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November 2014 Surgeries

ICAWM said:
I'm home now but I'm hoping I didn't hasten my decision due to stubbornness.

Had repeated vomiting last night as well as continued diarrhoea. 2.5hr journey home didn't help so I'm putting it down to car sickness.

I'm apprehensive about pain meds as I'm wondering if I'm dumping on them, hence feeling so rubbish.

I feel very multiple-personality at the moment; I feel horrendous and just want to wake up feeling better, but also I am so incredibly thankful that I've finally had my op and that the worst is over. I have no regrets despite my whining.

I hope my fellow Nov Oppers are feeling better by day and by hour. I look forward to sharing photos once the results pay off
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Hi IWACM keep strong it will get better and you will feel great again very soon

k
 
What pain meds did they give you? It should have been something like soluble paracetamol to avoid any potential dumping but I wouldn't have thought that tablets could cause that in the first place either?? If they are tablets and you are worried, can you speak to your consultant or provider? They might suggest some soluble paracetamol which you can buy over the counter in any pharmacist...either way, rest up and take care...:)

I hope Sharona is feeling a bit better today - I'm going to try and find her other post as well if I can and offer support on that...

To all other recoveries - take it easy - it's almost a week post op now :)
 
I am glad you are home ICAWM. I had the issue with vomiting while I was in and terrible diarrhoea when I got home. It seems to have settled now. Try to stay hydrated - I am struggling with that badly - just do not feel like drinking. Try and rest. It will get better - I keep telling myself that!

TB x
 
Hi everyone Today i cried to doctors can i go home. I have now been home an hour after waiting all morning for meds. Im not still 50%. In finding this drinking every hour difficult. I just don't feel like anything to drink . I keep trying to walk around to mobilize my self then I'm so tired just all the usual symptoms of bypass surgery. Im constipated real bad and even glycerine suppositories are not really working.
I don't just want to moan and moan feel so bad and ungrateful with this gift i have given. I was in a bay of six women two are dying from bowel cancer a young girl who had an illeistomy due to crohns disease the other two are medical patients ( no beds on medical wards) and there was me having an op because i ate my self to near death!! Feel so ungrateful . I don't regret the surgery just feeling all emotions of after the big event. Sorry all but thank you for all your well wishes it made me feel so much better. Thank you all . Off to sleep again x
 
Go easy on yourself Sharona. Take care, go gently. It's hard but it will get better each day.
 
Hi Sharona, I am so pleased to hear from you and that you are at home. I've been thinking of you all day. Go easy, as everyone says this is an emotional time and you will be all over the place. I hope that you start to feel better soon. Take care xxx
 
Sorry to hijack the thread...just wanted to let everyone know that I lost 2lb in my own weigh on Friday, I've been for my check up with my provider today and I've lost another 1lb which is fab :) they are really pleased with my progress and I can start bringing in normal foods now to wean myself onto normal food which I'll be on from Friday but they see no reason why I can't start weaning now which is great news :) I'm feeling renewed in positivity today
 
I am sorry so many of the November girls are having it so hard. This is the first I have heard of so many bad experiences since I joined this forum in July. I would have been very concerned about going for surgery if I had read this before my op. One hospital in particular sounds terrible

I hope you all feel a lot better very soon
 
vixter101 said:
Sorry to hijack the thread...just wanted to let everyone know that I lost 2lb in my own weigh on Friday, I've been for my check up with my provider today and I've lost another 1lb which is fab :) they are really pleased with my progress and I can start bringing in normal foods now to wean myself onto normal food which I'll be on from Friday but they see no reason why I can't start weaning now which is great news :) I'm feeling renewed in positivity today
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Well done Vixter, this is good news :)
 
Evening all. Sharona, I hope that you are resting and feeling a little better. Vixter great weight loss.

Kursty we were a big group surgery wise - yes it was a bit unfortunate in terms of what some of us have experienced - but we are all still alive and that is the most important thing.

I saw my GP and resolved my meds issue. It was just as well as the reading was through the roof. She agreed to allow me to do what I wanted which is continue to take my meds whole. So far it is ok and the reading tonight was much better. I have to go back in two weeks for bloods - she wants the lot done and also my kidney functioning to be tested and for my BP meds to be reviewed as I admit I had let that slip. It was the first time I saw this GP and I was very impressed.

