Well I survived. Wednesday was pretty rough - I did NOT want to wake up from the anesthesia, and when I did there was definitely some pain.Most of the pain has been from the muscles under the largest incision though.

They did a tap block on my abdomen, which i think has helped a lot with the pain - except I really think it only worked on one side. The guy was having a hard time getting the right spot on my right side - and that's the side I feel the most pain on (side note: this guy made me cry. they thought I was completely sedated while he was doing the procedure, but I wasn't. And he started complaining to his assistant that they made him do that procedure on people of my size).

I started getting up and walking and going to the bathroom on my own on Wednesday evening. I was still getting IV drugs then, and they were so lovely. The dilaudid knocked me out, which was enjoyable, and surprisingly enough the IV Tylenol took away most of my pain too. I had several periods that were pain free.

I'm not accustomed to feeling nausea - I've always had a cast Iron stomach - so that threw me for a bit of a loop. I'm taking the Zofran like clockwork every 8 hours. Otherwise, I'll end up retching which is NO FUN AT ALL.

I'm still only drinking 4 oz per hour, but 2 of those oz are Isopure, so I'm getting 4g of Protein each hour. Hopefully I can increase in a day or two, but right now if I drink more than an oz in 15 minutes it's too much.

welcome to the club! the first days can sure be rough, but it is worth it.

Wait.....back up a bit......you were not completely sedated during the procedure by accident????

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Congrats! Here's to a smooth ride!

Wait.....back up a bit......you were not completely sedated during the procedure by accident????

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Oh, no. It was waking sedation. But I think they assumed I wouldn't remember or was too out of it to understand what they were saying. (And to clarify, that's only for the tap block - I was completely out for the surgery itself).

Phew!!!!!

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@@becomingmandikaye When you get a satisfaction survey from the hospital - I would definitely document the insensitivity of the person who did the tap! What an a@@hole!