Had my laparoscopic hysterectomywith sentinel lymph node removal last Thursday 21st. Had spinal block and general anaesthetic.
Not a lot of pain immediately afterwards as the spinal lasts a while.
Taken up to ward overnight, my obs were OK. Apart from blood oxygen levels. I told the consultant, anaesthetist etc, that I had quite severe LPR and that my last surgery in July made the condition worse for a few weeks.Think they had absolutely no idea what the condition was, as the nurses just kept slapping on an oxygen mask.
I was discharged by several people I had never seen before. I was expecting to be asked if I needed laxatives painkillers etc, but wasn't. They put me in a wheelchair and took me down to meet my son in the car park.
Since being home I've been pottering around had minimal bleeding which now has completely stopped.
Suffered from wind in back passage since before discharge, it's gradually got worse although I have managed to go to the loo several times. Need to strain though and am worried I'll dislodge something.
Also the mucus from LPR has thickened,
Please advise
Hi Grrr
I would suggest the best people to contact would be your CNS/ward where you had your surgery.
On your discharge paperwork there should be information about what to look out for and who to contact.
You could also contact your GP who will have been sent the same discharge paperwork and if there is something that can be prescribed to help, they may well do so. Mine did when I needed some medication. They may also be the best placed to assess and treat the LPR.
Jane
The holistic needs assessment is supposed to help prevent this. I can understand how frustrating it must have been yesterday.
There is also the Support Line that can help for general advice if you speak to one of the nurses. They may be able to make other suggestions.
The stool softener that GP has prescribed worked for me. Also moving around helped get things moving. I also drank lots of apple juice as for me that always worked.
You are only a few days post surgery and I found that I did feel quite tender inside for the first week. Its not surprising really as the surgeon has had a good rummage in side and with organs being removed, the other organs need to settle into new places. So its no wonder bowels can take a while to get going. One thing I remember my CNS saying was that although there are only the small keyhole wounds on the outside, the inside has had an awful lot done.
Jane
