recovery after surgery

[shanicexo 2]

gooood morning ,

curious to know how much help you would need after the surgery while you're home .

my mom is insisting that i need to stay with her

and my friends mom ( who had the surgery ) says i'm not going to be able to do anything

i know everyone is different , but how was recovery for everyone ?

[RNMomof4 86]

What kind of things would you need help with? Do you have kids/pets to take care of? My husband helped with kids and pets but if it was just myself I would have been fine on my own. I would not have needed to stay with anyone.

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[Hiraeth 515]

I didn't need any help after 3 days. I had a lot of body aches on the 2nd day, but I was fine on the 3rd day. In my opinion, depending on how you feel, you should be fine on your own (unless you have kids). Just make sure you get in your fluids and Vitamins. It would be nice if she would come check on you at least every other day.

Edited December 12, 2016 by Hiraeth

[shanicexo 2]

no kids or pets ,

i don't think i would be doing much besides resting

& doing homework on my laptop

[kmorri 1,689]

I didn't need any help with anything......My husband was here with me but I was fine....I didn't take any pain meds once I got home from the hospital....didn't need any. But like you said everyone is different.

[suzzzzz 1,005]

I live alone and didn't need any help after surgery. I had friends on standby in case I had a complication. Overall, my recovery was pretty easy. Went off pain meds after day 2, no gas pain, walked, slep, and focused on getting Water in.

[Bufflehead 6,358]

I didn't need any help after surgery, other than some assistance with lifting bags of kitty litter -- which looks like it will not be an issue for you.

Frankly it would have irritated me to have someone hovering around me and trying to be "helpful." I'm a pretty firm believer that taking care of yourself after this surgery is generally better than having someone wait on you -- getting up and moving around is good for you IMO.

[Yvona 11]

I didn't need any help. Unless you have severe complications, which in thus case, you would still be in the hospital, I don't see the reason, why would you need help. It's a good motivation and reason also, as moving and walking around after the surgery, is necessary.