I'm dreading this as much as I hate the intensifying chest pain I've been having for 10 hours. Uuuugh. Just hope it's nothing major! Fingers crossed for the ever embarrassing "it's just gas" diagnosis.

Bleh.

So happy your home! I am another quite follower. You have many rooting for you!

Congrats on the break-out Liz!! Let the house go or have your fiancé pay for a cleaner. Take it easy and heal so you don't have to go back!

I fear I may have to go back. I just woke up dry heaving and crying in pain. I went from 24/7 morphine for a month to cutting it off old day. I hate saying this but I think my back got used to the angle of the hospital bed. I may have to try and recreating it.

I fear I may have to go back. I just woke up dry heaving and crying in pain. I went from 24/7 morphine for a month to cutting it off old day. I hate saying this but I think my back got used to the angle of the hospital bed. I may have to try and recreating it.

I hope you start feeling better again. It could be the angle you were in for a long time..

Praying for you....

I couldn't sleep laying down for some time Liz and when I returned home I returned to the guest room again with dozens of pillows to recreate the incline in my hospital bed as well. I thought I hated that thing, but my body had gotten used to sitting up I guess. I would also get nauseous when lying down flat Sorry love

I don't know if it would help but I have seen foam wedges that you can buy to help you lay at an incline, I am planning to get one soon due to my Restless leg syndrome. It sounds weird but if I sleep partially sitting up my legs arent as bad as when I sleep flat. Good luck and I am so happy to see that you got to go home, you have been in my prayers and now I will pray you stay home an healing comes without any further issues :}

Ok. I'm still nauseated but not vomiting. I've discovered I have to be propped up, and a good part of my problem is the opiate withdrawal. Still pretty sick, but not ER sick for now. My big goal is fluids.

Shoot for crazy low amounts at first liz...get 8 oz at least one day, take that up to 16 the next, keep going and shoot to meet 48 after a week (my docs plan and it worked). count everything!!!! vodka too!!! ;p

My lips are blood red, so is my tongue with a god awful bile taste. Dr says it sounds like thrush. What the Hell is next? Getting a prescription for phenergen today because I'm vomiting despite the zofran and scope patch. Ugh.

Also, never knew it would be this hard to take a shower.

Oh Liz I'm so sorry

The after effects of all the crap they do to you are hell. I'm so sorry Liz. I hope you see a turn for the better by New Years hun.

Oh Liz I'm so sorry

I told my fiancé I'm practice for parenthood. I have thrush, I got sick on the bed, he has to wake up every few hours to medicate me lol it's quite the show.

I told my fiancé I'm practice for parenthood. I have thrush' date=' I got sick on the bed, he has to wake up every few hours to medicate me lol it's quite the show.[/quote']

That's great!! You HAVE to keep your sense of humor. Sometimes that's the only thing that will get people through stressful times when everything seems to be spinning out of control. Hugs!

That definitely is practice indeed!

You're so fun and yet you are hurting. I'm so glad you have someone loving to care for you!

How is your mom?

My heart goes out to you!

That definitely is practice indeed!

You're so fun and yet you are hurting. I'm so glad you have someone loving to care for you!

How is your mom?

My heart goes out to you!

Mom's surgery went perfectly. She's been queasy once. She's going home this afternoon.