Well out of surgery and in lots of pain ugh

Congrats! Hugs to you!!! Will be joining you in 5 days.

Welcome to the losers bench! Things get better faster than you think and don't forgt to walk ASAP and as much as possible

Congrats!

Time to push the button for the morphine drip! Use it as often as you can, it does help with the pain...That's what it's for. Heck I used it so I could sleep. when I woke up, I'd push it again. It helped pass the time till I was able to go home. the first 2 days were the worst, didn't need the morphine after that....

Not hooked up to drugs have to ask pain in butt

I never had the morphine. The nurses only came around when they felt like it. I know what your saying it sucks bad. Just remember it gets better everyday. I'm three weeks out and feel great.

If what they have you on isn't strong enough or lasting longer enough, you can ask for something different. I was on dilaudid every four hours. Helped so much with abdominal pain. Gas pain from the co2 has to be walked off. But my pain management goal was to never be higher then a 4. I was off all pain meds within 4 or 5 days. So it does get better pretty fast.

Only thing that is going to help with the pain is walking. The more you walk the faster it leaves your body.

I've been through it several times and it's very true

Thanks for tip got up twice now and said would walk me later

I had a lot of pain too and I didn't like the pain meds because they made me nauseous. Finally got a Tylenol drip, which was hardly anything compared to the morphine, but it didn't make me sick. I got on a schedule of sleep, Tylenol drip, walk, sleep while I was in the hospital. Don't be afraid to ask for stronger, different, whatever pain meds. You just had major surgery.