Home hopefully not going back to hospital!

I had had a terrible headache, nauseau and vomiting for a few days. Had called back surgeon who said it probably wasnt related to my recent back surgery. I had to go to PCP when I got really sick and was sent straight to UVA. After an MRI they found a pocket of fluid around my surgical site. They withdrew and tested. Did not show up as spinal fluid or infection. They have me at home for now. If it comes back I have to be scheduled for exploratory surgery to find the problem. Please pray that the fluid pocket was the culprit and no more surgery. My recovery had been very great so far and praying for no more complications. Thanks for all your prayers and concern. Shannon

Welcome home! Prayers were said & have been answered & are GREAT!

Glad your home  and it wasnt the spinal fluid I know how worried you were when I was there yesterday that it may have been that. Hope there wont be another surgery in the future so you can get on with your life.

Glad you are home & hope you are feeling lots better.  Will continue to pray for you.

Shannon, I will keep my fingers crossed that they found the issue and that you continue to recover. I think you are very brave to deal with all this and an example to others to not give in. I wish you well in your recovery and hope this might be the end of your issues. Jackie

Welcome home and glad you are feeling better. Will pray for you and a speedy recovery. Pam

Help you are feeling much better! I am so glad that you are at home.... It is the best place to rest up and get better. Hope you are on your feet soon!!!! God bless Cath

Glad to see you are back home.  My prayers are with you that no further surgeries will be needed.  Keep us updated on how you are feeling!

OH MY goodness Shanana ! Was so sorry to have heard you were rushed back to the hops.when Prissy had posted it the other day!  Glad you are back hm now and I  will cont to lifting you up towards Gods throne dear! U take care of yourself and do keep us posted ok!  God bless! Bonny

Shanana, I too experienced a pocket of fluid after my surgery, somewhere around the same proximity of time you did from your surgery. I was sent by my surgeon, to get a c-scan to figure it out. My lower abdomin really hurt and I was walking a bit hunched over like an old lady. I was rather  uncomfortable and knew something wasn't right! As it turned out, I had a pocket of fluid fat that had detached from the blood source and wasn't going anywhere and it was pressing on an old hernia thus making me even more uncomfortable! My Dr. simply aspirated the fluid (removed it with a syringe) and bingo, no more major pain. I did find out that the hernia, which I did suspect was there, needs to be repaired. I will have the hernia repaired when I have my tummy tuck and I'll be as good as new. I hope you find out that your fluid is as simple as that! This happened to me at the site of my  GBP Mini incision and my Dr. aspirated it then too. No big deal! Everything has gone just like clockwork and I am just 9 lbs. from my goal. I figure I'll work really hard to loose 5 more then the tumy tuck should take care of about the last four. Please let us know what happens to you with this. I so wish that everyone who goes through GBP surgery could be as lucky and as complication free as I have been! McLean