Monday's surgery went pretty well. The doctor found two other "holes" that he needed to repair in my abdomen wall as well as the large defect he knew about, so it's probably a really good thing I had the surgery. He ended up putting in a larger piece of mesh than he initially planned to reinforce the abdomen wall and take care of the other two areas at the same time.
The procedure went well, and aside from a major wave of nausea following a second pain pill before going home, recovery has been good. I made it home monday afternoon without any puking and spent the remainder of monday in the chair in the living room. Tuesday I spent most of the morning napping and resting in bed, with the exception of a trip to daycare with my dad to pick up Cassidy in the afternoon. Of course it was during this brief time I was gone that the surgery center called to check on me. The woman was shocked when my mom said I wasn't home! Mom said I am doing fine and reassured her that I'm not driving or lifting Cassidy. I'm taking one percocet every 6 hours or so, and I'd say it's more discomfort than pain ... it feels like I did way too many abdominal exercises.
I have a follow-up appointment with the surgeon in two weeks, on April 14. Until then, I'm supposed to leave the bandage on and refrain from lifting more than 10-12 lbs. This includes Cassidy, which is the hardest part. I started nursing again after waiting 24 hours after the procedure to allow all of the anesthesia to clear my system, even though the anesthesiologist said this wasn't really necessary.
I'll add some before and after pictures after the bandage comes off.
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