I can't believe I'm actually sitting at my computer. The first 24 hours after surgery (in fact, 24 hours ago I was on the operating table unconscious) are no walk in the park. The soreness and pain weren't as bad as I'd thought they'd be. In fact, they weren't as bad as a gallbladder attack. That's not to say they can simply be dismissed. It's not comfortable, but that wasn't the worst part.
Whether from the general anesthesia or from the shock associated with being cut open, movement and being upright for any length of time caused dizziness and nausea. That just wasn't any fun. That's almost gone today, which is why I can be upright. The soreness is a bit worse today, but one expects that the day after, as with any injury, accidental or surgical. Still, with the nausea almost gone, I feel much better despite slightly increased abdominal discomfort.
I did have the laparoscopic procedure, and all seems to have gone really well. I do have some discomfort in my neck and shoulders, but I'm not sure if that's from the position of my recliner where I spent most of my day and the night, or from the time on the surgery table.
In any case, I'm very, very pleased. This is not as bad as my first gallbladder attack, which was misdiagnosed as acid reflux and took me 4 days to heal from, 2 of them in mind-numbing pain. The last attack, on July 26th if memory serves was much, much more severe than this. If you have gallbladder attacks, I heartily recommend the surgery. Get rid of the sucker!
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Yay! Glad it went well and you are recovering "normally". I had an attack that lasted 10 hours before I finally figured something was quite wrong, and went to the ER. Nothing worse--not even labor.
ReplyDeleteI literally skipped into the surgeon's office 10 days post op. The energy I had, and the amazing recovery made me giddy!