Ouch!

TVH on 7/6

I am like you and don't want to take pain meds unless I'm well...having surgery.

The cramping I experienced was worse than the pain from the recovery and completely alleviated by maalox. I had a gas bubble that I thought would rip me in two, but the maalox got rid of it.

Let me remind you this is major surgery you just had, and that is why you have so much pain. Inflammation causes a lot of it. After my TVH I took Aleve 2 tabs every 12 hrs to treat the pain and inflammation, for 3 weeks. You are only days post op. Round the clock scheduled ibuprofen or Aleve can really minimize, or in my case eliminate, the need for narcotics. I think with a TVH there are no visible incisions so its easy to think it wasn't like a real surgery, but it is the same surgery, and still major. Please don't stress your body more by not treating the pain sufficiently, give yourself a break. Best wishes for a good recovery.

Yay!!! Good news. Glad you are better!

Hi.. i had my tvh on 7/2. Man your right.. THIS HURTS..I think the first week is the hardest i am day 9 and finally feel like i am getting back to normal somewhat? I had no bm for 8 days!! i was up all night with pain and gas.. i woke up today and called the doc and he said get a fleet enema.. OMG was that painful.. but i finally have relief.. hurray.. i don't feel so bloated!!... I only take a motrin maybe 2-3 times a day for pain. so it IS getting better everyday.. I was so scared my bowels had forgotten how to work..i think when you can just get yourself in a really comfy spot and take a nice sleep, you wake up feeling so much better everytime..i can't wait till times goes by and i will be back to my old self minus the pain i am in..we did this for a reason afterall... sorry had to vent .. just wanted to tell you you are not alone... hang in there ..we will be feeling great soon!!!

I have a sneaking suspicion that we are all not drinking enough water. Today I'm going to drink 4 32ozers of water. That should help with the gas and constipation.Yesterday I only had about 60 ozs of water, has bad bloating as well.