by Suckdiddlyucksflanders » 02 Jun 2012, 18:00
Hi sue, I had the procedure on a thursday and was off until the following Thursday. Worked that Friday but over the weekend the pain was pretty strong so I thought like you and said its my health so took that whole next week off. Almost two total. I can understand how they feel as well but I would just be honest and say this is what I'm dealing with and if your like me, it's the most painful thing you've ever dealt with. This IS more important.
I can't believe how similar are stories are turning out. I too was pain free for close to three heavenly weeks before the surgery. I did it because I trusted my doc and I was thinking long term. If I did this now and never had to deal with one again because it finally healed I was in. Again, to be honest there were days after the surgery I thought I had made the biggest mistake of my life but now that I've finally turned a corner I know I made the right choice. I hope your pain isn't like mine but if it is know that it WILL get better. I was actually walking just a few days after surgery as doc said to do as much activity as I could tolerate. Walking helps my stress, clears my head, gets the blood flowing and all around improved my outlook. I do think you need to listen to your body and rest when it needs but also push it a bit when you can. One other thing I'll mention is my doc gave me a nerve block during surgery so when I woke up I had NO pain for close to twelve hours. That really just helped deal mentally because I could prepare for the pain as the block started to wear off.
Finally, don't be nervous for the actually procedure. You'll be out before you even see the OR. I was 10 times more nervous for my colonoscopy than I was this!! Please feel free to ask any other questions.