finally home from the hospital.
had to take a few extra days as the surgeon went longer with surgery and 8 incision sites vs the regular 5 or 6.
but im home and coincidentally into the 200s finally or as i call it Two-Town lol.
thanks to everyone for all your support.
did anyone find postop that the muscle pain hurt most when getting out of bed? i feel like my stomach is on a pendulum in there and getting up is realllly painful.
please let me know of any tips to survive my first week home.
thanks.
Margo
Referral sent- July 2013 Orientation TWH- July 2, 2014 Social Worker- July 17, 2014 Nurse Practitioner-July 25, 2014 Psychologist - July 28, 2014 Nutrition Class- July 29, 2014 Dietician - July 30, 2014 Nurse Prac. Follow-up (Stress Test) - August 7, 2014 Meet Surgeon (Dr. Ori Rotstein)- September 26, 2014 Pre-op Testing - October 20, 2014 Surgery Date -OCTOBER 28, 2014
Welcome home, to the bench and the twos Margo!
Getting in and out of bed is difficult at first and yes, can be painful. I'm hoping the nurses showed you the "turn on your side, lower your feet, push up with your arms" move? My muscles were also very sore at this point.
Wishing you a speedy recovery! Every day gets a little easier.
Karen
Karen
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Thanks Karen,
Yes they showed me the turn n slide but for some reason i feel worse doing that than if i push myself forward up on my arms straight then turn and swing my legs over. Just didn't know if there was a better way.
Thanks for the helpful tips though :)
Referral sent- July 2013 Orientation TWH- July 2, 2014 Social Worker- July 17, 2014 Nurse Practitioner-July 25, 2014 Psychologist - July 28, 2014 Nutrition Class- July 29, 2014 Dietician - July 30, 2014 Nurse Prac. Follow-up (Stress Test) - August 7, 2014 Meet Surgeon (Dr. Ori Rotstein)- September 26, 2014 Pre-op Testing - October 20, 2014 Surgery Date -OCTOBER 28, 2014
What PatM and Karen have both said...the roll and slide works great. I have a bad back and that's how I get out of bed most days.
Congrats on your surgery....Happy Healing. Just remember to take things slow.
- Referral: Feb 2013/ Guelph
- RNY May 20th 2014 (Dr. Bhojani)
- 2nd RNY (revision due to marginal ulcers) Aug. 10th 2015 ( Dr. Bhojani)
- Revision to VSG (marginal ulcers): March 22nd 2016 (Hamilton, Dr. Hong)
- Total Gastrectomy: Dec. 15th 2016 (Hamilton, Dr. Hong)
Yes i did go through TWH they were really nice there.
Referral sent- July 2013 Orientation TWH- July 2, 2014 Social Worker- July 17, 2014 Nurse Practitioner-July 25, 2014 Psychologist - July 28, 2014 Nutrition Class- July 29, 2014 Dietician - July 30, 2014 Nurse Prac. Follow-up (Stress Test) - August 7, 2014 Meet Surgeon (Dr. Ori Rotstein)- September 26, 2014 Pre-op Testing - October 20, 2014 Surgery Date -OCTOBER 28, 2014
Hi Margo - The nurses told me to always breath out when doing any intense movement as it creates less pressure on those muscles. Take care to move slowly, sip, let the gas go, and rest when you can. Glad you are home and congrats on your continuing journey to a new life of better health.
Holly
Orientation March 13, 2013 / Social Worker June 11 / Nurse Practitioner July 10 / Nutrition class, Blood, ECG Aug. 20 / Surgeon Consult - Dr. Penner Sept. 20 / CT Scan Oct. 10 / Surgeon Consult - Dr. Urbach Oct. 18 / Psychologist Oct. 30 / Nutritionist Oct. 30 / Dr. Urbach Dec. 13 / PAATS Jan. 24 / Surgery February 3, 2014