home after pannie and hernia repair- suggestions for back pain

 I am home after having surgery on Tuesday for a hernia repair and panni. Was supposed to be a piece of cake but turned out to be pretty rough going, The good news is that they took off 11 lbs of fat~ so grateful to have to gone. I can actually tell I have legs! Woo Hoo!

The rougher part was the hernia. Instead of a 2 hr surgery it turned out to be almost 5.  The Doctor said it was much larger than they anticipated .It was a long time to be under. My kidneys decided to shut down and my blood pressure shot up to 179/120 and my heart rate was 30. I had so many docs and nurses in my room within minutes it was unbelievable. I felt fine but they left no stone unturned and did every test in the book and then some. My body just does not like anethesia and heavy drugs. We don't mix well. All in all- I am doing great-just sore but glad to be home and over this hump.

Any suggestions for bad back pain? My back is killing me- more so than the front of me. I just can't find any relief. I know it will pass- just looking for something comfortable in the meantime.

Thanks for letting me rant!!

Heating pad, heating pad, heating pad........... I don't know what I would do without mine. I have often said if I could attatch this under my clothes, and it ran on a battery pack, I would never take it off.....lol I feel like it is my own personal gift from god! Yeah, you could say I enjoy a good heating pad......lol If you have to buy one get the biggest one you can find.... Sunbeam is my favorite. P.S. Glad to hear your home and doing well. Your body really went through a lot with this surgery...on with the recovery...(@:

No suggestions for back pain, just want to congratulate you on your successful surgery panni and hernia

I'm glad you are checking in. I've been wondering about you.  Watch that back pain.  Here's what happened to me.  On the 7th day after my DS I started having unbearable back pain.  That night it was so bad.  The next day I went to the ER and I had a partially collapsed lung from being in such a long surgery.   They sent me home to use my incentive spirometer every hour and I did that and my lung filled back up with air and it was all over.  So you may want to use your incentive spirometer more agressively just in case you are having this same problem.

I am afraid to post after reading fattynNY! If you can conclude it isnt anything serious, then I second the hotpad. I love my sunbeam. And lay vertically on a couch. Avoid a lazyboy.

I am a RnYer after panni.
Are you wearing a binder?
And if no heating pad, maybe a ho****er bottle for when sitting upright....
Congrats on your weight-loss and excess skin removal.
May you have the insurance and medical ability for more!
Mikimi in Israel

I had a panni and hernia repair in early December. Surgery it self went fine.  I had a malfunction while traveling and tried real hard to bleed out with a hematoma.  Healing up from that then my Dr decided I am not healing fast enough, so was a taking another whack at it, cleaning out the wound and getting a wound vac.

Thanks so much. I appreciate all the info and will take it all to heart. Tylenol with coedene just wasn't cutting it! I will start ASAP.