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[dshobbies]

Some of your immediate post op problems could also have been a reaction to your anesthesia. I know my blood pressure drops to dangerous levels and forewarn my doctor.

I would assume the only way to know for sure is after several surgeries which I hope would never be the case.

[Nairek]

Originally Posted by dshobbies

Some of your immediate post op problems could also have been a reaction to your anesthesia. I know my blood pressure drops to dangerous levels and forewarn my doctor.

I would assume the only way to know for sure is after several surgeries which I hope would never be the case.

I never even thought of those problems as being a reaction to anesthesia. I don't recall having those issues when I had surgery back in 2002, but then again that was so long ago.

I will be calling my primary care physician tomorrow to make an appointment to follow up on this. I tend to get wiped out easily with everything going on lately & figured I would wait a little bit before making an appointment.

The post op problems explain some weird symptoms that I have been dealing with for well over a year that my primary care doctor hasn't been able to figure out. I should probably just look for another doctor....lol

[Terry Allen Blackburn]

Latest Update?

I hope the healing is going well. Your last post is on the 5th. I know that doesn't sound like much but, any day, after surgery, is a continuation of the healing process and moving forward.

I hope and pray that you are doing well.

Elizabeth is doing very well. She actually is a much better patient than I am. I always want to get in my car and ride away, right afterward. I remember my first neck surgery. I had the stitches removed 7 days after the surgery and asked him when I could ride my bicycle. He told me not for at least three weeks. The very next day I sailed on Lake Pepin all day, the day after I rode 45 miles on my bicycle, the day after that I drove 11 hours home and went to work two days after I got home. I make a lousy patient.

Hang in there Karin and let us know what's happening for you.

Terry Newton

[Nairek]

Terry,

I'm glad to hear that your wife is doing well after her surgery. She should absolutely take it easy as I understand that her type of surgery isn't an easy one.

I know that I have been slacking on the updates. I had my 1st post-op visit last Thursday & made it out of the house for a little bit on Friday. I've noticed that I get tired very easily since I was taken off of the Oxycontin so I just haven't had the energy to get off my duff & update my surgery blog.

I'm also dealing with the realization that I have to put one of my beloved pets to sleep & I have been having a VERY hard time dealing with it.

I'll do my updates this week as there are some positives & negatives on my road to recovery. It's nothing serious. Just a few bumps. I would do it now but my pesky hubby is telling me it's time to go to bed

Karin

[Nairek]

Surgery blog has been updated.

[Terry Allen Blackburn]

Karin:

I am so sorry about having to put one of your pets down. That is such a difficult thing to do as they become such a part of the family. I always cried my heart out when I had to do that as a kid. I don't have pets now for this reason. It's too hard to say good-bye to a loving dog or cat.

I will look for your latest post on the surgery outcome page.

Terry Newton