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Luckymum
Luckymum

Afternoon all, my first full day at home smile

So I arrived at the hospital a at 7am on Thursday (29th Jan) only to be told I was first on the afternoon list and just had to sit in the waiting room till my time! I went down to 'new arrivals' at 11:30 op was at about 1:30. I actually don't know how long my op was or how long I was in recovery. The next day the consultant came to see me and told me all had gone well but that my large fibroid had been at the top of of my womb and the weight of it had caused my womb to fold over in half and my womb has adhered to my stomach lining, that possibly explains why my symptoms Pre op has been quite severe considering it was a relatively small 9 cm fibroid. The consultant actually seemed quite surprised by what he had found and actually said he didn't know how it had happened. During the first night my catheter did not seem to be working correctly so I had to have a bladder scan, but afterwards it seemed to right itself. On the afternoon of the day after op I also coughed up some blood so had to have a chest X Ray just to be safe, nothing untoward found so they decided I must have been hurt when they inchibated me and it had caused my wind pipe to bleed. Came home last night and slept reasonably well, feeling very tender and bloated today but have had a BM and getting my wind moving ok too. I was very light headed earlier today but I think I was dehydrated (I've never really drank a lot), I am now drinking more and monitoring what I drink and do feel better. I've also been sent home with 7 days of the dreaded blood thinning injections sad

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  • Mintdream
    Mintdream Luckymum

    Posted

    sad  sad  sad  sad

    I missed you!

    Ok.... so .. good news is... IT'S ALL OVER.... bad news is.... LONG HEALING PROCESS AHEAD OF YOU..

    You've heard the do's and dont's here... I know you are good on that...

    That coughing blood must have scared the daylight out of you sad

    I'm glad they realized what it was... that makes sense...

    Tender is the word girlfriend... TENNNNNNNDERRRRRRRR.. no one  that hasn't gone through with this has any idea!  Did they do the full vertical cut???  Do you knwo how many stitches or staples they used???

    I don't like the sound of those "blood thinning shots"  sad  Why is that??? Did they say that before.. you would need them??

    Well.. SOOOOOOOOOO glad you are back!

    PLease don't worry about writing back too quickly here, we all understand!!!!

    When you wake up, and have a good few minutes of time, head feels good, pop on.. but don't expect to feel TOO GREAT right away!

    Enjjoy that hubby pampering for a while!

    You must be glad it's all over!  smile

    Talk to you soon!!!

    hugs & kisses from the USA  smile

    • Luckymum
      Luckymum Mintdream

      Posted

      Thanks Mary xx

      They kept to their word and did my cut bikini smile so I don't look like a treasure map wink No idea if stitches or staples, or how many, can't feel any staples so maybe stitches will know when I go to gp to get dressings changed x

    • Luckymum
      Luckymum

      Posted

      Ps. The blood thinning injections seem to be pretty standard procedure for the UK x
    • teresa2545
      teresa2545 Luckymum

      Posted

      Are the injections easy to do yourself ?

      Take care of yourself.

      xxx

    • Luckymum
      Luckymum teresa2545

      Posted

      I would not want to do them myself, but that is a personal thing as I'm a big baby, my hubby is able to do them no bother and dare I say it, has not hurt me as much as the nurse did x
    • Mintdream
      Mintdream Luckymum

      Posted

      OH YOU "LUCKYMUM" YOU!!!!

      Now you can put on the sexy panties still smile

      Maybe I should get a stomach tattoo to cover mine, lol...

      So glad it is coming along!

    • Mintdream
      Mintdream Luckymum

      Posted

      WOW.... ok....... as long as that was standard procedure... I was worried for you sad
  • luisa1970
    luisa1970 Luckymum

    Posted

    So glad all gone ok and your home, rest up and do nothing.

    take care and lovely to hear from you

  • Shelleyl
    Shelleyl Luckymum

    Posted

    Hi Luckymum

    I'm so glad to hear that your home sounds as tho you went through the mill make sure you have plenty of rest. Mine is Thursday and I'm getting myself so worked 😞😞 think I'm trying to convince myself that I don't need it!!! Anyway take care and enjoy the pampering xxx

    • Luckymum
      Luckymum Shelleyl

      Posted

      Good luck for Thursday Shelley though only you can decide if this is right for you. I also had lots of times when I kept asking if I was doing the right thing, the waiting it's by far the worst part of all of this. For me personally knowing now what I do I definitely made the right choice, in my case they found things that they were unaware of before they opened me up so if I hadn't done it now I would have had to do it eventually. Thank you for your kind wishes, if I can be of any help to you at all pre op or afterwards, please ask, you seem so like I was before my op and you are exactly one week after me xxx
    • Guest
      Guest Shelleyl

      Posted

      Hi Shelley.

      I felt the same as you leading up to my TAH with BSO exactly 2 weeks ago today.On the morning of the op i was remarkably calm and just hoping that the severe pain i had been suffering for the previous 13 months would come to an end

      Woke up in recovery to find that the spinal hadn't worked 😞so was on morphine ny mouth for a couple of days.Catheter and drips were fine and it really wasn't that bad having either removed. Nursing staff were brilliant with pain relieve etc and i stayed in for four days

      First day home went upstairs to bed and managed a really undignified shower with help from hubby😊Have had good days and bad at home .Pains tend to be if i overdo the walking around and also really struggled with BM as didn't go for 8 days😠😠😠The pain from this was almost worse than the pain from the actual op itself.

