Ouch! Recovery sucks.

[bluehat 16]

This is my third day in the hospital. First day was surgery, apparently everything went well. I didn't need a catheter or a drain or anything else.

However, on the second day, threw up various pain medicines all day long. They finally just took me off the pain meds because I feel better without them. (I felt so terrible, I was genuinely regretting my decision to have surgery for a few hours there. Nausea is the woooorst.)

It's the third day now, I just woke up from a fairly deep sleep -- slept a solid nine hours, I think. That's good, right? My stomach still hurts, and I'm still nauseous, but feel better than yesterday for sure.

My doctor is going to visit, and I want to ask if I can get a picture with him before my discharge... wish I could get a picture with the whole team.

Anyway, I have officially joined the post-op ranks!! Nice to meet all of you.

Edit: It's still the second day. I slept like an hour, not nine hours. I thought it was 7am not 7pm. /cries

Edited June 22, 2018 by bluehat
Fixed mistakd

[sammi123 116]

I'm three days out myself! Good luck to you! Getting to go home is the best!!

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[MN_Meg770 125]

I’m sad that you’re having such a sucky recovery and they can’t get your nausea under control!! They need to get you some anti-nausea meds asap! Poor thing!! I hope things improve fast 😊 sending my thoughts and hugs!

[BajanSleeve 244]

Sorry to hear its been so rough. The first 24 hours after surgery were rough for me too but thankfully it got better quick. I used these nausea Patches immediately after surgery and they really worked. I had NO nausea. Maybe you could get some and try

https://www.amazon.com/MQ®-Motion-Sickness-Patch-Count/dp/B00S9FSPOG/ref=sr_1_4_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1529646300&sr=8-4&keywords=nausea%2Bpatch&dpID=51pk4y01SHL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch&th=1

[michelle0721 13]

I’m sorry you’re having so many issues. I’m also 3 days post op and I feel great. My doctor use the My ON-Q numbing pump for my wounds, Ondansetron ODY 4MG and scopolamine 1.5 patch for the nausea. I know it’s to late for the pump, but see if your doctor can give you the meds for the nausea.

[bluehat 16]

I'm at home! No more nausea, really. I think it was the pain meds that were making me feel that way in the hospital. The problem now is that my belly hurts like hell every time I go to move around. /sigh

How long did everyone have fairly significant pain after the procedure? Surely it doesn't last two whole weeks?

[sammi123 116]

My surgery was tues and I am just now feeling a little relief of stomach pain. The left side has been the worse. Yesterday I could barely get up and down and it hurt like crazy to even walk. It took me about 10 min to get out of my recliner when I woke up this morn. But right now I am doing much better. Hopefully tomorrow will be even easier.

Hope you get to feeling better soon and I know you are glad to be home.

[Nicole 10]

I actually had the same experience vomiting my meds . But I’m now 5 days out and can handle swallowing them much better. But for some reason my throat is so sore. I was told it’s due to the breathing tube during surgery.