SLEEVED & HOME!
hi to my OH family. well i was sleeved on monday (22nd). here's my story:
i got to the hospital, they took me right back. hooked me up to iv (which i think was not in a vein since it was burning so bad when they started fluids). i couldnt give them a urine sample so i had to wait like 1 hour before i was able to. i finally could after they said theyd have to catheterize me if not! yikes. then my family came in 2 at a time to say good luck and bye and hugs then off i went into the OR. i kinda remember it being cold in there. and several nice people saying things to me. last thing i remember is they put an oxygen mask on me and off to sleep i went.
next i remember waking up in revcovery and i could barely talk. and i was in HORRIBLE pain! i kept sayin i hurt i hurt i hurt. and the nurses kept saying we'l check on meds for you. i remember throwing up but i had nothing to throw up, so i threw up phlegm and saliva. i heard one nurse say is that normal? (which scared me) and the other nurse said yes. i remember thinking i was suffocating. then i remember being rolled to my room. i was in my room for 2 hours before my family was notified. there apparently was a mix up. the dr came out to tell my parents that my surgery was a great textbook surgery and i did well. he told them id be in recovery for about 1 hour. so my parents said 1 1/2 hours went by and they started to get worried. then 2 hours had gone by and my mom got upset cause everyone thought something had gone wrong w/ me so she had the secretary call upstairs. they told my parents i had gone home. my mom flipped out and said no she didnt. so my mom went back without permission looking for me!! hehe about the time she found me, the rest of my family came in right behind her, they had finally told them what room number i was in. they said they were so stressed out for those 2 hours because they thought somethign had gone wrong w/ me! i was still realy drowsy and can just remember saying MOM, DAD, PAIN MEDS. the nurses kept saying we'll check on it, and i was upset cause i wanted my family and medicine cuase i was hurting so bad.
well they kept taking my vitals and giving me pain meds. i used my incentive spirometer every hour. i finally got up monday night and went for my first walk. it was painful and i used a walker to lean on, but it felt good to get out of bed. the next morning, i was feeling a bit better and they wanted to take me down for a swallow test. so i agreed to go in a wheelchair...BIG mistake. it made me sick. my leak test went good and showed no leaks so i was allowed to order a liquid lunch. however, i couldnt eat it cause i was nausiated and was dry heaving. YES, i was dry heaving! ugh it hurt my stomach SOOO bad! i did this both monday and tuesday actually about 3 times each day. its awful! but i was finally able to eat some dinner. meanwhile, i was still nausiated and in terrible pain, cause apparently my IV got inflitrated. meaning my medicine was going under my skin instead of in my vein. and now my hand is still really puffy. i look like the guy off of nutty professor LOL. they took that iv out and wanted to start me a new one. well, it took 3 nurses and 5 sticks before they finally got a new one in me. they said i have deep veins. so i finally started actually getting my meds, therefor feelingn a little better.
i walked and walked and walked and sipped on probably 3 drinks i finished by last night. this morning, when i woke up, i felt SO much better. my one incision where they pulled the stomach out of is the one that hurts really bad. i was having gas pain since monday too and finally started burping and passing gas this morning. but what a huge difference 5 hours of sleep last night made in me. i felt so much better today. no nausea and little pain. at one point on monday i was wonderin what the hell id done to myself. but now i do not regret my decision one bit. my dr came in, said i looked great, and he actually pulled my JP drain out. it had started to coagulate (clot) and there was no need for it anymore,. that was the strangest feeling though. felt like a snake was moving around inside me. its a feeling you cant really descirbe to someone.
anyways, i was dishcarged around 11 today. and now im at my parents house. laying in bed relaxing. i was sent home w/ some liquid tylenol w/ codeine. so i took that and its helping. i actually just took a shower w/ no help. so im doing good. i probably take a nap now. but just wanted to tell my story as i know other's stories helped me through my journey. im officially on the LOSER'S BENCH!!! woohoo! thanks for all the prayers and thoughs, i love my OH family!!
i got to the hospital, they took me right back. hooked me up to iv (which i think was not in a vein since it was burning so bad when they started fluids). i couldnt give them a urine sample so i had to wait like 1 hour before i was able to. i finally could after they said theyd have to catheterize me if not! yikes. then my family came in 2 at a time to say good luck and bye and hugs then off i went into the OR. i kinda remember it being cold in there. and several nice people saying things to me. last thing i remember is they put an oxygen mask on me and off to sleep i went.
next i remember waking up in revcovery and i could barely talk. and i was in HORRIBLE pain! i kept sayin i hurt i hurt i hurt. and the nurses kept saying we'l check on meds for you. i remember throwing up but i had nothing to throw up, so i threw up phlegm and saliva. i heard one nurse say is that normal? (which scared me) and the other nurse said yes. i remember thinking i was suffocating. then i remember being rolled to my room. i was in my room for 2 hours before my family was notified. there apparently was a mix up. the dr came out to tell my parents that my surgery was a great textbook surgery and i did well. he told them id be in recovery for about 1 hour. so my parents said 1 1/2 hours went by and they started to get worried. then 2 hours had gone by and my mom got upset cause everyone thought something had gone wrong w/ me so she had the secretary call upstairs. they told my parents i had gone home. my mom flipped out and said no she didnt. so my mom went back without permission looking for me!! hehe about the time she found me, the rest of my family came in right behind her, they had finally told them what room number i was in. they said they were so stressed out for those 2 hours because they thought somethign had gone wrong w/ me! i was still realy drowsy and can just remember saying MOM, DAD, PAIN MEDS. the nurses kept saying we'll check on it, and i was upset cause i wanted my family and medicine cuase i was hurting so bad.
