Hi, Its Kelly's daughter Eliza here.
She is still in hospital and asked if I can log on and write this for her.
So she was supposed to come home Wednesday/Thursday after her operation the Thursday before that. It's now Saturday and she isn't expected to return home until Monday.
She has been off all pain medication for two days. She has hardly complained about back pain , and I've seen her back (Super straight and hot!!! wooo) as she's received a sponge bath or in the first few times she stood up and sat down for half an hour at a time- pretty solid effort (She's a trooper). The doctor said the surgery went very very well and Mum even remembers that her first impression of him post op was excited... so all is well in the land of the back (her hips are even and no humpback any more and her torso looks like a long rectangle instead of a square- yippee! Hello again to the inches she lost over the last few years.
So the problem with her recovery- the one thing that has made her recovery uncomfortable, and at many times unbearable, is her bowel obstruction. First time i saw her, the day after the surgery, she looked pregnant! And mum is petite- both short and slim, so it was very noticeable! The day after the surgery she ate some jelly and there was no problem there but shortly after she was classifies as a 'nil by mouth' patient to try to get the bowel moving. If I remember correctly she didn't fart for the first 4 days.. You could see the frustration in her eyes. (You also should have seen us all jump for joy and laugh and cry and take a step back as the first two little air pockets escaped into the small room).
She had an enema and tends to have a few swings of being comfortable and uncomfortable a day. None she says are her back- but she said its a little stiff and uncomfortable when she walks to the toilet etc. But laying and sitting are comfortable, and she can notice the hip in the right spot (which feels a little weird at the moment she said). Also the first few days she said (she hasn't mentioned it since).. that her breathing was easier. Before the operation she felt like every time she took a deep breath the would have to breathe past a barrier in the last quarter of the breath, but now its very easy and deep.. We think thats because the ribs and lungs are better located from the correction.
So now mum hasn't farted for 24 hours and she's getting discouraged again.
She was wondering if anyone else has had the problem with the bowel movement? how long it lasted? Any things you noticed that helped or things to avoid?
She's a trooper and you'll easily getting her laughing at one thing or another, even her own misfortune.. but she did mention to say its been hell.
Thanks everyone!
She is still in hospital and asked if I can log on and write this for her.
So she was supposed to come home Wednesday/Thursday after her operation the Thursday before that. It's now Saturday and she isn't expected to return home until Monday.
She has been off all pain medication for two days. She has hardly complained about back pain , and I've seen her back (Super straight and hot!!! wooo) as she's received a sponge bath or in the first few times she stood up and sat down for half an hour at a time- pretty solid effort (She's a trooper). The doctor said the surgery went very very well and Mum even remembers that her first impression of him post op was excited... so all is well in the land of the back (her hips are even and no humpback any more and her torso looks like a long rectangle instead of a square- yippee! Hello again to the inches she lost over the last few years.
So the problem with her recovery- the one thing that has made her recovery uncomfortable, and at many times unbearable, is her bowel obstruction. First time i saw her, the day after the surgery, she looked pregnant! And mum is petite- both short and slim, so it was very noticeable! The day after the surgery she ate some jelly and there was no problem there but shortly after she was classifies as a 'nil by mouth' patient to try to get the bowel moving. If I remember correctly she didn't fart for the first 4 days.. You could see the frustration in her eyes. (You also should have seen us all jump for joy and laugh and cry and take a step back as the first two little air pockets escaped into the small room).
She had an enema and tends to have a few swings of being comfortable and uncomfortable a day. None she says are her back- but she said its a little stiff and uncomfortable when she walks to the toilet etc. But laying and sitting are comfortable, and she can notice the hip in the right spot (which feels a little weird at the moment she said). Also the first few days she said (she hasn't mentioned it since).. that her breathing was easier. Before the operation she felt like every time she took a deep breath the would have to breathe past a barrier in the last quarter of the breath, but now its very easy and deep.. We think thats because the ribs and lungs are better located from the correction.
So now mum hasn't farted for 24 hours and she's getting discouraged again.
She was wondering if anyone else has had the problem with the bowel movement? how long it lasted? Any things you noticed that helped or things to avoid?
She's a trooper and you'll easily getting her laughing at one thing or another, even her own misfortune.. but she did mention to say its been hell.
Thanks everyone!
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