Well I cannot believe I have less than a week to go before surgery! I am really nervous about what it is like when you wake up from surgery. Did you have catheters? Drainage tubes? Tubes in nose or throat? Just wondering how common these things are or if they are uncommon. Thanks!

I woke up swinging, ready to fight. No idea why. After I calmed down I vomited blood but apparently that was normal. All I wanted to do was sleep, but my oxygen dropped every time I dozex off, so they had to keep wakening me.

No real pain, some nausea but not a ton, and on o2

I, too, was a little groggy. No nausea or vomiting, I did have a patch before surgery just in case. Minor pain, nurse kept asking if I needed pain meds but really only wanted it when I was trying to sleep. I was up and walking within an hour with no problem. Didn't even need the pain meds when I got home...

Good luck!

Ask your doctor what is his standard for his patients. I asked mine at my last pre op appt. what he said ended up being my reality. No tubes. No catheters. Sore throat and gas pain. Pain Meds didn't help much with gas pain. Tummy swollen. 2 IVs. Sleepy. Just remember to get up and walk. Walk. Walk. I was walking by that evening. And you will have to use the bathroom a lot.