Thursday, August 29, 2013
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
What's your level of pain: 1 to 10?
I think it's kind of funny when the nurses ask me that. I never know what to say but I've learned that if I say "5" they'll give more pain meds.
To me a 10 on the pain scale was when I ripped part of my big toenail off after hitting it with a door. Or when the patient care assistant pulled on my drain tube after my mastectomy.
The radiated/burned armpit ranked about an 8. So with this most recent surgery the pain has been almost as bad as the armpit but not even close to the toenail. So I guess I'd give it a 6 or 7...;-)
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
Had surgery yesterday (8/5) to have ovaries and Fallopian tubes removed. I couldn't have anything but clear liquids all day on Sun (8/4). I had to be at the hospital at 8:10am and I was back into recovery around 10:30am. I asked for extra anti nausea meds before and during surgery. It helped a lot! I felt pretty good with no vomiting. I still had to stay at the hospital until around 5pm. I had to be able to tolerate the pain, eat (crackers), drink, and urinate. I have issues when I have to pee under pressure like that especially if I know a nurse is lurking outside the bathroom. Finally as I was distracted by blood dripping from my hand where my IV had been I was able to go. Whew! Then I got to be discharged.
Up now at 12:17am with slight pain and slight nausea. Took another Norco pain pill (Tylenol and hydrocodone).
I have 3 incision sites: one is vertical about 1 inch long just below my belly button, and the other 2 are horizontal and about 1/2 inch long lower on my abdomen, right and left of navel.
The right side is painful.
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