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dancingleaf) wrote2007-11-26 04:12 pm
dancingleaf) wrote2007-11-26 04:12 pm
tips for people having abdominal surgery of any kind.
This is... what Day 5?
here are some lessons that I have learned along my brief journey.
no laughing. None. no giggling, chuckling or anything similar. Smiling is permitted.
no coughing. - didn't know you needed so many stomach muscles to cough.
no blowing your nose. - If blowing my nose hurts my stomach as much as it does - I can't imagine sneezing. Anyone and everyone with colds of any kind... stay the h*ll away from me.
putting on socks is difficult. Everything else I can manage. My feet are cold though. I compensate by heating a hot pack and putting my feet on top of it.
Getting in and out of bed I can manage.
Climbing up and down the stairs I can manage.
Feeding, watering and pilling the dogs - I can do that too.
Sleeping, I am having trouble with this one. I'm tired. and I fall asleep - but I'm not even getting as much sleep as I did pre-surgery, and I'm sleeping mostly about 2-3 hours at a stretch. Mostly I'm drinking a lot of water and doing a lot of pacing back and forth ...why you ask?
don't take bowel movements for granted. Even passing gas is extremely painful.
here are some lessons that I have learned along my brief journey.
no laughing. None. no giggling, chuckling or anything similar. Smiling is permitted.
no coughing. - didn't know you needed so many stomach muscles to cough.
no blowing your nose. - If blowing my nose hurts my stomach as much as it does - I can't imagine sneezing. Anyone and everyone with colds of any kind... stay the h*ll away from me.
putting on socks is difficult. Everything else I can manage. My feet are cold though. I compensate by heating a hot pack and putting my feet on top of it.
Getting in and out of bed I can manage.
Climbing up and down the stairs I can manage.
Feeding, watering and pilling the dogs - I can do that too.
Sleeping, I am having trouble with this one. I'm tired. and I fall asleep - but I'm not even getting as much sleep as I did pre-surgery, and I'm sleeping mostly about 2-3 hours at a stretch. Mostly I'm drinking a lot of water and doing a lot of pacing back and forth ...why you ask?
don't take bowel movements for granted. Even passing gas is extremely painful.
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I hope this phase passes by quickly. ::hugs::
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Re: coughing/nose blowing... yeah. Werd. And me with a nasty cold. Maybe that's why I'm so very nauseated. Sneezing is the worst, followed closely by coughing up phlegm.
I'm only sleeping 2-3 hrs at a stretch, too. I tell my husband I'm being like my cats.