Hospital

[rachel1969 0]

I had the surgery at 8am and got to my hospital room around 2pm. I didn't have any problems walking or drinking. I spent the night and was discharged around noon the next day. A few hours after I got home, I got very sick and threw up (hadn't eaten anything). I called my doctor and he told me to get on my pain meds right away - and stay on schedule no matter how I felt. It was great advice. I had a significant amount of post surgical pain and just took the meds. I was very happy that I stayed in the hospital to 1) insure everything was OK and 2) not be a burden to my husband who was watching our 2 year old at home. I seriously have no idea how people go back to work after a couple of days. It took me a week to recover. Strangely, it was more difficult than my hysterectomy!

[burtonfeather154 0]

I had my surgery 1/26, went in at 5:40 am, surgery at 7:40. The drug that they gave me to dry up my mouth was terrible! I was in recovery at 10 I think? I had to stay the night and I had a pain pump which was wonderful until the next morning. I went in to the bathroom and I had big red welts under my eyes and everytime I hit the pain pump I started itching. I was allergic to the Morphine. I had to do the barium swallow @ 11 that was terrible tasting! Then I went home. At home the first night I was in bad pain. I slept on the couch for 5 days because it hurt to lay down flat. But I have lost 21.5 lbs in 2 weeks with no post op diet. Well worth it.

Tracey:w00t:

[AngelWithHorns 0]

Thought I might give an Australian experience! It is usually required that we stay 2 nights. I went in Wed lunch time and was out Friday morning. This allows them to get pain under control make sure you are tolerating variety of fluids and also to rest so your body can heal. It was a good amount of time! I cannot imaging going home straight away it was good to rest.

Em x

[Donnainva 0]

Thought I might give an Australian experience! It is usually required that we stay 2 nights. I went in Wed lunch time and was out Friday morning. This allows them to get pain under control make sure you are tolerating variety of fluids and also to rest so your body can heal. It was a good amount of time! I cannot imaging going home straight away it was good to rest.

Em x

they must let you sleep in the hospitals down under! If I got some sleep spending one night wouldn't have been so bad but I was in a room with two men, both snoring and didn't get a wink!

Hope the fires are far away from you:smile2:

[AngelWithHorns 0]

The first night there was lack of sleep due to getting vitals checked and doped up with meds! But the second night they only bugged me ever 4 hours that was doable! I was also lucky, i have private health cover so had my own room. Apart from the man next door buzzing every 2 seconds it was pleasant! The fires are devastating up to 130 dead now. They are about 1000km away from me but still it is affecting all. Hopefully they will be under control soon x

[wintobethin 5]

Had to stay over night because of sleep apnea. Didn't sleep because I was across from the nurse's station and they laughed and talked all night:cursing:. I watched TV and just laid there watching the clock:mellow:. Got to go home around 12:30 the next day. Didn't know I was staying the night until right before I went into surgery the surgeon told me:ohmy:!

The only pain meds I had to take was in recovery and that was 2 shots of morphine. I did not need anything else the whole time I was in or no pain meds at home either! I would say my BIGGEST problem was I couldn't PEE after surgery:crying:. It took me 9 hours before I went! The nurse threatened me with a catheter, and I asked for one more hour to try and go and I finally did after 9 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!

[barneygirl 0]

21/2 days I can never pee after surgery so I am use to it.

[Burgygirl 1]

Surgery @ 10 AM. Recovery room @ 12N but didn't get to my room until 4 PM because no beds were available. Rested most of the afternoon with alternating Lortab liquid and Morphine injectable. Roomate had visitors until 10 PM and her mother stayed with her all night (Mom had sleep apnea, forgot her machine and snored really loud:cursing:). Walked that evening a couple of times and in the morning. Had my barium swallow around 10 AM but didn't get discharge orders written until the afternoon. Doctor was in surgery all day. Biggest problem I had was I couldn't pee in the morning and had to be catheterized

4 weeks later and 25 pounds down I say it was all worth it. The first couple of days at home were rough with the gas and bloating but getting up walking was the best thing for it.

[Kayla_ann 0]

Burgygirl: Biggest problem I had was I couldn't pee in the morning and had to be catheterized

barneygirl: 21/2 days I can never pee after surgery so I am use to it.

wintobethin: I would say my BIGGEST problem was I couldn't PEE after surgery

Why are so many people having trouble peeing after surgery? I haven't heard of that one before...

[Burgygirl 1]

I think mine had to do with the pain medication (Morphine). All the meds on top of anesthesia just keeps that muscle from relaxing allowing you to pee. No big deal, after the catheterization and no more Morphine I was able to pee fine.:thumbdown:

[burtonfeather154 0]

I wonder if its because we cannot drink anything for so long before. Even with the IV I still did not have to go that much and I have a standing appt hourly with the bathroom.

[Donnainva 0]

With a saline drip in me (no morphine) I had to pee as soon as they finally found a room for me.

[pwoods5015 0]

Check in at 6am, surgery at 7am, in recovery around 9:30am, barium at 10:30 am (they were ready early and I was ready to give it a try - I thought), checked out at 11:30 am. Quite honestly, I could have stayed longer as I suspect I was still under anesthesia, but it was nice to get home to my own bed - where I stayed off and on for the next 36 hours.

One of the women I work with had it done also and her doctor requires a 12 hour or overnight stay before doing the barium.