Wow, what a week! Just when things were getting better, I got no sleep Tuesday night when my whole body was just aching. I took some regular Tylenol, which did absolutely nothing for the pain. Wednesday, I took Tylenol 3 instead. Much better. Or maybe not as I would soon find out.
Thursday morning was my PEG tube surgery. I was told the surgery would be quick and only require 20 minutes. What I was not told until right before surgery was that they needed to hold me at the hospital for at least 4 hours after the surgery to monitor my recovery.
After surgery, my doctor informs me that he found an ulcer in my stomach during the PEG tube surgery. Take more pills, no big deal, right? Well, except for more pain in my stomach inside and outside, which I thought was from the surgery and normal during the recovery period, plus I was not allowed to eat for the remainder of the day, that pain turns out to be from the ulcer. I never knew an ulcer could hurt so much! And as much as I like Tylenol 3 for pain, I'll never forget to take it again without food.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
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