Guest guest Posted June 4, 2001 Report Share Posted June 4, 2001 OK, Everyone... I know I'm missing people, so fwd if you see someone I missed, & know its cuz I'm sooo tired.. but can't sleep. =( I'm home, didn't get the great pain meds everyone talks about(lortab elixor 30cc q. 4 hrs & scheduled toredol q 6 while inpatient, now tylenol #3 elixor 10cc q4hrs outpatient. It is official.. I am a huge WIMP). It got really bad going through one stretch of louisiana- bump BUMP, bump BUMP, bumpBUMP... for 3 hours, but I survived.. and I'm gonna have Dr Kim's ears for breakfast, dammit. My poor hubby was beside himself.. kept apologizing. I told him it wasn't his fault, & I just wanted to go home, so keep going. Nothing is staying in.. it goes right through after about 10 minutes. I think I need some acidophilus & yogurt. But hey, I survived the worst, so its gonna get better. My absolute worst " What-in-gods-name-have-I-DONE- to-myself???? " moment was in postop.. I woke up having my very first asthma attack- the recovery RNs kept yelling at me that I had to breathe deeper & cough, & I couldn't.. I kept saying, " I need my inhaler!! I need my combivent!!! I CAN'T breathe deeper!!! " I heard someone say, " WHAT inhaler?? There's no record of her having an inhaler??? " lol.. I just kept begging for it, & once I got a breathing treatment I was OK. Scared me bad, tho- my O2 sats wouldn't come out of the 60s-70s. Guess who carried her inhaler EVERYWHERE after that, lol? I sure hope I never have another attack like that, tho. Anyway, we pulled into our drive, & my dear DARLING priceless much adored hubby said, " go on in & do what you need to do to get comfy, & I'll unload the car. " I crawled upstairs, took a shower & washed my hair, & cleaned & dressed all my incisions & tape burns. I feel better, but can't sleep, so here I am, reading my email.. Got a question for postops- did your lower back ache worse than your incisions? Mine does.. I'm plastered with tiger balm patches & it just aches. Anyway, I know I'll feel better tomorrow- I CAN'T WAIT!!! Hugs, Liane BPD/DS- 5/30/01 Dr Warden LifeSHAPE group Ocean Springs, MS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2001 Report Share Posted June 4, 2001 liane you are a real trooper glad you made it through take carre and keep us posted rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2001 Report Share Posted June 4, 2001 Welcome Home, Liane! Hope things get better fast for you! Nan E in ca (panni 6/12 at noon, USC.) ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2001 Report Share Posted June 4, 2001 oh, Liane...I feel every ache and bump with your description! What a scare with the asthma...and what, no good drugs?!!...If you're reading this Mt. Sinai...drug free is NOT the choice for me!!! (scared grin) Congratulations on reaching the other side and hang in there! ===== from Upper Darby, PA BMI 63, age 41 Lap BPD/DS (possibly in 2 parts) Dr. Gagner - 9/15/01 __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2001 Report Share Posted June 4, 2001 Liane, Welcome Home! And yes,,, it will get better. My lower back was really hurting right after surgery too. I had my dh rub it to help me feel better. I think it was a little over a week out when I started to feel better. Walking like a hunchback doesn't help, so when that went away I was fine! The more you can get up and move around the better! Kim DGB/DS 4/18/01 Dr. Anthone -52lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2001 Report Share Posted June 4, 2001 Liane, I'm glad you survived the journey home!! *hugs* I don't think I'd want to drive back to Colorado As for the back pain, I think n is experiencing the same thing. According to Terri's posts, n's back pain is worse than her incisional pain. It may be due to the position you're in for surgery. From what I understand, sometimes you're put in a weird position, instead of the normal horizontal we'd think. Welcome back!!! Anita Pre-pre-op in Denver > OK, Everyone... > I know I'm missing people, so fwd if you see someone I missed, & know > its cuz I'm sooo tired.. but can't sleep. =( > > I'm home, didn't get the great pain meds everyone talks about(lortab > elixor 30cc q. 4 hrs & scheduled toredol q 6 while inpatient, now > tylenol #3 elixor 10cc q4hrs outpatient. It is official.. I am a huge > WIMP). It got really bad going through one stretch of louisiana- bump > BUMP, bump BUMP, bumpBUMP... for 3 hours, but I survived.. and I'm gonna > have Dr Kim's ears for breakfast, dammit. My poor hubby was beside > himself.. kept apologizing. I told him it wasn't his fault, & I just > wanted to go home, so keep going. Nothing is staying in.. it goes right > through after about 10 minutes. I think I need some acidophilus & > yogurt. But hey, I survived the worst, so its gonna get better. My > absolute worst " What-in-gods-name-have-I-DONE- to-myself???? " moment was > in postop.. I woke up having my very first asthma attack- the recovery > RNs kept yelling at me that I had to breathe deeper & cough, & I > couldn't.. I kept saying, " I need my inhaler!! I need my combivent!!! > I CAN'T breathe deeper!!! " I heard someone say, " WHAT inhaler?? There's > no record of her having an inhaler??? " lol.. I just kept begging for > it, & once I got a breathing treatment I was OK. Scared me bad, tho- my > O2 sats wouldn't come out of the 60s-70s. Guess who carried her inhaler > EVERYWHERE after that, lol? I sure hope I never have another attack > like that, tho. > > Anyway, we pulled into our drive, & my dear DARLING priceless much > adored hubby said, " go on in & do what you need to do to get comfy, & > I'll unload the car. " I crawled upstairs, took a shower & washed my > hair, & cleaned & dressed all my incisions & tape burns. I feel better, > but can't sleep, so here I am, reading my email.. Got a question for > postops- did your lower back ache worse than your incisions? Mine > does.. I'm plastered with tiger balm patches & it just aches. Anyway, I > know I'll feel better tomorrow- I CAN'T WAIT!!! > Hugs, > Liane > BPD/DS- 5/30/01 > Dr Warden > LifeSHAPE group > Ocean Springs, MS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2001 Report Share Posted June 4, 2001 So glad you're home and have done so well Liane! And posting all ready?! I'm impressed! Continued smooth recovery for you and look forward to hearing more about your experiences. Angel --- " Liane J. French " LiliFrench@...