Hi! I am home.
First let me say thanks To Amy W. for updating everyone on my progress.. she is the best!!
I am doing ok, the pain the first night was excrutiating, I will not lie :-( I would stand up and see stars and so nauseated and got orthostatic with my blood pressure. It was a rough first night and into the second day. I stayed the second night b/c I also had a high fever (almost 102). Doctor Recinos said that it was b/c I wasn't able to cough well with the pain and the binder and not breathing as deeply and felt I was dehydrated. Asked me to walk more and push fluids. I did and it worked.. He gave me roxanol for pain (oral morphine) and even had to add a small dose of valium to give me some relief from the muscle tension. I guess I am a baby but it was killer the first night. I felt it along my lateral sides mostly where he had to sever the fibrous tissues first where I had all those adherant places. He said I had blood loss from that but did not get any blood. He feels it will come up on its own. My surgery 7 hours and recover 2.5 hours. I was so cold in recovery they had to put a bearhugger on me.. I remember shivering so hard and that causing me so much pain. Geesh.. why me.. lol.
The binder is yeah.. tight and full torso and has biker shorts with bra straps. So he wants me to wear the dang thing for 3 months, not sure how I will poo with this thing on. I asked him.. he says "good question". ACK lol.. said cut a hole to make it bigger if I have to but not to take it off for best results. OOOOk. I also got allergic to the tape and have blisters that opened up on the back side of me and raw red places. Putting antibitoic ointment on it and telfa so it doesn't stick. But other than that I am doing FINE lol.. I am home and each day is getting better...
He was so happy with the results my husband said.. he was almost "giddy". I can't really tell yet.. and not sure when I can take pics as he doesn't want me to take it off except quickly to clean the incisions here in a couple days and replace the silicone and dressings. I have 4 drains, and 2 pain pumps. I will remove the pain pumps myself tonight or tomorrow (almost empty). I do this a lot as a nurse and not worth me going 30 mins in a car and having an office visit copay for.
I will keep you updated. I was 144 lbs before surgery, they took off 7 lbs of fat/skin and now weigh 145, pretty normal I would think with the swelling. Just walking, drinking a lot and getting my protein in.
Any other suggestions I am open? esp with the slicone stuff (he said I could reuse) and this garment with a small opening to pee, not sure I can poo with it??? hmmm I donno.
Well anyways, thanks again for all the support and well wishes and big shout out thank you to AMY! You are the bestest for keeping everyone posted on my progress!!!
Hugs!
Melissa
I am doing ok, the pain the first night was excrutiating, I will not lie :-( I would stand up and see stars and so nauseated and got orthostatic with my blood pressure. It was a rough first night and into the second day. I stayed the second night b/c I also had a high fever (almost 102). Doctor Recinos said that it was b/c I wasn't able to cough well with the pain and the binder and not breathing as deeply and felt I was dehydrated. Asked me to walk more and push fluids. I did and it worked.. He gave me roxanol for pain (oral morphine) and even had to add a small dose of valium to give me some relief from the muscle tension. I guess I am a baby but it was killer the first night. I felt it along my lateral sides mostly where he had to sever the fibrous tissues first where I had all those adherant places. He said I had blood loss from that but did not get any blood. He feels it will come up on its own. My surgery 7 hours and recover 2.5 hours. I was so cold in recovery they had to put a bearhugger on me.. I remember shivering so hard and that causing me so much pain. Geesh.. why me.. lol.
The binder is yeah.. tight and full torso and has biker shorts with bra straps. So he wants me to wear the dang thing for 3 months, not sure how I will poo with this thing on. I asked him.. he says "good question". ACK lol.. said cut a hole to make it bigger if I have to but not to take it off for best results. OOOOk. I also got allergic to the tape and have blisters that opened up on the back side of me and raw red places. Putting antibitoic ointment on it and telfa so it doesn't stick. But other than that I am doing FINE lol.. I am home and each day is getting better...
