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Hi All, I'm needing to travel 5 hours for my prolapse surgery, and so needing to travel 5 hours home after I leave hospital. Has anyone had to travel within the first week? What was the pain like? Getting very nervous for surgery next week! Thanks!
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tam59995
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Thank you to all that have been replying, I suddenly feel so uninformed & overwhelmed! I will get a few less nasty surprises now!
welshgirl67 tam59995
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You will be fine!!! I had a 4 hour drive home with my husband and was very nervous. It really was so much better than I thought. I had vaginal hysterectomy and anterior repair so I had a lot of internal stitches. Home on day 3.???🙋🙋🙋🙋 tea and hugs will be waiting for you when you get home🙏🙏🙏xx
tam59995 welshgirl67
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I'm having all 3 repaired, front back & hysterectomy, I'm checking out of hospital on day 3 if all is going ok but then another 4days plus being away from home. Hopefully I'll be managing pain ok enough to come home then! Thanks for being here!!!
Pollyward69 tam59995
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Hope all went well/goes well if not, let us know how you get on.
tam59995 Pollyward69
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Hooray I am finally post-op!! Cannot explain the relief of not dreading it anymore!! However now in its place is some nausea and pain lol I'm going ok, I'm day 3 post and I'm hoping to be able to step back from the really strong pain killers because they are making me nauseous. Still quite a bit of pressure and pain but it's not as bad as I thought it would be! Will Definitley be flying home, the 5 minute drive from hospital to hotel was enough torture let alone 5 hours.
Pollyward69 tam59995
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ED2018 tam59995
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so glad your op went well! Now comes the hard part of being kind, good, and patient with and to yourself! We are here for you if you need us.
tam59995 ED2018
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Will be long and slow but I will get there ? can't wait to be back to myself! How far post op are you all now?
ED2018 tam59995
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i am 5 weeks post op. Can tell a positive difference as each week goes by. Still not functioning at full capacity by any means, but healing. Hope your trip home goes well for you!
tam59995 ED2018
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5 weeks seems so soon yet so far! I'm glad you say everything is not functioning at full capacity yet, my surgeon asked if I felt like things were emptying ok the day after my catheter was taken out! That made me worry it should be! It's still hard to establish a wee & keep it going, could be swelling & pain reflex? He was very happy with how the op went so I'm assuming all will be ok in time. BM are fairly good now, other than a bruising feeling when I go.
ED2018 tam59995
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Pollyward69 ED2018
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It’s caught me out before when I’ve got up too early!!
tam59995 ED2018
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That's a relief! I'm going to see him tomorrow before I make my journey home & will mention it. For the first time today I had to stand by helplessly while my baby screamed & my husband was in the toilet 😭 she is in a portacot on the floor so i couldnt do anything!! She was just tired & needed a cuddle, it's not like there was anything terribly wrong but omg my poor heart Was breaking!! This is going to be a very long 12 ish weeks 😭