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Post by nomorewirehanger on Mar 8, 2016 22:11:42 GMT -7
So I've been asked by my husband "which has been better... natural, or the surgery." Natural would be the obvious answer. Though there are some pretty significant discomforts with each. Natural: con...the episiotomy. Can I tell you how glad I am I did NOT have to have one of those this time? I can pee with little to no pain. That's exciting. C section: con ..ironically while very sore and tender my incision is truly low end of my pains. The gas trapped in the right hand side of my body from being open in the table so long (apparently a common surgical side effect I'm told) That shit sucks donkey ass. My right arm has been useless most of the day. Natural pro: ease of movement. There's a lot to be said for the only thing on you hurting being your vagina. Who knew. I'm OK. But I cannot move fast or with any manner of ease. Slow and steady. C section pro: much better drugs. Soooo much better drugs lol I'm used to them just tossing vicodin or darvocets at me. My doctor and nursing team know how I feel.about taking medicine so have set up a combo of small mg of narco with a super strength of motrin. Ive been kept comfortable but coherent all day. It's nice. All in all. Natural would still win the day. But the treatment is nice when you have surgery  |
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Post by smokinghorse on Mar 8, 2016 22:59:54 GMT -7
Glad you're feeling good (considering). I hope they keep you. I think you'll go home and do too much. Prove me wrong!
Also glad I never had an episiotomy. Decent sized babies - 8 lb. range. I think I'm one of those women who was born to crank 'em out. Never pushed more than 15 minutes with any of them. And the first two I had perfectly placed epidurals and never felt a thing.
Sometimes my uterus still aches a little when I see a pic like Raquel's. It used to sound like windchimes in a gentle breeze. Now it rattles like tin cans tied behind a 1986 Ford F150 after a Redneck wedding. Headed to Big Dick's Halfway Inn for a classy wedding night. The bride's 19, 9 months pregnant, and in the wedding picture, she's standing next to Cletus, surrounded by their 12 kids from previous relationships, smoking a camel and toasting with Natural Light.
It's sad, really.
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Post by nomorewirehanger on Mar 9, 2016 3:48:55 GMT -7
Lol Abby. I love you.
And the thought of even me over doing right now is laughable. I took baby on a recommended walk yesterday? Three minutes. Winded and limping hahaha. I'm js. I can't even walk in an upright position from bed to the bathroom without hating life right now. Lol. The warden (Larry) found out how low my iron numbers were and showed up with every "high in iron!" Snack they make. And oreos. Cuz u wanted them. I doubt seriously that even once home I do much more than walk from bed to bathroom or bed to couch to eat and see family. Lol
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Post by smokinghorse on Mar 9, 2016 8:44:00 GMT -7
I hate that you're still so anemic, but it sounds like the warden is doing a pretty damn fine job. But I still think there might be some funnies when you're transferred out of your holding cell and re-integrated back into the institution with the other inmates. Just remember, keep your sense of humor. When you start going crazy, think of it as a future anecdote. :-)
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Post by nomorewirehanger on Mar 16, 2016 9:19:05 GMT -7
Well. Not every day of my recovery has been so golden.
Yesterday... anemia was bad. Like..could barely keep my eyes open bad. taking all of my vitamins still isn't helping. I need to check my calcium and magnesium levels at the doc tomorrow because something is keeping my body from absorbing the iron as it should. Iron twice a day...double prenatal twice a day... eating well.
Today.
Lil mama slept well last night so ...started off good. Then I was in the shower and just under the left side of my incision started to ache and burn with every movement.
Tried to get dried off. Ouch. Tried to sit down ...
Major fucking ouch.
Had to pump standing up because sitting wasn't an option.
Got dressed but was crying.
In walks husband. Asked him to look and make sure I didn't pop a staple. All looks normal. No swelling. No redness no fever. So whatever is happening is internal.
I'm had to have help putting on a nightgown and laying down where I have been and basically cried myself out.
Doctor in the am for staple removal ...maybe. no clue what's going on...it could be completely normal. :/
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Post by smokinghorse on Mar 16, 2016 11:03:29 GMT -7
I don't think it's normal. Please, PLEASE continue to monitor yourself for fever. You're strong and smart. Trust your instinct.
If you need to go now, go. Now.
Be safe, lil' mama.
XXOOXX
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Post by nomorewirehanger on Mar 16, 2016 12:30:12 GMT -7
I'm OK. No fever. And pain subsides when I lay down. Hubs ran to do birthday stuff with G (I'm devastated I'm not well enough to participate) but left the mini warden (B) home with me and the baby. We've just slept. Nothing exciting.  |
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Post by nomorewirehanger on Mar 17, 2016 18:40:14 GMT -7
Doc pulled the staples out. Said my incision is healing "beautifully" and the pains I experience like yesterday are "to be expected." Said some days I will feel like a million bucks and some days ...I'm gonna feel every bit of all that tissue that's knitting itself back into place healing and on those days ...take it easy. Said the next two to three weeks I should start to feel "more normal" but it could take every bit of two months for the skin and organs to heal. And I can't expect to always feel great.
So I just need to toughen up. And like yesterday, listen to my body when it's telling me go chill.
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