Post-Op Day 2

I made it! My surgery lasted longer than normal (3.5 hours) which is unusual according to Dr. K. He discovered a hiatal hernia which had not shown up on my upper GI nor my chest X-ray. But he repaired it and that should help with my acid reflux. He also removed my gallbladder. He was able to do it all laparoscopically. Yay!

i was super groggy yesterday and today, I've been in a little pain.  I've pushed the pain button maybe a total of five times so far. Not a lot of pain, mainly soreness on my  sides. 

I tried eating today but even the thought of food must have made me nauseated because as soon as I hung from ordering the food, I vomited. So I'm about to try again. 

Thanks for listening!

Hang in there and welcome to the dark side!  

Try to sip and sip some more. What are you trying to eat? 

--gina

Just ate 4 teaspoons of broth and two of "fruit ice" and I'm full already. I've been sipping water all day. :)

That's good. That's exactly what you should be doing. Crushed ice too?

 

yay! I think 3.5 is pretty average. He might be super fast at doing it but Dr. Kemmeter's fastest time from what I was told is 3 hours 15 min and my surgery took 4 with no additional fixes required.

 

I'm pretty jealous you were able to order food after your surgery. I want to taste something more than a protein drink so bad!

 

Welcome. Mine went 5 hours so I think 3.5 is great. Keep sipping. 

I discovered I have sleep apnea! I had no idea until last night. I'm hooked into this stupid machine that measures my oxygen saturation. Every time I fall asleep, this extremely loud alarm goes off because I stop breathing! The nurse clocked me at 6 breaths per minute!

I feel bad for my mom who's trying to sleep here next to me.

That doesn't necessarily mean you have sleep apnea.  Did you have a sleep study pre op?  Narcotic pain meds will decrease your respiratory rate.  Sleep apnea is periods of not breathing at all.