Three days post-op

Feb 12, 2010

The only thing I remember from Tuesday afternoon is a little bit from the recovery room.  I kind of remember having pain and nausea.  They gave me pain meds and meds for the nausea.  Next thing I remember is waking up in my room between 11pm and midnight.  No more nausea. 

Then I woke up again about 1AM and asked for my laptop and started sending emails to friends and family.  I was so glad the hospital had Wi-Fi.  I was lucky also to have a private room.  They took very good care of me there.  The nurses were super nice.

Wednesday morning I had another upper GI done to check for leaks.  The liquid that I had to sip was NASTY!!!!  It was cool to see my little tummy on the screen, though.  After that I was allowed to drink clears and start to walk.  I walked three times Wednesday, two laps around the ward each time.  Got my catheter out Wednesday.  I was so glad to be rid of that thing!

Thursday I got my drain tube out and my IV out.  That certainly gave me a lot more freedom to move around.  I did five laps that morning around the ward.  Washed up and put on my own clothes.  Then I was released by noon.

I've been trying to get up often and walk around the house.  I'm not quite up to walking on my treadmill yet.  Maybe tomorrow.  Took a shower and washed my hair - that felt so wonderful!

I've been able to get down two protein shakes and a 16.9 oz bottle of water so far today.  It's hard to get much down.  There's so much gas.  I try to be careful to take little sips and not swallow air.  I made the mistake of taking a larger drink and it hurt going down.  The discomfort that I am feeling is the gas trapped inside from the surgery, so that should go away in a couple of days.  So far nothing I've taken in has given me nausea - just take it very slow and easy.
 

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