Re: 1 Day Post-Op and doing great!!!

August 25, 2004

Sooo sorry you have had trouble with the pain. I have just spent the

better part of this week in the hospital with a beloved one who also

had trouble getting help for major pain, post op (but not dental post

op, nor jaw stuff) and that can be sooooo draining. Hope you're

feeling better now.

Please do ice and/or heat, as your surgeon suggests. That can be

major help.

And wow! If you're thinking to return to work in a week, that's quick!

Congratulations.

C.

> Hey guys! Just checking in with my status. The sugery was a huge

> success. There was very little bleeding, my nerve was huge so I

have

> almost no numbness at all. I also have very little visible

swelling -

> it's pretty tight on the inside, but not all that noticable if you

> look at me.

>

> Some things I didn't expect coming out of the surgery:

>

> The pain! Oh my it hurt so bad! Found out I'm allergic to Morphine

> and Demerol, so I was without any kind of good painkillers until

well

> into the afternoon.

>

> The stomach tube was still in my nose when I woke up. He told me it

> would be there, but again, I didn't really expect it to hurt like it

> did. It was awful.

>

> The hospital staff having trouble with my diet.. Even though it

said

> liquid only, lactose free - I still ended up with things like jello,

> oatmeal, milk, pudding and cream of mushroom soup. Heh.

>

> Overall it wasn't that bad, and I think my surgeon is right, I'm

> feeling awesome right now, and I think I'll be ready for work as

soon

> as next Wed.

>

> Kim! I hope yours went as well as mine!!! (With the exception of

all

> the pain I was yesterday. All I could think was that I hope you

> weren't going through the same thing!)

>

> ~Jen

August 25, 2004

Sooo sorry you have had trouble with the pain. I have just spent the

better part of this week in the hospital with a beloved one who also

had trouble getting help for major pain, post op (but not dental post

op, nor jaw stuff) and that can be sooooo draining. Hope you're

feeling better now.

Please do ice and/or heat, as your surgeon suggests. That can be

major help.

And wow! If you're thinking to return to work in a week, that's quick!

Congratulations.

C.

> Hey guys! Just checking in with my status. The sugery was a huge

> success. There was very little bleeding, my nerve was huge so I

have

> almost no numbness at all. I also have very little visible

swelling -

> it's pretty tight on the inside, but not all that noticable if you

> look at me.

>

> Some things I didn't expect coming out of the surgery:

>

> The pain! Oh my it hurt so bad! Found out I'm allergic to Morphine

> and Demerol, so I was without any kind of good painkillers until

well

> into the afternoon.

>

> The stomach tube was still in my nose when I woke up. He told me it

> would be there, but again, I didn't really expect it to hurt like it

> did. It was awful.

>

> The hospital staff having trouble with my diet.. Even though it

said

> liquid only, lactose free - I still ended up with things like jello,

> oatmeal, milk, pudding and cream of mushroom soup. Heh.

>

> Overall it wasn't that bad, and I think my surgeon is right, I'm

> feeling awesome right now, and I think I'll be ready for work as

soon

> as next Wed.

>

> Kim! I hope yours went as well as mine!!! (With the exception of

all

> the pain I was yesterday. All I could think was that I hope you

> weren't going through the same thing!)

>

> ~Jen

August 25, 2004

Oh yes, the ice and ibuprofen are helping a ton with the pain now. I

also have a prescription for vicodin if the ibuprofen doesn't cut it,

but I think it's ok now.

Now that the pain is under control I feel like I can take on the world

again. At least, a little at a time. All my job requires is for

me to sit in front of a computer all day, no need to talk on the

phone, that's what IM is for and they all understand that talking is

going to be rough on me for a bit, so it shouldn't be much of a

problem going back next week.

-Jen

> > Hey guys! Just checking in with my status. The sugery was a huge

> > success. There was very little bleeding, my nerve was huge so I

> have

> > almost no numbness at all. I also have very little visible

> swelling -

> > it's pretty tight on the inside, but not all that noticable if you

> > look at me.

> >

> > Some things I didn't expect coming out of the surgery:

> >

> > The pain! Oh my it hurt so bad! Found out I'm allergic to Morphine

> > and Demerol, so I was without any kind of good painkillers until

> well

> > into the afternoon.

> >

> > The stomach tube was still in my nose when I woke up. He told me it

> > would be there, but again, I didn't really expect it to hurt like it

> > did. It was awful.

> >

> > The hospital staff having trouble with my diet.. Even though it

> said

> > liquid only, lactose free - I still ended up with things like jello,

> > oatmeal, milk, pudding and cream of mushroom soup. Heh.

