11 Days Post Op - Update

[julia4mom 19]

Hi everyone!! This is the first time that I have been on the site since before my surgery on January 28th. Surgery went good, stayed in the hospital for two days and went home on Friday the 30th on a soft diet and very little pain. Saturday was great, I even walked a whole mile, I was feeling good Then....... When I went to get out of bed on Sunday Morning, I hurt my back, and when I say I hurt my back, it locked up on me and my husband had to call an ambulance to come get me because I could not move without screaming! This was the worst pain that I had ever experienced before. The ER gave me a shot and sent me home where I was basically recliner bound for four days only getting up (with help) to go to the bathroom. My poor husband and daughter were having to wait on me hand and foot. I went in for my surgery follow up on Thursday the 5th, and doctor said that I was doing good with my hydration and Protein and keep up the good work, and by the way, sorry you hurt your back. No really, my doctor gave me some more pain meds, told me to keep the heating pad on it and hopefully it would heal quickly. Well it has gotten better since then each day I can do more and more and today I am at work. I don't know if I will be here all day, but I am here.

I am eating about 2oz of soft foods three times a day, drinking two Protein shakes a day, and making sure that I drink at least 60oz of Water. Now, taking my supplements is another story---- I hate the taste of my Calcium Citrate. I just ordered two different kinds from Amazon so hopefully I will find one that I can tolerate, the other supplements are not that bad and I only have to take them once per day not three times a day like the calcium citrate so it is easy to get them down once.

Hope everyone else who had surgery around me is doing as well as I am. I weighed myself yesterday (I decided Sunday's will be my weigh day) and I am down 15 pounds!! YAY!! I am so happy with this amount.

[LaLa Lady 98]

Glad to hear you are doing so well but sorry you hurt your back..that stinks. Do they think the surgery had anything to do with the back problem or just bad timing? Wishing you a speedy recovery!