He was so happy with the results my husband said.. he was almost "giddy". I can't really tell yet.. and not sure when I can take pics as he doesn't want me to take it off except quickly to clean the incisions here in a couple days and replace the silicone and dressings. I have 4 drains, and 2 pain pumps. I will remove the pain pumps myself tonight or tomorrow (almost empty). I do this a lot as a nurse and not worth me going 30 mins in a car and having an office visit copay for.
I will keep you updated. I was 144 lbs before surgery, they took off 7 lbs of fat/skin and now weigh 145, pretty normal I would think with the swelling. Just walking, drinking a lot and getting my protein in.
Any other suggestions I am open? esp with the slicone stuff (he said I could reuse) and this garment with a small opening to pee, not sure I can poo with it??? hmmm I donno.
Well anyways, thanks again for all the support and well wishes and big shout out thank you to AMY! You are the bestest for keeping everyone posted on my progress!!!
Hugs!
Melissa
Hugs, Melissa
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RNY- 12/04/06 with Dr. Matt Glasock
LBL - 4/28/09 with Dr. Rene Recinos
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RNY- 12/04/06 with Dr. Matt Glasock
LBL - 4/28/09 with Dr. Rene Recinos
Gosh, that pain sounds so scary! Did you get the pain pumps right after surgery or before you left the hospital? I've been thinking about you and am glad you are home and moving along well with your recovery.
I am going to be using the same type of binder as you and the nurse told me that people just cut the slit a little more so it doesn't get wet and stuff when you use the bathroom.
Take care and keep us posted!
Melissa
I am going to be using the same type of binder as you and the nurse told me that people just cut the slit a little more so it doesn't get wet and stuff when you use the bathroom.
Take care and keep us posted!
Melissa
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on 5/1/09 9:05 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
on 5/1/09 9:05 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
Melissa,
So glad to hear you are home and that you felt up to posting is a good sign that you are starting to feel a bit better.
I'm sure as the surgeon said the results will be great and you will be giddy too in a relatively short time!
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Ruth
So glad to hear you are home and that you felt up to posting is a good sign that you are starting to feel a bit better.
I'm sure as the surgeon said the results will be great and you will be giddy too in a relatively short time!
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Ruth
Glad to hear you are home and feeling slightly better and well enough to post on the board. I was following your updates. Sorry you had such a rough start in the recovery process. Interesting dilemma about taking a poop! lol. I think we need to brainstorm and come up with our own version of compression garments that have easy access panels for bodily functions!
Take care.
Take care.
We love because God first loved us (1John 4:19)
Hi Melissa!
The most exciting thing is that your Dr. was almost "giddy"!! That's a great sign that all of the pain and uh, misery will be worth it!
That really sucks that you had such a hard time. Every body and every surgery is so different! It will REALLY make you appreciate feeling good again! The allergy to the tape thing sounds pretty icky too. Damn, girl!
I guess I would try to make the opening on the binder bigger. Isn't it amazing that the Dr. didn't have an answer for you! You'd think everyone would ask that question!
I'm sue that every day you'll see a huge difference in how you feel. Once the pumps and drains are gone, that helps a lot.
Hang in there sweetie - a few months from now you're going to be prancing in front of the mirror thinking, "Is that really me?"
Hugs back!
~ BJ
The most exciting thing is that your Dr. was almost "giddy"!! That's a great sign that all of the pain and uh, misery will be worth it!
That really sucks that you had such a hard time. Every body and every surgery is so different! It will REALLY make you appreciate feeling good again! The allergy to the tape thing sounds pretty icky too. Damn, girl!
I guess I would try to make the opening on the binder bigger. Isn't it amazing that the Dr. didn't have an answer for you! You'd think everyone would ask that question!
I'm sue that every day you'll see a huge difference in how you feel. Once the pumps and drains are gone, that helps a lot.
Hang in there sweetie - a few months from now you're going to be prancing in front of the mirror thinking, "Is that really me?"
Hugs back!
~ BJ
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