> >

> > Overall it wasn't that bad, and I think my surgeon is right, I'm

> > feeling awesome right now, and I think I'll be ready for work as

> soon

> > as next Wed.

> >

> > Kim! I hope yours went as well as mine!!! (With the exception of

> all

> > the pain I was yesterday. All I could think was that I hope you

> > weren't going through the same thing!)

> >

> > ~Jen

August 25, 2004

Oh yes, the ice and ibuprofen are helping a ton with the pain now. I

also have a prescription for vicodin if the ibuprofen doesn't cut it,

but I think it's ok now.

Now that the pain is under control I feel like I can take on the world

again. At least, a little at a time. All my job requires is for

me to sit in front of a computer all day, no need to talk on the

phone, that's what IM is for and they all understand that talking is

going to be rough on me for a bit, so it shouldn't be much of a

problem going back next week.

-Jen

> > Hey guys! Just checking in with my status. The sugery was a huge

> > success. There was very little bleeding, my nerve was huge so I

> have

> > almost no numbness at all. I also have very little visible

> swelling -

> > it's pretty tight on the inside, but not all that noticable if you

> > look at me.

> >

> > Some things I didn't expect coming out of the surgery:

> >

> > The pain! Oh my it hurt so bad! Found out I'm allergic to Morphine

> > and Demerol, so I was without any kind of good painkillers until

> well

> > into the afternoon.

> >

> > The stomach tube was still in my nose when I woke up. He told me it

> > would be there, but again, I didn't really expect it to hurt like it

> > did. It was awful.

> >

> > The hospital staff having trouble with my diet.. Even though it

> said

> > liquid only, lactose free - I still ended up with things like jello,

> > oatmeal, milk, pudding and cream of mushroom soup. Heh.

> >

> > Overall it wasn't that bad, and I think my surgeon is right, I'm

> > feeling awesome right now, and I think I'll be ready for work as

> soon

> > as next Wed.

> >

> > Kim! I hope yours went as well as mine!!! (With the exception of

> all

> > the pain I was yesterday. All I could think was that I hope you

> > weren't going through the same thing!)

> >

> > ~Jen

August 25, 2004

I'm glad to hear everything is going well for you now! I don't know

if I would be able to go back to next Wed, but fornutately, I don't

have to. I'm off till after Labor Day. Right now, I'm very

swollen. I'm doing ice fifteen minutes on fifteen minutes off and

hoping that my worst is on day 1 or 2, not 3 or 4, because that

would be ridiculously huge! I'm not quite sure where I am numb. My

lower lip is difinately, but I don't think that my lower teeth are,

if that makes sense. I can open about a finger's width, possibly

more, I just haven't felt comfotable trying for anything more than

to get some pudding in there! My tubes were all out before I woke

up, and the ginger ale helped with the soreness. I don't think I

had a catheter, if I did, I'm unaware of it. My biggest problem at

the moment is my lips. Very sore and swollen. I'm also a little

unsure how to clean. I can brush, and may have to, because I'm not

having luck with rinsing. I can't tell what I am getting, and what

I'm not! Oh yeah, I may have some lovely bruising on my left check

too!

Kim

> > > Hey guys! Just checking in with my status. The sugery was a

huge

> > > success. There was very little bleeding, my nerve was huge so

I

> > have

> > > almost no numbness at all. I also have very little visible

> > swelling -

> > > it's pretty tight on the inside, but not all that noticable if

you

> > > look at me.

> > >

> > > Some things I didn't expect coming out of the surgery:

> > >

> > > The pain! Oh my it hurt so bad! Found out I'm allergic to

Morphine

> > > and Demerol, so I was without any kind of good painkillers

until

> > well

> > > into the afternoon.

> > >

> > > The stomach tube was still in my nose when I woke up. He told

me it

> > > would be there, but again, I didn't really expect it to hurt

like it

> > > did. It was awful.

> > >

> > > The hospital staff having trouble with my diet.. Even though

it

> > said

> > > liquid only, lactose free - I still ended up with things like

jello,

> > > oatmeal, milk, pudding and cream of mushroom soup. Heh.

> > >

> > > Overall it wasn't that bad, and I think my surgeon is right,

I'm

> > > feeling awesome right now, and I think I'll be ready for work

as

> > soon

> > > as next Wed.

> > >

> > > Kim! I hope yours went as well as mine!!! (With the

exception of

> > all

> > > the pain I was yesterday. All I could think was that I hope

you

> > > weren't going through the same thing!)

> > >

> > > ~Jen

August 25, 2004