Very Nervous...Help!

PamRN · 10-04-2004, 09:56 AM

Hi Sue,
I did the Mexico thing, flew to san diego, then was picked up by my clinic's driver and taken for pre-op tests at the clinic in Tijuana, then they took me to a very nice hotel where I had a very nice prime rib dinner with my Mom.

The next morning they were back and took me to the hospital for surgery. They put the leg wraps on, started an iv and gave me an anti anxiety med, that made me feel nervous... weird I thought. With in an hour I was off to surgery, the anesthesiologist gave me an iv med he called a margarita, and asked me to count,
I think I got 2 numbers out. I was back in my room in approx half an hour. My mom was shocked at how quick it went.

I had soreness at my puncture sites, but it wasn't unbearable. I dozed the morning away, but was up on my feet and to the bathroom by myself by 1pm. Surgery was at 9. I was moving slow, and trying not to use my abdominal muscles... definitely get a "splint" pillow! Coughing and sneezing was difficult for about a week. It's nearly two weeks out for me, and it's fine now.

The port site remained tender and somewhat pinching, I had to guard it while walking and riding in the car, and it's still somewhat sensitive, but I feel a definite improvement daily.

I only took the pain meds at night for 2 nights to help me be comfortable while sleeping. It was 3 nights before I could sleep on my left side. I still have to be careful with bending down, it irritates my port site, but all my sites are nearly healed over, and looking fine.

I was up walking the day of surgery, walked more than maybe I felt up to the next day, and even more the next, but I didn't have gas pains at all. I'm sure the extra walking did it.

It is SO worth it. I'm on working in regular foods already, and doing fine, I'm losing about a pound a day so far.

Good Luck!