Finally got the higher dose of pain medicine today after my pharmacy received their stock. I've been staying in bed most of the day today since my belly button is still very sore so it hurts to get up. It felt great to take a shower earlier.
Hope they come uo with answers soon.
But of course your experience will probably be much different than mine, and hopefully you'll have a much better experience than I did!
Glad to hear it.
Be sure to take it easy and ask for help from a co-worker if you think you might strain yourself. I was always advised that light duty was required for six weeks after surgery. I'm pretty sure the weight limit was 20 pounds. The heating pad and advil sound like good ideas too, even though NSAID'S are bad my doctor has had me take advil on occasion, he said long term use was a bad idea though. Good luck!
Good luck at work! haha.
Even if we hardly know anything about each other besides our pooping habits!! Being sick has definitely showed me the people who do actually care about me. There are people who I thought would care more, but they're too wrapped up in their own lives. And I get it. I mean, we all have lives, but sometimes it's nice to have someone check in on you. Most people only check in on me if they want something. "Hey, how are you feeling?" One minute later: "I'm going out of town, can you watch my dog?" But I do have a couple people who have been really great! One of my best friends is someone I've known since kindergarten. She's never been sick like this herself, but somehow she gets it. She says things that I think, and I don't even know how! She also gives me good suggestions. Not annoying ones, which I'm sure we've all gotten. If one more person tells me that I just need to exercise more or that thinking positively will fix everything, they're getting punched in the face. Plus, she truly does believe I'm sick, and she's never doubted me.
Did you watch the new Lady Gaga documentary on Netflix? She's got some chronic illness and chronic pain issues, and there's one part where she talks about how she's so thankful that she has basically unlimited money and resources to try to keep on top of her health issues, but that if she weren't who she is then she would be terrified and have no idea what to do about her health issues, and that she feels terribly for all the people out there who are struggling with that. I was like, yep, that's me! And, even with all her money and fame, she's still clearly in a lot of pain and struggling with her health. It was kind of heartbreaking, to see that even if I did magically become rich, that's still not necessarily the final puzzle piece to becoming healthy and well, you know? I propose we all meet in Kohler, Wisconsin, where they make the Kohler toilets! Ha ha. In all seriousness, I'm glad to hear that you have such a good supportive friend. Having "real life" support is so important. The forum is great, but having somebody in real life is important too. The more support you have, the better.
. I think I may be up for trying some normal food tomorrow. Fingers crossed.
Wish you the best.Just wanted to update quickly to say the abdominal pain is slowly improving. It felt kind of like the way things started out at the beginning of the year. Keeping an eye out to see if I get the another round of digestive craziness. Hopefully not
Izzie! Welcome back, but I'm sorry to hear of everything that's happened! I know you mean it when you say it's been the worst year - I remember you had been hit by a car when you were previously active on the forum, so for it to be a worse year than that is really saying something.
I hope the surgery goes really well. I haven't had major surgery myself so I cannot offer you any advice, but I hope it gives you tons of relief and a better quality of life. When are you having the surgery? Please update us and let us know how everything goes. I'll keep you in my thoughts.
Here's the short update on me - it's been a bad year (couple of years, really) for me, as well. Last year my grandpa died and we had to put my grandma into a memory care facility due to her severe dementia. That was all hugely stressful and emotional, and as a result I had the worst flare that I'd ever had. I flared up in late July of last year, and by late August of last year I had lost 17 lbs in one month and couldn't digest anything, couldn't sleep due to the pain waking me up, and just basically couldn't function. I was hospitalized at that time and was put on IV steroids and EEN. Fortunately that helped and got me out of the flare. I've been on pred ever since, though, I'm still trying to get off of the stuff. And then this July, my dog got diagnosed with terminal cancer. I don't have kids, it's just me and hubby and our pets, so my pets are like my family and it's been devastating. Plus she's my first ever dog, so I haven't been through this before. It's a new, terrible experience. She's still hanging in there, still eating and doesn't seem to be in pain, but her energy levels are dropping and there's a palpable tumor that's gotten larger and larger, and I know the end is coming soon (they estimated she'd have 3 months left to live, and it's now been 2.5 months). So, I've had a hard time with lots of grief lately and more to come in the near future. I definitely feel for you on having a hard year as I'm right there with you.
That is wrong he is treating you like that. I hope you feel better soon. Keep us updated.
I'm so sorry for all you've been through in the past year. I thought I'd had a bad year, but it doesn't even compare to yours. When I saw that you had posted, I was hoping you were going to say that you hadn't been on in a long time because you're feeling way better. I know there's nothing I can say to make any of what you've gone through/are going through easier but just know that I'm thinking of you.
Sending support and prayers.
Lorazepam leading up to the time before the surgery helped for me.
