CROSSPOST - My first post-op questions

August 7, 2001

Hi everybody,

I finally had a chance to get back on the computer, and now I'd like to ask

any willing post-ops a few questions.

First of all, did it ever HURT when you drank water? This is, by far, the

CRAZIEST thing I've ever experienced!! It is miserable!! I asked my doc

about it at my two week post-op visit, and he told me that there were some

things that they just could not explain. NOT a satisfactory answer!!!

Well, here I am, four weeks and one day post-op, getting ready to go back

later today for my 4-week post-op check, and I'm STILL experiencing this.

Can anyone tell me what this is, or WHY it is happening? It doesn't last

very long (thank GOD!!) but it is VERY painful when it is happening. I'm

99.9% sure that it isn't any sort of gas, because I've experienced the gas

pains, and this is different. I also feel it when I eat certain foods. The

best way to explain it is that it feels like I've swalled a GIANT block, and

it's going down with all the sharp edges poking me. DANG!!!

The other question I had was did any of you have a low-grade fever when you

came home? I've been running a low grade fever (it ranges usually between

99.3 - 99.6) and it doesn't seem to want to go away. The doctor told me that

he wasn't concerned about it, as long as it stays below 101. He also told me

that I probably had a urinary tract infection because of the catheter, and he

gave me some Bactrim to take. He DID say that I could possibly still have

the low grade fever for a while even AFTER finishing the course of the

BACTRIM treatment, but that just seems strange to me. Of course, I will ask

him again today about it, but I thought I'd throw that out there to you guys

and see what you have to say.

Please forgive me if these are topics that you've recently been discussing.

I just CAN'T seem to get on this computer lately. In about two weeks from

now, things should return to normal around here (whatever THAT is!! LOL!!)

and I'll be planting myself in front of this computer a little bit more.

I'm looking forward to hearing from you!!

Hugs,

Pam in MD

BPD/DS - July 9, 2001

Dr. Vanguri

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