Having gone through many surgeries before gastric bypass I was a been there done that kind of person. Most of the time I could handle it. The one surgery that affected me the worst pain wise was hip replacement after the bypass. Prior i had a DNC after a miscarriage then after two kids two years apart I had left ovary removal with cyst inside the size of a lemon, and or course they cut me all the way across to take my appendix, wasn’t told about that til after. I had serious reaction to pain med and anesthesia I scared dr cause I stayed out for almost 10 hours on a one hour procedure. Learned to warn doctors about that. Then a year later I had a tubal. This time I had violent reaction puking and diarrhea at same time. Now I warn dr about that too. Had a couple of kidney stones after becoming dehydrated a couple of times. That is when I would only drink soda, mostly with no ice to dilute it. Bad young me. I had several orthopedic surgeries for repair of torn ACL and almost non existence of meniscus in left knee. I had tendons on outside of ankles shortened for chronic sprains in both ankles. I had hysterectomy that was determined botched two years after the surgery. (cut off my right kidney flow with 9 staples) Had gall bladder removed for gall stones. follow up to hysterectomy I had five kidney procedures over 2 year to repair the cut off. A couple of years later I Was in motorcycle accident hit by semi, broken left ribs, broken left hip and broken left ankle, breaks in both bones in right forearm above the wrist and right little finger. Right eye socket was fractured and a barrette in my hair damaged my scalp. Lots of hardware in and then later removed cause my body doesn’t like surgical steel. (a year afterwards took motorcycle safety class scored second highest on written and road skills test). Did well for quite a time then had gastric bypass. My team was very thorough on explaining most of the things to expect, for which I am grateful. 10 months after gastric is when I had my hip replacement. I can share that I was not prepared for that amount of pain afterwards. Especially after all the proceeding I events. I am good now. And a year past the hip surgery. Some days are tough but I am tough too.
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