Post-Op Scary Moments, Did You Have Any?

[Cobrargc 25]

I love to hear stories from other sleevers. Have any of you had any scary moments post surgery?

My post-op has been just remarkable. It’s like I never had a surgery. I’ve experienced no pain, used no pain meds, no vomiting and no issues with any kinds of foods. I did have one scary moment on day 8. It was the evening following my staple removal. I woke up at 11:30 pm and discovered the incision above my naval had opened up and was bleeding quite a bit. I stood there for a minute or two wondering what I was going to do. I was a self payer and was worried about infection or a trip to the doctor for stitches. After I stood there staring at the incision, I began to feel nauseas. I made my way to the edge of the bed and sat there for a moment. Then the lights grew dim and the noises in the room (a fan we use as ambient noise) went away. My wife had gotten up when I did and asked me if I was OK. I could not get any words out and could not breathe. She was ready to take me to the ER. I motioned for her to wait a minute. After a few minutes my eyesight and hearing returned, as did my breathing. I’m still not sure what happened. Did I get up out of bed too quickly? Was it a combination of meds and a weeks worth of blood thinners? Perhaps it was a panic attack. It happened just this once.

That’s the only issue I’ve had. What about anyone else?

[LindaS 316]

My scariest moment after surgery was immediately after surgery when I was first taken back to my room. I don't remember a lot of this time since I was still under the influence of the anesthesia, but my husband was pretty freaked out.

He said I looked like I was on the verge of being dead (probably normal for someone coming out of surgery), and my blood pressure warning bell kept sounding because my blood pressure was falling into the 30s, 40s and 50s. This was making my husband very nervous, and it was apparently irritating me because I was complaining about the noise.

In a couple of hours, I was fine. I never had any problems after surgery. It bothered my husband quite a bit though. I had tried to prepare him for what I'd be like after surgery, but apparently I didn't warn him enough. LOL.

[Caradina 65]

I had a really rough first three days... Loads of pain, the meds wern't helping at all, and alot of nausea. I was really just laying in bed miserable for two days, no walking hardly, and wondering if I would die... but I didn't and now I feel amazing.

[Dooter 1,457]

Textbook surgery and recovery. I was on the pain meds for exactly two weeks because of the hernia repair pain. But that was it. I was very blessed in that.

[Mews 37]

I've had a really rough first month. The scariest thing was finding out I developed an extensive blood clot in my leg from the surgery.