I'm back but, OMG!!!!

Finally I'm home after going in for surgery on Thursday morning. I went in at six o'clock Thursday morning for my eight o'clock surgery time. I was excited, nervous and unsure of what was going to happen. Walked into theater and by eight thirty, i was fast asleep. Surgery went fine and I woke up in recovery happy that I made it through and then, OMG!!! The worst pain I've ever felt. They fixed my umbilical hernia and my belly button felt like it was being cut with hot sharp knives. No matter what position I tried, nothing helped and I'm pretty sure the morphine they gave me, was a placebo because it did nothing for me. After an hour in recovery, I went upstairs and was in agony no matter what they did. I couldn't even get up to take a walk, only bathroom and back. The nurses where ok and tried as much as they could to accommodate me but, the pain wasn't going away. Friday came and went with the situation not that much better but, a bit more tolerable. I was supposed to come home Saturday but then, i got the worst case of the vomits ever. I couldn't keep anything down and the gravol or zofran didn't help one bit. I threw up all Saturday morning so of course i couldn't go home. As the day went by, i felt a bit better but now i was behind two days in my fluid intake and walking. I managed to to start waking the halls and drinking some fluids Saturday afternoon and by Sunday, I stayed out of bed most of the day. I had a terrible migraine Sunday evening but i was determined to go home Monday morning that i had to promise the surgeon that i'd keep up my fluid intake so he can release me. So here i am. At home resting and sipping trying to ignore the belly button pain before i give into pain meds. Besides the few hiccups, i don't think i regret it but , as far as the pain goes, I'm now hesitant about having plastic surgery after.

Thanks to all those that sent me best wishes before my surgery.

Hope the pain improves. Perhaps better to take the meds so you are more comfortable.

Thanks, I think i'll do that.

I agree Pat. If you are in a lot of pain it is better to take something and be comfortable.  If you can reduce the pain it is worth it :)

I'll definitely do that.

if there is a next time that you are in the hospital and need morphine and it is not working ask for it by needle. I have to have it by needle to get any relief from pain. It was the nurses that suggested it to see if I would get better results which i do. Just a hint. Glad you are home

I tried so many times to let them know that. I even told  them that morphine doesn't work well on me but, my complaints fell on deaf ears. I guess they figured I was being a big baby and since they went to all that trouble of inserting a picc line, they might as well use it.

I had an umbilical hernia repaired 21 years ago and it was a horrible- far more painful than RNY.     Unfortunately the repair didn't stick so I have to do it again.   Surgeon said I need to get closer to goal weight to make a better adhesion so he didn't want to do it during my RNY.  I do not look forward to repairing but I know I have to. So I will wait and if I decide to do any plastic surgery will try and do both together.

Welcome to the bench! Glad you are home recovering.  There is no place like home to heal.  One day at a time 

Thanks for the kind words. I went in not expecting much pain after reading this blog and I didn't know that the hernia would hurt that much. I was blind sided alright and I'm no woos either. Hope yours goes smoothly.

Sorry to hear about  your rough go. No doubt you feel more comfie in your own surroundings!

Now a little pep talk about analgesic. I noticed your comment "before I give in to pain meds". Not controlling your pain really has the  potential to set you back, or at least slow down your progress. When you are in too much pain you won't be as mobile ( don't forget our increased risk of DVT) As well, you tend to breathe more shallow as a guarding mechanism when in pain, which in turn puts you at risk for lung issues by not doing your deep breathing and coughing.

There's no need to tou outnyour pain, you will have a natural progression of decreased pain as you heal and move more etc.....

OK, off my  pep talk.

Take care