Post Surgical Boo Boo Update

Everything's healing nicely finally, but one wound in my lower left abdomen looks like one of the tufts in a sofa cushion---if you can imagine, it's like someone tied a little button at the end of a piece of thread, stuck the thread through my belly, and tied it wayyyy too tightly to my spine! It makes a serious dent, and it's that sharp pain that's getting in the way of movement and sleeping comfortably. If I could live around this, I'd be good, but it makes sharp, suck-in-your-breath pinchy pain that you can't bend around or sleep through. :( I hope there's internal sutures that will dissolve, or my surgeon can somehow release it when I see him on Friday. My blood pressure is still low--96/60 but the fever's gone. Takes me an hour and a half to eat 1/3 cup of Jello. I don't take the codeine anymore because it does nothing to stop the sharp ouchy pain and it's making me loopy and unable to wake up. I haven't had food per se since July5th, so I don't feel perky, but I do feel better, thankfully. -S.

Hi Shari, Glad to hear that you're finally seeing some noticeable improvements.  Hopefully your doctor can take care of that one trouble spot or that it works its way out on it's own.  I know what you mean about codeine, it makes me feel slightly deranged so I stay away from it.

oh good to hear you are coming along! I would think the doc would give you some vicodin, which i guess is related to codeine, but not as psychotic. Good daytime drug for pain.  Whew...sounds like it is a wayward stitch to me as well. As I said, i had 2 c-sections many years ago and had serious complications, my stitches were hell on earth. My doctor years later finally released the scar from my ab wall it had healed so badly.  Thank you for the update!

Hey Shari,  Glad to hear some positive... sorry you are still in pain though.. That sucks.....  But we know you girl... you are a fighter and a survivor.... you will blink and this part will be a memory.... I had two classic c-sections... where they cut you from the top to the bottom of the abdomin....WHEW!  You talk  about pain..it was a sad day for me when they took my pain pump....  Are you any meds to stabalize your Blood pressure?

Shari, It's great to hear you are doing so much better, though hopefully that one spot will heal quickly so you won't have anymore sharp horrid pains. Is the doc doing anything about your low blood pressure? Melinda

Thanks for the update.  Glad to hear you're doing better.  I plan on following your story closely. You're the first person I actually got a chance to get to know a little bit before they had surgery.  In other words, what you say about the journey seems more 'real' than reading it on someone's blog. :)  Hope the pain goes away soon for ya!

Cool Shari.. Good to see you coming around. Life is good!

Hi Shari! Glad to see you made it through surgery!  I just got back from "vacation".  We all got the stomach flu.  I had been planning to keep you in my thoughts while I was away..... did I "think" too hard? LOL  We lost 4 days out of the 2 weeks, and my poor 6 y/o daughter had to go to the ER to get re-hydrated.  Ah.... youth, she was eating and bouncing off the walls just hours later. Sorry to hear about the *****y stitch!  I'm also a two time c-section veteran.  I've got a remnant that gets annoying once in a while.  Mine was never a major problem though.   Keep yer chin up!  Glad you are starting to feel better, hope the perky-ness is not far behind!!

Stay strong, girl.  It's all temporary.  Just keep that in your mind.  You'll make it through.

Ouchie! I hope that it get fixed on Friday too! I'm so glad that you are ok and are feeling better. You're still in my thoughts and prayers daily!