Day 1 Postop

[KDM74 186]

I finally had my bypass yesterday! I am now sitting in my private hospital suite with a wall of windows overlooking the city....one of the perks of working for the hospital is that you get your own room! For the moat part I am OK but i have sharp, stabbing pains on my left side. The PA says it is probably gas pains. They are switching me from IV morphine to liquid oxycodone for pain management so hopefully that will help. Overall, my experience has been excellent and my Doc is really please with my surgery. I have been out and about walking the halls and am starting to feel normal again. But I am not hungry, which is great because I was starving yesterday kn nothing but Clear Liquids until my surgery at 300 pm. Just hoping the pains in my side start ro get better soon.

[Martene81 383]

Congrats on your surgery!! I had bypass on 5/27 and am doing great but I still feel like someone is stabbing me with a knife in my left side ???? and I don't think it's gas. Hope you get to feeling better soon!

[rnyryry 8]

That was my experience exactly! Congrats. The oxy is great. I took it round the clock even if the pain was fine because once it flares up you want to die. I stopped about 3 days after I got home and then took it once or twice at night only. My only advice is don't overdo movement even when you feel good. I definitely have been and I am sooooo sore by the end of the day Lol. I'm two weeks post op!

[staceymaelofton 11]

I had surgery 5/22 and too am still having the pains in the left side. Doc said that's where the work is done and the biggest tool is maneuvered so it's normal. Hang in there it will get better every day. Keep moving but don't try to do too much too quickly.