LAST FEW DAYS BEFORE SURGERY---AM I TOTALLY READY?

[SydneySleever 104]

Good luck! Thinking of you.

[Orchids&Dragons 9,046]

NEW UPDATE: Frustr8's very sleepy today. Probably from nausea meds. They have had her up and walking and sipping fluids. So far, so good!

[xoxococojay 842]

I’m sooooo excited for you!!!! Good luck! Wishing you a safe speedy recovery as well.

You’ll be totally fine and you literally won’t need anything except a phone charger and chapstick. You will probably just sleep and walk off gas pressure for most of it.

I’m having my revision next month and im sooooo excited, i can’t wait.

[Christabelle 54]

7 hours ago, Jingle123423 said:

I’m all done! Yesterday was tough. Today was much better. Glad to have this over with!!

Glad today is much better!

[irishgal21 27]

So glad to hear you are over and done with frustr8. Looking forward to hearing how you are recovering.

Wishing you a speedy recovery. I know how much you have wanted this.

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[TropicalBeachDoll 70]

Wow I’m so excited for you

[whitedragonruth 5]

Best to you, Frust, and smooth sailing now!!!

[balrog429 16]

Happy to hear @Frustr8 is doing well! Prayers for a speedy recovery!

[mdmiller9385 19]

On 09/05/2018 at 12:40, Psyched said:

I'm sorry that you are having a rough time right now. I hope it gets better for you. I am sure things will settle down after a while and you will be well on your way. Hang in there.

Thank you for the kind words. I am on my way home now and am not in nearly as much pain. The pain that I thought was from all the cutting and stuff from surgery was actually gas pains! That pain ain’t no joke so for those of you who don’t think walking is that serious, IT IS. I walked about 20-25 laps my whole 3 day stay and I was still having a hard time passing the gas and the nurse even told me that it takes a couple days before you actually start to pass gas from the back side. All in all, even with the horrible pain I was having the day before, this experience was most definitely worth it. I hope whoever has surgery within the weeks/months to come has great results and a speedy recovery.

[Wanda247 908]

Thanks @Orchards&Dragons for the update on @Frustr8 I’m so happy that everything went well for you and so proud of you for not giving up. I wish you a speedy recovery and can’t wait to read your funny posts real soon. Now don’t go trying to run a marathon right away lol. ((Hugs and kisses))

[Screwballski 540]

On 9/5/2018 at 1:06 PM, mdmiller9385 said:

I’m not trying to scare anyone, but I am I so much pain. Had my surgery yesterday and I was ok when I woke up but today is so much worse. I feel so bloated, I’m not passing gas but I am belching and my mouth was like the Sahara desert. I was drinking so much Water to keep my mouth moist that I was making myself full and miserable. I hope the next few days are better.

Are you feeling better now that some time has passed?

[mdmiller9385 19]

Screwballski, thank you for asking. I am actually feeling much better now that some time has passed. I’m not filled with so much gas anymore, I can take deeper breaths without pain, I can yawn without pain and most times I can get up without help. Strange thing though, I am still having this horrible pain in my lower left side ( just above the area where women usually get menstrual cramps) when I move, bend, stand too straight and all those sorts of things. There’s no incision there or anything but it woke me out of a dead sleep and had me almost crying this morning. I have not a clue as to what it could be. Other than that my incisions look great and everything else is well too. I can’t lay on my sides yet though, that’s a bummer since I usually sleep on my sides lol. Also, I have not thrown up or anything either. I do feel like In the morning and night it is hard to get all my pills in because I get so full taking them. That’s about it.

[Screwballski 540]

11 minutes ago, mdmiller9385 said:

Screwballski, thank you for asking. I am actually feeling much better now that some time has passed. I’m not filled with so much gas anymore, I can take deeper breaths without pain, I can yawn without pain and most times I can get up without help. Strange thing though, I am still having this horrible pain in my lower left side ( just above the area where women usually get menstrual cramps) when I move, bend, stand too straight and all those sorts of things. There’s no incision there or anything but it woke me out of a dead sleep and had me almost crying this morning. I have not a clue as to what it could be. Other than that my incisions look great and everything else is well too. I can’t lay on my sides yet though, that’s a bummer since I usually sleep on my sides lol. Also, I have not thrown up or anything either. I do feel like In the morning and night it is hard to get all my pills in because I get so full taking them. That’s about it.

i wonder if it could be a little pocket of gas or some Constipation from pain and other meds.

The pill thing is pretty normal. I took my essentials and waited a full week before adding in supplements.

Glad to hear you are doing well. If that pain doesn’t fade with hydration and walking, pls call your surgeon. That’s why they make the big money!

[mdmiller9385 19]

Screwballski, I haven’t even bought my Multivitamins yet. I only take 6 pills in the morning and 5 at night, that’s why I’m surprised that I’m getting full so fast. And as for the pain, it feels different than the gas pain. I almost went to say it feels like someone is pulling on the stapled part of my intestines but I’m not sure if that is a good explanation for the feeling. I want to wait a couple before I go to the hospital or call the surgeon. Maybe it will go away on its own. If it doesn’t, I’ll definitely be going to hospital and calling the surgeon. Thank you for the advice, it’s nice to hear from people that have already been through what I’m currently going through.