

Thank you so much for answering my question. I look foward to the days to come.

I was ready for a relatively easy go of it and have a high tolerance for pain. Unfortunately I had a few complications - nausea and vomiting, bleading at the port site. But after two days I am home. Still light headed and someone dizzy - plus more pain than I expected but doctor put me on full liquids thinking that perhaps I was really dehydrataed and in starvation mode. We shall see - but even with all of this and the fact that it will take longer to get going, it's still something I am glad I did.