Thanks everyone. Doing better today. The "no pain meds" approach is a pain! However, I am convinced that I'd still be in the hospital otherwise. Had gas the same night as the surgery and before it took forever to get intestines to wake up no matter what I did.
I'm taking Aleve now and slept well.
Walking around helps take the edge off. Wish it wasn't raining so much so I could walk a bit outside. House is not quite as big as the hospital hallways for walking. They did remember me at the hospital from my marathon walks back in November.
Five little spots this time in terms of incisions to do the repairs but I have to confess it hurts just as much as if they had done full open. I suppose that it a guess on my part as last time I partook of the morphine to keep the pain away and this time I opted against that.
A year ago or so I would have thought someone crazy if they turned down pain meds. What's the point of having such great medicines if you don't use them? That was before having to two serious problems with post-op ileus though. Changes one's perspective.
Mike
Age 54
10/31/06 dx CIS (TisG3) non-invasive (at 47)
9/19/08 TURB/TUIP dx Invasive T2G3
10/8/08 RC neobladder(at 49)
2/15/13 T4G3N3M1 distant metastases(at 53)
9/2013 finished chemo -cancer free again
1/2014 ct scan results....distant mets
2/2014 ct result...spread to liver, kidneys, and lymph...