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Sleeved yesterday...wow

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seeingme    91

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I was sleeved yesterday along with hiatal hernia repair. I have ZERO pain related to my surgery. No nausea. Nothing.

What I do have is excruciating back pain that is absolutely positional. My back is full of chemo-induced arthritis . When they got me to my room my back spasmed and I came flying off the bed. I needed to stand up straight. This freaked the nurses out a little bit. I told them to get rid of the bed, I would just be in the recliner, which is where I've been ever since. My pain has never been above 3, and again thats my back, not anywhere else. I have had 14 surgeries in the last 2 years so maybe my pain threshold is a bit higher than typical. I also have a tendency to not be able to sleep after surgery so I accepted the dilauded knowing I would at least get to sleep.

I go home this afternoon and resume life. It's been 8 months waiting for this, now lets get in with the show, shall we?

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Hiraeth    515

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Do you think the horrible pain was increased because of the surgery? Or has it always been this bad?

If it's gotten worse after the surgery, then it's most likely because of trapped CO2 gas from where they pumped you full of gas to be able to perform the surgery. That kind of pain is also positional. I was unable to even recline when I was in pain from the trapped gas. I had to either walk, or be given Dilaudid. I'm glad everything else is ok! :)

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seeingme    91

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I have had 14 major surgeries in the las 2 years. This is not the gas. Its from the crappy beds here. I had the same pain all last week in a cheap hotel bed, and every day for months before se got a new mattress. Its all arthritis.

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Hiraeth    515

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Oh I see. Yeah, the hospital bed at the hospital I stayed at was awful, too. I'm sorry you're going through that. But I'm glad you're not having any surgery related pain. :)

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Wonder WomanNJ    119

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Yayy - congrats! Good for you! :)

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