following up on Helen's surgery on July 15th -- recovery update

[Guest guest]

Hi all. I had my surgery on Thursday first thing and the most pain

I am feeling is from the nasal/trach tube they used to help me drain

the blood clots. This has given me a killer sore throat. The other

pain is all over body muscle aches like I just ran a marathon or

something. I mentioned these aches to one of the ICU nurses and she

said that it could be from the paralytics they give you in the ICU

so that you don't try to rip out things like your breathing tubes,

trach tubes etc. I worked out regularly before the surgery and

these just feel like I really overdid it one day.

I hope they dissipate soon. I'm on Tylenol with codeine as a pain

killer. That seems to help with the jaw pain but not as much with

the sore muscles or the sore throat.

My husband's taking pictures of this procedure and we'll put them up

in a bit to document my recovery.

Helene

[Guest guest]

Congratulations Helene, it's good to have you with us.

Your sore throat will be better very soon, just keep drinking your

juice and water.

And always, always take your pain meds! Don't be too brave and

think, " I don't need these any more. " Keep taking them, unless they

upset your stomach or something, for at least 3 days, and then I

would recommend maybe reducing the dosage but continuing the pain

meds for another 2-3 days after that.

Some people write how they never took the pain meds or stopped them

before they got home from the hospital...WHATEVER. Pain meds are

your friends.

I didn't have the muscle aches so I don't know about that, but I'm

sure you'll feel better soon.

Good Luck...!

Jay

> Hi all. I had my surgery on Thursday first thing and the most

pain

> I am feeling is from the nasal/trach tube they used to help me

drain

> the blood clots. This has given me a killer sore throat. The

other

> pain is all over body muscle aches like I just ran a marathon or

> something. I mentioned these aches to one of the ICU nurses and

she

> said that it could be from the paralytics they give you in the ICU

> so that you don't try to rip out things like your breathing tubes,

> trach tubes etc. I worked out regularly before the surgery and

> these just feel like I really overdid it one day.

>

> I hope they dissipate soon. I'm on Tylenol with codeine as a pain

> killer. That seems to help with the jaw pain but not as much with

> the sore muscles or the sore throat.

>

> My husband's taking pictures of this procedure and we'll put them

up

> in a bit to document my recovery.

>

> Helene