Yeah! I made It!

I made it! Thursday night they called me to tell me my time had been pushed back 2 hours.  It was kind of nice because I did get sleep in.  The surgery went well but there seemed to be a shortage of beds and Pitt was unsure if they were going to have a room for me and told me that I may need to stay in recovery.  Not long after, I had a room, room 430.  Iris we must not have been near each other because I never did get to walk the halls with you.

Pitt was wonderful just as you all have said.  I hated using the morphine and so the nurses had to keep telling me to use it. I just hate the way it makes me feel so out of it.  Oh, there was some pain the first day but once I did get up and start walking it felt much better.  I still have alot of soreness but each day does get better.  I haven't taken any pain medicine since Saturday a.m.  And of course the walking does do wonders.

My current struggle is drinking the nasty optisource.  I hate it.  It makes me want to puke and can barely tolerate it but  I know how important it is. IF anyone has any suggestions, I'm open to them because I do not know how I'll make drinking it for 2 weeks.

Well, I wanted to give you all an update.  Thanks for keeping me in your prayers, Angie

Congratulations on your successful surgury!!!!!!!!   I am glad that things went well for you.  Don't worry so much about the optisource.  I couldn't do that either.  I drank the Atkins drinks from Walmart during my two week liquid diet and I lived off of the sugar free popsicles.  They were soooo good!!!!!!   I also did chicken broth just to have something warm and different.  Having a variety of things to drink is what kept my sanity and made the two weeks go by faster.  Good luck and welcome to the losers bench!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Donna

Thanks Donna!  I may have to try something else during these weeks.  I feel so much better than I did on Friday.

angie

Im glad youre doing good...I was asking around to see how you were doing.  Hope you have a fast recovery. 

Amanda

Thanks Amanda!  I'll pm you later and resspond to your pm.

angie

Hey chick - I was in room 463. I think my Mom may have met your mom in a waiting room but I'm not really sure. The whole stay in Pitt Heaven was sorta a blur. Did you enjoy your swallow/leak test? There has got to be something that can be added to all this mess to make it either taste good or just plain tasteless.

Keep walking and sipping.
- Iris

Hey Iris,  OMG I hated the swallow test.  I really thought I was going to puke that stuff up.  We ended up being released around 12:00 which was nice.  Talk with you soon.
angie

Congrats on your surgery! welcome to the losers bench. I didnt get along with the Morphine, it didnt make me feel out of it, it made me sick on my stomach YUCK... thank god for Fenagan!!! I didnt have to do Opti source... I lived off of protein shakes, SF popsicles and broth for the first two weeks.. best of luck to you Angie!!


Darcie

Thanks so much Darcie.  The morphine made me sick as well so they would give me a shot for that as well.  I stopped taking the pain meds that saturday am and didn't fill my prescrption for the lortab either.  Jim bought me some liquid tylenol but I haven't used it.  The pain is bearable and I think it's just more sore than actual pain.  Now, I sure did not think that the day of the surgery or the day after. 

I day at a time I'm sure.  Angie

Angie,  It's so good to hear from you and that you are doing well.  Glad you were able to get a room quickly and enjoy your stay at Pitt.  I saw that some people have opted for various types of protein other than the OptiSource.  Have to say I've made a mental note and will consider that myself.  Take good care, keep walking and sipping, and I'll be looking forward to all of your upcoming posts announcing your amazing success!