Sjogren's Syndrome Support Group

I am having a hysto Monday, bladder wash while he's doing a cystoscopy and will possibly remove my gallbladder and appendix as well. Monday is a huge day, I just hope It will help take some of this darn pain away or ease it some! Wish me luck you guys, I know I haven't been on much lately but that is usually what happens a lot when your sick a lot, I know if anyone understands it is my new friends I have made on this site, keep me in your thoughts and I will update as soon as I get home!

Wow, you've got a plate full, don't you. I hope the surgery goes well and that it does take away some of the pain. Hopefully in a few weeks you'll be back on and feeling much better. Good luck, I'll be thinking of you.

My thoughts are with you. A big day, indeed, but as you say: Maybe things will be a lot better afterwards. We'll be here when you get back. Til then, many hugs!

Got to come home wed. afternoon but had to go to the e.r. Fri night cause I still hadn't pooped. They gave me 4 ampules of morphine while I was there then just before my husband brought me home they stuck my rear with a huge dose of Demerol/Phenergan and gave me a prescription for Demerol tablets for "breakthrough pain" and said not to strain to try to poop and to take a dose of Correctol 2 times a day and bump my Miralax up from one dose a day to 3 times a day till I get at least 3 weeks out from surgery due to my body still flushing out all the anesthesia and high pain med doses. I feel better now but I did strain too much so my tummy is hurting extra but I didn't mess anything up just made it more sore. I am back home now, (again) and doing good just getting bored cause they have switched me to complete bed rest full time except 3 or 4 15 minute walks on the treadmill a day and potty breaks, I am getting so bored! believe it or not, I hurt less now after the surgery and before I even have had my two week post-op than I have in the last three years at all! Does that mean I'm strange or just everything else is dulled by the morphine for now? LOL at least I get to catch up on my tv shows now!

I'm so glad you're home and doing better. I hope the surgery helps with the pain in the long run, it probably will. The boredom would kill me, too. But I'd read. I'm a book freak. But like you said, you can catch up all your tv shows and you can read a lot of MDJunction posts, too. Please keep us posted. Our thoughts will be with you.

Glad it all went well. Yeah, the morphine probably helps, but I bet you'll still feel a lot better when you're finally up and around. I'd read a lot, too, and probably write some letters and knit. Whatever makes you happy, try to do.