Post Op 4 days home

[Beachbaby1972]

Hello, Everyone I had a laproscopic hysterectomy on 6-02-09 and home 3 days now, I was able to keep my ovaries, but during surgery my surgeon stated that he had nicked my bladder cause of the tumor that was in my uterus had started to attach it self to my bladder, so I was sent home from the hospital with a foley for a week. Since I have been home, and  at night I have such severe pain from the foley (I think) that I cant move and end up taking 2 or more pain pills to just beable to get the pain to stop does any one know or had any experience with pain from bladder or foley???

[Cherie762]

how everthing going? when r they gonna remove the cath? did they teach you cath care? so as to prevent infection?

[Beachbaby1972]

Thank you so I much I will def go chk it out. I am up alot during the day I walk to and from my neighbors ALOT. The pain seems worse at night. I just called my Dr =) and he is going to adjust my cath tomorrow yeah!!!  

[Cherie762]

If your having pain, its gonna be a tough call if its from the surgery or the bladder being nicked or maybe even a urinary tract infection, if your running a fever, have any blood or pain when you pee, its a urinary tract infection., you need to report this to your doctor. Also one of the worst things you can do now is not walk,you simply must force yourself to take a breif walk around the house, avoid stairs, take your pain pills as prescribed, If they are not strong enough for you, ask for a different kind. I just made up a journal page with lots of good advice for post op hysterectomy, your welcome to check it out just go to my home page.