Posting my surgery, with hopefully enough detail...i wanted ro read about them as much as i could before mine to understand.
Well it's done. Was so scared heading in...last minute nerves. I did elect for the epidural and thank you again for saying it was the way to go... Once they adjusted it afterwards it brought my pain from 9-10 down to a 3
So they ended up resecting the end of the ilium as well as the worst one which was actually not in the duodenum but in the beginning of the jejinum. They reinforced the heck out of it because of all the steroids I have been on-was only able to get down to 40 mg presurgey.
Surgery was wed. Procedure was done by 10, by 5 pm standing and 10 pm walking. The epi did make it hard on my left leg, but much easier to get out of bed the second time.
Yesterday the nurses had their hands full with other patients-I was not able to walk until almost 2 pm when I had it as multiple walks on my goal list. I finally said no I need to walk and that's what I would recommend to anyone else as it was much harder to get out of bed from being in it so long. Right leg didn't want to cooperate was told it was how I slept on my hip with epi. Recommend strong nurses as it was two folks who weren't confident in what they were doing...not good to find out in middle of walk.
My walk last night at 9 was great...a lot easier to get out of bed, was able to do two laps.
Pain levels for past two days have been low.
Doctor put me on liquids yesterday at 3...seems yo be happy with recovery.
Hematocrit was 8 on admit down to 6 after surgery, but was holding as of yesterday so no transfusion as of now.
Think that's it for now-just glad I did it and it's done and suprised I am feeling as well as I do-knock on wood.
Thank you everyone for your advice and help heading in!
Well it's done. Was so scared heading in...last minute nerves. I did elect for the epidural and thank you again for saying it was the way to go... Once they adjusted it afterwards it brought my pain from 9-10 down to a 3
So they ended up resecting the end of the ilium as well as the worst one which was actually not in the duodenum but in the beginning of the jejinum. They reinforced the heck out of it because of all the steroids I have been on-was only able to get down to 40 mg presurgey.
Surgery was wed. Procedure was done by 10, by 5 pm standing and 10 pm walking. The epi did make it hard on my left leg, but much easier to get out of bed the second time.
Yesterday the nurses had their hands full with other patients-I was not able to walk until almost 2 pm when I had it as multiple walks on my goal list. I finally said no I need to walk and that's what I would recommend to anyone else as it was much harder to get out of bed from being in it so long. Right leg didn't want to cooperate was told it was how I slept on my hip with epi. Recommend strong nurses as it was two folks who weren't confident in what they were doing...not good to find out in middle of walk.
My walk last night at 9 was great...a lot easier to get out of bed, was able to do two laps.
Pain levels for past two days have been low.
Doctor put me on liquids yesterday at 3...seems yo be happy with recovery.
Hematocrit was 8 on admit down to 6 after surgery, but was holding as of yesterday so no transfusion as of now.
Think that's it for now-just glad I did it and it's done and suprised I am feeling as well as I do-knock on wood.
Thank you everyone for your advice and help heading in!
