(minirascal)Re: I am 9 days post off and doing better!

[Guest guest]

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Now that you mention blood clots, I forgot all about those ugly

stockings they made me wear that went all the way up to the hips

during the surgery. I also had to wear those for 6 weeks after my

knee surgery. After the jaw surgery, I had to wear them the entire

time I was in the hospital. When they took them off my legs itched

so bad! The fun memories of the surgery..(haha)

I found it strange in the hospital because the nurse didn't get me

out of bed until after 2pm the second day. With the risk of

pneumonia you would of thought this would of been priority to get my

buns up and walking..(haha) The first time I got out of bed was

about 34 to 36 hours after surgery when I had no choice because they

took the urine catheter out. I mainly slept the entire 34 hours.

--Caboose

> > > Hello all, I just wanted to post and let you all know I was

> doing

> > > better. I had asked a question about back pain on the site and

> it

> > > ending up being pneumonia. So every one be careful after

> surgery.

> > It

> > > felt as if I had a bad back ache. I would cry when I would move

> it

> > > hurt really bad. I put myself going through the pain of a

> > > chiropractor for two days straight before I said enough was

> enough-

> > I

> > > was going to the doctor. They put me on heavy duty antibiotics

> and

> > > the back pain has gone away. By the way, the pain was only at

> night

> > > so I figured it was because I was sleeping on four pillows and

> my

> > > back was out.

> > >

> > > Everyone be careful when you home from your surgery. I came

down

> > > with pneumonia on Monday which was four days after my surgery.

> If

> > > you feel bad back pain and are coughing it probably is

something

> > you

> > > need to take care of. Dont make the same mistake I did because

> then

> > > my surgeon made me get rushed to the hospital to scan my lungs

> for

> > > blood clots. He was really scared it may have spread into

> something

> > > worse. I was injected with dye and I was already sick of Iv's.

> > >

> > > Just giving you all a heads up! DRINK LOTS OF FLUIDS!!!! I was

> only

> > > drinking maybe one cup a day and that was a no-no.