> wrote: > OK, Everyone... > I know I'm missing people, so fwd if you see someone > I missed, & know > its cuz I'm sooo tired.. but can't sleep. =( > > I'm home, didn't get the great pain meds everyone > talks about(lortab > elixor 30cc q. 4 hrs & scheduled toredol q 6 while > inpatient, now > tylenol #3 elixor 10cc q4hrs outpatient. It is > official.. I am a huge > WIMP). It got really bad going through one stretch > of louisiana- bump > BUMP, bump BUMP, bumpBUMP... for 3 hours, but I > survived.. and I'm gonna > have Dr Kim's ears for breakfast, dammit. My poor > hubby was beside > himself.. kept apologizing. I told him it wasn't > his fault, & I just > wanted to go home, so keep going. Nothing is > staying in.. it goes right > through after about 10 minutes. I think I need some > acidophilus & > yogurt. But hey, I survived the worst, so its gonna > get better. My > absolute worst " What-in-gods-name-have-I-DONE- > to-myself???? " moment was > in postop.. I woke up having my very first asthma > attack- the recovery > RNs kept yelling at me that I had to breathe deeper > & cough, & I > couldn't.. I kept saying, " I need my inhaler!! I > need my combivent!!! > I CAN'T breathe deeper!!! " I heard someone say, > " WHAT inhaler?? There's > no record of her having an inhaler??? " lol.. I > just kept begging for > it, & once I got a breathing treatment I was OK. > Scared me bad, tho- my > O2 sats wouldn't come out of the 60s-70s. Guess who > carried her inhaler > EVERYWHERE after that, lol? I sure hope I never > have another attack > like that, tho. > > Anyway, we pulled into our drive, & my dear DARLING > priceless much > adored hubby said, " go on in & do what you need to > do to get comfy, & > I'll unload the car. " I crawled upstairs, took a > shower & washed my > hair, & cleaned & dressed all my incisions & tape > burns. I feel better, > but can't sleep, so here I am, reading my email.. > Got a question for > postops- did your lower back ache worse than your > incisions? Mine > does.. I'm plastered with tiger balm patches & it > just aches. Anyway, I > know I'll feel better tomorrow- I CAN'T WAIT!!! > Hugs, > Liane > BPD/DS- 5/30/01 > Dr Warden > LifeSHAPE group > Ocean Springs, MS > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2001 Report Share Posted June 4, 2001 Hi Liane, welcome back!!! I'm to glad to see you made it through the ride home, even if it WAS a bit bumpy!!! Hopefully you'll be feeling better and better with each passing minute, and that back pain went away, or at least subsided a little. Well, take care and get some rest, and write and tell us more when you are feeling up to it. Pam Pre-op in MD Dr. Vanguri Surgery date July 9, 2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2001 Report Share Posted June 4, 2001 Hi Liane, Thanks for sharing your postop phase with us. I find it helpful seeing how others do after surgery. I will having my switch on the 12th of June. I am sorry it was so rocky there for awhile and you didn't get the best pain meds. Gwen T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2001 Report Share Posted June 4, 2001 - I hope I didn't scare you.. just remember that I am a major wuss who cannot deal with pain.. and I think I'm the exception to the rule on those good drugs.. plus, I found out today- the doctor who d/c'd me didn't read my chart too well- he thought T3 was what I'd gotten while inpatient! I'm playing phone tag now trying to get thisfixed, cuz I need to walk, but it hurts too much just yet.. Remember, I'm a wimp, hun.. I don't want anyone else to have to deal with my poor pain tolerance! Hugs, Liane > oh, Liane...I feel every ache and bump with your description! What a scare > with the asthma...and what, no good drugs?!!...If you're reading this Mt. > Sinai...drug free is NOT the choice for me!!! (scared grin) > Congratulations on reaching the other side and hang in there! > > ===== > from Upper Darby, PA > BMI 63, age 41 > Lap BPD/DS (possibly in 2 parts) > Dr. Gagner - 9/15/01 > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2001 Report Share Posted June 4, 2001 Liane, congratulations and best of luck to you- Sorry you had such a rough trip home, but you only have to get better from now on- no bumpy roads ahead Sue pre-op BPD/DS June 26 Dr Gagner Mt Sinai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2001 Report Share Posted June 4, 2001 Seems it was a mixup.. I'm currently waiting for my vicodin to kick in... Hugs, Liane I am sorry it was so rocky there for awhile and you didn't get the best pain meds. Gwen T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2001 Report Share Posted June 5, 2001 Let's see if it's working......you are getting sleeeeeeepy, verrrry sleeepy...Liane....you there......? ;-) Hope you're feeling better, now! --- " Lili F. " LiliFrench@...> wrote: > Seems it was a mixup.. I'm currently waiting for my vicodin to kick > in... ===== from Upper Darby, PA BMI 63, age 41 Lap BPD/DS (possibly in 2 parts) Dr. Gagner - 9/15/01 __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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