Hey!! Im back

I went to Harper and made it home alright.. surgery was last monday and tomorrow is my first check up.. by my count i have lost 20 pounds.. sick of the jello but i'm sure it's worth it.. I have stopped taking my loritab due to the disgusting taste and am now dealing with a sharp pain in my left side when sitting up/down.. standing... and turning... havent tried bending yet.. i do some half wit plea *sp* ballet type thing lol... i'll post pictures soon!! and i'm sure i'll have alot of questions i'll be bugging you guys with... i guess here goes my first one.. i'm still sleeping in my lazy-boy chair.. has anybody had a problem with something like a 'restless leg syndrome' post op???

Hi Kathryn, Yes, I've had trouble with RLS both pre op and post op. It was especially bad when I had the surgery and I stopped the med that I take for it. One thing that can help is to make sure you're ferritin level (that's and iron storing protein) is somewhere between 50 and 100 mg/dl. That cures some people but not others. Jeanne

Congrats on being a loser now.... My doctor told me I wasn't to sleep in a lay-z-boy at all after surgery..... But that is my favorite seat in the house... LOL.... Don't know what to tell you about the leg thing, I deal with it already, but not too bad. I do know that iron does play a role in restless sleeping though. Best of luck to you for a speedy recovery. Shawn M.

thank you ladies! I'll be seeing Dr. Taylor today and will be sure to ask him about the Iron. I'm a little upset at Cori today, My appointment was at 1 and they called and told me to come in at 3... without any other ride my boyfriend who has had to call off work before for my surgery stuff is probably going to get fired.. bleh...