Right then... 24 hours past the chopsaw...

[TheRev 235]

Modern medication be is freaking awesome.

Sure I'm sore like a mule kicked me in the chest a few weeks ago, but the magic Pain-Go-Buhbye is a dear friend of mine!

All the anxiety I had was kind of laughable looking back on it.

A couple of observations so far:

1) Grape popsicles taste salty now. Weird.

2) Bring lip balm

3) Ask about throat lozenges. My throat is killinge but lozenges weren't on my paper work so I'm Sol

4) Nurses laugh when they realize you're kidding when they walk in your room after surgery and you're holding the phone pretending to order Domino's.

5) Get off your arse and walk walk walk around the ward.

6) Don't slack on that spirometer.

Now tondo this gi test and blow this popsicle stand!

[LipstickLady 25,682]

Good for you. On my "goal board", I asked the nurse to write WALKING TOOTS. My only goals while I was in the hospital were to get in my 10k steps and get the gas out.

It worked. And yes, they all laughed at me.

[katie09/21/2016 137]

Modern medication be is freaking awesome.

Sure I'm sore like a mule kicked me in the chest a few weeks ago, but the magic Pain-Go-Buhbye is a dear friend of mine!

All the anxiety I had was kind of laughable looking back on it.

A couple of observations so far:

1) Grape popsicles taste salty now. Weird.

2) Bring lip balm

3) Ask about throat lozenges. My throat is killinge but lozenges weren't on my paper work so I'm Sol

4) Nurses laugh when they realize you're kidding when they walk in your room after surgery and you're holding the phone pretending to order Domino's.

5) Get off your arse and walk walk walk around the ward.

6) Don't slack on that spirometer.

Now tondo this gi test and blow this popsicle stand!

I was wondering how it all went (my turn next Wednesday!!).

Good to hear that the anxiety part seems laughable...I hope I feel the same way this time next week!!

Wishing you a speedy recovery! Hoping you don't have to wait too long for a coffee lol

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[TheRev 235]

The worst part, for me so far is the gas pain. It hurts to stand up or sit down, but walking does help ease the pain. 3 days out and that's significantly improved. Take your freaking pain meds. Even if you don't think you need it. Do it.

I've been sipping Water and watching footie all day with the occasional break to walk around the cul de sac.

Now, the unpleasantness... The drain I had in had to be removed before leaving the hospital. No big deal, right? There were 23.5 INCHES of tubing in my gut that my nurse has to pull out. It'd going tonsuck if you have a drain. There's no way around it other than making sure your deep into the pain meds. It was... Unpleasant.