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Post-Op Headache... HELP

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MissBS    3

MissBS
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Hi. I had my surgery yesterday and now I have a bad headache. I feel great except for this. Gas pain.. not bad...sorness in incision area... not bad. I'm drinking lots of fluids.... more?? You'd think with all of the pain meds I'm taking, that it would go away, but it hasn't. Anyone else with this problem?? Any suggestions?? Becky

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lizzieann    0

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I also had a bad headache after my surgery. I was in a hotelroom in Denver with my daughter who was to have surgery the next day. MY pain meds wouldnt touch it so a chewed up a few Ibuprofin and that took care of it. The Dr. was totaly fine with that. If you have a pill cutter use that and then take it with Water. You are having enough other discomfort to have to deal with a headache as well.

Lizzieann

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MissBS    3

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Thank you for your reply lizzieann!! I did take liquid Tylenol and it hasn't helped yet. Only took one dose. I'm glad you said taht your doctor was ok with ibuprofin ... after I took it, I was afraid that I shouldn't have. Frustrating. I am supposed to get a call from someone at the surgical center tomorrow and I will ask. I'm glad yours went away. I too am in a hotel.. and as you can see... still awake. Thanks again!!!! Becky

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RestlessMonkey    7

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Becky do you usually drink caffeine?

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HeatherO    7

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I had a terrible headache as well for a couple of days, but it was definitely due to caffeine withdrawal. I was drinking a couple of cups of coffee and diet pop daily before banding . . . then I drank nothing but Water and Protein Shakes. I had to live with it until a few days later it worked is way through my system.

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MissBS    3

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Thanks Heather and Restless. I quit drinking coffee when I started my pre-op diet (about the 20th of August) and hardly ever drank carbonated caffine beverages. Coffee and tea are on my clear liquid diet (wk. 1), so I made myself a cup of hot tea and drank more Water and I THINK my headace is gone. I can drink hot tea without cream, but don't like coffee without it. I have also found that peppermint tea has really helped with the gas pain in my shoulder and tummy, which hasn't been too bad so far. I'm feeling much better! Again... thank you for your help. You guys are the greatest. Becky

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jbflorida    1

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It could be the pain meds.....

I had vicodin when I had melanoma removed. The headache from that was worse than the cancer! (which is gone and has not returned, thank God.)

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jbflorida    1

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Me again.

Sorry, sorry, sorry...I am NOT inferring that a headache is worse than cancer.

Please forgive my failed efforts at being "funny."

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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