Guest guest Posted June 29, 2001 Report Share Posted June 29, 2001 Jenn, Welcome home! I am sure you will be feeling better soon. My throat hurt for a while too. The best advice I can give you as far as eating is, chew chew chew, and then chew some more before you swallow! I still have some days when it feels like 'rocks' going down! It will get better though, hang in there! Kim Dr. Anthone USC 4/18/01 -64lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2001 Report Share Posted June 29, 2001 Thanks Kim, I'm trying to remember that it's only been one week and I'm going to feel like this for a little while. Can't wait for it to get better. Jenn >From: susan4541@... >Reply-To: duodenalswitch >To: duodenalswitch >Subject: Re: 6 days post op >Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 17:17:17 EDT > >Jenn, > >Welcome home! I am sure you will be feeling better soon. My throat hurt for >a >while too. The best advice I can give you as far as eating is, chew chew >chew, and then chew some more before you swallow! I still have some days >when >it feels like 'rocks' going down! It will get better though, hang in there! > >Kim >Dr. Anthone USC >4/18/01 >-64lbs. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2001 Report Share Posted June 29, 2001 At 6:00 PM -0700 6/29/01, Factora wrote: >Thanks Kim, I'm trying to remember that it's only been one week and I'm >going to feel like this for a little while. Can't wait for it to get better. > >Jenn > Jenn, All kinds of little things (well, if you consider a week of gut-churning gas pains " little " ) kept popping up for the first 4-6 weeks. Then, one day in week 6, it was as if someone had thrown a switch, and things started falling into place, and I felt much more like a well person than a recuperating post-op. Not that I am totally free of a bit of gas or whatever, but I now feel well. My wish for you, too, and all the new post-ops. --Steve -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Hello all. I am 6 days post op and miserable. I am so swollen i feel as if my skin is going to burst open. The pain meds don't seem to help much. I have a horrible back ache because of the position I have to sleep in ( I am used to sleeping on my stomach). The sleep I do get is not very restful. I need any advise one can offer, when can I expect the swelling to go down, is the worst over or is there more to come. Thanks Kelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Hi Kelli Can only commiserate - I'm in the same boat as you - 5 days post op. I slept downstairs last night in a recliner chair, fitfully but at least I could put some quiet music on and not disturb anyone. This afternoon I popped some Sudafed for the first time which seems to have helped the congestion a bit - nose still bleeding a little though. My lips are raw although I think they have all peeled now. How do you find eating - that is the hardest as I have no appetite. I'm still on antibiotics which may be making me feel nauseous So, chin up (or very much down in my case) we can be miserable together but it won't last. Where are you from by the way? Best wishes Sue (UK) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 This will only help a little, but sometimes every little bit helps. Try folding or rolling a towel or blanket, or using a small pillow, and sticking it under your knees, behind the small of your back, or behind your neck. Larger pillows beside you will help hold you up in the recliner. I would hitch around until I was sort of leaning against my side, with pillows supporting me on either side and behind me. It worked better than just flat on my back on the stupid chair. No, the sleep is not very restful. Lots of naps help. I also tried lots of pillow against the arm of the couch, and the papason (the big round chairs you find at Pier One). At three weeks + I'm still using a couple big pillows in bed. I tried to ditch one, but woke up with a lot of pressure in my face. Maybe because I slept on it... Kris > Hello all. I am 6 days post op and miserable. I am so swollen i feel > as if my skin is going to burst open. The pain meds don't seem to > help much. I have a horrible back ache because of the position I have > to sleep in ( I am used to sleeping on my stomach). The sleep I do > get is not very restful. > I need any advise one can offer, when can I expect the swelling to go > down, is the worst over or is there more to come. > > Thanks > > Kelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 More than likely, you are either going through, or have been through, the worst, and things should be beginning to get better soon. Use heat, or ice, or whatever for your back. Have you tried putting a pillow under your knees? That also might help. What pain meds are you using? Some folks get better help from ibuprofen (liquid motrin, if need be) than from some more potent things. Humidifier. Hot, soaky bath or shower. Steam on the stove, if nothing else, unless your doc has forbidden any of this. Hang on -- you'll get through it! Drink plenty of fluids -- water, if not anything else -- and keep your nutrition going in. Cammie > Hello all. I am 6 days post op and miserable. I am so swollen i feel > as if my skin is going to burst open. The pain meds don't seem to > help much. I have a horrible back ache because of the position I have > to sleep in ( I am used to sleeping on my stomach). The sleep I do > get is not very restful. > I need any advise one can offer, when can I expect the swelling to go > down, is the worst over or is there more to come. > > Thanks > > Kelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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