Teresa17
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Today is Day 1. Yesterday was a very long day! Got up at 3:00 am to drink the Pre- Surgery drink the doctor gave me and to get ready to leave the hospital. My OS has had me drink Premier Protein from day I scheduled surgery till night before and day of I had to drink the Pre-Surgery drink. I have to drink 3 bottles of high protein every day for the next few days.
Surgery went well. I slept for 6 hours after surgery at the hospital. every time I woke up, the nurse would ask me my pain level. If it was under 5, he would give me more pain meds and I would fall asleep.
I did not stay overnight, but I wasn’t able to leave until I urinated, walked 100 yards and climbed 17 stairs (I live in a beach house so had to climb stairs when I got home.) I threw up several times and we went back to my room before I finished. I started going in to Addisons Crisis because the anesthesiologist didn’t think I needed my steroids during surgery, even after we had discussed it and he had the med all ready to go. Not too happy about that. I even had the paperwork/ protocol from my endo. Told hubby to go to the car and get my meds. Nurse was kind of arguing w me on how they don’t like patients taking their own meds. I basically told her I didn’t care. If I went in to full blown crisis, it would be really bad. She finally called the anesthesiologist and was able to give me the 100 mg of steroids I needed. I perked right up and felt good.
We didn’t get home till almost 7:00. My thigh and groin is still in a lot of pain. I’ve been taking Tylenol and Tramadol. I slept pretty decent last night till 3:00 but then had to get up because I couldn’t get comfy.
I feel pretty decent when I have medicine, otherwise, my thigh and groin are in a lot of pain. I have my leg elevated and I’m icing both the incision area and thigh/groin. It’s VERY difficult sitting and standing from a sitting position. I‘ve been holding the operated leg out straight and using the good leg to pull me up; groin/ thigh pain kicks in. I’ve used my leg strap several times and it really helps. Definitely have the log leg! Dr. told me the pain would be worse on days 3-4. Ouch-not looking forward to that!
Surgery went well. I slept for 6 hours after surgery at the hospital. every time I woke up, the nurse would ask me my pain level. If it was under 5, he would give me more pain meds and I would fall asleep.
I did not stay overnight, but I wasn’t able to leave until I urinated, walked 100 yards and climbed 17 stairs (I live in a beach house so had to climb stairs when I got home.) I threw up several times and we went back to my room before I finished. I started going in to Addisons Crisis because the anesthesiologist didn’t think I needed my steroids during surgery, even after we had discussed it and he had the med all ready to go. Not too happy about that. I even had the paperwork/ protocol from my endo. Told hubby to go to the car and get my meds. Nurse was kind of arguing w me on how they don’t like patients taking their own meds. I basically told her I didn’t care. If I went in to full blown crisis, it would be really bad. She finally called the anesthesiologist and was able to give me the 100 mg of steroids I needed. I perked right up and felt good.
We didn’t get home till almost 7:00. My thigh and groin is still in a lot of pain. I’ve been taking Tylenol and Tramadol. I slept pretty decent last night till 3:00 but then had to get up because I couldn’t get comfy.
I feel pretty decent when I have medicine, otherwise, my thigh and groin are in a lot of pain. I have my leg elevated and I’m icing both the incision area and thigh/groin. It’s VERY difficult sitting and standing from a sitting position. I‘ve been holding the operated leg out straight and using the good leg to pull me up; groin/ thigh pain kicks in. I’ve used my leg strap several times and it really helps. Definitely have the log leg! Dr. told me the pain would be worse on days 3-4. Ouch-not looking forward to that!