well they kept taking my vitals and giving me pain meds. i used my incentive spirometer every hour. i finally got up monday night and went for my first walk. it was painful and i used a walker to lean on, but it felt good to get out of bed. the next morning, i was feeling a bit better and they wanted to take me down for a swallow test. so i agreed to go in a wheelchair...BIG mistake. it made me sick. my leak test went good and showed no leaks so i was allowed to order a liquid lunch. however, i couldnt eat it cause i was nausiated and was dry heaving. YES, i was dry heaving! ugh it hurt my stomach SOOO bad! i did this both monday and tuesday actually about 3 times each day. its awful! but i was finally able to eat some dinner. meanwhile, i was still nausiated and in terrible pain, cause apparently my IV got inflitrated. meaning my medicine was going under my skin instead of in my vein. and now my hand is still really puffy. i look like the guy off of nutty professor LOL. they took that iv out and wanted to start me a new one. well, it took 3 nurses and 5 sticks before they finally got a new one in me. they said i have deep veins. so i finally started actually getting my meds, therefor feelingn a little better.
i walked and walked and walked and sipped on probably 3 drinks i finished by last night. this morning, when i woke up, i felt SO much better. my one incision where they pulled the stomach out of is the one that hurts really bad. i was having gas pain since monday too and finally started burping and passing gas this morning. but what a huge difference 5 hours of sleep last night made in me. i felt so much better today. no nausea and little pain. at one point on monday i was wonderin what the hell id done to myself. but now i do not regret my decision one bit. my dr came in, said i looked great, and he actually pulled my JP drain out. it had started to coagulate (clot) and there was no need for it anymore,. that was the strangest feeling though. felt like a snake was moving around inside me. its a feeling you cant really descirbe to someone.
anyways, i was dishcarged around 11 today. and now im at my parents house. laying in bed relaxing. i was sent home w/ some liquid tylenol w/ codeine. so i took that and its helping. i actually just took a shower w/ no help. so im doing good. i probably take a nap now. but just wanted to tell my story as i know other's stories helped me through my journey. im officially on the LOSER'S BENCH!!! woohoo! thanks for all the prayers and thoughs, i love my OH family!!
starting weight: 341, goal weight: 150, 1st goal: 250, 2nd goal: 199, final goal: 150
it was pretty uneventful even though it seemed like forever of pain! don't be scared. its not easy. some people say they wake up and dont even know they had surgery. and others (like me) say that its worse than having 2 babies. so you never know. i have a high pain tolerance. get tattoos and piercings w/ no problem etc. but this surgery was really hard on me. just remember to walk soon as you can! i cant wait to see my progress either and share it with you guys!
starting weight: 341, goal weight: 150, 1st goal: 250, 2nd goal: 199, final goal: 150
Welcome to the other side! I am 3 weeks post-op and I still have mixed emotions about the surgery!
My biggest advice to you is DRINK, DRINK, DRINK! Please drink your fluids..water, not apple juice or anything else! I have been to the ER because I wasn't drinking enough water...I have had a high pulse rate for the last 2 days and I went to the cardiologist today. I am doing better now.
Good luck!
My biggest advice to you is DRINK, DRINK, DRINK! Please drink your fluids..water, not apple juice or anything else! I have been to the ER because I wasn't drinking enough water...I have had a high pulse rate for the last 2 days and I went to the cardiologist today. I am doing better now.
Good luck!
wow. sorry to hear about your troubles. ive been sipping on water w/ SF flavor packets in it that way i can drink it easier cause i dont really care for water. hope youre feeling better and nothings wrong. suonds like dehydration.
starting weight: 341, goal weight: 150, 1st goal: 250, 2nd goal: 199, final goal: 150
Glad to hear your home and all is going well now Palmetto.. I am totally with you on the pain and dry heaving.. I went through the same thing due to the pain med they were giving me.. every time I got it.. I dry heaved once it started working through my body.. and I was out of it enough that when they moved me to my room I dont really remember it.. i just remember being in recovery and becoming concious enough to notice they were watching me and then telling them I hurt.. and then the next thing I know I was in my room and still in pain.. and yes that drain coming out is one of the weirdest feelings I have ever felt.. very weird.. it still gives me the heebie jeebies when I think about it.. LOL I walked the halls a few times holding onto my hubbys arm.. the nurses said your doing a good job every time we walked.. so that was good.. I didnt really want to because I was in such pain until like Thursday evening (had surgery on Tues) but once I got them to change the pain med I was much better.. no dry heaving.. YAY!
Glad to see you joining us on the Losers Bench.. I scooted over for ya! and like the vets say.. sip walk rest repeat.. it worked for me too.. I am now 3 weeks out and feeling pretty good.. so just take it easy and know it will get better..
Glad to see you joining us on the Losers Bench.. I scooted over for ya! and like the vets say.. sip walk rest repeat.. it worked for me too.. I am now 3 weeks out and feeling pretty good.. so just take it easy and know it will get better..
HW 327 CW 231 GW 140 Surgery August 2nd, 2011.. 
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