24 hours till Revision!
Tuesday at 7:30am my revision surgery will start! I'm excited to hopefully be done with the GERD. Nervous for surgery. Definitely ready to put all of this behind me and start the new chapter!
I plan on staying busy today, run a few errands, clean the house, stuff like that.
Does anyone have any advice about the first 24 hours after surgery?
I walked a ton. I was in my room by 8:00 and up and walking that night. The next day, when my surgeon came to check me, I was out walking and they had to send an aide to track me down. I was allowed water/protein shakes the morning following my surgery and spent my time in the hospital walking and drinking.
Yes I definitely plan on walking as much as I can! Last year I had 4 surgeries after being diagnosed with DVT and PE. so as soon as I woke up after each procedure I was walking! It is so very important as y'all know! Thank you all for the advice. I'm praying for a smooth surgery and I'll be back posting an update soon :)
See I was the opposite, the gas pain didn't get caught in my shoulder this time so I didn't have any issues. My stomach area was more tender than I expected. My stomach feels a little tender and swollen still but not bad at all. The liquid diet is getting old! But good news is I haven't had any issues with gerd so it's worth it!
I got back to my room around 10 I think. It's 6pm now and I've done 3 30 minute walks. I'm allowed 1 30mL cup of ice every hour. It's definitely nice to have that to help with the dry mouth. Pain is worse than I expected but tolerable. I've had 2 dilaudid shots so that definitely helps. I'm going to get 2 more walks in before bedtime. I'm very tired, I've slept off and on all day. It's been nice to rest. Thank you to everyone for the positive comments, it's encouraging and helpful!
