Surgery went well - Surgery

RE: Surgery went well

LK — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 06:10:29 +0000

Malsgal, how are you doing this week? Have things settled down? You have been on my mind a fair deal and thought I would let you know. I hope you feel well and that all is going great for you...or as great as things can be when healing from surgery! Take a deep breath. My favorite encouragement to myself is...I am okay so far!

Linda

RE: Surgery went well

LK — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 21:58:57 +0000

Wow, Oxy huh. I have always had a huge incision with my surgeries. Four fingers below the V in my ribs to the top of my pubic bone. There has always been lots of scar tissue to work past also. I have been told I cultivate more then the average person. Often leaving me feel like I had been badly beaten. On going home, it was usually with just E.S.Tylenol. But, I am usually in a good ten days after surgery. I have found this all very interesting. The one time I had an epidural, it came out when they moved me onto the bed in the room. Because of tape, no one noticed. I was in so much pain for three days. Thought I was going nuts. Then I noticed I was sweating a lot one day and the nurse decided to change that pad behind me. She is the one who found the leak. From then on, they were very attentive to the pain I had.

Thank you. Linda.

RE: Surgery went well

Dona — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 13:19:31 +0000

Wonderful! I am happy to hear you are home again. Now you can really start to heal up!

RE: Surgery went well

Malsgal86 — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 12:31:40 +0000

They have sent my home from all my surgeries with oxy scripts for pain i only take it when absolutely necessary i use the tylenol or advil every six hours which seems to do the trick most of the time

RE: Surgery went well

Dona — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 21:37:05 +0000

Hi Linda,After three nights in the hospital I just used Extra strength Tylenol .when I went home .I took them every 6 hours or whatever the MAX dosage per day was. Worked fine. I was able to taper off those after a few more days. It does hurt when you move around, but I think we have to accept a bit of pain into our lives from this surgery ... at least temporarily.

They sent me home with an Oyxcontin Rx, but I never used it. Best not to use addictive drugs if you can help it. Plus... those make me vomit.

While in hospital they did switch me to liquid Tylenol after I had the self administered pain pump thing with the morphine ( ?) like stuff in it. Made me hallucinate...but took care of the pain. Happy to stop it.

RE: Surgery went well

LK — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 20:39:45 +0000

Wow...I had no idea that there was such a tap block. That is amazing. I have never had handles over my bed to use, but I did use the bed to help raise my upper body to make it easier to get out of bed. I always walked as soon as they said too. Also, standing up tall and straight is important too. I have seen so many patients not get up and walk when told to, they are the ones who have a more difficult time. The more active after surgery, it is so much better for you when you get home. I only stayed in bed at home if I rested in the afternoons. But I always got up and moving just like you have to when you have a C-section and a baby. No time to baby mommy that's for sure. You recover so much faster moving around. But, at the same time, it is vitally important to pay attention to pain levels and listen to your body. Always ask what are the normal activities you can return to, riding a motorcycle may not be normal. Lol. Rest is so important in healing. Finding the balance can be tricky, but it is worth while. I always went outside when ever I could also, it helps to clear the brain from the drug fog...especially anesthetic!

Thank you all so much for teaching me something new. We are blessed to have so much intelligence out in the world of medicine. Never boring for sure! At this point I am curious and will ask what you all had for pain relief when you got home. Malsgal, your fresh out of surgery and hospital...I want to hear what you have also please. Anyone else had surgery recently...join in. Love to have you. I have been sent home with just instructions for regular Tylenol. Is that the normal?

Linda

RE: Surgery went well

john68 — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:51:04 +0000

Its amazing how far surgery has come over the years, That is a procedure I am not familiar with! Plus Sasquatch theirs a problem i would say most folk have after surgery is sitting up and getting out of bed, that over head handle is very useful rather than rolling round like a turtle on its back lol.

RE: Surgery went well

Sasquatch — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:35:55 +0000

I had the Tap Block when I had surgery, it worked great. I was walking hallways at the hospital the next day. Mine must have lasted a couple of days, I remember having more pain after I got home from the hospital than when I was there. Of course that could have been from going back to my regular bed when I got home, the hospital bed made it so much easier to get up.

RE: Surgery went well

Dona — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 14:19:33 +0000

The Tap Block is the same type of pain blocker I got. They used a mobile scanner and found the actual nerve that needed to be blocked. It worked really well.

Good to hear you are getting better!

RE: Surgery went well

Malsgal86 — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 11:25:34 +0000

The pain block was not an epideral it is called a Tap Block and it goes into your abdomenal muscles begore the surgery begins...very easy and it worked very well...it lasted about 48 hours

thanks everyone each day is a little better than the one before