Tammy Whitley

Well, if nausea is your main concern, I can put that to rest. They can give you an injection through your IV which works almost immediately. I just had mine March 21, so I'm at the end of my first week now. I was anticipating much worse discomfort and/or pain. Having had a c-section, I thought it wouldn't be quite that bad, but still, I was nervous for sure. Well, it wasn't anywhere near that! I woke up with some nausea, but the shot took care of that right away. I had told my daughter to ask for it if I needed it and she remembered. Thank goodness. I breathed slow and deep and tried to just control it until it passed. A few minutes later, all better. Same with the pain. I had mostly the type of pain called pleurisy. It felt like gas/air was trapped between the layers of my muscles in my chest and shoulders and neck. Getting up and moving helped with that, but I didn't push myself right away. I rested as soon as the pain meds kicked in and slept until I woke up. I'm sure they were probably taking blood pressure, etc...but it didn't bother me in the least. I got some good sleep in, about 6 hours. Since I hadn't slept well for several nights running, this was welcome relief. From then on, I just let them give me the meds as they wanted to. I never had to request anything. I felt a little sore and could feel the drain hose making me feel bloated, but other than that, really no big deal. I went in on Monday, at noon and came home Thursday, early, on a plane, arriving home mid-afternoon. I did not do any lifting, but felt good enough to catch up on mail and do the dishes. Please don't let fear of the unknown stop you or make you nervous. Within a few days, you'll be wondering what all the fuss was about.