Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

My Surgery

cslewis

cslewis

macrumors 6502a
Original poster
Jul 23, 2004
812
0
40º27.8''N, 75º42.8''W
[Note to all readers: I am under the influence of the maximum dose of Percoset (sp.?) while writing this. I'm also groggy and dizzy.]

I'm sure that everyone at MR would agree that waking up at 4 AM to do ANYTHING would suck... but it sucks even more when it's surgery. I don't remember what it was called, but it involved nabbing a little vein that could burst when im older under 3 layers of muscle (as well as skin and fat) near my stomach. It happened at 6 AM yesterday, and I wasn't released until 11 AM yesterday morning. Apparently it took half the normal anesthesia to put me to slepe and it took twice as long as a normal person for me to wake up from it. I have this huge bandage near my bellybutton, and the whole thing hurts a lot, and i'm on all kinds of anti-nausea, painkiller, and anti-inflammatory drugs. I'm still in pain, but I have ice on my bandage and am doing OK. I woke up at noon today (it's 3:49 right now) and am probably doing to go back to sleep soon... but I got a huge gift basket full of stuff from relatives and am feeling very spoiled. In a day or so i'll come back to this thread, read my entry and laugh at how dumb I sounded, but I dunno, I just wanted to share the fact that I was ok with everyone (I can't remember if I started a thread about the surgery before it). In any case, i'm feeling really dizzy, so I have to go back to sleep now.

Thansk!
 
Glad your surgery went well! I guess this would be a bad time to make you laugh really hard... ;)

Happy recovery!
 
Wow, I hope you feel better.

You can sell those pain killers at school ;). I am sure there are plenty of kids that would want them.

^^Just kidding^^
 
iGary said:
LOL he's freaking STONED.
Click to expand...
I think that hippy is starting to kick in..
 

Attachments

  • lrrr.gif
    lrrr.gif
    15.1 KB · Views: 73
OK, everyone after me.

Percocets™

They suck pretty bad, actually.

Vicodins™ are a much better high err, back pain killer than the rest.
 
Now that I'm well-rested and somewhat more coherent, I'd like to say to everyone that Percosets suck. You feel dizzy, drowzy, and groggy. They're not fun. The hospital gave me like 20 of them, but i'll only take the ones I need... and THROW AWAY the extras (sorry yanisax).

Another thing i'd like to mention... i'm being kind of low-key about WHERE the vein is. It's not that the vein could burst. It's that it was a varicose vein... apparently many men will know what i'm talking about.

Anyway, this whole situation is kind of awkward... but my doctor says i'll be able to walk correctly in a few days! :D
 
IJ Reilly said:
Vicodin is my narcotic of choice, but I got myself off them ASAP this last time around.
Click to expand...

Yeah, it was actually nice after my surgery to get off of them after having been on them for two years. Not fun, but I've been clean™ for 5 months.
 
mac_head101 said:
Now that I'm well-rested and somewhat more coherent, I'd like to say to everyone that Percosets suck. You feel dizzy, drowzy, and groggy. They're not fun. The hospital gave me like 20 of them, but i'll only take the ones I need... and THROW AWAY the extras (sorry yanisax).

Another thing i'd like to mention... i'm being kind of low-key about WHERE the vein is. It's not that the vein could burst. It's that it was a varicose vein... apparently many men will know what i'm talking about.

Anyway, this whole situation is kind of awkward... but my doctor says i'll be able to walk correctly in a few days! :D
Click to expand...

Hernia? I have no idea what you are talking about.

Percocets send me through the ceiling. I can't sleep for a week. Hate them.

Now a couple of 5/500 Vicodins and a glass of Merlot. Mmm Mmm Good™
 
iGary said:
Yeah, it was actually nice after my surgery to get off of them after having been on them for two years. Not fun, but I've been clean™ for 5 months.
Click to expand...

Two years? Wow, that's a long time to be on a painkiller.

After I got home from the hospital I took maybe three a day for about a week, then cut down to half dose for a few more days, then just a half a pill at bedtime. As soon as I could tolerate the pain, I was off them completely. Other than dulling the hurt, I didn't like the way they made me feel.
 
mac_head101 said:
i'm being kind of low-key about WHERE the vein is. It's not that the vein could burst. It's that it was a varicose vein... apparently many men will know what i'm talking about.
Click to expand...
Ouch. I think I know what you're referring to there. Fingers (and legs ;) ) crossed you'll be feeling better soon.
 
IJ Reilly said:
Two years? Wow, that's a long time to be on a painkiller.

After I got home from the hospital I took maybe three a day for about a week, then cut down to half dose for a few more days, then just a half a pill at bedtime. As soon as I could tolerate the pain, I was off them completely. Other than dulling the hurt, I didn't like the way they made me feel.
Click to expand...

Yeah, two years. I was eating them in the end, before hey finally decided to "go in."

The first couple of weeks sucked pretty bad, but then I was fine.
 
Since i'm being obnoxiously vague, if you pm me i'll send a link to exactly what I had done.

Just make sure you aren't squeamish and haven't eaten for a while. And i'd appreciate it if it didn't make its way back to this thread.
 
iSaint said:
Did you get fixed?

...or was it an aneurysm?
Click to expand...

Neither, i'm afraid. It probably hurts as much as the former, though.

As an update... i'm still in pain, but at least tomorrow i'll be able to bathe. My stomach is still yellow with iodine.

Thanks for the support and interesting discussion, everyone. :)
 
mac_head101 said:
Another thing i'd like to mention... i'm being kind of low-key about WHERE the vein is. It's not that the vein could burst. It's that it was a varicose vein... apparently many men will know what i'm talking about.
Click to expand...

Anyone can find out exactly what you're talking about by Googling these clues. No need to be embarrassed about it; we all have funky things go bad from time to time.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back