How did you feel when you woke up?

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My surgery was at noon and I was in recovery by 1:30pm, and in my room by 3pm.

I was a real brat in recovery LOL. I told them I was in pain (don't remember being in pain at all, but okay) and the nurse told me she would go get some meds. So then I pulled my cannula out and she put it back. And when she walked away, I did it again. And then the nurse yelled at me. I also kept putting my arms above my head because that's how I sleep and she kept yelling at me for that, too. She put my hands at my sides and i remember looking her in the eye and her being like, "STOP!"

I was up and moving around by 4pm. I walked three laps at a time, and then got back in bed and sipped on my ounce, and napped. When I woke up, same thing. Outside of whatever they gave me in recovery, I didn't have any narcotic pain meds, because I didn't feel that I needed them. I had Tylenol only.

Honestly, I felt great for someone who had major surgery. I had no nausea or vomiting, I had minimal pain. By the next day, when they discharged me, it was really just soreness. I think I got really lucky, and I feel like I'm in the minority with having minimal pain. The poor lady in the room with me in the next bed over couldn't get her nausea under control and kept vomiting. I felt awful for her.

Good luck to all you guys pre-op still! Don't get too caught up in the pain you may or may not be in, just remember what your goals are and why you're doing this!!