Surgery is tomorrow! I'm freaking out!

[Cassiopeia 9]

@@Cassiopeia how are you feeling now? Any advice you can share?

Im doing okay. I was in a lot of pain in recovery and after. apparently I pushed my pain pump 60 times in about ten minutes. the nurse team helped me and i barely remembered it the next day and had lots of people coming up asking me if i was okay and telling me they helped me the day before.... but i didnt remember them.

i spent two nights in. my far right incision was the one that hurt the most and still hurts now 18 days out. not enough to need pain meds but if i do too much it twinges a bit.

th liquid diet was easy, then i got home and was and am on full liquids. i have a hard time sipping constantly and getting protien in. i am nauseated a lot of the time, and just hate constantly drinking. turning Protein shake into pops has helped but it is still a battle to drink and get enough in.

i have lost 21 pounds since the day of surgery. i am not hungry, but i miss food a bit especially when everyone else is eating but im doing okay.

i added eggs to my diet tuesday and got really sick and saw the dr wednesday so im back on fluids until next week. overall im very tired. im pretty wiped out most of the time. im really frustrated by it. people talk about getting energy back but i feel like im going through chemo. i sleep 10-12 hours at a time, nap in the afternoon, barely tolerate anything, switch between Constipation and diareah, am nauseated about 80% of the time...

at this point i will take the 21 pounds back. i have been so sick for 18 days its hard not to regret this.

[teshadb 203]

I promise you it gets better! I felt like I was slowly killing myself. So weak, so fatigued. Almost passed out from just walking to the fridge or showering a couple times. I had diarrhea for what seemed to be forever. Couldn't get Water in. But you do what you can and day by day it gets better. 4-5 weeks was a big turning point for me. Hang in there. You will feel normal again.

[2beorNot2be 7]

Hope you feel better soon!

[darby0375 18]

I'm sorry you've had a rough go of it. Hang in there...I bet the worst part is already behind you.