CeeCee's Big Adventure...average, normal, really...Thank God! - Page 2 - ThinnerTimes

CeeCee · 02-17-2007, 12:56 PM

I took that little orange sucker about one and a half hours ago. So far, no side effects, but now I will definitely not take it tomorrow and call my PCP on Mon. for tablet doses- will probably have to take it twice a day? Who knows- I'll call. In the meantime, I have been sipping tepid water like crazy! I'm more worried about that gel dissolving properly. It's what I call my "happy pill", Effexor. It's an antidepressant; my PCP prescribed it to help w/compulsive eating. It has helped some, too! Hmmm, if too much gets into my system too fast, do I become a 1-woman party?

Lori P · 02-17-2007, 01:16 PM

WTF? Your doc prescribed you Effexor to help you with compulsive eating???? Mine gave it to me for depression. True, one of the side effects is decreased appetite, but still. Why can't doctors prescribe medicines that are appropriate for what they want them to work on? Insane if you ask me. I'm no longer on Effexor... haven't been on any kind of antidepressant since April 2005.

Anyway.... glad to hear you're doing good. Also glad to hear about the warmth you're now getting. WHOO HOO!!! I had a very lovely hot shower this afternoon. hehehe

Lori (no fancy graphic cause I'm too lazy to go find it... lol)

Duckie · 02-17-2007, 01:59 PM

lol Ceecee. Yeah, have that effexor changed. It should be a simple phone call for the doc to make. In the meantime you can take it but you won't get the full effect.
Have a wicked great day!

kittens4 · 02-17-2007, 08:59 PM

Yes, I was on Effexor before surgery....and had to stop taking it as soon as I had the surgery. They tried me on regular Effexor tablets, but they made me sick! Within 20 mins I was vomiting! So, I took nothing for a bit...since I was busy with a blockage and pneumonia...I didn't need anything with the morphine, demerol, dilauted, and whatever else they were tossing in my iv! However, once I was home, I began to have issues of crying and not sleeping well...so, I now take paxil 10mg and it's working fine. I am taking a baby xanax at bedtime as well. See what your doctor says...but don't take capsules, and not extended release stuff until you talk to him. I work for a GI group, and they've had to go in and fish out capsules and apple peels from a couple of patients this year!

rivercanyon · 02-18-2007, 09:11 AM

Loved reading the beginning of your story. You did such an awesome job of writing it up. Looking forward to reading more.

Glad you are home and doing well. Keep us posted!!!!!

CeeCee · 02-18-2007, 10:33 AM

I also stopped that jazzed-up liquid Tylenol thing too! Giving me a hot flash (dumping?), and bizarre dreams. Also made me too drugged to keep my mouth closed with my CPAP on; I was waking myself up snoring, gurrgling, Bronx cheers, you name it! All I really need is some nice Tylenol PM- in tablet!

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Tid bits...some may be TMI??
- No problem wiping my own po-po. I just move veeeeerrrrry slowly. The flushable wipes are great at this time too.
- I'm drinking Boost Glucose Control; it has Benefiber in it, so pooping is all good. (Drinking 4 fl oz at a whack, 3 times a day. I think I need a bit more...)
- Warning about the shower!...my balance seems to be off a bit. Almost got soap in my eyes, turned w/my eyes closed. Big mistake! Balance is better w/eyes open!
- Darn it! Still can't sleep on my side!
- Seriously, a coloring book and crayons can be fun at my age! A friend gave it to me; she said when you're hospitalized, you have the attention span of a gnat. It's mindless, cheap, and non-caloric. It doesn't hurt to do.
- What does a full pouch feel like? Probably different to some. For me: You know when you feel like you are on the verge of heartburn, and you know if you burp you can clear that lump at the bottom of your esophagus? Like that! Had some SF Jello last night; got in 1/4 to 1/3 cup over a 1/2 hr period, then got that feeling. I think I had gotten it before w/water, but didn't know it.
- I am still picking glue off my body after 2 sponge baths and 2 showers. Whatever glue they use on those little EKG sensors, they should have tried on the Space Shuttle tiles!
- There are 2 marks on my back, opposite sides, practically identical. My honey says the look like abrasions. What did they do to me in surgery when I was out like a light?
- There were no tubes down my throat or up my nose when I woke from surgery. They did have my CPAP on me.
- My incision (I had open) starts at the "bra" line, dead center, straight down, about 6 to 7 inches. Stops 4 inches short of my belly button. (Big belly).
- I'm told the surgeon used stiches on the inside of me, then used Derma-Glue to close up the outside, sort of like Super Glue.
- Very, very wise people on the forum. I am turning into a SF Popsicle whore, as warned. I'm sure they are waaaaaaaay better for me than the Black Russian w/Vanilla Absolut that was my drink before...

CeeCee · 02-18-2007, 10:46 AM

My surgeon and I agreed before surgey that if my gallbladder was even just a bit rocky-looking, he would take it out while he was in there. I said anything to avoid additional surgery! It's well documented that many, many people end up having their gall bladder removed within a few years of surgery. So, mine is history!

JenBear7 · 02-18-2007, 04:09 PM

I love the way you write.. and I love your tidbits!

Keep em coming..Curious about the marks on your back!! Maybe they had peas under your mattress..

Duckie · 02-18-2007, 04:19 PM

The marks are from being in teh same exact position the entire time you were in surgery. It's usually a pressure point. They will go away.

Debz · 02-18-2007, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by CeeCee

- There are 2 marks on my back, opposite sides, practically identical. My honey says the look like abrasions. What did they do to me in surgery when I was out like a light?
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Those marks are where the GBS fairy touched you with her magic wand....