Unsure of what to do...

[Jaimianna79 18]

@@Jaimianna79 Glad to hear everything went well! Focus on getting better and being patient. It'll be rough in the beginning, but it WILL get better, so remember that if/when you are struggling.

Thank you...had a bad moment earlier. Woke up feeling shaky and strange, started crying. Feet randomly swelled up, pain in the shoulder still hasn't gone away. They gave me some pain medication which also calmed me down. I'm just so scared that I'm going to have some terrible complication.

[JamieLogical 8,684]

Thank you...had a bad moment earlier. Woke up feeling shaky and strange, started crying. Feet randomly swelled up, pain in the shoulder still hasn't gone away. They gave me some pain medication which also calmed me down. I'm just so scared that I'm going to have some terrible complication.

If you were going to have a "terrible complication" it likely would have already happened. The main issues you need to worry about in these very early days, once you're through the actual surgery, are blood clots and dehydration. Walk as much as possible and drink as much as possible (you might still be on IVs if you are in the hospital still?). Marching in place made drinking easier for me.

[Jaimianna79 18]

Thank you...had a bad moment earlier. Woke up feeling shaky and strange, started crying. Feet randomly swelled up, pain in the shoulder still hasn't gone away. They gave me some pain medication which also calmed me down. I'm just so scared that I'm going to have some terrible complication.

If you were going to have a "terrible complication" it likely would have already happened. The main issues you need to worry about in these very early days, once you're through the actual surgery, are blood clots and dehydration. Walk as much as possible and drink as much as possible (you might still be on IVs if you are in the hospital still?). Marching in place made drinking easier for me.

Yeah, I was on IV fluids for 3 days. And because I wasn't urinating enough (I tried to explain to them that even normally, I have excellent bladder capacity and can go prolonged periods without having to urinate - I've been that way since childhood), they kept bolusing me with fluids. I actually swelled up...and I felt shaky and disoriented. It wasn't the best time. I feel better now that I'm at home and I'm not being overloaded with fluids!