Day 3 - Post Op

Jul 14, 2010

Well, I came home yesterday.  It was a 40 min drive.  My husband tried to avoid the bumps.  But in hindsight, I should have taken a pillow to hold over my stomach and help hold things in place. 

My pain in the hospital was very minimal.  I was expecting it to be ALOT WORSE!  I do have pain at home if I don't get my pain meds taken at exactly the 4 hour mark.  My stomach feels like I've had a really bad flu and I've been throwing up for days.  (No I haven't thrown up, be if you had to describe it, that is what it feels like.)  I think my muscles feel the worse around my arms and neck.  Probably from trying to get up and down without using my stomach. 

I love to drink water and don't feel like it is going to be a problem to get in my water and protein drinks. 

One thing for sure... you don't get to sleep in the hospital.  I think I had a total of 3 hours of sleep while I was there.  There is always someone coming in to check on you.  It feels great to be at home and sleep for hours at a time. 

I am still glad I had it done.  Post more later!

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