Post Op Pain and Stuff?

soriminah · March 30, 2008

I'm a firm believer in self healing. I told the surgeon I was going to have the perfect op and I did. I started visualising a week or so before hand. Even waiting to go into surgery I was already visualising that all my incisions had healed and I was better.

I had the op on Tuesday night, out of hospital 12 hours later and back to work 24 hours later. The dressings came off 3 days post-op which made me really itchy. I stopped using panadol a couple of days post-op too.

The only thing I'm struggling with is the irritated throat from surgery - woke up with no voice after op and it's not much better at the moment.

I have been going to bed earlier at night though to make sure I've been getting enough sleep to help healing.

I only had slight shoulder pain the night of the op and none since. I've been burping like a champion though. I nearly burped in front of a client yesterday because it just came out and had to quickly turn around to try and muffle it a bit :thumbup:.

moonshadow2468 · March 30, 2008

Hi,

I was banded on Tuesday 3/25... so I'm 5 days Post op. I'll be going back to work on Monday. I little sore but doable. Wish I had done this in my 20's rather than now in my 50's. The day before and the day after the questions and the doubts may hit. If you don't have a strong support system, than be your own. Write yourself a letter explaining why you have made this big decision and all the benefits that will come from it. Then read the letter when and if you need it.