by FLhopeful » 13 Apr 2013, 22:49
Thanks, Owmybum, PIA, marg6043 and littlebutterfly,
This past day was better. I had fewer overall aches, and the coughing is slowly subsiding (but still annoying)
Marg6043 - my postop instructions say nothing about the breathing tube and its aftereffects. I wish I had been warned! Thanks for the information.
I don't think I was tense before the surgery, but I easily could have been CRAZY tense waking up. Since they couldn't give me any local anesthesia it was really horrid when I was waking up. They gave me Dilaudid before I was even aware of it. The nurse said it was rough, and told my daughter I was in serious pain. (I was) She kept having to tell me to take deep slow breaths because I was hyperventilating - and she was doing that even before I was lucid. Once I was awake I was given more Dilaudid and took some Percocet... yes - I was loopy but not in pain any longer. I'm guessing I could have easily been clenching my whole body before the meds kicked in.
I took a Colace on Thursday... I'm not taking any more! Yesterday I ended up going three times - thankfully it wasn't painful but it did leave me a bit sore and now I'm noticing the stitches... quite pinchy.
Because of the pinching I took 2 Percocet when I went to bed last night, 1 at 11 AM, and 1 at 4:30 PM. I was going to try and not use them but the pinching isn't fun at all and with the Percocet I can sleep, lay on the couch, etc. I don't want to be all stressed out from the owies. I'm going to take 1 to go to sleep, and only if it isn't effective will I take another.
I'm still taking Miralax daily, and some Mg in a powder I mix with water.
I ate pecans and chicken wings for breakfast :D
I got up late so didn't eat lunch - just some more pecans for a snack
Then dinner was some shrimp, some steak (I didn't eat much of it) and a lot of cauliflower and asparagus.
I've gone 5 times since the surgery. I was expecting lots of associated pain so have been pleasantly surprised with very little. Soreness and pinching - but I can't blame that on the bms as much as on the surgery itself. I soak afterwards. I'm using gauze pads for drainage but there isn't much. Oh... I only bled for the first bm! Now, no bleeding during, and not much drainage otherwise. I'm amazed.
I'm starting to make a list of questions for the surgeon. I want to know when she thinks it'll not be a problem to eat my homemade chili (I miss it so badly! but OMG the chili powder) and when I can go swimming.