Will be here tomorrow after 11:30am

I may have just had an epiphany!!!! I started getting queasy a bit ago and realized I hadn't eaten since lunch....small snack and queasy gone! Perhaps my 8 day post-op tummy is misreading hunger pains as nausea???

HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238

I may have just had an epiphany!!!! I started getting queasy a bit ago and realized I hadn't eaten since lunch....small snack and queasy gone! Perhaps my 8 day post-op tummy is misreading hunger pains as nausea???

HW 312' date=' pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238[/quote']

Sounds logical! I guess we will all have to learn to "read the signs" all over again.

Sounds logical! I guess we will all have to learn to "read the signs" all over again.

We'll see if it holds true! There's hope!

HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238

Curious..is one scrambled egg to little an amount for stage 2? I feel like I'm doin everything wrong

No..I think you are fine. Just eat it slow.

It's really a wonder we aren't all just ranting, raving, bawling lunatics.

Bwaaaa-hahahahahaha!

Welcome to post-op feels good doesn't it

HW 312' date=' pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238[/quote']

Thank you. It feels really good to have had the surgery. Now I am on the losing side. ????

Had my 2 week post opp appt. Doc gave me a shot of lytocane for my horrible pain, then gave me a script for more lortab.....get to the pharmacy and the want another prior authorization for meds I have been on for two weeks, oh and by the way that will take a few days.....so I offer to pay cash for the med and they tell me I'm not allowed to pay cash for narcotics that I could lose my Molina.....what the heck is this about.....I am in insane pain and I don't know what to do....I filed a complaint with Molina. They are going to "work on this tomorrow". Please help me Lord! I just don't know what to do....the pain is making me crazy. Please send prayers my way...on the bright side I got my Frankenstein staples out but I've only lost 9 lbs since surgery. I hope everyone is doing well. Its hard to keep up with this pain and husband is going crazy in our messy home....I need to get back on my feet. God bless you all,

Kat

I had to pay for my lortab I was told Medicare don't cover maybe Molina don't cover they should have just let you pay for it..

Well I had already had it approved....that is the problem. I have been on it since I got out and had already got the prior authorization.....they are just inefficient.... I just need something for this crazy pain

Had my 2 week post opp appt. Doc gave me a shot of lytocane for my horrible pain, then gave me a script for more lortab.....get to the pharmacy and the want another prior authorization for meds I have been on for two weeks, oh and by the way that will take a few days.....so I offer to pay cash for the med and they tell me I'm not allowed to pay cash for narcotics that I could lose my Molina.....what the heck is this about.....I am in insane pain and I don't know what to do....I filed a complaint with Molina. They are going to "work on this tomorrow". Please help me Lord! I just don't know what to do....the pain is making me crazy. Please send prayers my way...on the bright side I got my Frankenstein staples out but I've only lost 9 lbs since surgery. I hope everyone is doing well. Its hard to keep up with this pain and husband is going crazy in our messy home....I need to get back on my feet. God bless you all,

Kat

Dear Kat,

I am so sorry to hear you are still in so much pain. People who are not in pain have no idea how all-consuming it can be.

From a professional perspective, I can tell you that addiction to pain meds is a real concern from the prescriber's standpoint. I can't tell you how many people I see walk through the doors of my unit suicidal because they just can't deal with the pain any more. And they are on massive amounts of narcotics. And they walk around and move the way someone you or I would think is really in not that much pain. (?) So where is the pain? Is it real?

We have a whole unit (Pain Rehab Clinic) devoted to weaning people off of narcotics and teaching them how to live with moderate amounts of pain in their lives. The pain is real, (and I'm not talking about you now, I'm talking about suicidal/addicted patients) but it's also in their brains. Not "in their head" but in the connections between the nerves in their brains. Once you become dependent on narcotics it hurts to quit, just like it hurts to quit street drugs or cigarrettes.

