Hey everyone!! I am 5 days post op and doing well so far. I have to admit it was a little rougher than I had expected! I know several people who have gotten it done and they acted like it was nothing to it! I was in a lot of pain even from the time my eyes opened...I felt like a elephant was sitting on my chest and I couldn't breathe. My back hurt pretty bad too but I think that was just from laying on the hard table in the OR. I got out of bed immediately bc my back was hurting so bad. I started walking right away and as I started walking I started to feel better. The next few days were miserable. I wouldn't say painful..just miserable! I could not get comfortable no matter how I sat or layed. My stomach was surprisingly not so sore...I was able to get up and down out of bed fine. I slept with a heating pad on my back and I used a back massager a lot. I'm sure some of it was gas but some of it was just from my rheumatoid arthritis. The fourth day I felt like things were finally looking up but I still had that chest pressure. The doctor thought it may just still be a lot of swelling so he told me to take some sort of NSAID like liquid motrin. It got so much better right away! I am having a hard time keeping hydrated. I feel so full that I don't even want to drink anything but I am trying to make myself. I have tried a few things like yogurt and ice cream but after about 3 bites I'm done! I am surprised bc some people told me they really didn't feel any different as far as eating after a few days but I feel very full. Maybe still from swelling. Well I'm looking forward to reading posts from you guys and following everyone's journey!