I have not rested as much as I should today but have promised myself a day of total rest tomorrow. I am really struggling with getting enough liquids in so I am going to have a proper go at it tomorrow.

I hope everyone is coping ok.

TBx
 
Thanks TB.

I'm really glad you managed to see the Gp and sort the meds out and that you're getting somewhere now :) make sure you take it easy, ive overdone it in the past few days and paying for it now. Sip as and when you can and hope you keep feeling a bit better each day x
 
SHARONA said:
Hi everyone Today i cried to doctors can i go home. I have now been home an hour after waiting all morning for meds. Im not still 50%. In finding this drinking every hour difficult. I just don't feel like anything to drink . I keep trying to walk around to mobilize my self then I'm so tired just all the usual symptoms of bypass surgery. Im constipated real bad and even glycerine suppositories are not really working. I don't just want to moan and moan feel so bad and ungrateful with this gift i have given. I was in a bay of six women two are dying from bowel cancer a young girl who had an illeistomy due to crohns disease the other two are medical patients ( no beds on medical wards) and there was me having an op because i ate my self to near death!! Feel so ungrateful . I don't regret the surgery just feeling all emotions of after the big event. Sorry all but thank you for all your well wishes it made me feel so much better. Thank you all . Off to sleep again x
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. So glad you are home, sending you healing hugs and lots of well wishes. Chin up chica, rest up and get well. Thinking of you xxxx
 
Morning everyone Im do sorry i haven't been doing my duties on here if answering everyone . I will try i my best.
Today i feel a little brighter but struggling with fluids! I so don't want to get dehydrated. Im trying to drink at least 170ml an hour. My book says aim for 200 . I don't want to push it too much i really don't want to stretch the pouch. The difficult thing is finding when i am full. I do get a windy type pain over my stomach area but thats always there.. Any one know how much our pouches hold at each time and how long the fluids go through is it straight away?? So not sure what i should be feeling. Im worried that i dont want to stretch the pouch!
Im still constipated 4 days now but not sure if there is anything there.
Thank you to TB and all for the wonderful messages. It has been a real struggle post op but I don't regret a thing! Glad its done . Thanks all and i will get to the messages when I'm not feeling so weak. Xx
 
SHARONA said:
Morning everyone Im do sorry i haven't been doing my duties on here if answering everyone . I will try i my best.
Today i feel a little brighter but struggling with fluids! I so don't want to get dehydrated. Im trying to drink at least 170ml an hour. My book says aim for 200 . I don't want to push it too much i really don't want to stretch the pouch. The difficult thing is finding when i am full. I do get a windy type pain over my stomach area but thats always there.. Any one know how much our pouches hold at each time and how long the fluids go through is it straight away?? So not sure what i should be feeling. Im worried that i dont want to stretch the pouch!
Im still constipated 4 days now but not sure if there is anything there.
Thank you to TB and all for the wonderful messages. It has been a real struggle post op but I don't regret a thing! Glad its done . Thanks all and i will get to the messages when I'm not feeling so weak. Xx
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Hi Sharona. So good to hear from you. I too am struggling with fluids - not getting in anything like I should. I just stop when I have had enough and then start again as soon as I can. My provider guide has a regime of consuming something every hour from 7 am to 10 pm! I need to make more of an effort. You have been through a lot so just keep taking things nice and easy:hug99:

TBx
 
So lovely to hear from you Sharona and glad you are feeling a tad brighter today. I've not had a bypass as you know but I wouldn't worry about stretching the pouch, I'd only worry if you were consuming more than what they have recommended at this early stage.

Make sure you keep rested and drink as and when you can. It does and will get better. Sending you hugs from your fellow brummie xx
 
vixter101 said:
Thanks TB.

I'm really glad you managed to see the Gp and sort the meds out and that you're getting somewhere now :) make sure you take it easy, ive overdone it in the past few days and paying for it now. Sip as and when you can and hope you keep feeling a bit better each day x
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Thanks vixter. I know I had to go to the docs yesterday but it has worn me out completely. I felt like I had been run over a few times this morning. I have also found this huge bruise on my left upper arm - it was not there yesterday and a similar one on my stomach near one of my incisions. They are not painful. I assume they are possibly from being man handled during the op.

I think I will go back to bed and try and rest.

I hope everyone is ok today.

TBx
 
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