What is it like when you wake up from surgery?

[Ana Gram 13]

No pain, lots of nausea. No one offered a patch for that to me so only pain was from the dry heaves. I don't remember the recovery area, other than that brief waking up and telling them "I'm nauseous" and them handing be a bag to throw up in. Next thing I knew I was in my room, knew my friend was there, feel asleep again, woke up once thinking "I should tell her to go home" and then later they came in to do vitals etc. So for me, not much pain, but getting up and moving around made me nauseous, so maybe you'd better check into getting one of those patches!

[belunos 93]

I woke up swinging, ready to fight. No idea why. After I calmed down I vomited blood but apparently that was normal. All I wanted to do was sleep, but my oxygen dropped every time I dozex off, so they had to keep wakening me.

No real pain, some nausea but not a ton, and on o2

[QuinceTucker 27]

I, too, was a little groggy. No nausea or vomiting, I did have a patch before surgery just in case. Minor pain, nurse kept asking if I needed pain meds but really only wanted it when I was trying to sleep. I was up and walking within an hour with no problem. Didn't even need the pain meds when I got home...

Good luck!

[amumes 27]

Ask your doctor what is his standard for his patients. I asked mine at my last pre op appt. what he said ended up being my reality. No tubes. No catheters. Sore throat and gas pain. Pain Meds didn't help much with gas pain. Tummy swollen. 2 IVs. Sleepy. Just remember to get up and walk. Walk. Walk. I was walking by that evening. And you will have to use the bathroom a lot.