One Week Post Op (Ulilrat) ~~LONG~~

Hi all,

I will be offically one week post op tomorrow and am doing well. Went into the hospital on 9/27/2010 my check in time was 8:10 am and surgery at 10:10. I can say I was very calm the whole way through and the staff was very freindly and helpful every step of the way. The doc and all the operating staff came in and meet with me about 9:45 and at 10:00 am I was walking in to the operating room. Boy was is cold... the last thing I remember was the doctor confirming with me and the staff what surgery was to be performed and then lights were out until I woke up in recovery.

I made it to my private room by 4 pm and was up walking the hall by 4:30. They are quick to get you on your feet which I was ok with because I knew the sooner I did what they wanted I would be out and on my way home. I did my regimented walking every 4 hours as they wanted me to and was allowed to have ice chips that night. I had a rough night as they wake you every 2 hours for vitals and Im not a big fan of the smell of hospitals.

Then at 7 am Dr. Baggs came in and meet with me asked how I was doing and of course I had been doing greats... He informed me that they would bring me my tray of clear liquids and if I was able to tolerate it and hold it down then I would be able to go home. My tray was brought in and I sipped and slowly got down some jello and water. Around 11 am they were ready to release me. I called my ride and she arrived by 2 and by 2:30 I was on my way home. One thing before leaving made sure I took my swig of liquid vicodin.

Wen and Thur everything went fine and continued to hold down my jello, juice pops, de-caf tea and water and on Fri was able to asvance myself to the next stage per doctors orders. I am now enjoying pureed split pee soup, lentel soup, sf pudding, jello pops and water.

I have a week to go and my dietician will call and then we will determine if Im ready to move to the next stage. Right now Im doing great and have not really been hungry have to remind my self to eat and take vitimans. So I can say to anyone who is getting ready for the process grab a note pad and write everything down so you can countyou fluid intake and make sure you are getting everything done. This way if not you can tell the doc what your problem areas are.

As for me getting around and pain levels. I have been doing pretty well. I have started to wean myself of the pain meds and use them mostly in the evening when resting is the hardest time for me. I have managed to go to the store with my husband today and lasted about 30 min and I was wipped out and needed to go home and rest. Remember to take it slow fuel your body and dont be to hard on yourself.

I am so glad to hear you are doing well.  It was a happy day for me when they progressed me to a soft food diet!  A much bigger world opened up for me :). 

It took me about 3 weeks to not feel weak anymore.  Although, I got very dizzy while I was doing laundry this afternoon. 

Keep up the good job :)!

 Nice job on the walking, holding down your liquids and getting out of the hospital the next day.  May this continue to be your journey forward with no complications.  I know for me, surgery on Tuesday am, released on Thursday am I was cooking dinner that evening, and walking 1/2 way down the block.  I have had no problems with ANYTHING.  Yes, I am one of the lucky ones as I know of a few that have problems and major issues with different things.

I pray you will continue as you have started.   

Yes, rest is a big necessity.  You will find that you will do plenty of sleeping during the day while hubby is at work and kids (if any) are in school.  I had no one home with me once I got home and actually preferred it this way.  it allowed me to rest and sleep.

Keep us posted on your journey.

Annette,

I can say I do perfer to be alone. This weekend has been a challenge for me as I like my house clean and with 4 boys this is not an option. My oldest is home schooled so during the week while hubby is working and the 3 younger boys are in school, I feel my mind body and soul relax completley.

I have also been taking a nap daily and still ready for bed by 10. Looking forward to the weekes to come and continue to pray all goes smooth for me.

Thanks

So glad you are doing so well. I hope you continue to to do well . And good luck with everything.

Patsy

Roberta,

Sounds like you are well on your way and doing fantastic.  So glad to hear you are doing so well and that you are up and around with no issues.  We'll be looking forward to seeing you in Nov.

Hugs,
Barb

Awesome!  You are doing great.  Just take it easy!  Glad to hear you are doing so well.

Debbie

I am glad you are doing so well. You are being very smart about everything. Keep us posted with your recovery and post your progress on WWW. If you have question don't be afraid to post them. (I know I sound like a broken record! LOL)

Thank you everyone for all the well wishes. I wish I was up for the pumpkin patch at Apple Hill this year, but I think I would be pushing myself just a little to much at this point. There is always next year. I look forward to seeing everyone in Nov and again thank you for all the wonderful friendships and support.

Hi Roberta!  It was so great to see you (and Jennifer) at the Monday nite meeting,,,,even if I didn't get a chance to talk to you much.  You looked tired but fantastic!!  So happy to hear you are following doctor's orders and taking it slow...which I'm sure is hard for you...you always have so much energy on our walks ^_^   Hopefully, we'll see you back on Saturdays soon (I think the guys are wanting to change location btw)...stay the course, friend...your new life has begun!! ^_^
Hugs
Nancy aka Sunray