Surgery 11/17/09

Well this is it. Today is the day. Good luck to all of you having your surgery today as well.

Good luck to you!

Well I just got home about an hour ago. My surgery went well. It was a revision from Lapband to Medial RNY. They also took out my gallbladder. I was so groggy and dizzy for the first few hours and then they realised that it was the Morphine. Once I stopped taking that I started to get better. Instead they gave me liquid loritab and that worked for my pain. I mostly am having pain at one specific incision on the left side. This is where they said they took out my port. I couldn't believe it when they told me I had eleven incisions. Last time I only had six. Now that I am home I am trying to do too much. And I am putting myself in pain. So I am just gonna sit here and play online for a while.

Anyone else from the 17th want to share their story...

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Had surgery on the 17th just got home today the 20th. Turns out I'm a bleeder & bleed inside & outside of the intestines.  I woke up the night of the 17th spitting up blood.  I don't post this because I want to freak anyone out I just want others to realize how very serious this surgery is.  Thankfully I have been able to avoid a blood transfusion but I was scared & in pain.  My Dr had me on morphine which didn't help, switched to demerol that worked but I only had it for 24 hrs.  after that it was liquid Loratab every 6 Hrs.  Now I will tell you I felt it the pain return every 4 hrs & insisted that if I had to walk they had to medicate me.  I'll stop whinning for now.