Re: Surgery to Anna :)
From: andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Jan 28 16:40:25 2008
Anna,
Are you getting a hysterectomy too? The first two days are miserable,
but I feel so much better and in good spirits right now. Make yourself
walk the halls as much as you can the second day - it helps the gas a
lot. I stayed 2 nights and am glad I did, because the gas pain kicked
in after 18 hours and I would have panicked if I'd been at home.
And make sure they empty your pee bag often! That is the only thing that
made me mad! The nurse was neglectful and let my pee bag overflow 3
times, making my bladder spasm because it was too full, and I could not
get the pee out. It hurt bad! I'm telling Dulemba she let that happen.
Other than that happening, they took pretty good care of me. My
incisions look like small cat scratches. E-mail me and we'll keep in
touch during our recoveries. Let me know if you have any questions too.
:) I think my progesterone is keeping away any hot flashes or side
effects I would have too. Take care and don't let this worry you too
much!
--
Andrea
At Sun, 27 Jan 2008, Anna wrote:
>
>Andrea,
>
>So glad to hear everything went well with your surgery and glad you are
>feeling better!! I am excited as well to have mine coming up on Feb 6th!
>Dr. Dulemba is my doc as well. I hope you keep getting stronger
>physically and emotionally as times goes on! Get your rest and keep us
>posted on your recovery. ~Anna in Texas
>
>At Fri, 25 Jan 2008, andrea wrote:
>>
>>Just got home at noon today. First 2 days were torture with the gas
>>pain, but today, I feel so much better! I'm still slow getting up, but
>>once I'm up, I can move like pretty much normal. Even though I only had
>>about 5 hours of sleep over the last 3 nights and am exhausted, I forced
>>myself to walk as much as I could at the hospital to work out the pain
>>and regain my strength. Made it up my 4 flights of stairs with a lot
>>more ease than I thought!
>>
>>I don't know many details about my surgery, as my surgeon had a family
>>emergency and had to go out of state the day after the operation. I
>>don't know exactly what he did or what stage I endo I had yet. I just
>>know I am getting better, no side effects as of yet and feel almost
>>elated, feeling that my back and ovary pain is no longer there! My pain
>>level is about a 3, when it was about a 6-7, with my period on the
>>medication. I can't wait to see how I feel tomorrow. I am so glad I
>>did it and I am so glad it's over. :)
>>
>>--
>>Andrea
>>
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