Back on the ward

Well done Walter, yes you will feel good on the post op drugs which are very strong. It does get a little more painful later but not too bad.
The worst pain for me was in the upper chest and arms from the gas they pump you up with. This hurt me if I tried to move about a lot. Then I have soreness and pain around the entry wounds.
It is all getting better quite quickly now though, main thing I need to do is get a bowel movement.

I was first in too, my op only took 2 hours, did yours go OK?

Mark

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Good luck with your recovery Walter (and Mark)

Hope all goes well for you

Catheter pain was excruciating. I also collapsed and lost conscientiousness when on a short walk last night. Just about to see doctor on ward rounds now. I think they totally underestimated the pain I was in.

I've written it all down for them so I don't forget what needs to be said.

Just feeling totally drained.

Walter

Hope the pain settles down soon. It will be worth it in the long run.

Steve

I did suffer with excruciating abdominal pain, the first time was 48 hours post op and the second time 4 days post op, 30 mg of morphine from a paramedic and a trip to A&E. They found nothing wrong, but I put it down to constipation,after my first motion there was never any recurrence. I did not suffer with any fainting.

Hope it gets better soon.

Thanks Chris

Sounds good Walter. Have a good night.

Mark

I feel for you with your pain. Mine wasn't too bad, fortunately as they found that morphene caused my blood pressure to collapse. I am just finding that I can manage without paracetamol.

I think I may be lucky with ED the little chap look like a hard cold cocktail sausage but can be improved with a bit of pulling and tugging to its old self. No good for penitration .

The peeing is my main problem with difficulty when I want to go with an intense feeling of needing a pee whilst I trickle. Then leaking uncontrollably for a few seconds.

Good luck Walter and all.

Nigel

That is great news Walter. Hope the major pains are behind you now. I am lucky in that my wife is working from home and looking after me. Just as well in the first few days as I had bad chest and shoulder pains from the gas used in the op.

I am a lot better now, my discomforts are the catheter, which feels strange when I move and painful from time to time, and tummy pains from my op wounds and from laxatives.

Just can't wait to get the catheter out (two weeks from the op) as I find I can only sleep on my back at night, plus the obvious discomfort and inconvenience.

I am sure it will make you feel much better when you are home as well. The NHS staff are great, but as they say there is no place like home.

Mark

All the best. Yes I tended not to move in bed at all. I had an easy time reading some posts. You don't get told much looking back re. Pain as everyone's different. I was told about bladder spasms. My excruciating session appeared out of the blue after catheter was out. Totally random. Always came on about 10 seconds after bladder emptied. Lasted about 2 minutes. If either of you get extended problems , do get med's. Not much more to say. Keep plenty of fluids. Ie plain water. In and out !

and only once did I notice the tube got kinked and stopped flow one night . I walked liked a snail for the first 2 or 3 days and soon realised the smaller leg bag was bulging a tad one day when walking around the village. Easy to forget. Final catheter removal was simple, no pain and discrete. I have no idea why mine was in 7 days. I can only assume they would have put it in another week if my control ,voiding and flow wasn't up to spec. Hopefully you can relax and enjoy your recovery. .

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