finally on the losing side!!!

Becky that is great!! I am going to use Dr.S isn't he wonderful. I need to ask you a question. Does Dr. S give you the morphine pump and does he keep you comfortable. Also I tend to get really scared before surgery and I was wondering if he give you something to calm you down before putting us to sleep. How about UMC was everything ok there as far as the nurses and did they put you in one of those new baratric beds. Good Luck, Nan

i did have a morphine pump when i came out. i also got some of the "good" meds before they transfered me to the OR. the were good on my end of the hall at umc, my buddy on the other end said they werent too great. if they are not tending to u like i think they should there is a # u can call- The IV line which is in the hospital. i didnt get one of the new beds, but i was comfortable andyway. overall i had a good experience there. when i came off the pump they gave my liquid lortab. i only took half the dose which was 15cc's, but if that didnt work u could have the whole 30cc's. my overall experience was a good one. dr s was only one of my docs. dr mike berry- a deffinate cutey- was my main doc because he said he would be the one to d/c me. they were all good. there is also another young doc with them with a last name im not gona try to spell. i enjoyed them all tho. things will go fine but remember if u have any problems call that IV line. good luck with everything

Awww man... I wish I had a surgery buddy.. How fun is that. You sound like you are doing really good. You arent going to be able to EAT every 15 minutes. Its gonna be a challenge. When you do eat- try to eat protein first. We need this importantly. Sounds like you are doing fantabulous. Keep us updated on your process..

Becky, I am so glad you are home and on the mend. Just take it easy and don't over do it. I knew Dr. Salameh was wonderful, I just had no idea how much he cares about us. I can't give you any advice about eating since I am still waiting, but I am sure the others will help you. Again, glad you are home. Smiles, Jan

Becky its soo good to see that your home and doing well!! I hope to be joining you and the rest of the losers on that side really soon. I hope that I am as lucky as you were to have a hospital buddy! Cause I know that I am gonna need someone there saying come on get your hiney outta that bed ifin I can do you can too!! lol!!! And I want someone to race around floor holding onto one of those rollie thingies with too! lmao!!! If you need anything please just let me know and if you want to, email me your phone number and well talk anytime you need to, you can cry, scream, whine or do whatever you need to, to get what you need to off your chest. Best wishes for a swift, and as painfree recovery as possible. God Bless, Anige Bea

Hey Girl ! So glad your back and doing good.I hope your eating problems calm down for you .Whatever you do get your protein in ,i think that is the thing that rings out the loudest from everyone I have talked to that has had already had the surgery.......Sherry.....

thanks u all. im trying to take it easy but i think--- well i cant sleep all the time cause i need to move around bc of blood clots, then i cant walk alot bc i get sore. im like ok then....... so im trying to walk a lil, sit a the pc a lil, and sleep a lil. ready to be able to go on as usual. im not the kind to sit around and not do anything. im only a few days outa the hospital and im having cabin fever. think today i may ride to my grandmothers and sit there- anything to get out for a lil while. thanks again for the support