angieb77
After surgery...
Jun 07, 2011
My surgery went pretty good. I got very nervous and sort of panicky just before. They gave me something to calm my nerves and I believe that I fell asleep before I went into the O.R. but I can't really remember. I do remember having a lot of pain after waking up and a lot of nausea. They gave me lots of meds and I slept off and on for the first few hours after surgery. I was pretty out of it and didn't realize who had been in to see me right away. I didn't get really lucid until around 4pm when my sister came in to visit.Dr Baker came in to see me around 8pm that night I was surprised he was here so late at night! That takes a lot of dedication. He made me feel at ease and comfortable. Very good bedside manner. Polite and reassuring. He was going to fix one of my scars from my gallbladder surgery in 2006 but forgot to. He said that he ran into some issues with removing my stomach. I guess it was quiet large. He said he did take some pictures and I'm looking forward to getting them. He said that my pancreas looked really good. And I did a good job on loosing weight pre-op. I lost exactly 50 lbs from my highest weight in November. Crazy! I was so excited when they weighed me this morning and it said 325lbs on the dot.
I've been getting pain medicine every 2 hours or so. I am sore but it isn't unbearable. I do have a bit of pain in my back which could be form the surgery or from lying on the operating table. I am having issues urinating. I have had to strain a lot to be able to push it slowly out. I guess my bladder hasn't woken up yet. But I am also not taking in a ton of fluids either. I have been swabbing my mouth a lot that has been the worst with the dryness. It is hard for me to talk because I get dried out so fast. But I know it will get better once I can start sipping.
I did take one short walk this afternoon. I was supposed to walk later in the day but the nurses forgot to come and get me.
They have been very slow in responding to my call lights. I'm not sure if they are short staffed today or just have a full hospital. My back is starting to cramp up I need to lay back and rest.
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About Me
Blaine, MN
Location
47.6
BMI
Surgery
06/07/2011
Surgery Date
May 16, 2011
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