My suggestions:

1. Are you taking Tylenol 1000mg every 6 hours around the clock? If not, you should be. It's important to do everything you can to stay on top of the pain with non-narcotic meds.

2. Are you rating your pain? Meaning, can you differentiate between when it's a 4/10 versus 8/10? Use your narcotics for when you can rate your pain at 5/10 or higher. Eventually, you can use them for pain that's 6/10, then 8/10, then you're weaned.

3. Are you getting enough rest? Don't make the pain worse by doing things you can't do yet. Your priority is you, healing your internal wounds, letting your body recover. Don't use the pain meds to get up and clean house. That's what the kids and hubby are for.

4. What are you doing to manage the pain aside from pills? Have hot showers worked? Hot pack? Alternating hot and ice? Deep breathing? Listening to a meditation CD (there is a ton of free stuff on the web - look for guided meditation).

5. Continue to rate your pain. Keep a chart. Every 2-4 hours write down what you were doing, and what your pain was. It might help you spot a pattern of what works and what makes it worse, and it will give you very good documentation to take to your doctor if it doesn't start getting better within the next few days.

I hope this helps. I'll take my nurse's cap off now and go shower.

Cecilia

Off to shower and get ready for my first 1/2 day at work. Naturally it's cold as heck and sleeting outside. Fun times!!!

HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238

@ Kat praying for you.. Get well soon

Well I'm 6 days post op I have been lucky to not have much pain or nausea and food is going well I just can't do to much because I went into afib my heart is beating very elregular and my heart rate goes up with a little walking so I just walk till I start feeling it getting to fast so only a little at a time my cardiac dr says he will give it 6 weeks to go back to normal pattern before he does anything cause he said all the stress from surgery and weight to drop some Its crazy shortly after surgery about 6 nurses came rushing in my room and wanted to know if I was ok cause my heart rate dropped to 30 but I felt fine I told them after surgery before my heart rate dropped to 40s so that calmed down and got back to my normal Rate mid 50. So day after surgery everything is going good did 3 Walks got in bed to take a nap and that's when my heart started skipping and my heart rate was about 187 they finally got it settled in about 3 days of IV heart drips but still not beating normal but I feel ok just very aware cause I can fell the way it's beating I told my cardiac dr what did I do to myself cause I was feeling I did this to myself cause of the surgery and his words to me was this was one of the best things I had did for myself and not to worry cause the echocardiogram showed my heart had no damage to it at all from the problems I had had in 2000 blood clots in main artery and mild heart attach they put in 2 stents then

To everyone just remember we're all in this together and here for each other and let our bodies to heal and just keep praying cause we just need time for this to happen

Well I'm 6 days post op I have been lucky to not have much pain or nausea and food is going well I just can't do to much because I went into afib my heart is beating very elregular and my heart rate goes up with a little walking so I just walk till I start feeling it getting to fast so only a little at a time my cardiac dr says he will give it 6 weeks to go back to normal pattern before he does anything cause he said all the stress from surgery and weight to drop some Its crazy shortly after surgery about 6 nurses came rushing in my room and wanted to know if I was ok cause my heart rate dropped to 30 but I felt fine I told them after surgery before my heart rate dropped to 40s so that calmed down and got back to my normal Rate mid 50. So day after surgery everything is going good did 3 Walks got in bed to take a nap and that's when my heart started skipping and my heart rate was about 187 they finally got it settled in about 3 days of IV heart drips but still not beating normal but I feel ok just very aware cause I can fell the way it's beating I told my cardiac dr what did I do to myself cause I was feeling I did this to myself cause of the surgery and his words to me was this was one of the best things I had did for myself and not to worry cause the echocardiogram showed my heart had no damage to it at all from the problems I had had in 2000 blood clots in main artery and mild heart attach they put in 2 stents then

How incredibly frightening for you! Don't overdo it!!!! And yay to yor cardiologist for being supportive!!!! That is awesome!!!

HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238