Guest guest Posted May 22, 2000 Report Share Posted May 22, 2000 Just a post-op note to the list. I had the MGB 5/8/00 and I am doing well. Had horrible gas pain the day of surgery (post-op) but it subsided in about 8 hours. I was out of the hospital in 24 hours. I have 5 small incisions on my abdomen that are pink and healed...did have some impressive bruising for the first 10 post-op days. I am on the Stage One eating phase (juices, gatorade, lowfat yogurt, watery soups) and occasionaly feel hungry but it doesn't take much to make it go away. Weight loss has been 10 pounds. I'm back to work and the every day routines. Good luck to the Pre-op folks! Regina ----------------------------------------------- FREE! The World's Best Email Address @email.com Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 As one of the " guilty " in terms of sounding strong and healthy post-op, I want to clarify what may be a misconception about how it sounded versus how it felt. I felt just as vulnerable as anyone who has posted here, post-op. There I lay in a creaky old hospital 6,000 miles from home away from my family and friends with a huge scar on my butt after very little mental preparation for what I would face. I didn't even know for sure if I could make it to Heathrow Airport to fly home three weeks later. My general impression in hospital was that the Brits are not nearly as communicative as Americans and will answer your questions in a very non-committal and understated way. Therefore finding out what lay ahead was a real task. Given the situation I had put myself in, the only way to go was forwards. That entailed making up my mind that this was going to work because there was literally no alternative. It took a huuuuuuge leap of faith, believe me. It took a lot of testing the limits, while remaining cautious. It took patience, and it took a lot of determination. Fortunately my hero is " The little engine that could. " I commend that hero to all of you. The fact is also that this procedure, as surgical implant procedures go, makes so much sense that one has to abandon oneself to science, and most important, to the skill of the surgeon. Barring a falling accident, the only major variables are your body and the tricks your mind will play. My point is that it is no less scary for those of us who go romping around suburban Birmingham a few days post-op than those of us who consider ourselves to be " turtles " . That's why this group is one of the most incredibly caring bunch of strangers you could ever wish to come across. I take this opportunity to say thank you to all of you, not only for the support you've given me, perhaps unknowingly, especially for my second resurf, but also for the good work in shoring up the confidence of the undecideds, who clearly make the right decision when they avoid THR. Every day is a blessing, as is every e-mail of support. Des Tuck Treacy. Oct. 01 and May 03 In a message dated 5/6/2004 11:07:13 AM Pacific Standard Time, sungold518@... writes: Hi, -- when I was newly post-op, I remember feeling so fragile and vulnerable (and had the panic thing going) but I didn't know what to ask the Surf Board in order to get support for the pos-op experience. Everyone writing seemed so strong and healthy--healing away while I was scared and sleepless and panicked. I can tell you that your post-op weakness will pass. It seems that week 3 made a pretty big difference to me. Not that I wasn't still very mindful of being just out of major surgery, but I was beginning to feel like my leg wouldn't " fall off " or that my incision wouldn't burst into flames. I do think the thing that was most helpful to me was this: my body knows itself -- if I stay out of its way. I tried to listen to my body and rest,rest,rest when I was getting the messages that I needed to do that. Also I tried to -- what? -- test things now and again: Can I move this way? That way? Is this still sore? Etc. Walking was good -- and even there the idea wasn't to prove how " unchanged " I was from my once healthy self, but rather to just practice walking without the pain of OA. Notice the difference in how that joint feels now that it's not grinding, etc. I had to work out sleeping issues -- and got help with that. I had to work out the panic thing -- and got help with that. I had to gingerly test my new hip to see how it was working. I had to rest a LOT. Jeeze, I remember getting in the shower those first couple of weeks -- boy did that make me feel fragile. Now I step into the shower without thought. I expect the recovery to continue like this: one day I realize that I'm again, taking for granted those things which were difficult/impossible not long ago. Anyway, buddy, this is intended as moral support. Hang in there -- you will heal. Joyce (Dr Gross, LHR, 2/2/04) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 As one of the " guilty " in terms of sounding strong and healthy post-op, I want to clarify what may be a misconception about how it sounded versus how it felt. I felt just as vulnerable as anyone who has posted here, post-op. There I lay in a creaky old hospital 6,000 miles from home away from my family and friends with a huge scar on my butt after very little mental preparation for what I would face. I didn't even know for sure if I could make it to Heathrow Airport to fly home three weeks later. My general impression in hospital was that the Brits are not nearly as communicative as Americans and will answer your questions in a very non-committal and understated way. Therefore finding out what lay ahead was a real task. Given the situation I had put myself in, the only way to go was forwards. That entailed making up my mind that this was going to work because there was literally no alternative. It took a huuuuuuge leap of faith, believe me. It took a lot of testing the limits, while remaining cautious. It took patience, and it took a lot of determination. Fortunately my hero is " The little engine that could. " I commend that hero to all of you. The fact is also that this procedure, as surgical implant procedures go, makes so much sense that one has to abandon oneself to science, and most important, to the skill of the surgeon. Barring a falling accident, the only major variables are your body and the tricks your mind will play. My point is that it is no less scary for those of us who go romping around suburban Birmingham a few days post-op than those of us who consider ourselves to be " turtles " . That's why this group is one of the most incredibly caring bunch of strangers you could ever wish to come across. I take this opportunity to say thank you to all of you, not only for the support you've given me, perhaps unknowingly, especially for my second resurf, but also for the good work in shoring up the confidence of the undecideds, who clearly make the right decision when they avoid THR. Every day is a blessing, as is every e-mail of support. Des Tuck Treacy. Oct. 01 and May 03 In a message dated 5/6/2004 11:07:13 AM Pacific Standard Time, sungold518@... writes: Hi, -- when I was newly post-op, I remember feeling so fragile and vulnerable (and had the panic thing going) but I didn't know what to ask the Surf Board in order to get support for the pos-op experience. Everyone writing seemed so strong and healthy--healing away while I was scared and sleepless and panicked. I can tell you that your post-op weakness will pass. It seems that week 3 made a pretty big difference to me. Not that I wasn't still very mindful of being just out of major surgery, but I was beginning to feel like my leg wouldn't " fall off " or that my incision wouldn't burst into flames. I do think the thing that was most helpful to me was this: my body knows itself -- if I stay out of its way. I tried to listen to my body and rest,rest,rest when I was getting the messages that I needed to do that. Also I tried to -- what? -- test things now and again: Can I move this way? That way? Is this still sore? Etc. Walking was good -- and even there the idea wasn't to prove how " unchanged " I was from my once healthy self, but rather to just practice walking without the pain of OA. Notice the difference in how that joint feels now that it's not grinding, etc. I had to work out sleeping issues -- and got help with that. I had to work out the panic thing -- and got help with that. I had to gingerly test my new hip to see how it was working. I had to rest a LOT. Jeeze, I remember getting in the shower those first couple of weeks -- boy did that make me feel fragile. Now I step into the shower without thought. I expect the recovery to continue like this: one day I realize that I'm again, taking for granted those things which were difficult/impossible not long ago. Anyway, buddy, this is intended as moral support. Hang in there -- you will heal. Joyce (Dr Gross, LHR, 2/2/04) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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