Fallenangel2904
Well...I did it!
Nov 18, 2012
I'm home and I actually did it! I had surgery Wednesday the 14th and got home Friday the 16th. Was in too much pain to come on the computer the first two days home. Today I've felt a lot better. In fact every day is better then the last, I have a lot of incision pain still in the middle of my stomach and a large tent that really pulls and hurts when I stand up or walk. I'm really hoping that dissipates soon. It's annoying because otherwise I feel great and want to get up and start moving more. The nausea and pain was pretty bad the first two days, I was in a lot of pain but the morphine helped though it definitely made me more nauseous so it was a catch 22. I had an AMAZING bunch of nurses and doctors though. Seriously I was so pleased with the care I got, I know its their job to be helpful but sometimes you get nurses with awful bedside manner and I didn't have that problem with one person. And I was a rough patient at times because I was in a lot of pain, crying...it wasn't pretty. And they were excellent to me. I was sweating all night the first night and one nurse brought me cold rags every hour and even held my hand when I was crying. I'm so thankful for that and literally will be something I remember my whole life.
Now that I'm home I'm doing SO much better. I feel good aside from the stomach muscle pain and pulling. It really hurts to move too much and I haven't been able to walk around as much as I want to. I wish I could go for a walk or something but it just hurts way too much :( I've been trying to be active in the house but I want to move more. My mind is raring to go but the pain won't quite let me yet bleh. As far as eating, I went from nausea with no hunger, to a bit of hunger and able to take a few bites to now being able to eat 1/2 a cup of soup. I do have some hunger which I was hoping wouldn't happen. But since Ive been on full liquids thicker soups fill me a lot more then broth. I can't wait until pureed!!! Seriously I have a bunch of meals planned lol. All in all I'm doing good now. I can't wait to weigh in. I have my 2 week appointment on the 27th- excited for that! I want them to be proud of my progress so fingers crossed for a good number!!
