It will be 5 weeks this Thursday since my surgery. I will say that the whole experience (except for losing 20 lbs) has been nothing short of a living nightmare. I would have rather had taken Nexium...
Hi. I am 3 weeks today out of surgery (open procedure) and having trouble breathing and pain in my chest. It hurts clear through to my back. I will try the Motrin and the moist heat as well. No acid...
Hi thanks for the links. I woke up with two more larger water blisters on my large incision and called in again and the dr said its most likely an allergic reaction to the steri strips. Eeek!! I have...
Hi Kitt: the blister is on the site where they took the drain pump out. Once the nurse removed it she placed a steri strip across the area. I have since talked to the dr on call and he said to not be...
Hi : I am home after a 6 night hospital stay and am getting around really well. I start in full liquid diet tomorrow and am looking forward to not being so hungry. As of 9 days post op I have no...
Hi all today is the day. In about 4 hours I will have my surgery. Please pray for a safe outcome. I'm not real scarred right now. Will let yOu know how things are going as I can....
Than you all for your kind comments. I cannot begin to express how much the recovery journal has eased my mind. I only 45 and have been under general anesthesia many times for one reason or another;...
Hi. I am Lisa and jumped right in there asking before reading. Sorry. I'm already becoming a wreck before surgery. I also suffer from severe panic attacks anyways so it's prob not good to be scared a...
Also I am wondering can you drive and how soon after surgery? My husband will have to go back to work at some point. If I made it through a full blown hipbone to hipbone hysterectomy, this should be...
Hi: Im new here and just came across this forum. I am scheduled Thurs. for the Nissan procedure and also have a 5 cm hernia being repaired. I am 45 and over weight and have had gerd with barrets...