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Day 1 Post Surgery

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Unfortunately I just found this sight, I wish I would have looked sooner. My wonderful supportive husband suggested that I might need others to talk to to get me through some of the things I've been dealing with. I will begin this blog with my surgery day feedback. I was so excited about doing this. My doctor was very nice and I was in the best of moods. When I woke up from my surgery the utter pain in my abdomen was enough to make me regret what I had done. The feeling was temporary. By the time I had made it home I was exhausted. All I wanted to do was sleep. I soon realized that that was easier said then done. Every side I tried to lay on hurt. I couldn't just lay on my back because the amount of gas that was still rolling around in my body was hanging out in my shoulders and my back. I did my best to walk hoping this would alleviate some of the gas pain. It didn't. Out of this whole experience I can say the my incisions did not hurt, my band area was just a little tender, but the gas was the worst. I was given a prescription for liquid lortab. That didn't sit well in my stomach. Every time I moved I felt like I was going to vomit. Needless to say I did. I don't ever remember being informed that I would end up vomiting small amounts of blood due to the breathing tube, but that's exactly what happened. Luckily my doctor gave us his cell phone number and was able to answer any questions that I had.

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Unfortunately I just found this sight, I wish I would have looked sooner. My wonderful supportive husband suggested that I might need others to talk to to get me through some of the things I've been dealing with. I will begin this blog with my surgery day feedback. I was so excited about doing this. My doctor was very nice and I was in the best of moods. When I woke up from my surgery the utter pain in my abdomen was enough to make me regret what I had done. The feeling was temporary. By the time I had made it home I was exhausted. All I wanted to do was sleep. I soon realized that that was easier said then done. Every side I tried to lay on hurt. I couldn't just lay on my back because the amount of gas that was still rolling around in my body was hanging out in my shoulders and my back. I did my best to walk hoping this would alleviate some of the gas pain. It didn't. Out of this whole experience I can say the my incisions did not hurt, my band area was just a little tender, but the gas was the worst. I was given a prescription for liquid lortab. That didn't sit well in my stomach. Every time I moved I felt like I was going to vomit. Needless to say I did. I don't ever remember being informed that I would end up vomiting small amounts of blood due to the breathing tube, but that's exactly what happened. Luckily my doctor gave us his cell phone number and was able to answer any questions that I had.

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