countrygirl
31-03-08, 19:40
For a health anxiety freak this was all my nightmares rolled into one. There were two nasty bugs doing the rounds of the hospital - a stomach bug and a throat bug with bad cough - I got the cough.
Because my appendix was not infected just badly scarred the surgeon decided to open me up properly to look for anything else and he sure did and had a good rummage around, I have a 5 inch wound. good news was all else was well and he was very graphic about where he had looked!!
I managed to get through the post op sickness and getting your bladder and bowel to function. I even finally realised that the evil pins and needles and clenching feeling around and above wound where it is numb was becasue of dmamged nerves.
Because nurses are not allowed to help you get out of bed in pushing myself up with my arms I have wrenched my upper back as well as catching the coughing/throat virus.hohoho.
I have hiatus hernia and all the sickness and acid after the op has left me with sore spot somewhere down my gullet so it hurts when I eat or drink but told it will get better slowly.
I thought I was doing well with my panicking but today which is less than week since op I did too much like went to Dr appt and walked into pharmacy for presc and when I got home my heart was racing and banging away.
My husband says its just because I am weak and post op but of course I am convinced the aneathesia or the throat virus has damamged my heart!
I was so pleased with myself that I hadn't major freakout thorugh all this and now this has happened and I'm back to panic mode.
Because my appendix was not infected just badly scarred the surgeon decided to open me up properly to look for anything else and he sure did and had a good rummage around, I have a 5 inch wound. good news was all else was well and he was very graphic about where he had looked!!
I managed to get through the post op sickness and getting your bladder and bowel to function. I even finally realised that the evil pins and needles and clenching feeling around and above wound where it is numb was becasue of dmamged nerves.
Because nurses are not allowed to help you get out of bed in pushing myself up with my arms I have wrenched my upper back as well as catching the coughing/throat virus.hohoho.
I have hiatus hernia and all the sickness and acid after the op has left me with sore spot somewhere down my gullet so it hurts when I eat or drink but told it will get better slowly.
I thought I was doing well with my panicking but today which is less than week since op I did too much like went to Dr appt and walked into pharmacy for presc and when I got home my heart was racing and banging away.
My husband says its just because I am weak and post op but of course I am convinced the aneathesia or the throat virus has damamged my heart!
I was so pleased with myself that I hadn't major freakout thorugh all this and now this has happened and I'm back to panic mode.