Still not getting better...

I'm now 1 week post op from my gallbladder removal and I still feel like crud. I was discharged on Sunday and I had to go back to work because I am precepting on the floor I work as student for nursing school. I'm required to do 120 hours during the month of April and if I don't complete these hours, I wont graduate next month. I've got 4 more days to go and then the hours will be done. I hope I make it that long. I'm severely dehydrated. I can't keep anything down without becoming nauseous and dry heaving since surgery. Plus I've had diarrhea, which isn't helping. I know I need to go back to the doctor but I'm so concerned about gettting these hours done and graduating nursing school. My husband and family are very concerned but they know that I'm adamant about finishing. I have to work a 12 hour shift tomorrow night and then I have 3 days off before I finish my last 3 days of the school hours I need. I'm hoping I can go to the infusion center during those 3 days off to get fluids to get me well enough to finish the 3 days. I'm taking pain medication while I"m at home but I can't take it here at the hospital because it makes me too drowsy. I often wonder if this whole thing was a mistake. I'm so tired of being sick and weak. I wasn't even this bad off at my highest weight.  I hope one day I can look back on this and say, "yeah it sucked but it's totally worth it today."

Hi,

I can understand your concern.  I can't believe the school won't work with you, a medical school for crying out loud. Do they know how sick you are?  Do they care?  Girl, your health is primary.  Please get some help.

Shannon,

I hear how incredibly hard this is for you and I think you do need to do what you can do to ensure that you are as hydrated as possible. I don't know if is anything else might help with the nausea.  Keep sipping constantly if you can.

You are having a much harder time than normal because of having to recover from the second surgery.  Most people do not have to endure a second surgery and a grueling schedule. If you can work with your administration to let them know what is happening as you work to getting in your requisite hours, maybe that will help some. 

Please, please do take care of yourself. I don't think it's a case of the surgery being a bad idea, but the timing associated with gallbladder attacks and associated surgery have really complicated things for you.