Ok, feeling better

Somehow I really wasnt ready for how rough that first week would be. Maybe because I was having to hire/fire nannies, the hospital was a nightmare, etc. It was painful! Much more then I expected (lipo=ouch I think). After the hospital staff got around to helping me figure out how to get up, I have been able to get up and down from bed/couch/chairs/potty/ floor from the day I came home (day 2) without assistance. I have slept ALOT. I was having to take round the clock benedryl for some sort of rash i got in the hospital (I am guess latex despite thebig red warning bracelet).

So I am feeling better and the next step is getting these darn drains out so I can actually go out of the house. I know all docs do it differently, but can anyone remember how low they had to get to have them removed? I have one not draining but a couple drops and then one still 20cc of old blood over 12 hours :( Not too optimistic for that one for tomorrow. But fingers crossed none the less. I want to go out!!!!

So glad to hear you are doing better! The first week really is the hardest. I had my drains out on day 7, and it was wonderful!!! I hope you will get yours out quickly. It made me feel like a whole new woman.

Woohoo Missy, glad you finally feel a bit better.  I know the lipo hurts, I've been through that myself.  But it does get better quickly, I promise.  I'm not sure about the drains though, but I think a friend of mine who had the same surgery with the same doc got hers out on day 8 or 9.

How's the bathroom situation?  Anything yet?

Laura

oh yes, yesterday.  I threw a parade and a fireworks show.  Anyone in Houston should have seen.  :)

Do not take bowel programs lightly.  I did everything I was told and still ended up in trouble!  Go ahead and have everything on hand.  I was sure Iw ould be fine, I have IBS without constipation, so I followed the regimin and still ended up comstipated.  I almost always end up with the other issue (diarrhea!).

Well I'm a Miralax girl and have been for at least 8 months now.  That's really the only issue I've ever had with my sleeve.  I poop rabbit pellets without it.  I haven't asked Dr. Lo how he feels about it, but I know I'd be in trouble without it.  Was there something in particular that finally got you going or was it just a matter of time?

Laura

1/2 a deep fried chicken sandwich...LOL

:D

I used collace, miralax, glycerin suppositories, glycerin enemas, strong coffee....there might have been more I lost track.

So it might have been a combo but I wasn't feeling like eating more then a couple bites at a time of food and then I figured I was gonna really get my digestive system shaken up and eat 1/2 a fatty sandwich (not a normal food choice) and it was gonna kill me or make me poop.  I survived...barely....

Missy,

Glad to hear from you and that you are feeling better....about the PS, too!

Hope your drain gets removed and you continue well.

Glad you are feeling better!  Hope the drains come out quickly!

Glad your feeling better!!  I know the stress didn't help your situation.  I honestly remember laying in bed at night praying I would take a poopster in the morning.... Sad but true.  Just doing that I'm sure made you feel better. 
What color is the fluid in your drains?? I think mine had to be under 25cc in a 24 hour period to get them pulled.  "Better out than in" was my mantra.  I know they are a pain, but they will help so hang in there.

 My first week was rough too :(  And I'm on day 8 lol...  I had my one and only drain removed on day 6.  I had a tummy tuck/ba/bl.