I'm home

I am home and on the road to recovery. The surgery went well. I am in so much pain but I am a big baby that does not tolerate certain pain well.  I am walking on my gazelle, sipping my drinks, and resting. Now for some meds so I can got o sleep. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. Keep them coming, I need them to get through this. Thank you!!!!

Welcome home, islegirl! Glad to see that your surgery was well-tolerated. Since you're in so much pain, please make every effort to take pain meds on schedule to nip the pain in the bud before it gets worse. Take it easy and get plenty of rest. Remember to sip often. Take short walks frequently. Best of luck on your safe and successful recovery!

Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So happy everything went well and you are at home. When you get to feeling like it, you will have to let us know about your experience.
Take care of yourself and know that we wish you only the best,
Vicki

Congratulations!  You are on the loser bench now.  As for the pain, it goes away soon.  In a few weeks it will be a distant memory. Keep us posted. Nola

Make sure you take your pain meds on schedule.  If you miss a dose, it's a lot harder to get the pain to go away than it is to keep it at bay.  Don't think you're a wimp if you need to take it till it's just about gone.  That's what it's there for!  Congrats on making it to the loser's bench. Linda

The liquid meds make me sick...could be just too full from all the liquids. I tried doing the popsicle before taking the meds but still got sick....I think it hurts more cuz I use a lot of pressure to pull myself out of bed.  I'm doing Egg Flower Soup in a min. and hoping to get some pain meds down.  Thanks for all the advice and support. I really really need it and appreciate YOU very much!

I was very fortunate that I didn't have to take the liquid pain meds.  They gave me percocet in pill form without the acetamenophen (or however the heck you spell that).  They are tiny little pills and I was able to swallow them easily (they're about half the size of a tic-tac).  Maybe you should ask your doctor if that is an option for you. Linda

I will try that...thank you!!!    Another question, recently I have been salivating a lot and this god awful taste come through the roof of my mouth, coughing a lot etc... could this be a sign of anesthesia leaving  my body?

Never mind....I went back and started everything before the foul taste and all that. It is the Protein Powder. Never will do that again. This liquid diet thing is really getting old!

Welcome home!  There will come a day soon enough that you will once again be able to flop onto the bed without lots of pillows and lowering at a slow pace.  Kids and dogs were not very tolerant to my problems, but I tried to stay one pillow block ahead of them!  Rest and be easy on yourself.  It will be getting a bit easier every day. Patty