Cimplications - Graphic

I had my surgery on the 27. It was uneventful and incisions are healing well. Tons of pain still on the left side there. Still taking the pain meds.
I was to go home on the 29 but I started passing alot of blood (filled the toilet 4X) and my hemoglobin dropped from 116 to 91. So the kept me in.  By 3 pm yesterday my hemoglobin went up to 93 so they figured I'm okay to go home. 

At 6:30 pm last night I had another episode, not huge, but enough to start keeping notes.  Nothing since.  I'm feeling okay, really tired and really painful to walk, get up or go to lie down.

So how long does the pain last on the left side? It's pretty substancial. 

Regardless....not regretting this ONE BIT!!!

 Poor you....but each day should get a little better.  Keep in mind this is a major surgery for your body....

Have you had an more recent episodes of substantial bleeding, if so, maybe call your doctors office and ask their advice.  Keep n mind with this being the long weekend youmay need a back up plan such as going to your emerg dept if you are concerned...

Rest a lot, try to hold a pillow  against your stomach if you need to cough, or even laugh.....

Other than that I dn't have any advice since m surgery was so long ago, but don't be afraid to ask questions or make a phone call if you are n any doubt.

Oh wow, wow, wow.

So you are taking the hydromorphone every 4 hours and still finding it to be really painful?  Have you started to pass gas?

I didn't have a lot of pain, more discomfort.  I did walk mindfully and getting in and out of bed took time.  I would check into whether you could increase any pain medication.  Call Aspen.


Judy

it totally depend son teh individual, but they should have prescribed some pain medications that you could take at home..the next couple of weeks are all about rest, taking in fluids and increasing that and as much walking avery hour as you possibly can..I usually sat for 20 minutes walked for 8-10..and increased that

just keep pillows nearby in case you need to cough~!

it does get better, it takes time and each day is usually a step to improvement.

If you are bleeding agin go to the doctor! Your body is ajusting so you will be tired but the blood loss could make it worse.

When I had surgery my rommate had those episodes. They didn't let her leave until they had stopped, which yours had. If they are happening again do at least call the WMC and let them know - better safe then sorry.

If you are passing blood, I would go back to the hospital. I can't believe they released you while you were still passing blood.

Sorry to hear about your complications. I had bad pain on left for about 3 weeks. Right at the stab site on my left.

I had the same problem post-op. It started about 24 hours after surgery and went on for about 18 hours. My hemoglobin was in the 80's and I almost fainted twice. I ended up having a blood transfusion, which made a world of difference. It was explained to me that sometimes a staple might nick a blood vessel and usually stops bleeding on its own. In my case, it was black (digested) blood, but there was no doubt it was blood. 

As for the pain, the left sided pain was awful. I suffered for about 3 weeks, couldn't get comfortable sleeping and often shrieked if I got up and accidentally strained my left side. I normally have a pretty high tolerance for pain, but in this case, I was taking pain pills pretty much every 4 hours.

It gets much better so hang in there! I am feeling 100% better - except I still get tired easily. I don't regret it for a minute. Just get lots of rest and look after yourself. You'll feel better soon!

 whishing you well