Im sure some of you saw my freaking out posts a day or so before surgery... But i didnt talk myself out of it.

I went in to outpatient at 6:00am on Monday morning... Registered and was promptly taken back. Did all of the normal stuff, IV, etc. Talked myself out of running about five times too lol. Next thing I knew we were rolling back, i batted my eyes, then i was in my room in med surg hurting like hell.

Everybody and their mom wanted to come into the room and mess with me all day and night so zero sleep plus the morphine pump had little to no effect.

Morning 2 - labs drawn, ultrasound of legs done, then taken to have the swallow study done. When i got back to the room they pulled my foley shortly after - this was the second worst pain ive felt next to having the drain removed. For some reason i noticed dried blood around that area too :-/ not sure if thats normal or not plus i had slightly bloody urine in the foley at first too.

Morning 3 (Day 2 Post-op) - morning labs - actually got a little sleep the night before. Around noon my surgeon came in to pull my drain - worst pain ever - and to discharge me. The drain went about 6-8" into my right side to rest by my diaphragm.

Now todays my first full day home - i managed to drink two protein shakes (50g protein) but didnt get my full liquid intake. Still wondering if it was the right decision or not but each days getting easier.

YAY! Good job on not bolting for the door! Like I said I almost did!

I would have to agree about the drain being removed! OMG the worst pain ever! And I have two kids! Plus I am kind of a chicken!

Congrats again. Take it slowly and good luck! Keep us updated!

Good job, actingnurse. We all want to run. I was sleeved 12/27, so far, so good. Everyday gets a little better, even though everyday you may notice different pains or twitches, here and there. I hated the drain and wish I didn't have one because now I worry about any excess bleeding into the cavity around my stomach. But soooo many patients don't even get one, so my doc said, pretend you didn't have one. OK, maybe, I can do that . Have a good recovery and a great journey.

so my doc said' date=' pretend you didn't have one. [/quote']

Lol easier said than done as bad as that thing hurt coming out. Lol it scarred me for life.

Congrats to you two too and good luck!

Glad to hear you made it safe and sound!

Glad to hear you made it safe and sound!

Thank you

Im sure some of you saw my freaking out posts a day or so before surgery... But i didnt talk myself out of it.

I went in to outpatient at 6:00am on Monday morning... Registered and was promptly taken back. Did all of the normal stuff' date=' IV, etc. Talked myself out of running about five times too lol. Next thing I knew we were rolling back, i batted my eyes, then i was in my room in med surg hurting like hell.

Everybody and their mom wanted to come into the room and mess with me all day and night so zero sleep plus the morphine pump had little to no effect.

Morning 2 - labs drawn, ultrasound of legs done, then taken to have the swallow study done. When i got back to the room they pulled my foley shortly after - this was the second worst pain ive felt next to having the drain removed. For some reason i noticed dried blood around that area too :-/ not sure if thats normal or not plus i had slightly bloody urine in the foley at first too.

Morning 3 (Day 2 Post-op) - morning labs - actually got a little sleep the night before. Around noon my surgeon came in to pull my drain - worst pain ever - and to discharge me. The drain went about 6-8" into my right side to rest by my diaphragm.

Now todays my first full day home - i managed to drink two Protein shakes (50g protein) but didnt get my full liquid intake. Still wondering if it was the right decision or not but each days getting easier.[/quote']

Hmmmm....I hAve pain under my r rib, do u think it can be this nasty lil drain??! Ugh they sent me home with it:-(

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Hmmmm....I hAve pain under my r rib' date=' do u think it can be this nasty lil drain??! Ugh they sent me home with it:-(

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I would bet money on it

It needs to come out...I go back to wrk Tuesday and that's gonna look pretty funny....hi I'm Vicki I'm gonna be your nurse tonight, Nevermind my lil blood bag here. :-/

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It needs to come out...I go back to wrk Tuesday and that's gonna look pretty funny....hi I'm Vicki I'm gonna be your nurse tonight' date=' Nevermind my lil blood bag here. :-/

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Lol youre a nurse too so go for it it hurts like hell coming out so dont let them lie to you. Maybe a coworker can pull it? Lol

I'm really really considering this option

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Im sure some of you saw my freaking out posts a day or so before surgery... But i didnt talk myself out of it.

I went in to outpatient at 6:00am on Monday morning... Registered and was promptly taken back. Did all of the normal stuff' date=' IV, etc. Talked myself out of running about five times too lol. Next thing I knew we were rolling back, i batted my eyes, then i was in my room in med surg hurting like hell.

Everybody and their mom wanted to come into the room and mess with me all day and night so zero sleep plus the morphine pump had little to no effect.

Morning 2 - labs drawn, ultrasound of legs done, then taken to have the swallow study done. When i got back to the room they pulled my foley shortly after - this was the second worst pain ive felt next to having the drain removed. For some reason i noticed dried blood around that area too :-/ not sure if thats normal or not plus i had slightly bloody urine in the foley at first too.

Morning 3 (Day 2 Post-op) - morning labs - actually got a little sleep the night before. Around noon my surgeon came in to pull my drain - worst pain ever - and to discharge me. The drain went about 6-8" into my right side to rest by my diaphragm.

Now todays my first full day home - i managed to drink two Protein shakes (50g protein) but didnt get my full liquid intake. Still wondering if it was the right decision or not but each days getting easier.[/quote']

Good decision ... My surgery was on 8th I didn't have any catheter or drain i was walking on my own 4 hrs after hope u r feeling better

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