      You will be tender but listen to your body. Rest rest and more rest and before you know it you will be on the done couch looking forward to being pain free and enjoying your life again.

      Hubby was at home for the first four days and since them i have managed with people visiting and go out for a very short walk on my own each day. Never thought i would be saying this but am actually so glad i have had it done now.Any questions we will all be willing to help and offer support

      This website has proved to be a gem and a massive thank you to all who have helped me get through the last couple of weeks😊

    • Guest
      Guest Luckymum

      Posted

      Hi Luckymum. Glad you are on the road to recovery and not feeling too bad. Its not as bad as we imagine but it is a massive thing we have all gone through.This site is great and i have found the help and understanding from all in our little exclusive club so comforting.I only had the blood clot injections whilst in hospital which really surprised me as my daughter who was 21 at the time spent a week in Intensive Care with blood clots on her lungs and pleurisy

      Take care and enjoy being looked after.My husband has been absolutely brilliant and despite never doing it before has proved to be a dab hand at both cooking and ironing.I could get used to this being a lady of leisure malarkey lol.

      Sharon x

    • Luckymum
      Luckymum Guest

      Posted

      Feeling very tender today Sharon but thank you x

      Also big thanks for the reminder for the blood thinning injection, had forgotten to do it this evening! xx

    • jacqueline67292
      jacqueline67292 Shelleyl

      Posted

      Hi Shelley

      Just wanted to wish you all the best for tomorrow.  Hope it all goes well for you, and just think soon you will be on your way to a full recovery.  

      Let us know how you get on, and remember as calm as possible (I know I am asking a lot!) it helps the healing process.

      Love

      Jacqui 

    • Guest
      Guest Luckymum

      Posted

      Hi

      Just wondered if you have finished your injections yet and how your recovery is coming along now? Im doing o k but my scar is stinging like a bitch today and not sure if it is coming apart slightly at the sore end?W phone my G P tomorrow if no better.I read on another of your post that you like to see peoples photo but I cant find where you do this. Can you please tell me where and how😊

      Many Thanks

      Sharon x

    • kazandnell
      kazandnell Guest

      Posted

      Hi Sharon just wanted to say I know what you mean.had my tah last Thursday and feel like I've been doing Fine but today at one end of my scar is really stinging.having been walking round indoors but don't feel like I've been over doing it.Karen x
    • Luckymum
      Luckymum Guest

      Posted

      Hi Sharon, I'm doing ok today thank you. My best friend visited this morning so that was great. I've also been kinder to myself and spent most of the day in a semi lying position on the sofa (I've been sitting in an armcahir till now) and it has made a massive difference, it has taken so much pressure off my stomach, I've only had one dose of paracetamol today which was at 8am, I've taken two voltarol but only mainly as they are also anti inflamitaries. My appetite has also come back so I've enjoyed my food more smile I have 4 more days worth of injections still to go through (till Saturday).

      How are you doing now, hope you are also having a good day x

      If you meant the little avatar picture next to our posts (on yours it's a green box) I think if you go to the top of the page and click on your own name above the notifictions part, then go to settings and then if you hover over your avatar it comes up edit, then it will allow you to upload your own picture, I had to crop mine quite a bit and re save it to my computer though as the original file was too big xx

    • Luckymum
      Luckymum Guest

      Posted

      Duh, sorry Sharon just noticed what you wrote about your scar, sorry it is giving you grief. If you do think it is coming open then yes please do contact your GP, they might be able to add a stitch in it for you. xx
    • Luckymum
      Luckymum kazandnell

      Posted

      Hi Karen sorry you are having a bad day today, isin't it stange how even though we had tthe same op on the same day our recoveries are quite different? Up till today I've had pain and though I've been getting around have felt quite sorry for myself, then today has been a much better day for me. I hope that you are back to a more positive recovery tomorrow xx
    • Shelleyl
      Shelleyl Luckymum

      Posted

      Hi Luckymum thank you so much I have been a gibbering wreck all day emotions are everywhere feel sick and no doubt I won't sleep tonight everything is going through my mind.  I have tried to keep busy all day and it has flown but tonight has dragged😞 

      anyway the next time I'll be on here it will all be over.  Thank you so much for all your support

      love Shelley xxx

    • Shelleyl
      Shelleyl Guest

      Posted

      Hi Sharon

      thank you for taking the time to reply that's so kind.  Well today has been a raollercoaster for me my emotions have been everywhere.  I have felt so sick All day and had tHe weepies as well.  I have to be in by 7:30 in the morning but I'm sure that my surgery is the afternoon I am dreading the wait to be honest and have my magazines at the ready.

      thank you agin and hope you have a speedy recovery

      take care

      love Shelley xxx

    • Shelleyl
      Shelleyl jacqueline67292

      Posted

      hi jacqueline

      tahnk you so much for the well wishes today has been hard and my emotions have been all over the place.  Thank you so much for all the support it has made the waiting a lot easier and I do feel a lot more prepared.  I will certainly let you know how things have as soon as I can.

      take care 

      love Shelley xxxxx

    • Guest
      Guest Shelleyl

      Posted

      Hi Shelley.

      If you are still waiting to go down good luck and will be thinking of you😊If you are reading this after your op well done honey for being so brave.We are all here for you.

      Sharon x😊💕♥

    • Luckymum
      Luckymum Shelleyl

      Posted

      All the best Shelley, we are all thinking about you x this time last week it was me :o and this time next week you will feel so much better too xxx
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