Surgery w Dr.Conway 1 week Post Op experience
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 9:23 pm
Hello Everyone,
It's been 1 week and i just wanted to update everyone on my status
I also wanted to post my experience so people who are interested can maybe get some insight.
PROCEDURE EXPERIENCE/HOSPITAL STAY
I had the surgery a week ago and slept over the night before so i could get my blood work done.
I went in, got suited up for surgery and the nurse got me hooked up to the IV.
They gave me some meds to calm me down and they DEFINITELY helped.
I then had an epidural catheter placed. THIS DID NOT HURT. Please do not be afraid of this. They novacaine the site and then you feel just a slight weird pressure for like 2 seconds and it's over.
I said my goodbyes to my family and then they started wheeling me to the operating room.
As soon as we got into the hallway they must have given me the anasthesia because i was out cold and don't remember anything after leaving that room.
I woke up in just about 0 pain(i'm not kidding). The epidural was doing it's job very well and they even give you a controller so you can pump more fentanyl in if you need it.
I only pressed the button once and it was because the machine got messed up and the nurse needed me to press it.
They place these weird things on your ankles that constantly constrict every few seconds to make sure you don't a blood clot. It was oddly relaxing lol like a massage almost.
I stayed in the hospital for about 2 1/2 days and then i was released.
The worst part was laying in the hospital bed extremely bored the whole time and struggling with finding a comfortable position. Dr. Conway assured me i could lay on my back but i still felt hesitant to for some reason.
MY RESULTS
Dr. Conway had said i was entrapped in 3 places. My alcocks canal was extremely narrow and putting pressure on the nerve. I then had fibrous tissue that was tethering it to one of the walls or something i can't remember. And then finally my nerve was growing right THROUGH my sacrospinous ligament. He said the nerve was branched into 3 branches and one of the branches was growing through it.
POST OP
It's been about a week and i am in just about NO pain. I know that sounds crazy but i am on NO MEDS right now besides ibuprofen. I will get a shock now and then and of course the area is extremely tight with some pressure the first few days but nothing terrible at all.
I still can't sit yet and have some nerve symptoms thanks to just having to drive 60 minutes both ways for a stupid 5 minute followup. But that's to be expected after having the nerve tortured for a few hours. I won't be able to tell if it worked for 6-12 months but i am trying to be as optimistic as possible about this. I WAS entrapped so i am hoping that now that i am not entrapped my symptoms will go away. But you just never know.
QUESTIONS I HAD FOR CONWAY/WEIRD THINGS THAT HAPPENED
The first night i slept i had a wet dream for the first time in my entire life. It immediately made my symptoms worse for the day and i panicked. I asked dr. conway and he said that is totally normal and not to worry. His replacement Dr that i asked first actually said thats a good sign.
Second night home my cat decided to walk right across my butt.............. Conway also said not to worry at all about that
I asked about the car ride and he said that it would NOT be enough to cause any issues or ruin my recovery
HE DOES NOT USE HIS OLD POST OP PROTOCOL ANYMORE THAT IS ON THIS SITE. DO NOT FOLLOW THAT.
You can lay in any position that is comfortable and NOT causing any nerve pain. Surgical pain is okay though.
It's been 1 week and i just wanted to update everyone on my status
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PROCEDURE EXPERIENCE/HOSPITAL STAY
I had the surgery a week ago and slept over the night before so i could get my blood work done.
I went in, got suited up for surgery and the nurse got me hooked up to the IV.
They gave me some meds to calm me down and they DEFINITELY helped.
I then had an epidural catheter placed. THIS DID NOT HURT. Please do not be afraid of this. They novacaine the site and then you feel just a slight weird pressure for like 2 seconds and it's over.
I said my goodbyes to my family and then they started wheeling me to the operating room.
As soon as we got into the hallway they must have given me the anasthesia because i was out cold and don't remember anything after leaving that room.
I woke up in just about 0 pain(i'm not kidding). The epidural was doing it's job very well and they even give you a controller so you can pump more fentanyl in if you need it.
I only pressed the button once and it was because the machine got messed up and the nurse needed me to press it.
They place these weird things on your ankles that constantly constrict every few seconds to make sure you don't a blood clot. It was oddly relaxing lol like a massage almost.
I stayed in the hospital for about 2 1/2 days and then i was released.
The worst part was laying in the hospital bed extremely bored the whole time and struggling with finding a comfortable position. Dr. Conway assured me i could lay on my back but i still felt hesitant to for some reason.
MY RESULTS
Dr. Conway had said i was entrapped in 3 places. My alcocks canal was extremely narrow and putting pressure on the nerve. I then had fibrous tissue that was tethering it to one of the walls or something i can't remember. And then finally my nerve was growing right THROUGH my sacrospinous ligament. He said the nerve was branched into 3 branches and one of the branches was growing through it.
POST OP
It's been about a week and i am in just about NO pain. I know that sounds crazy but i am on NO MEDS right now besides ibuprofen. I will get a shock now and then and of course the area is extremely tight with some pressure the first few days but nothing terrible at all.
I still can't sit yet and have some nerve symptoms thanks to just having to drive 60 minutes both ways for a stupid 5 minute followup. But that's to be expected after having the nerve tortured for a few hours. I won't be able to tell if it worked for 6-12 months but i am trying to be as optimistic as possible about this. I WAS entrapped so i am hoping that now that i am not entrapped my symptoms will go away. But you just never know.
QUESTIONS I HAD FOR CONWAY/WEIRD THINGS THAT HAPPENED
The first night i slept i had a wet dream for the first time in my entire life. It immediately made my symptoms worse for the day and i panicked. I asked dr. conway and he said that is totally normal and not to worry. His replacement Dr that i asked first actually said thats a good sign.
Second night home my cat decided to walk right across my butt.............. Conway also said not to worry at all about that
I asked about the car ride and he said that it would NOT be enough to cause any issues or ruin my recovery
HE DOES NOT USE HIS OLD POST OP PROTOCOL ANYMORE THAT IS ON THIS SITE. DO NOT FOLLOW THAT.
You can lay in any position that is comfortable and NOT causing any nerve pain. Surgical pain is okay though.