Surgery done! Any tips!?

Hi , it's me Barb from over in the Womb Group. Good to hear the op's over. I also had an epidural along with the anaesthesia and was glad I did. I felt discomfort rather than pain but it's important to stay on top of the pain the nurses told me - don't let it take over and ask for more help if necessary. I woke up the next morning with a catheter in but they removed it almost immediately - it didn't hurt, just a weird feeling as they removed it! 

Yes I did have twinges getting out of bed but I was up and moving around as soon as I could.

Histology - testing of what they've removed - normally takes two to three weeks so it's back to the anxious waiting game unfortunately.

Sending you gentle hugs, Barb xx

Hi Barb, thank you for your reply. Unfortunately I had a complication so I've been screaming and crying in pain and this is the first day where I've been starting to feel like myself again. I still have my catheter in which I'm finding very unpleasant but I'm not able to get to the bathroom myself at the moment. Today I managed to walk back from the bathroom and sit in a chair for a couple of hours which are both firsts. My anaesthesiologist has been amazing and has been tweaking my pain medication everyday to try and find something that works. Thankfully (I hope!) The complication is resolving itself now and I'm really hoping I can get home soon and get some sleep!! I had a full abdominal inscision rather than keyhole and it's much bigger than I expected!!xx