we LOVE questions!!!!
What do they do for pain control?
immediately post op, most docs give you a morphine pump. you just hit the button and you get drugs. it's a nice thing. and they take it away before you go home. and give you PILLS. generally small ones. you can take them. go ahead!!!
Then later on, if you were to get a headache or something, how do things like motrin(are you even able to take it at all?) absorb? Are they as effective after the surgery as they are before.
most surgeons won't let you take motrin, advil, celebrex, vioxx, aspirin and other NSAIDs for three months after surgery. they increase the risk of bleeding in ANYONE'S stomach, but especially in stomachs that have just had surgery. don't worry. you can take tylenol. and they do indeed work.
of course, the larger the pill, the more likely that it'll get stuck. uncomfortable, to say the least.
Do you go through a period of time where you feel hungry after the surgery? I know that the stomach is still there, but bypassed. Does your stomach grumble a lot? Does your stomach go through a period of adjustment?
things happen after this surgery and no one knows why. most people don't feel hunger at all for several months, and they have to put themselves on an eating schedule - by the clock - to make sure that they get in their protein and don't pass out. my stomach never grumbled. not sure about anyone else's though!!!!! And there is indeed an adjustment period. the new tummy has ISSUES. and they are different for everyone. mine were no scrambled eggs for nearly 2 years. and chicken breast is hard for me. raw white onions were deadly.
but they pass. not immediately, but it does all pass..
keep asking questions!!!! you're doing the right thing.
when is the appt with the surgeon? what does your PCP think of this? is she going along willingly or reluctantly?
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