Question:
I am 11days post-op 5/25. for the last 2 days I've had a headache that lasts almost

all day. Could this be from lack of food/vitamins?    — Angel G. (posted on June 5, 2000)

June 4, 2000
Did you used to drink alot of coffee? It seemed to me that my body was used to a couple cups a day, then after the surgery, I went through caffein withdrawl. That means "headache".
   — Mary Anne M.

June 4, 2000
Hi Angel, If you were used to drinking caffeine pre op, like in Coke or Pepsi, now that you can't drink it, your body may be going through caffeine withdrawl. The other thing, if you had an epidural for pain management in the hospital, you may be having an epidural headache. Usually, those types of headaches will come on about 10 days to 2 weeks after you have gotten out of the hospital. It is a side effect of the epidural. Somehow you lose cerebrospinal fluid and when you do, you get a headache. Don't worry, your body will make more of this CFS and it should go away in a few days. When it happened to me after the birth of my second child, the anesthesiologist told me to drink drinks with TONS of caffeine in them, such as Mountain Dew or Jolt, to open up the blood vessels in my head. BUT seeing as you can't drink any soda, you might try Asprin Free Excedrin, this has the acetaminophen and caffeine in it, but it doesn't have the asprin in it. I swear by them, they are WONDERFUL for a headache. Good Luck to you... =)
   — Marni

June 5, 2000
I had a bad headache too. Alot of it was caffiene withdrawal, but it was also from the oxygen in ICU. My sinuses got infected and irritated.
   — Tracey D.

June 5, 2000
Angel, Did you drink any caffinated drinks before your surgery? If so, you might be having caffine withdrawls. I suffered from this for two weeks. I could be wrong, but it was just a thought.
   — Becki S.