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September 2016 Surgeries
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milliemollymandi1234
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Start of day 2 and feeling good. Only problem is I'm not taking in what they say I should. Couple of sips and I'm full. Dony know how to get 1000ml in.
Only pain is wind but I am moving around a lot which is helping. Hope everyone else ok
Only pain is wind but I am moving around a lot which is helping. Hope everyone else ok
SAM55
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Well, I am out and on the other side. Home after two days.
It was a very mixed experience with some great care from doctors, but some rubbish care from nurses.
Surgery went better than I expected and I don't feel as ill as i thought I might.
Still woolly head from aneasthetic and sore from drain.
Have managed on sips of water with no problem and an Upbeat protein drink this morning with no discomfort.
Getting my regular meds in liquid for has been and still is a challenge, and getting my head around what I do with each one. Have soluble paracetamol and dissolved it in a cup of water before realising it would take forever for me to drink it, both from a volume point of view and that it is fizzy so I have to wait until it goes flat. Also have liquid ibuprofen but it is a children's one so no instructions on what to take as an adult.
District Nurse due to come to show me how to inject myself with blood thinning drug whose name I can't remember.
Hope others from Monday surgery have done well x
It was a very mixed experience with some great care from doctors, but some rubbish care from nurses.
Surgery went better than I expected and I don't feel as ill as i thought I might.
Still woolly head from aneasthetic and sore from drain.
Have managed on sips of water with no problem and an Upbeat protein drink this morning with no discomfort.
Getting my regular meds in liquid for has been and still is a challenge, and getting my head around what I do with each one. Have soluble paracetamol and dissolved it in a cup of water before realising it would take forever for me to drink it, both from a volume point of view and that it is fizzy so I have to wait until it goes flat. Also have liquid ibuprofen but it is a children's one so no instructions on what to take as an adult.
District Nurse due to come to show me how to inject myself with blood thinning drug whose name I can't remember.
Hope others from Monday surgery have done well x
SAM55
Well-Known Member
Glad you are through MMM. I have the opposite problem to you in that I don't feel full so having to watch I don't drink too much. Only came off drip 12 hours ago so early days.
SAM55
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Hope yours went ok Penny? I nearly got sent home as I was sixth in line for an HDU bed, but they managed to find me one eventually.Getting packed ready for a very early start tomorrow morning. Good luck to all, hoping for a smooth journey
milliemollymandi1234
Member
We all learning. Just had milk with protein powder in. It's awful
LittleMissNom
Active Member
Have u tried using a straw. I been thinking how best to sip as I drink water so fast sometimes... water is the only pint I have even been able to down lol. I am thinking a straw will be useful so it just trickles in a bit at a time??? Good luck xx
SAM55
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In the blurb I was given it advised me not to use a straw as it creates wind. They did give me one in hospital though and it was find with sips. I was advised to use Marvel skimmed milk powder to get the extra protein which tastes fine and is a lot cheaper than protein powder!
milliemollymandi1234
Member
Yeah I was told not to use straw because of wind. I'm keeping things down
Paracetamol not good to keep down. Had a yogurt with milk that was good
Paracetamol not good to keep down. Had a yogurt with milk that was good
Penelope
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Yup - I went in to theatre about 12:30, had to wait in recovery until about 8pm. Such a relief to be on the other side of the op. My time in hospital wasn't the best. They didn't get all the fluids in the drip down me before they took it down so I couldn't take in enough fluids by sipping. (and I really did try) So I ended up with a severely low blood pressure and had to stay in bed with my head down and my feet up, catheterised, while they poured fluids in through a new drip. It worked though, and I woke up yesterday morning filling much better. Sent home yesterday evening at 6pm - got back for 7:30 and now mostly just tired. I got through half a slimfast for breakfast, and will try to finish it for lunch. Taking tablets is a bit of a nightmare though. I can manage by crushing my thyroxine in a little bit of water, and the lanzoprazole dissolves in my mouth - quite a nice taste really. Not keen on the flavour of the vitamins - forceval and they seem quite thick to get down - still working on this mornings dose now. But the chewable atorvastatin - disgusting and foul - couldn't get rid of the taste with toothpaste!!! not going to be happening here. Started walking around the garden - leaves me little light-headed for now. Have stopped all my diabetes medicines. Just needing to monitor my blood sugars for now. Couldn't manage the painkillers at all. Was sick the one time they gave me co-codamol and have just managed without ever since.
At least we have all had the op. Now it is a matter of just working our way through this.
LittleMissNom
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SAM55
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Glad you made it through Penny and sorry hospital wasn't a good experience for you as well.
I have seen a lot of comments about foul tasting Forceval on here, but the one I have been given is ok, just a bit more fluid to get down and it says take after food - ha!. It is a soluble and the taste is forest fruits and rather nice. Haven't heard of Atavastin though.
My friend suggested a pill crusher which i haven't heard of before, so have got one and am going to give it a try this evening on my Zopiclone as the two spoon approach is somewhat challenging. I seem to have been given the wrong Omeprazole as it says it should be dispersible and it isn't. I also seem to be missing some Adcal D3, so a call to the hospital in the morning I think!
SAM55
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Sorry to hear that Rose, not an easy thing to have to cope with
Penelope
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I have a small pill crusher and used it on my thyroxine - it worked like a dream.
LittleMissNom
Active Member
Are there quite a few meds afterwards then? Might pick up a crusher in advance. Don't fancy struggling with meds I need!
Good to 'see' you Sam! I find it odd that you have to take dispersable tabs - they started me off on tablets the day after surgery. But different surgeon. Sorry you had mixed care at the hospital too.
