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Post op days 2-5
Well pain wise not bad. Using T3's . I thought to myself this is my 5th abdominal surgery and i am so done with this!! ( so I thought ). Went to by post op appt on post op day 3. PS said things were good but if my drains did not stop draining thick blood to call him on post op day 5. Called PS and told him about my drains and told up me to meet him at the hospital . Called him around 10 am and was on OR table 11:59. PS told me that it what stopped bleeding during my surgery had likely started up again. He said it is a1% chance this happens and the last patient of his that it happened to was 4 years ago. " guess i am a special case lol"
Hospital staff was great to us, one my nurses was so awesome , she let me in control of my pain meds. I told her about the vomiting and I was not wanting to go back. I was willing to deal with pain first before vomiting. So I started off with T3s and 1mg morphine and in the end I could have done without the morphine but just made me a little more comfortable for the ride home. My PS told my hubby the bleeding was not as bad as he thought and now he said to my hubby that I was back to day 3. I felt weak n sickly before 2nd surgery but after I woke up and started to get moving I felt better. Drains we're putting out what they we're suppose to. As far as my garment is concerned , I call it the full meal deal . The binder and the garment are one piece. It has hooks n eyes n zippers down the sides. It is uncomfortable to wear but I accept to be part of the process . I have it 20 hours out of 24 and will be like that for almost 3 weeks because of the second surgery backtracked me.
My results so far was I saw my belly button on my post op appt for the first time. I was so happy and if healing goes well it will be beautiful. " I had a belly button that looked like a anus for 25 years, this is going to take some time to get used to, nevermind the rest if the package I got lol."
Hospital staff was great to us, one my nurses was so awesome , she let me in control of my pain meds. I told her about the vomiting and I was not wanting to go back. I was willing to deal with pain first before vomiting. So I started off with T3s and 1mg morphine and in the end I could have done without the morphine but just made me a little more comfortable for the ride home. My PS told my hubby the bleeding was not as bad as he thought and now he said to my hubby that I was back to day 3. I felt weak n sickly before 2nd surgery but after I woke up and started to get moving I felt better. Drains we're putting out what they we're suppose to. As far as my garment is concerned , I call it the full meal deal . The binder and the garment are one piece. It has hooks n eyes n zippers down the sides. It is uncomfortable to wear but I accept to be part of the process . I have it 20 hours out of 24 and will be like that for almost 3 weeks because of the second surgery backtracked me.
My results so far was I saw my belly button on my post op appt for the first time. I was so happy and if healing goes well it will be beautiful. " I had a belly button that looked like a anus for 25 years, this is going to take some time to get used to, nevermind the rest if the package I got lol."
Post op day 1
I noticed I would just fall asleep without warning, worse when I was taking narcs. My son would tease me. Fall asleep in one conversation and wake up in another, lol. Hubby helped me in and out of the recliner and made my meals and helped me to the bathroom, every time. During my prep time I wracked my brain . Should I buy a portable toilet, or seat riser, or female urinal? . I chose no for all , do I think any one of them would have helped? My answer is yes. Am I sorry I didn't purchase them , my answer is no. With the lipo it is painful to sit on toilet and I was very weak to squat and I did end up peeing on my garment once. My hubby took garment off when it was time and washed it. Day 1 mostly sleep eat liquid diet , not very hungry n go to bathroom.
Day of operation continued
The night from Hell.
The nausea hit and the vomiting began. I had been taking my narcs as prescribed and when it came time to go to the bathroom I only made it half way n the vomiting would start and it was like having 20 or more knives stab you at the same time. The good thing that was the pain would subside quickly. I was not sure what was causing the vomiting, it could have been anesthesia or the narcs or the movement or a combo of all. I just knew I needed it to stop . I didn't want to dehydrate and was tossing up my meds etc.. So I decided to wean off narcs ASAP n add them when needed for pain . Then the vomiting slowly stopped. My hubby would carry a pail "my friend" with us every trip to the bathroom. Once we forgot it and he said "should I go get it?" " I said do u like cleaning up vomit?" , his response" going to get the pail!" . We were basically up and down all night so not sure when post op day one started lol.
The nausea hit and the vomiting began. I had been taking my narcs as prescribed and when it came time to go to the bathroom I only made it half way n the vomiting would start and it was like having 20 or more knives stab you at the same time. The good thing that was the pain would subside quickly. I was not sure what was causing the vomiting, it could have been anesthesia or the narcs or the movement or a combo of all. I just knew I needed it to stop . I didn't want to dehydrate and was tossing up my meds etc.. So I decided to wean off narcs ASAP n add them when needed for pain . Then the vomiting slowly stopped. My hubby would carry a pail "my friend" with us every trip to the bathroom. Once we forgot it and he said "should I go get it?" " I said do u like cleaning up vomit?" , his response" going to get the pail!" . We were basically up and down all night so not sure when post op day one started lol.