post op pain

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone. Well I am back from Mexico. I had my surgery on the

20th. I met so many nice people. I am just having some trouble

adjusting right now. I am still in a lot of pain, and my back is

hurting tremendously! I can't sleep at night, and I feel hungry all of

the time. Is all of this normal, or somehting going wrong with me? I

don't know why I feel so hungry. Even in the hospital, I was hungry. I

still get the awful pains I had before surgery when I was hungry. My

stomach just roars out loud, and I still get the very bad pains along

with it. Please help, I don't know what to do, and I haven't had one

minute out of these six days where I can honestly say I have felt

good. Does everybody else feel this bad post-op? Thank you for your

help in this matter.

Ruth

[Guest guest]

Ruth...

How much exercise are you getting? By exercise I don't mean a work out ;o) I mean just walking. Exactly how many grams of protein are you getting daily and from what source? Are you using GasX? A heating pad? Did Dr. A repair a hiatal hernia by any chance during your surgery?

On 2/26/07, Ruth wheeler <ruth@...> wrote:

Hello everyone. Well I am back from Mexico. I had my surgery on the 20th. I met so many nice people. I am just having some trouble adjusting right now. I am still in a lot of pain, and my back is hurting tremendously! I can't sleep at night, and I feel hungry all of the time. Is all of this normal, or somehting going wrong with me? I don't know why I feel so hungry. Even in the hospital, I was hungry. I still get the awful pains I had before surgery when I was hungry. My stomach just roars out loud, and I still get the very bad pains along with it. Please help, I don't know what to do, and I haven't had one minute out of these six days where I can honestly say I have felt good. Does everybody else feel this bad post-op? Thank you for your help in this matter.Ruth

[Guest guest]

Ruth

Email me personally so I can give you my number and we can talk. I am

sorry you are feeling so bad.

Deborah (one of the Banditos)

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> Hello everyone. Well I am back from Mexico. I had my surgery on the

> 20th. I met so many nice people. I am just having some trouble

> adjusting right now. I am still in a lot of pain, and my back is

> hurting tremendously! I can't sleep at night, and I feel hungry all

of

> the time. Is all of this normal, or somehting going wrong with me? I

> don't know why I feel so hungry. Even in the hospital, I was hungry.

I

> still get the awful pains I had before surgery when I was hungry. My

> stomach just roars out loud, and I still get the very bad pains along

> with it. Please help, I don't know what to do, and I haven't had one

> minute out of these six days where I can honestly say I have felt

> good. Does everybody else feel this bad post-op? Thank you for your

> help in this matter.

> Ruth

>

[Guest guest]

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Hi Ruth! I know when I got banded Dec. 11th, 06, I also experienced

the severe back pain. I thought I could hardly stand it. I never had

the left shoulder pain everyone talks about though. I kept heating

pad on my back & just walk around the house as much as possible. It

was awful though, so I know how you feel. I also get severe stomach

pains when I'm hungry or when I'm on or go back to the clear liquid,

after my fill. It does hurt bad. I just tried to keep something in

my stomach at all times, usually warm liquids were more helpful. That

does help quite a bit, rather than when you get empty. I also kept

the liquid tylenol in me. It will pass before too long. I promise.

It's not fun, but it will be over before you know it. Hang in there.

Cheryl

In , " Ruth wheeler " <ruth@...> wrote:

>

> Hello everyone. Well I am back from Mexico. I had my surgery on the

> 20th. I met so many nice people. I am just having some trouble

> adjusting right now. I am still in a lot of pain, and my back is

> hurting tremendously! I can't sleep at night, and I feel hungry all of

> the time. Is all of this normal, or somehting going wrong with me? I

> don't know why I feel so hungry. Even in the hospital, I was hungry. I

> still get the awful pains I had before surgery when I was hungry. My

> stomach just roars out loud, and I still get the very bad pains along

> with it. Please help, I don't know what to do, and I haven't had one

> minute out of these six days where I can honestly say I have felt

> good. Does everybody else feel this bad post-op? Thank you for your

> help in this matter.

> Ruth

>

[Guest guest]

I have been five days now on the steroids and find that my face is slowly

changing back to normal . But it is very slow, yet there is some feeling that it

is changing .

I was fitted with my processor yesterday and had switch on . I am finding that I

cannot understand what I am hearing , it is all high pitches and whistles, But I

am noticing things like hearing this morning someone walking across the carpet

with slippers and the beep sounding with that . So it makes me notice and match

where the sound is coming from .

Will this change?? I realize I am hearing in monotone and that my voice sounds

robotic ,will I be hearing music again ??? With melodies??

I have to go back to my audiologist tomorrow for more mapping .

Cheers from Australia ,

Marco

> > >

> > > sounds like there may be some facial nerve involvement.....

> >

> > That's what I was thinking, too. That is a possibility with CI surgery. I

hope that's not it.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Indeed, this is normal and will get better. Its amazing what the brain

can do as it adapts to the new sounds. It will take time but in the

beginning you should notice a lot of change.

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Re: Post Op Pain

I have been five days now on the steroids and find that my face is slowly

changing back to normal . But it is very slow, yet there is some feeling

that it is changing .

