Just a very short post to say that I found a solution to the nausea vs. sleepy problem. When I saw my family doctor last I had told her that I'm looking for a solution for my nausea without making me sleepy (like Gravol does). She said that she thought there might be non-drowsy Gravol. When I talked to the local pharmacist he said there isn't, but there is 12 hour Gravol. He said that since my nausea is always worse in the morning to take it before I go to bed at night and then hopefully the effects (not the sleepy part) are still working in my system in the morning. It totally works. The first time I tried it was Friday night and all Saturday morning I was dizzy but didn't feel I needed to throw-up, that was until around lunch time. Sunday I also felt fine. Then this morning I was moving around a lot and was actually surprised just how dizzy I was but didn't have any nausea at all. I'm thinking that this solution is good because I know when I feel dizzy it means my brain is working at adjusting and without the nausea I can get quite a bit dizzier with out having to sit down because I feel gross. Hopefully this can speed up my recovery as it seems to be going quite slowly. Having said that I have to remember the Dr. Chen did say average recovery is 6 months (and it's only 7 weeks today). I've already had a few time when I thought that I'd be different just to find out I'm not :-(. I know I still can't push it too far as I really don't want a setback. I don't mind the feeling of dizzy, it's just the upset stomach that I was finding hard to handle and it seems that I might have a solution for that.
It's a good time to have a solution too as we now have our whole family back together again. It's so nice, although quite a bit busier too, so to feel a little better is such a bonus. I'll post some pictures of our little ones a little later. In the meantime I think having all 3 girls home was absolutely the best Mother's Day Gift ever. Thanks to my in-laws for taking such good care of our little dolly as well as for driving her out here on Saturday!
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Hi Ingrid, Thank you for the updates. They remind me that your blog name is so very fitting. We pray all will go well on Tuesday with your Gall Bladder surgery. I continue to be amazed at how well your doing just 7 short weeks after major surgery. Your strength and positive attitude are most encouraging. How wonderful to have the whole family home again! Congratulations Jeff on your new job! How exciting for all of you!!
ReplyDeleteLots of love, Rob & Dianne