No you don't.

Really. You don't. Maybe when I can actually see the scar without the use of a mirror then you can.

Arwen, you did this too right? My BIG question is did they let you out of surgery without pain management? Because I woke up, could have played a round of jeopardy, and was immediately hit with pain that was so terrible I could barely breath, for about 1/2 an hour before the 4 doses of morphine they pumped into me after I arrived at my room finally kicked in.

Is that normal?

I was hesitant to report on this because of a certain person.

NOTE to CERTAIN PERSON:
YES it IS contagious! You should get checked out immediately! I'm told that certain parts will feel sore and eventually you will too have to get cut. NO Kidding. You do not have to call my friends, my family, their family to confirm this. They will ALL agree that you probably have a terrific disease!

I'm only telling you this for your own good which I'm sure is why you called everyone, for your own good.





OK back to the normally scheduled programming....



Also, the Anesthetist asked me what I remembered about the surgery. Weird. Question.

I SHOULD HAVE SAID, I don't know, you tell me and I'll tell you if I remember it.

Weirds me out. AND, the doc, who was more than happy to spend plenty of time with me pre-op and was so concerned about my mental state of being, seems to sprint through our post-op appointments.

I feel like I have a lead weight in my abdomen. And I never realized how pooping could control your life so much. LOL!

"Ta Friggin da"

hey Bider, I was wondering and worrying about how you were doing.

Do you feel any better? Bit more energy?

The only surgery I've ever had was a C section and if that's anywhere near comparable, uh no, they didn't immediately give pain meds and would only if you asked.

The bathroom thang? Ayup, after surgery they want you to go to the bathroom. Need you to go, check that you have, want to see....it's like your ticket out.

You'll be a bit messed up 'elimination wise' for a bit don't worry.

I'd like to guess the docs think all went well which might explain why they're being so fast with you.

Are you getting any help at home right now?

oh and the doc who asked what you remember?

Maybe he's checking to see that you were 'completely' out. I've heard stories of people that were sedated but they could actually 'feel' things and they couldn't speak to alert anyone.

Any hot interns to speak of?

Yeah, I moved into town and stayed at my Auntie's house. THANK GOD! I don't know how anybody could have done that alone!

I tried to go to work today. After about an hour of being out, I was overcome by a huge heat flash, felt sick, and felt dizzy. My Auntie had to drive me home. Big Bummer. I HATE being so puny.

I've been told that a c-section is basically just as debilitating if not more.

My doc tells me that a normal uterus weighs about 80 grams. My Uterus weighed over 800 grams! He also took an overy.

I was suffering from tingling in my extremeties (hands, fingers)... go figure about the paralysis I experienced a few weeks ago. So far, no tingling.

Another strange experience is that I was near death at one point. I had 2 doctors try to explain how serious this was. BUT I was so pissed off I didn't really consider dieing as an option. I had no fear whatsoever. I knew I wasn't going to die. Maybe that's how ghosts are formed?

Yeah, I watched syfi this weekend, so what?

I need to give my dogs a bath. I need help with that. Also, I need the area behind my refrigerator cleaned. I need help with that.


"Ta Friggin da"

Oh yeah, Jo, the Nurse Practitioner (male) was HOT. But I also think he bullshitted me the most.

I really want to give credit to the nurses.

I was in a room where the reading light was broken and wouldn't turn off. Also, the volumn on the TV was broken. I was awake with pain, couldn't turn off the light, had to watch stupid TV stations based on how high the volumn was and I admit, I was a little bitchy, but the nursing staff were excellent.

Kudos to nurses! They don't get paid enough. Even when they want me to poo!

"Ta Friggin da"

They wanted you to poo at the hospital?

I had no solids for most of the time I was in the hospital and I went home with a catheter because I couldn't quite pee right. All was well when I went back for another checkup after about a week. I can't remember when I had my first poo.

Sounds like we had quite different experiences.

I got to keep my ovaries but they took a good margin around my uterus for "just in case."

You were near death during the surgery? Maybe that's why they are all asking what you remembered?

You tried to go to work?!!! Holy shit! I couldn't even pretend I had the energy. I could barely walk. I felt like I had to hold all my insides in, you know?

