anxiety and depression after surgery
How to make the surgery?
I am 18 years old, and I am receiving a lobectomy in 13 days. I have some questions because it is increasingly closer, and I'm looking for some advice or personal experiences to know me. First. The experience of the hospital. How does it feel to get put into / and wake up from surgery? And what is the way they like to spend several days and nights in a hospital? II. The pain. How to manage pain after surgery major. And most importantly … chest tube feared. Third. Go home. How Ween off painkillers and adapt to life at home? Last. The anxiety and depression. How can I deal with my anxiety before surgery, and when I am recovering from the next few months, how can I stay "active" and prevent the pain and passivity to get the best of me? if anyone has any idea for any of the following areas, please share your knowledge. is greatly appreciated.
I guess you're having a pulmonary (lung) Lobectomy since asked about the tube in the chest … Good luck, hope you can help. Anesthesia – will put an IV in my hand / arm, and the anesthesiologist will give you medications to help you relax before they are placed under. Usually, have to start counting backwards and just drift away – not bothered at all. Know that operating rooms are cold, so put little booties on you and put a special suit that has an attachment to a heater. When you awaken, you feel very sleepy and kind of movement within and out of sleep for a while. You will electrodes on the chest and stomach to monitor your heart rate and a sensor on your finger to monitor oxygen. You may have a catheter if you keep at rest all during the first day or 2. While in the hospital – you will find a lot of doctors, nurses, technicians, therapists, students, other staff. Do not worry about remembering their names – they all have name tags. Bracelet be checked frequently to ensure they are taking the appropriate medications, treatments, etc. will bring food diet – which begins with liquids only after the anesthesia and then progress depending on how you feel and how it is maintaining food. You probably will not be very hungry. You will find that if you need something, often the hospital staff is very busy, and it will take some time to answer his doorbell. Call before you really need (ie some of the pain pills, go to the bathroom). Pain – you will not hurt. The chest tube is uncomfortable. Your doctor and nurses should work with different pain medications to remove the border, but will feel pain, sorry. I'm going home – There is plenty for instructions and prescriptions. Make sure you have someone around almost 24 / 7 of the first week, at least, if not more. You will not feel like doing the laundry, cooking, doing much. Depending on how the pain and how you feel pain (ie, I get very nauseous in pain and tend to switch to over-the-counter as fast as I can), you can start slowly weaning them off – your doctor will give the guidelines. People will want to come visit you – let them know honestly if it is for them or not. Probably have to lift the restrictions, while you're healing. Anxiety and depression – anxiety is normal. Write a list of questions and have your pre-op appointment. Hopefully your pain will get better each day after surgery, but their resistance is low – is a major lung surgery. You want to work on little bits of activity throughout the day instead of trying to do everything at once. You hopefully will have a physical therapist as part of your recovery equipment in the hospital and can be given specific guidelines and exercises to keep strong during your recovery period. Hope this helps – Good luck!
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