4 days ago (Sunday), I ended up in ED with what I thought (and my GP had told me) was severe reflux pain. They took blood & told me that my gallbladder was "playing up" so off I went for an ultrasound. As it turns out, not only did I have gallstones, they've caused an infection by irritating the gallbladder. I spent Sunday night and most of Monday in hospital with no pain as it had eased by 10pm Sunday night but they wanted to monitor me & make sure I could eat without pain before sending me home. Before coming home, I was given a referral to see the surgeon on Thursday (tomorrow) as surgery was unavoidable due to the irritation.
Monday afternoon I was sent home. Tuesday I was fine, I ate dinner which consisted of a lamb chop & veg. BIG MISTAKE!! I woke at 6:30am to feed my 6 week old & was in immense pain. Back off to the hospital only to be given pain relief & sent home. I have no pain relief for home as I'm allergic to codeine so they are hesitant about sending me home with much in case I have an allergic reaction. Until I have my surgery I have to be extremely careful about what I eat & how much I eat. If I get pain again at any point before my surgery, I have to go back for morphine injections.
Now....problem 1....I've NEVER had surgery in my life so I'm kind of freaking out a tad! Either way, I know it has to be done, I'm just hoping my surgeon is a little sympathetic to my case & talks me through every little detail & reassures me that I will be ok.
Problem 2.....as beautiful & helpful as my DF is, he doesn't wake to my 6 week old during the night so I'm freaking that I won't be able to hand him in hospital with me & that DF won't wake to feed him overnight. My DS1 & DD are old enough to be left with DF though.
Problem 3......what on earth do I & don't I eat to minimise pain in the mean time. Spending 4+ hours in hospital for pain relief is not an option as that means DF has to take time off work each time for my DS2 (the 6 week old)
Problem 4.....the ward I would be staying on after my surgery is the last place I want to be on that particular hospital as that's where i farewelled my dad only 15 months ago.
Any suggestions or even comfort would help right now. Thanks for reading.