The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly - The Post-surgery Report

 

Oh boy....That's gonna leave a scar....
Oh boy....That's gonna leave a scar....

Hi all, Nik here. Surgery is all over, and here I am with the report!

The Good

  • It's over!!!! And it went really well. I but longer than expected, 8 hours instead of 5, but better than the 7 to 11 hours they first quoted. They believe they got everything out, we're just waiting on the pathology report.
  • UCSF is SUPER nice! The food is actually decent, at least what I've been able to eat, and the people are all sweet.
  • Epidurals are the bomb! If anyone had ever said I would be happy for an epidural, I would have thought they were nuts! Even the removal was easy!

The Bad

  • Getting the epidural was kinda horrible. Painful, scary, I cried. If it weren't for the fact I didn't have a choice, I probably would have refused it. As it was, I'm glad I got it, but OUCH!!!!
  • Post-epidural pain management has not been great. I have a lot of options, but they haven't worked as well as we'd like. I'm basically having to layer meds to get decent relief.
  • Sleep. With lack of pain management comes pretty awful sleep. I woke up every hour last night.

The Ugly

  • I can't eat. Or, more like, I have to relearn how to eat. I basically had a gastric sleeve done, and relearning how to eat is not fun. I've vomited both days I've had real food. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for today.
  • I'm so tired. I go for a walk down the hall, I need a nap. I do my breathing exercises, I need a nap. I write for a few minutes on my computer, I have to take a nap. I'm SO tired.
  • This GOTDAMN BINDER!!!! This thing won't stay where it belongs and makes my back hurt. Argh!!!!!!!
Ok, I think that's it. I probably won't post again for a while, it takes a lot of energy, but I'll keep you up to date. 

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