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Hi all, I'm 8 days post op, on my 5th day at home, and the best thing about being home are the warm showers...I never thought a shower could feel so heavenly!!! Already walking about an hour a day, with the longest walk at 30 mins. I know my husband gave the surgery details, and I am waiting to get the full medical report and xrays from the hospital. Managing on 10mg of Oxycodone every three hours, and two Tylenol every so often (2-3 times per day for the headache I get from the Oxy I think). A little sensitive to temperatures, totally put off by meat, and finding sitting to be the most painful position. I have a piece of satin over the bottom sheet, and wear satin pj's, so it is quite easy to adjust my position in bed. Remember I was so concerned about toileting? Well, the extender works very handy so not really a problem at all. Just need to get more regular. Taking Colace and Senna and and herbal called "Relaxing" or "Refreshing" or something like that, but there's been nothing relaxing or refreshing in that department yet... 
I wasn't all too impressed by the hospital scene. The first night I was out of it and didn't care, the 2nd two nights I had a trauma roommate who had been in a car accident, broke her neck, was moaning and being suctioned all the time. If you feel led to pray for her, her name is Della, and she was in really bad shape. I feel so badly for her. Sometimes her call button would slip away and so she would rasp out to me to push my call button. It was very stressful but they finally moved her to a private room after two nights.
The last two days I was more alert, more up and about, and struggling more with the digestive track. Ended up throwing up a whole bunch, and eventually got a unit of blood which both made me feel much better.
This morning I cried a little, just tired of pain, but it is all new (and hopefully acute) pain. I have felt NONE of my pre-op pain so I'm very greatful for that. A few times now I've actually feel my muscles moving in my back. It was strangely comforting to feel them alive!
I've been well cared for by my husband and daughter, and other friends and family. Almost too much visiting at first, so we are more careful with the visit schedule now.
Mike brought me all the responses to his post. Thanks for all your well wishes. I'm doing better than I expected and hope to keep up the pace. Writing this has taxed my sitting up time, so I'll check in again later.
Blessings to all!
I wasn't all too impressed by the hospital scene. The first night I was out of it and didn't care, the 2nd two nights I had a trauma roommate who had been in a car accident, broke her neck, was moaning and being suctioned all the time. If you feel led to pray for her, her name is Della, and she was in really bad shape. I feel so badly for her. Sometimes her call button would slip away and so she would rasp out to me to push my call button. It was very stressful but they finally moved her to a private room after two nights.
The last two days I was more alert, more up and about, and struggling more with the digestive track. Ended up throwing up a whole bunch, and eventually got a unit of blood which both made me feel much better.
This morning I cried a little, just tired of pain, but it is all new (and hopefully acute) pain. I have felt NONE of my pre-op pain so I'm very greatful for that. A few times now I've actually feel my muscles moving in my back. It was strangely comforting to feel them alive!
I've been well cared for by my husband and daughter, and other friends and family. Almost too much visiting at first, so we are more careful with the visit schedule now.
Mike brought me all the responses to his post. Thanks for all your well wishes. I'm doing better than I expected and hope to keep up the pace. Writing this has taxed my sitting up time, so I'll check in again later.
Blessings to all!
but I know I had a problem with it anyway-- like the dreaded "d" word-- (diarrhea) and ended up taking a stool softener with stimulant laxative (docusate sodium with sennosides) for the duration of the pain meds. That worked well for me. I just saw in my notes that at 3 weeks post-op I had a constipation problem and my scoli nurse had me take 2 in the AM and 2 in the PM... till the problem "resolved" itself. Have you talked to your doctor/doctor's nurse about it? Hopefully, SOON, you will have some relief and get into a routine that works for you. I think there are some tips on Linda Racine's website...
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