anesthesia

[delchera 1]

How many days post op did it take everyone to feel like the anesthesia was worked out of their body? I got pain and nausea and I am two days post op.

[mandems mom 3]

I think everyone is different, but I only had nausea for a few hours after surgery and was given some great anti-nausea medication. Are you sure you're not feeling the affects of the gas? That can last several days and definitely cause pain; especially under your breastbone and in your shoulders.

[kids05 4]

Pretty quick, like day 3 or 4 for me. Hot shower beating on my back...I could actually feel air bubbles move...ahhhh. Got a good partner, friend, or kid to give you a back rub? That helps too. Heating pad on your back...not your belly, can help too. Feel better QUICK!

[MegInNOLA 531]

How many days post op did it take everyone to feel like the anesthesia was worked out of their body? I got pain and nausea and I am two days post op.

If you're talking about the fuzziness in my brain after surgery, it took about 4 days for that to go away entirely. If you're talking about the horrible squishy noises that my insides make when I turn over in bed, or the bubbly, "percolation" noises that occur when I change position, I'm still dealing with those, and those HURT! I read elsewhere on this forum that some of us are particularly sensitive in odd ways to the remaining CO2 in our bodies. I think my body must like the stuff, since it seems to be hanging on to it. Today is day 7 for me, and this is the first morning that I got out of bed without a corresponding instant pain in my shoulders or neck--a pain I get whenever I change position that goes away after a few minutes. I can hear and feel the gas percolating through my tissues (eww!), and I'm really ready for it to come out. Now that I really am feeling much better overall, I'm going to focus on getting as much walking in as I can to see if that doesn't help my body eliminate the excess gas. It's not intestinal gas, it's gas that's just trapped in the tissues of my abdominal cavity from the surgery.

This too will "pass," if you'll pardon the pun, although not in the traditional way, and it will probably take longer. Hang in there! I'm with you!

Meg