k2bdeutmeyer Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 It started with extreme nausea last night. I quit taking all pain meds thinking maybe that was it. It wasn't....though I haven't taken any more today at all. I have not felt well (in general) all day. I have a massive headache, a low grade fever (99.6ish), and a general feeling of not being well. This is not fun. Wasn't this supposed to be a walk in the park?? LOL. ....and since I know someone is going to ask, no there are not any signs of infection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorMom Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Have the doc call you in some Meclezine - anti-nausea. Or you can get it over the counter. I think it's Bonine.... Scopolomine patches are the bomb, if you can get those. It will take about 3-5 days to actually get all the anesthesia out of your system, and the pain pills make you sick as well :( Pain pills make me really sick to my stomach. It sucks :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:Have the doc call you in some Meclezine - anti-nausea. Or you can get it over the counter. I think it's Bonine.... Scopolomine patches are the bomb, if you can get those. It will take about 3-5 days to actually get all the anesthesia out of your system, and the pain pills make you sick as well :( Pain pills make me really sick to my stomach. It sucks :( The nausea seems to have subsided for the most part. I sorta feel like I'm coming down with a sore throat, but it's more general than that. I just feel.....yuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Have you called your doctor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Have you called your doctor? No. I wasn't sure what they would do?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Keep an eye on the fever and call when you meet the dr.'s criteria for calling...fever of a certain temp or length is a sign of infection. Yeah, I checked my paperwork, it said over 100 at 2 separate times at lesat 2hr apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorMom Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Oh, bummer on the sore throat. That didn't start right away? (I'm thinking irritation from the tube)... Watch it close, all the meds will lower your immune system, so you easily could have caught some kind of bug :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennifersLost Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Dh just had a bug like that. Good news - it only lasted a day or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Oh, bummer on the sore throat. That didn't start right away? (I'm thinking irritation from the tube)...Watch it close, all the meds will lower your immune system, so you easily could have caught some kind of bug :( No, this is more like swollen glands vs scratchy throat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorMom Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Hmmmm - swollen glads are a sign of infection. But they can also swell up when your body is working hard to clear out toxins.... Still - watch the fever close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Call the doctor. I hope you feel better soon! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Call the doctor. I hope you feel better soon! :grouphug: :iagree: I think you have enough going on that you should call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoamiracle Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I would certainly call. I've had three surgeries and anytime there is anything unusual I call. After my first surgery I got a terrible cold. It was awful. drink lots of water and rest, for sure. And call the dr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Call :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Please call your doctor's on-call line tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 You really think I should call?? I'm feeling like they're pretty insensitive & will just tell me to call back if the fever goes up or I have other signs of infection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 You really think I should call?? I'm feeling like they're pretty insensitive & will just tell me to call back if the fever goes up or I have other signs of infection. If they do, that's ok. It will be in their records and if it continues that will bear more weight. And if they're rude about it, tell us and we'll buzz angrily on your behalf! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Kristin, you can always get your husband to call. That will probably be easier on you. The doctor will have to call back anyway and you can talk to him/her then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Yes, call. At this time, on a weekend, you'll just leave a message with an answering service and the on-call doctor will call you back. My DH has called for me more times than I can count. I've had many surgeries, and lived with a picc line for a long time too... I've had to call the on-call doc lots of times. It's not a big deal. That's why they're on call! Write down your symptoms, and when you talk to the doc don't downplay how rotten you feel. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Call the doctor. I had an infection after the last surgery. Your body can do a great job fighting with a low grade fever. I just felt lousy (I had just had surgery, but I felt worse on day 5 than day 2). The infection wasn't discovered until 6 weeks when the cast came off and the incision had not closed - gross, gross, gross stuff. Call the doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Call the doctor. I had an infection after the last surgery. Your body can do a great job fighting with a low grade fever. I just felt lousy (I had just had surgery, but I felt worse on day 5 than day 2). The infection wasn't discovered until 6 weeks when the cast came off and the incision had not closed - gross, gross, gross stuff. Call the doctor. feel better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Call the doctor. And then, update here. :tongue_smilie:Otherwise we'll worry. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 :grouphug: Call! That's what they're there for. Otherwise they would be accountants. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltop Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I also think you should call your doctor. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 That's what they're there for. Otherwise they would be accountants. :001_smile: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnitWit Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Kristin, are you itching at all? Have you looked in the mirror? Is your face swelling? That is how I was feeling the morning I had an allergic reaction to a pain killer and ended up in anaphylactic shock. I thought I was getting an AWFUL cold. Pay attention to ALL possible symptoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfgivas Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 :grouphug: call. your part of the job is to give them information so they can help you heal well and quickly. their job is to respond appropriately to that information. you can't do their part of their job for them, but they can't do their job at all if you don't give them the chance. doctors i know would much rather have ten calls that weren't significant that have one patient not call when helping them would have been easier sooner rather than later. in the long run, calling now is easier for everyone. :grouphug: ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Any updates? :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Hope you are feeling better today! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 just saw this thread. Hope you called, Kristin.:grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Just checking in on you Kristin. Hope you're resting comfortably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I'm just seeing this! Kristen - I pray you went to the doctor and got some wonderful meds and that you're sleeping right now. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 :confused: Every member of my immediate family has spent either this past week or the prior week in bed with fever, chills, aches, pains, a painful throat, and a hacking cough. The flu s*cks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Well, I ended up just going to bed. I woke up with a massive headache, again. I've been taking ibuprofen like crazy today and still feel *yuck*. I think I'm dealing with a migraine (though it doesn't explain the low fever). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Are you feeling better? :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnitWit Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Thinking of you and wondering how you are today. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 My mom said that she felt worse from the pain meds than she did from the pain of surgery, they made her that sick and miserable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 My mom said that she felt worse from the pain meds than she did from the pain of surgery, they made her that sick and miserable. Thankfully, the pain meds didn't seem to affect me to adversely. I'm feeling better today. Still the reminders that I had a migraine the last 2 days, but much better. I think this belly button incision is going to take awhile to heal and feel "normal", but otherwise I'm definitely seeing improvement :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Glad to see you've turned the corner. I'm so sorry about the migraine. :( I forgot about that part of surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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