I was fitted with my processor yesterday and had switch on . I am finding

that I cannot understand what I am hearing , it is all high pitches and

whistles, But I am noticing things like hearing this morning someone walking

across the carpet with slippers and the beep sounding with that . So it

makes me notice and match where the sound is coming from .

Will this change?? I realize I am hearing in monotone and that my voice

sounds robotic ,will I be hearing music again ??? With melodies??

I have to go back to my audiologist tomorrow for more mapping .

Cheers from Australia ,

Marco

> > >

> > > sounds like there may be some facial nerve involvement.....

> >

> > That's what I was thinking, too. That is a possibility with CI surgery.

> > I hope that's not it.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I had hoped for instant speech recognition but found voices

indidstinguishable from each other for awhile and, while I could understand

slow, simple speech it was difficult with everyone sounding like cartoon

characters. That soon wore off and I was able to distinguish between

speakers. I guess it's taken a couple of years for speech to sound " normal.

With so few contact points I think it's a wonder that I understand as well

as I do.

Virg

>I have been five days now on the steroids and find that my face is slowly

>changing back to normal . But it is very slow, yet there is some feeling

>that it is changing .

>

> I was fitted with my processor yesterday and had switch on . I am finding

> that I cannot understand what I am hearing , it is all high pitches and

> whistles, But I am noticing things like hearing this morning someone

> walking across the carpet with slippers and the beep sounding with that .

> So it makes me notice and match where the sound is coming from .

>

> Will this change?? I realize I am hearing in monotone and that my voice

> sounds robotic ,will I be hearing music again ??? With melodies??

>

> I have to go back to my audiologist tomorrow for more mapping .

>

> Cheers from Australia ,

> Marco

>

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>> > > sounds like there may be some facial nerve involvement.....

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>> > That's what I was thinking, too. That is a possibility with CI

>> > surgery. I hope that's not it.

>> >

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[Guest guest]

Hi Marco!

You typed some great observations about how you're hearing. Be sure to write

down your observations and show them to your audie. Observations will help your

audie map you better. With time and more mappings it should keep on getting

better! I still remember the first time I heard footsteps going down the cellar

steps. To me, it sounded like guitar strings being plucked. The brain truly

is amazing. Unless you once heard the sound, it won't recognize it right away

hence the high pitches and whistles. I had a lot of noise in my head the first

3 months after my hook up! Then speech distintion started kicking in for me

after I realized I could not stand my youngest sister's voice. She is high

pitched. I also heard too much hissing when " s " words were said and I could not

hear the letter " c " . My audie mapped me to round out the edges of the highs

and the lows and speech distinction started kicking in for me. I heard my name

being called from behind me that very afternoon for the first time in my whole

life! Hang in there. Think baby steps. Keep writing down observations of

how you are hearing and what you know you are missing. And keep on posting!

Good luck to you!

Patti

Surgery Day 11/25/02 (What A Day!)

Hook Up Day BWP 1/2/03 (A Happy Day!)

3G 1/31//03 (An Even Happier Day!)

Upgrade to N5 7/19/11 (Wow!)

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> > > > sounds like there may be some facial nerve involvement.....

> > >

> > > That's what I was thinking, too. That is a possibility with CI surgery.

I hope that's not it.

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hello ,

Yes its been day six on the steroids and still my face is slowly

getting better , it is a slow healing - gradual loosening of the muscle is what

I am experiencing . But now I am getting concerned that it is not happening fast

enough .It is good to know that there are others who can inform me through their

past experiences . How long did it take to resemble back to normal for you

?

I am starting to day to actively work on getting these muscles

alive again. I have been knocked around taking so much more medication than I

usually have after the op so I became sedentary.Yesterday I spent the train trip

massaging my face , I did not care about other people looking.This is too

important to just leave alone.

On my third day now with this implant switched on . Just yesterday

I had further mapping , the softest sound and the loudest most comfortable sound

, and I showed the Audiologist my written notes about how I am recognizing

sounds due to Patti's advice. So far as I said mostly whistling and high pitches

, but there comes some sounds that come through with half whistle/beeps plus the

actual sound . Like for example the click sound that comes from the mouse , for

the first time I noticed that sound clearly, and the tapping sound of the

keyboard became a real " tap tap tap " sound !I also heard for first time my

audie 's voice speech in high pitch sound which was very strange indeed.Robotic

for me and very monotonous.

If anyone else experienced facial nerve inflammation or Bells palsy , please

share if you would. Is it actually called Bells Palsy ? Because my surgeon did

not say that, he just said my facial nerve is inflamed and put me straight on

steroids.

Cheers and thanks ,

Marco from Australia.

> >

> > I have been five days now on the steroids and find that my face is slowly

changing back to normal . But it is very slow, yet there is some feeling that it

is changing .

> >

> > I was fitted with my processor yesterday and had switch on . I am finding

that I cannot understand what I am hearing , it is all high pitches and

whistles, But I am noticing things like hearing this morning someone walking

across the carpet with slippers and the beep sounding with that . So it makes me

notice and match where the sound is coming from .

> >

> > Will this change?? I realize I am hearing in monotone and that my voice

sounds robotic ,will I be hearing music again ??? With melodies??

> >

> > I have to go back to my audiologist tomorrow for more mapping .

> >

> > Cheers from Australia ,

> > Marco

>