Ulilrat
ONE WEEK POST OP
Oct 03, 2010
Hi all,I will be offically one week post op tomorrow and am doing well. Went into the hospital on 9/27/2010 my check in time was 8:10 am and surgery at 10:10. I can say I was very calm the whole way through and the staff was very freindly and helpful every step of the way. The doc and all the operating staff came in and meet with me about 9:45 and at 10:00 am I was walking in to the operating room. Boy was is cold... the last thing I remember was the doctor confirming with me and the staff what surgery was to be performed and then lights were out until I woke up in recovery.
I made it to my private room by 4 pm and was up walking the hall by 4:30. They are quick to get you on your feet which I was ok with because I knew the sooner I did what they wanted I would be out and on my way home. I did my regimented walking every 4 hours as they wanted me to and was allowed to have ice chips that night. I had a rough night as they wake you every 2 hours for vitals and Im not a big fan of the smell of hospitals.
Then at 7 am Dr. Baggs came in and meet with me asked how I was doing and of course I had been doing greats... He informed me that they would bring me my tray of clear liquids and if I was able to tolerate it and hold it down then I would be able to go home. My tray was brought in and I sipped and slowly got down some jello and water. Around 11 am they were ready to release me. I called my ride and she arrived by 2 and by 2:30 I was on my way home. One thing before leaving made sure I took my swig of liquid vicodin.
Wen and Thur everything went fine and continued to hold down my jello, juice pops, de-caf tea and water and on Fri was able to asvance myself to the next stage per doctors orders. I am now enjoying pureed split pee soup, lentel soup, sf pudding, jello pops and water.
I have a week to go and my dietician will call and then we will determine if Im ready to move to the next stage. Right now Im doing great and have not really been hungry have to remind my self to eat and take vitimans. So I can say to anyone who is getting ready for the process grab a note pad and write everything down so you can countyou fluid intake and make sure you are getting everything done. This way if not you can tell the doc what your problem areas are.
As for me getting around and pain levels. I have been doing pretty well. I have started to wean myself of the pain meds and use them mostly in the evening when resting is the hardest time for me. I have managed to go to the store with my husband today and lasted about 30 min and I was wipped out and needed to go home and rest. Remember to take it slow fuel your body and dont be to hard on yourself.
I am surprised to say and know I should not have got on the scale but I am down 5 lbs already. Woooo Hooo
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About Me
Galt, CA
Location
28.1
BMI
Surgery
09/27/2010
Surgery Date
May 24, 2010
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