January 19, 2013
I didn't expect this much pain. I labored with my son for 18 hours before having an emergency Cesarean. After, I didn't need pain medication. I also have had a couple major injuries, including tearing my gastronemius, which was extremely painful, but NOTHING touches the pain I have been feeling for the last 24 hours.
At times, the pain is a burning and stabbing sensation that is concentrated around my heels, which make no sense to me. I haven't slept more than an hour at a time, usually waking up to extreme pain, sometimes around and under my big toes, which I expected, and also on my baby toes, which also made sense However, why I have the heel pain and other discomfort is disheartening. Also, although this may seems strange, I want to see my scars and what my feet look like, but Im not supposed to remove my boots or dressings at all. I will have to wait until my first post-op appointment on Monday. I'll be sure to post a pic!
I was taking the Norco's the doc prescribed, but needed to take one every hour and a half instead of four hours. My boyfriend drove the three hour trip to get a script for a stronger pain reliever. I was taking Hydrocodon with Acetaminophen and now am taking Oxycodone, every four hours, but I am still feeling a lot of pain, sometimes severe.
No comments:
Post a Comment