hello...finally i am home! surgery went well but hernia was 'more complicated' than expected, i guess there was alot of stuff to shove back in the hernia opening....so they had to make a bigger incision and ouch, ouch. ouch. stitches and staples. when i woke up in recocery i was nausues (DID THEY LISTEN TO ME WHEN I TOLD THEM ONLY ZOFRAN WORKS FOR MY NAUSEA IN THE PRE-OP APPT?! of course not)...so apparently they ran thru anzamet (?) phenergen and 1 other before giving me zofran.... took a couple hours longer in recovery.... hubby was real worred because they wouldn;t let him see me and he didn't know WHY... anyway i stayed overnight and i am home now but moving OH SO SLOWLY and on percocet and advil. i already kinda overdid it last night when i came home i was on 2 percocets and walked around the kitchen a bit (hunched over) and man this morning does it hurt. i will do some work on the pc (this chair is actually comfortable) and then go back to the couch. no wrapping presents today ( that WAS the plan).
ouch. gassy and crampy you said it frayda! and am i supposed to be bleeding a bit (like a light period?!) THAT WASN'T IN THE BROCHURE! i want to GET RID of the periods!
thanks ladies, i am so thankful to be home....
stef
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"It's been worth everything I've been through,
To do what I do"
To Do What I Do -Alan Jackson, 2004
Steph:
So good to see you post and know that you are at home. So sorry about the gas and cramps. I hope they disapate soon.
Enjoy the holidays.
Hugs,
Candy
Many Holiday Blessings to All
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we hoped for,
but while we are here we might as
well dance.
So glad to hear you are home and moving around, even if slowly. There is no need to overdo, everything will keep. Just take it easy and recover your strength. Hugs and prayers, MK
Stef, happy you are home. Now REST and don't overdo! Believe me you will wish you hadn't! Just veg and watch a good movie or 3, LOL. L&H, Gail
It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth -- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up, we will then begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had. Elisabeth Kubler Ross
Welcome home Steph. Be a good girl and don't overdo. Even at the holidays, nothing is as critical as taking care of yourself. You'll heal faster. Sending healing hugs and prayers.
L&H,
Rita
L&H,
Rita
Welcome home, so glad to see you are home. I am glad it is over. PCE has been busy and I hope you felt us. We were rooting for all to be well. L&H JOYce
People are like tea bags, you have to put them in hot water to see how strong they are!
glad you're home. Hope you start "disolving" Hope you feel better. You deserve it.
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." -Confucius
Ellen
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." -Confucius
Ellen
Welcome home and as everyone else said - don't overdo! Take it easy and rest. Things will wait.
Love & hugs,
Kathy
Kathy
Welcome Home and take it easy. You need to take care of yourself. Glad that's over for you, now rest and heal.
Merry Christmas
Your fellow AJ fan
Sara
Merry Christmas
Your fellow AJ fan
Sara
Sara Dearing
Today is a gift, that's why they call it the present!
Stef, Glad you are home. Hopefully that surgery shuffle doesnt hang around long. Dont overdo it. Rest.
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Happy Holidays
Stef, take it easy, girlfriend. It sounds like you've got a whole lot more stitches than you expected. The only thing that gets rid of the cramps and gas is S-L-O-W walking. Try to move about, but don't overdue as everyone else has said. You're going to feel a whole lot better very soon. In the meantime (((HUGS))) from here. Love, Luci
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me lay an invincible summer. Albert Camus
Hey, Stef, take it easy for a while. No tryouts for Wonder Woman allowed! Just give your body time to adjust and heal. Hugs, Lauri
"Go confidently into the direction of your dreams. Live the life you always imagined" Thoreau
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
hi all, still taking , still having pain. alternating between couch and computer and naps....taking it easy....trying not to hiccup, laugh or move too much (ouch ouch ouch!). percocet making me loopy. basically watching the xmas tree lights blink and some emeril on food network.
stef
To Do What I Do -Alan Jackson, 2004
stef
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"It's been worth everything I've been through,
To do what I do"
To Do What I Do -Alan Jackson, 2004
Sounds good Stef, and the more percocet you are on, the prettier the lights, LOL! Take care sweetie, L&H, Gail
It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth -- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up, we will then begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had. Elisabeth Kubler Ross
Hi Stef! Hope you are feeling better by now! You should be over the worst part. Has the bleeding subsided? I had a D&C at the same time as my ooph so the bleeding was expected. I've been away visiting family and their cable was not working. Take care! Frayda
hi frayda! bleeding has stopped (hopefully for GOOD!) and yesterday afternoon and today I am definitely feeling stronger... shuffling around a bit more as opposed to being a couch potato... still pain but it's better.... i honestly think they internally stitched something too tight with the hernia repair because it feels that way...like something is pulled taught and can't loosen... oh well as i walk around i suppose it'll loosen up. i dont see the surgeon until tues. after xmas...i wonder if that's too long to have these staples in? i hope not... i asked the nurse and she didn't have a clue...(?)
trying to take it easy but i have SO MUCH WRAPPING TO DO!! ugh i've started but taking lots of breaks... i am sure thats not helping either....oh well! where's the advilll.....heehee ouch . hurts to laugh. ;-)
stef
To Do What I Do -Alan Jackson, 2004
trying to take it easy but i have SO MUCH WRAPPING TO DO!! ugh i've started but taking lots of breaks... i am sure thats not helping either....oh well! where's the advilll.....heehee ouch . hurts to laugh. ;-)
stef
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"It's been worth everything I've been through,
To do what I do"
To Do What I Do -Alan Jackson, 2004