Need a little support

I guess I should have been at the support group meeting last night. I had to attended a meeting with my son for his football team. I hate I missed it. I went to the Dr. yesterday as a follow up to my bowel obstruction surgery. I have been feeling soooo much better but I am quickly sliding back again. I am having all the same symptons of another obstruction UGH!!!! He said it could just be where my bowels haven't healed from the 2nd surgery and put me back on liquids for a week but honestly I am getting run down. I feel overwhelmed a bit and want to cry. AND this is a small thing but it's bothering me...I had a PICC line in my arm during the 2nd surgery. It made a blood vessel swell and it's pinching off a nerve in my hand. It's causing my thumb to be numb and my whole arm to hurt when I straighten it out. I am just having a bad day. I want to cry but I know the people in my office are getting sick of me being sick. I felt so much better until this past weekend when the nausa started again. Just say a short prayer for me because feeling bad is just getting old. I am trying so hard to stay positive but I feel like I am failing. Shannon

Hi Shannon, I had my surgery two weeks after you...I am so sorry you have had these complications, but I know that these problems can be corrected...Take heart...It is fixable...You are right to feel run down and sad! Nobody expects these complications!! Stop worrying about what your coworkers are thinking...focus on you! ..I hope the liquid diet does help, and it is not another obstruction...Regarding your arm, have you shown it to the Dr? You may need to have it looked at... Things will get better...you are early out...it is just a bump in the road and years from now you will hardly remember...keep us posted! Hugs to you, Aramat

Shannon, Hang in there, these are things you cannot anticipate. Your surgeon is competent and is probably worried sick about you too. I have been lucky to have had an uneventful recovery. I don't know anything about Iv's, I'm needle shy. I had an episode of horrible pain (still in it) and they checked my RNY head to toe, I am so greatful there's nothing there, but I do wish I knew why I'm in so much pain. Please email me if you want to voice your concerns, I'm a good listener. I would be willing to call you. My coworkers are not supportive of my surgery, but in reality I don't expect them to be, I get paid to be with them. My husband is very supportive. Funny thing a coworker had surgery about 2 years ago is always taking jabs at me for how I look. Oh well. Keep us posted. You are not failing, it's normal to feel tired out, you've been through two surgeries in two months. Jennifer