Week 1 on detail

Aug 04, 2009

Hello OH Family,

I was asked to write in detail what the first week is like after surgery so...here it goes!

Day 1:  Still in the hospital and extremely nauseated. The thought of food makes me wanna barf.  The Doc is giving my Zolfran but it doesn't work and the we move to Phenergen and it works but knocks you out completely.  I haven''t had anything to eat of drink but go to the bathroom constantly because of the fluids in the IV.  I threw up twice once bile and blood but the othertime just bile- so gross my breathe smells like a truck stop bathroom!  But not much pain just tenderness.

Day 2:  No more nausea and a few sips of water but I really don't want anything but sleep.  Still sore but no more pain meds.  Just nausea meds.  I took a walk today but not too fast.

Day 3:  Going home and feeling great! Walking at almost normal speed but still need a wheel chair according to the nurses.  No pain meds even though I have them and no more nausea meds either.  Started to feel more like myself and wouldn't mind food.  I tried Carnation instant breakfast today and drank half of it.

Day 4:  Appratently I have acid reflux and didn't know it.  I was given Nexium or something similar in an IV will in the hospital.  So they have me some Nexium in a powder to take when I got home  but I was feeling like SUPER WOMAN so I didn't even check my med bag.  Needless to say, What I thought was extreme hunger pains was reallly acid reflux.  After talking to my DOC I started the Nexium and the pains got better.

Day 5:  I am only drinking water, Carnation instant breakfast  with a shot of protein powder , and my UNJURY protien shakes.  I sometimes have to take the Nexium twice a day, and it is gross but it does help.  I started dreaming about food tonight!! I miss food!

Day 6:  I took my steritrips off today!  No pain, no changes really  jsut shakes and water.  I have lost 10lbs and my skin is perfect- which actually I noticed on day 3 soo YEAH!

Day 7:  Life is pretty much the same and still not a morsel to eat.  I am not even tmepted to eat.  But I do want to eat I just don't want to damage myself.  Today I was out shopping all day with the family and they to decided to go to a restaurant for dinner.  That didn't bother me, since I planned on ordering a chicken soup w/o chunks to make a broth.  Well the broth was too salty.  I tried mixing in water but it still was too salty.  SO I ordered a milk shake with like a teaspoon of icecream in it.  It was delicous.  I drank about 4 sips and was soo full.  I was so worried about my stomach but shortly after I was hungry again.  SO.......I had a BLOW POP,  I know it wasn't liquid but it wasn't really a solid either.  It really filled me up and made my stomach uncomfortable.  I won't do that again.  Not pain just discomfort.

Thats was week one!

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