How long has it been now?

Hi Bider
Happy to see you posting!

Yes, I did that as well. Welcome to the club.

Since you already warned people about TMI here I go...

I had the choice and chose to get an epidural which saved me a lot of pain. I didn't have to wake up to manage my pain which let me sleep pretty well while I was in the hospital. I think I was there for 3 days. I think. I remember them taking the epidural out the morning I left and I was worried because they were filling out the paperwork before I had a chance to even try to walk.

I'm a little blurry on the details now...

Once I went home, I had Tylenol 3 and Motrin. I took them as scheduled for the first couple of weeks probably, or whatever they said. I have a bottle of morphine they gave me but I just counted them and I hadn't taken any.

I was helpless for a couple of days so I had a friend stay with me. After that I remember taking naps every afternoon. I was very easily worn out. It was about 4 weeks or so before I could walk from one end of my apt to the other. A huge accomplishment.

I noticed that there were areas around my stitches that felt like they were pulling when I was laying down. It turned out there was some glue left from the tape. You can get that off with olive oil.

Be nice to yourself as you recover. Take your time. I stayed home for 8 weeks.

You got staples? Cool, eh?

My email is there <--- if you ever wanna talk. <br>

Thanks Arwen!

Actually, they thought they could immediately change me from a morphine drip to IBUFRIGGINPROFIN!

Nah UH!

I'm able to manage now with super ibufrigginprofen but a day after surgery? I don't think so.

Thank you for telling me about your accomplishments. I apologized to my auntie today and admitted that I guess the walk down the hall to the bathroom is not a good test of my strength.

The kicker is how good you feel mentally. Then you try to move your body and well...

Also, Dulcolax is my friend.

"Ta Friggin da"

I think I took something like that too, come to think of it

Arwen you are cracking me up.

"They" didn't try to make me poo. They were just very interested in my bathroom activities.

A nurse asked me about my 'flow'. I remember looking at her incredulously and thinking to myself, WOW, my flow? Do you not know? Oooohh... get me outta here!

I wasn't near death during the surgery. I was near death before that which is what took me to the emergency room in the first place. I had no blood. Apparently, your body does not function well if it does not have blood. Fooled me! I thought it was normal. I was living without blood for SO long...

OK, here's a TMI part:

about 8 years ago, I was out in the field with a male co-worker, away from ANY bathrooms and I had a 'discharge'. I went around a corner of a building, explaining that I had to pee, good excuse, and the 'discharge' was a huge clot that more than filled the size of my hand. I know this because I felt it and I reached down to catch the weirdness that was being dispelled by my body.

Oooo....

I went to doctors and none of them could figure it out. Honestly, I think they wrote me off. I don't know that for sure but how can you ignore...

Even when I went to the emergency here and I told them what I suspected, which was severe aenemia due to a huge bleeding problem, they still didn't believe me until they got the test results.

I guess I'm a little relieved that it is all over. I would like to go back to normal, whatever that is, would be nice to know. AND the interest from ghosts from my past is interesting...

"Ta Friggin da"

Now you are cracking me up. I think blood is pretty important too

My friend is severely anaemic as well and drs can't figure it out. She recently had a week of iron transfusions for 5 hours at a time. That reminds me, I need to follow up with her and see how she's doing.

they gave me Tylenol 3's the day after my surgery, and to help me sleep.

yah whatever.

You don't 'sleep' in a hospital.

I kept my staples. I did! I couldn't believe a few of these silver bits held me together. And I too thought if I bent a certain way, something was going to drop out.

Let the dogs stay dirty Bider. Do not go crazy and overdue anything.

Rest and poop.

Hey Bider - my guess is you possibly appeared to wake up at one point during the surgery so they wanted to see if you were "really" awake, or remember it.

Glad to see you are getting around a little more. Speedy recovery to you!

I'm glad you're on the mend, Bider.

Drugs, blood clots and poop. This thread has it all! lol

I'm glad you spoke up and got some doctors to finally take care of you, Bider!
I've been thinking of you, and I'm glad you're doing better. I can't believe you tried going back to work already. Take it easy!!!
(((BIDER)))