Hi there. You posted a lot about your travails and the medical tidbits are interesting. As a retired MD, it seems all routine. But you did have an ileus which is the result of the infection, the trauma of surgery on same, the general stressors to the body, and anesthesia (that's one ingredient you really want), but the morphine...one of it's main side effects is reducing or shutting down motility of the intestines--> makes ileus worse. At some point, somebody with a stethoscope hopefully took a listen to your abdomen and found a return of noises, gas moving along. Time to go home. Glad to see they offered ketorolac. That's a weird drug in the non-steroidal family, like advil, but decent pain relief and lower side effects. pricey, but safer. So you were spot on about the morphine as a no go for your physiology. In spite of all efforts to the contrary, you made it out the front door, which is equivalent to being on the same side as the daisies. Yay. Keep getting better. The fatigue can last months.
Hi there. You posted a lot about your travails and the medical tidbits are interesting. As a retired MD, it seems all routine. But you did have an ileus which is the result of the infection, the trauma of surgery on same, the general stressors to the body, and anesthesia (that's one ingredient you really want), but the morphine...one of it's main side effects is reducing or shutting down motility of the intestines--> makes ileus worse. At some point, somebody with a stethoscope hopefully took a listen to your abdomen and found a return of noises, gas moving along. Time to go home. Glad to see they offered ketorolac. That's a weird drug in the non-steroidal family, like advil, but decent pain relief and lower side effects. pricey, but safer. So you were spot on about the morphine as a no go for your physiology. In spite of all efforts to the contrary, you made it out the front door, which is equivalent to being on the same side as the daisies. Yay. Keep getting better. The fatigue can last months.
That is a super fun writing style for a incredibly crazy story of self work and Grace